Cefalonia

Synopsis

Cefalonia tells the real story about what happened in September 1943 on the Greek island of Kefalonia (Cefalonia in Italian), when the 12,000 men in the Italian 33rd Acqui Infantry Division, following Italy's surrender to the Allied, refused to put themselves under German command and also refused to surrender their weapons. The local German force, supported by Stuka dive-bombers and additional troops, attacked the Italians and after several days of combat the Italians surrendered, having lost 1,300 men. As punishment, the German High Command ordered that all surviving Italians should be executed. Some 5,000 were executed during a week of killings. A handful were rescued by locals and the Greek guerrilla, while the rest were shipped off as prisoners, whereof 3,000 drowned when their ships hit mines. The film "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" is based on a novel about the Italian occupation of Cefalonia, but the massacre was much toned down in the Hollywood version.

Main Cast

Luca Zingaretti

Saverio Blasco

Age : 63 | Popularity : 46%

Luisa Ranieri

Feria

Age : N/A | Popularity : 33%

Corrado Fortuna

Nicola

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Jasmine Trinca

Elena

Age : N/A | Popularity : 53%

Claudio Gioè

Don Liboria

Age : N/A | Popularity : 17%

Claudio Amendola

Mikis

Age : N/A | Popularity : 43%

Antonio Milo

Batman (soldato attendente) Senise

Age : N/A | Popularity : 19%

Flavio Pistilli

Sailor (marinaio) Davide

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Riccardo Milani
Writing	Writer	Stefano Rulli Sandro Petraglia
Sound	Original Music Composer	Ennio Morricone
Production	Producer	Carlo Degli Esposti Anna Giolitti Aldo Raparelli Silvio Severi
Editing	Editor	Patrizia Ceresani
Camera	Director of Photography	Stefano Ricciotti
Department	Role	Name

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