Condottieri (film)

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.

Directed byLuis Trenker

Written byKurt Heuser
Mirko Jelusich
Luis Trenker

StarringLuis Trenker
Loris Gizzi
Laura Nucci
Carla Sveva [fr; it]

CinematographyWalter Hege
Carlo Montuori
Klaus von Rautenfeld

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Condottieri
Luis Trenker, as Giovanni de' Medici
Directed by	Luis Trenker
Written by	Kurt Heuser Mirko Jelusich Luis Trenker
Starring	Luis Trenker Loris Gizzi Laura Nucci Carla Sveva [fr; it]
Cinematography	Walter Hege Carlo Montuori Klaus von Rautenfeld
Edited by	Giorgio Simonelli
Music by	Giuseppe Becce
Production company	ENIC
Distributed by	ENIC
Release date	1937 (1937)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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The film received 9.6 million lire of funding from the Italian government,^[1] as part of 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.^[2] The film's elaborate sets were designed by Virgilio Marchi and Erich Grave, while Herbert Ploberger produced the costumes.