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The Man with the Cannon (1977)

The Man with the Cannon poster
Original title
Njeriu me top
Directed by
Viktor Gjika
Genre
drama film
Country
Albania
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Albanian partisan finds an abandoned cannon left by retreating Axis soldiers during World War II. He must figure out how to use this weapon to fight for his country's liberation.

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What happens

The Man with the Cannon (Albanian: Njeriu me top) is a 1977 Albanian drama film directed and written by Viktor Gjika based on the 1975 novel by the same title by Dritëro Agolli. Timo Flloko stars as an Albanian partisan during World War II who discovers a cannon left by retreating Axis soldiers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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