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IL Generale della Rovere (General della Rovere) (1959)

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With a deft guiding hand, director Roberto Rossellini brings out the depths in this study of a man's transformation during the German occupation of Milan. Based on a novel by Indro Montanelli, the story is true. Colonel Mueller (Hannes Messemer) and his cohorts have decided to plant a spy in the Milan prison. They choose a petty thief from the streets who earns his living plying the black-market trade and assign him to the task. He is thrown in jail under the false identity of General della

Mar 31, 2009

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Although the film's second half tends to drift toward the stagy and sermonic, Bardone's transformation from a petty chameleon-charlatan to the moral hero and man of conscience is moving and potent, in no small way thanks to De Sica's carefully modulated p

May 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Film.com | Comment
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It's too contrived to be as good as Rossellini's WW II films from the 1940s, but it has its own unique power in chillingly capturing the collective horror of fascism at work.

July 2, 2010 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
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Overrated when first released and underrated since, Rossellini's trenchant tale of redemption is ripe for rediscovery.

March 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

A fascinating crossroads in Rossellini's career.

March 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
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In "General Della Rovere," Colonel Grimaldi(Vittorio De Sica), retired, makes his first appearance just after curfew ends in occupied Genoa at 6:00 am when he helps Nazi Colonel Mueller(Hannes Messemer) with a flat tire. Grimaldi just blew the money that was intended to bribe a Nazi Sergeant(Herbert Fischer) to ensure

February 26, 2010
Harlequin68
Walter M.

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Strange film indeed. The man behind the camera is a wonderful professional and the actor is fantastic.But one really wonders why on earth Rosselini decided to go for this subject he had so brilliantly touched 15 years before.At a time when new Europe was rising, why turn to the past in such a melodramatic way? Why

December 8, 2007
benjaminguilbert2
Ben Gui

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Foreign Titles

  • Il generale della rovere - Der falsche General (DE)
  • Il generale della Rovere (UK)
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