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General della Rovere (2011)

General della Rovere poster
Original title
Il generale della Rovere
Directed by
Carlo Carlei
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
Italy
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A general is coerced into posing as a political prisoner in a jail to gather intelligence for the fascist regime. He starts to identify with the prisoners and their cause.

dramatictensepoignantthoughtfulslow-burnsomberhistoricalcharacter-driven

What happens

Il generale Della Rovere è una miniserie televisiva italiana in due puntate, trasmessa nel 2011 su Rai 1 ed ispirata all'omonimo romanzo di Indro Montanelli. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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