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Cefalonia

Cefalonia

The true story of Captain Corelli's Mandolin

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

136 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

29 October 2005

Country

Italy

Cast

Luca Zingaretti

Luca Zingaretti

Saverio Blasco

Luisa Ranieri

Luisa Ranieri

Feria

Corrado Fortuna

Corrado Fortuna

Nicola

Jasmine Trinca

Jasmine Trinca

Elena

Claudio Gioè

Claudio Gioè

Don Liboria

Claudio Amendola

Claudio Amendola

Mikis

Antonio Milo

Antonio Milo

Batman (soldato attendente) Senise

Flavio Pistilli

Flavio Pistilli

Sailor (marinaio) Davide

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