The Profession of Arms

The Profession of Arms

2001
1h 45m
6.7

6.7/10

57 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History War
Overview

In autumn of 1526, the Emperor, Charles V, sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior papal armies, commanded by Giovanni de'Medici, try to chase them in the midst of a harsh winter. Nevertheless, the Imperial armies manage to cross the rivers along their march and get cannons thanks to the maneuvers of its Lords. In a skirmish, Giovanni de'Medici is wounded in the leg by a falconet shot. The attempts to cure him fail and he dies. The Imperial armies assault Rome. The film is beautifully but unassumingly set, and shows the hard conditions in which war is waged and its lack of glory. It ends straightforwardly with the declaration made after the death of Giovanni de'Medici by the commanders of the armies in Europe of not using again fire weapons because of their cruelty.

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Production Information

Production Companies
StudioCanal Taurus Produktion Cinemaundici RAI Cinema Boyana Film
Production Countries
Germany Bulgaria France Italy
Spoken Languages
German Italian

Keywords

winter italy soldier renaissance 16th century

Quick Facts

Original Title Il mestiere delle armi
Release Date May 11, 2001
Status Released
Language IT
IMDb ID tt0245276

Cast

Christo Jivkov
Christo Jivkov

Giovanni De' Medici

Sergio Grammatico
Sergio Grammatico

Federico II Gonzaga

Dimitar Ratchkov
Dimitar Ratchkov

Lucantonio Cuppano

Fabio Giubbani
Fabio Giubbani

Matteo Cusastro

Saša Vulićević
Saša Vulićević

Pietro Aretino

Desislava Tenekedjieva
Desislava Tenekedjieva

Caterina De' Medici

Sandra Ceccarelli
Sandra Ceccarelli

Nobildonna di Mantova

Aldo Toscano
Aldo Toscano

Aloisio Gonzaga

Franco Palmieri
Franco Palmieri

Paolo Giovio

Franco Andreani
Franco Andreani

Ambasciatore di Carlo V

Kalin Arsov
Kalin Arsov

Barcarolo

Giancarlo Belelli
Giancarlo Belelli

Alfonso d'Este

Key Crew

Ermanno Olmi
Director
Alessandro Calosci
Executive Producer
Alexander Metodiev
Executive Producer
Roberto Cicutto
Producer
Ermanno Olmi
Writer
Luigi Musini
Producer