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The Profession of Arms
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The Profession of Arms

2001-05-11 · 105 min · ★ 6.8

Drama · History · War

In autumn of 1526, the Emperor, Charles V, sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior papal armies, commanded by Giovanni de'Medici, try to chase them in the midst of a harsh winter. Nevertheless, the Imperial armies manage to cross the rivers along their march and get cannons thanks to the maneuvers of its Lords. In a skirmish, Giovanni de'Medici is wounded in the leg by a falconet shot. The attempts to cure him fail and he dies. The Imperial armies assault Rome. The film is beautifully but unassumingly set, and shows the hard conditions in which war is waged and its lack of glory. It ends straightforwardly with the declaration made after the death of Giovanni de'Medici by the commanders of the armies in Europe of not using again fire weapons because of their cruelty.

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Directors
Ermanno Olmi
Production companies
StudioCanal, Taurus Produktion, Cinemaundici, RAI Cinema, Boyana Film
Countries
Germany, Bulgaria, France, Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Christo JivkovChristo JivkovGiovanni De' Medici
Sergio GrammaticoSergio GrammaticoFederico II Gonzaga
Dimitar RatchkovDimitar RatchkovLucantonio Cuppano
Fabio GiubbaniMatteo Cusastro
Saša VulićevićSaša VulićevićPietro Aretino
Desislava TenekedjievaDesislava TenekedjievaCaterina De' Medici
Sandra CeccarelliSandra CeccarelliNobildonna di Mantova
Aldo ToscanoAldo ToscanoAloisio Gonzaga
Franco PalmieriFranco PalmieriPaolo Giovio
Franco AndreaniAmbasciatore di Carlo V
Kalin ArsovBarcarolo
Giancarlo BelelliAlfonso d'Este
Bruno BendoniBenedetto Agnello
Silvio CappelliniMaestro Habram
Vittorio CorcelliFrate domenicano
Marco De BiagiErcole d'Este
Alessandro GenovesiAlessandro GenovesiUfficiale posto di guardia
Michael Aaron LindnerSottufficiale alemanno
Francesca LonardelliCortigiana
Paolo MagagnaFrancesco Maria della Rovere

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