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The Commander

2023-10-31 · 120 min · ★ 6.9

War · History · Drama

One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in history: to save the 26 shipwrecked Belgians who otherwise would have drowned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and disembark them at the nearest safe harbor. To make room for them on board his submarine, he is forced to navigate on the surface of the water for three days, visible to the enemy forces and endangering his life and that of his men.

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Directors
Edoardo De Angelis
Production companies
Indigo Film, RAI Cinema, O'Groove, Tramp, VGroove, Wise srl, Bedside Productions, MiC, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Apulia Film Commission, Regione Campania
Countries
Italy, Belgium
Status
Released
Budget
USD 15,000,000
Revenue
USD 4,000,000

Top Cast

Pierfrancesco FavinoPierfrancesco FavinoSalvatore Todaro
Massimiliano RossiMassimiliano RossiVittorio Marcon
Johan HeldenberghJohan HeldenberghGeorges Vogels
Silvia D'AmicoSilvia D'AmicoRina Todaro
Arturo MuselliArturo MuselliDanilo Stiepovich
Giuseppe BrunettiGiuseppe BrunettiGigino Magnifico
Gianluca Di GennaroGianluca Di GennaroVincenzo Stumpo
Johannes WirixJohannes WirixJacques Reclercq
Pietro AngeliniPietro AngeliniIvano Leandri
Mario RussoMario RussoSalvatore Minniti
Cecilia BertozziCecilia BertozziAnna
Paolo BonacelliPaolo BonacelliBetti
Luke ChikovaniLuke ChikovaniLeonardo Barletta
Lucas TavernierLucas TavernierCaudron
Giulio GrecoGiulio GrecoDe Angelis
Arianna di ClaudioAngelina
Giuseppe Lo PiccoloGiuseppe Lo PiccoloPietro Bono
Alessandro BandiniAlessandro BandiniEnrico Lesen d'Aston
Giustiniano AlpiMorandi
Giacomo BottoniGiacomo BottoniAthos Fraternale

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