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The film tells an episode of the [[ Battle of the Atlantic]], when the Italian submarine [[Comandante Cappellini ]] sunk the Belgian ship Kabalo, and Cappellini's commander [[Salvatore Todaro (naval officer)|Salvatore Todaro]] decided to disobey orders and to rescue the Kabalo's crew, being forced to navigate |
The film tells an episode of the [[ Battle of the Atlantic]], when the Italian submarine [[Comandante Cappellini ]] sunk the Belgian ship Kabalo, and Cappellini's commander [[Salvatore Todaro (naval officer)|Salvatore Todaro]] decided to disobey orders and to rescue the Kabalo's crew, being forced to navigate on the surface for three days, making the ship an easy target for enemies.<ref name="var" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bigi |first1=Emanuele |title=I 10 film italiani più attesi del 2023 |url=https://www.gqitalia.it/show/article/film-italiani-2023 |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=[[GQ Italia]] |date=4 January 2023 |language=it-IT}}</ref> |
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Filming began on 5 September 2022 in [[Taranto]].<ref name=var>{{cite news |last1=Vivarelli |first1=Nick |title=Pierfrancesco Favino to Play Humanitarian World War II Hero in 'Comandante,' Production Builds 70-Ton Submarine Replica |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/pierfrancesco-favino-world-war-ii-hero-in-comandante-submarine-replica-1235428977/ |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=10 November 2022}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:21, 13 November 2023
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| Directed by | Edoardo De Angelis |
| Written by | Edoardo De Angelis Sandro Veronesi |
| Produced by | Edoardo De Angelis Attilio De Razza Nicola Giuliano Pierpaolo Verga |
| Starring | Pierfrancesco Favino |
| Cinematography | Ferran Paredes Rubio |
| Edited by | Lorenzo Peluso |
| Music by | Robert Del Naja Euan Dickinson |
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| Country | Italy |
Comandante is a 2023 Italian war drama film co-written and directed by Edoardo De Angelis and starring Pierfrancesco Favino. The film opened the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
Cast
- Pierfrancesco Favino as Salvatore Todaro
- Johan Heldenbergh as Georges Vogels
- Johannes Wirix-speetjens as Jacques Reclercq
- Silvia D'Amico as Rina Todaro
- Paolo Bonacelli as Betti
- Massimiliano Rossi as Vittorio Marcon
Plot
The film tells an episode of the Battle of the Atlantic, when the Italian submarine Comandante Cappellini sunk the Belgian ship Kabalo, and Cappellini's commander Salvatore Todaro decided to disobey orders and to rescue the Kabalo's crew, being forced to navigate on the surface for three days, making the ship an easy target for enemies.[2][3]
Production
Filming began on 5 September 2022 in Taranto.[2]
Release
The film was selected as the opening film at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, replacing originally announced Challengers due to the ongoing 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[4]
References
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (21 July 2023). "Venice to open with Edoardo De Angelis' 'Comandante' after MGM pulls 'Challengers' amid strike". Screen International. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b Vivarelli, Nick (10 November 2022). "Pierfrancesco Favino to Play Humanitarian World War II Hero in 'Comandante,' Production Builds 70-Ton Submarine Replica". Variety. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Bigi, Emanuele (4 January 2023). "I 10 film italiani più attesi del 2023". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (25 July 2023). "Venice Scores Star-Studded Lineup Despite Strikes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
External links
- Comandante at IMDb
