The Truce

Feb 14, 1997

1h 52m

★ 6.1

At the end of the war, a group of Italian prisoners got lost on their way home. Their journey back transformed everyone they met along the way.

Overview

After the liberation of Auschwitz, an Italian prisoner of War begins a torturous voyage home to Turin, through a Europe caught between war and peace.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

Capitol Films

Channel Four Films

3 Emme Cinematografica

RAI

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Produttori Indipendenti Cinematografici Consorzio

Stéphan Films

UGC

France 2 Cinéma

DaZu Film

T&C Film

The Truce Trailers

Cast

Primo Levi

John Turturro

Cesare

Massimo Ghini

Greek

Rade Šerbedžija

Unverdorben

Roberto Citran

Ferrari

Claudio Bisio

D'Agata

Andy Luotto

Flora

Lorenza Indovina

Daniele

Stefano Dionisi

Egorov

Igor Bezgin

Colonnello Rovi

Teco Celio

Maria Fyodorovna

Marina Gerasimenko

Maresciallo

Franco Trevisi

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