The Shadow of the Giant

Aug 6, 2000

1h 35m

★ 0.0

Overview

Capt. Eugenio arrives in a remote castle to take charge of a unit guarding a nameless prisoner. No one knows much about the inmate as he is held in a forlorn tower. When the captain's wife Adele tries to shake her melancholia by playing the piano, she finds -- much to her surprise -- that she's being accompanied by violin music coming from the prison cell.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

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Cast

Adele

Margherita Buy

Angelica

Marisa Solinas

Eugenio

Arnaud Arbessier

Gaspare

Fausto Biefeni Olevano

Medico

Franco Fantasia

Ottaviano

Nicolò Rapisarda

Teresa

Anna Tenta

Sergente

Giuseppe Miele

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