The General of the Dead Army () is a 1983 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Tovoli and based on the 1963 novel by Albanian author Ismail Kadare.
Plot
Cast Marcello Mastroianni as General Ariosto Anouk Aimée as Countess Betsy Mirafiore Michel Piccoli as Benetandi Gérard Klein as General Krotz Sergio Castellitto as The Expert Daniele Dublino as The Minister Carmine De Padova as L'ordonnance Roberto Miccoli as The Shepherd Cosimo Calabrese as The President Salvatore Buccolieri as The Old Man Vincenza D'Angela as The Woman
Reception Paolo Mereghetti praised the film as "a story that runs counter to the myth of "Italians as good people." A fine debut... by Tovoli."
See also The Return of the Dead Army (Albanian: Kthimi i Ushtrise se Vdekur), a 1989 Albanian film starring Bujar Lako, based on the novel and directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti Life and Nothing But (La Vie et rien d’autre), a 1989 French film starring Philippe Noiret, based on the novel and directed by Bertrand Tavernier.
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