Giovanni de Medici: The Leader (1937)
January 1, 1937Release Date
Giovanni de Medici: The Leader (1937)
January 1, 1937Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Luis Trenker
Giovanni Lombardo / Screenplay / Director / Story
Carla Sveva
Maria Salviati
August Eichhorn
Malatesta
Ethel Maggi
Caterina Sforza
Waltraut Klein
Tullia delle Grazie
Tito Gobbi
Troubadour Nino
Giuseppe Addobbati
Duke of Lombardy
Herbert Hübner
Duke of Urbino
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1937
Original NameCondottieri
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Condottieri is a 1937 Italian historical drama film directed by Luis Trenker and starring Trenker, Loris Gizzi and Laura Nucci. It portrays the life of Giovanni de' Medici, a celebrated condottiere of the sixteenth century. A separate German-language version was also made.
The film received 9.6 million lire of funding from the Italian government, as part as a major drive by the Fascist authorities to develop the Italian film industry (which also involved the construction of the large Cinecittà complex in Rome). Along with Scipio Africanus, the film was an attempt to harness history to support the Fascist regime's current policies. Condottieri drew parallels between the dictator Benito Mussolini and the historical figure of de' Medici, portraying both as unifying Italy. The film's elaborate sets were designed by Virgilio Marchi and Erich Grave, while Herbert Ploberger produced the costumes.