The General of the Dead Army (film)

The General of the Dead Army (Italian: Il generale dell'armata morta) is a 1983 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Tovoli^[1] and based on the 1963 novel by Albanian author Ismail Kadare.

The General of the Dead Army
Directed by	Luciano Tovoli
Written by	Jean-Claude Carrière Ismail Kadare Michel Piccoli Luciano Tovoli
Based on	The General of the Dead Army by Ismail Kadare
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni
Cinematography	Giuseppe Tinelli Luciano Tovoli
Edited by	Jennifer Augé
Release date	19 October 1983 (1983-10-19)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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

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.