The Profession of Arms

May 11, 2001

1h 45m

★ 6.7

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.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

StudioCanal

Taurus Produktion

Cinemaundici

RAI Cinema

Boyana Film

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Cast

Giovanni De' Medici

Christo Jivkov

Federico II Gonzaga

Sergio Grammatico

Lucantonio Cuppano

Dimitar Ratchkov

Matteo Cusastro

Fabio Giubbani

Pietro Aretino

Saša Vulićević

Caterina De' Medici

Desislava Tenekedjieva

Nobildonna di Mantova

Sandra Ceccarelli

Aloisio Gonzaga

Aldo Toscano

Paolo Giovio

Franco Palmieri

Ambasciatore di Carlo V

Franco Andreani

Barcarolo

Kalin Arsov

Alfonso d'Este

Giancarlo Belelli

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