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The Truce

The Truce

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.

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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.

Directed by Francesco Rosi
Written by Primo Levi, Francesco Rosi, Tonino Guerra
Produced by Véra Belmont, Daniel Zuta, Marcel Hoehn
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Top Cast

John Turturro

John Turturro

Primo Levi

Massimo Ghini

Massimo Ghini

Cesare

Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija

Greek

Roberto Citran

Roberto Citran

Unverdorben

Claudio Bisio

Claudio Bisio

Ferrari

Andy Luotto

Andy Luotto

D'Agata

Lorenza Indovina

Lorenza Indovina

Flora

Stefano Dionisi

Stefano Dionisi

Daniele

Igor Bezgin

Igor Bezgin

Egorov

Teco Celio

Teco Celio

Colonnello Rovi

Themes & Keywords

refugeeconcentration campworld war iibased on true storybased on memoir or autobiography

About The Truce

The Truce is a drama, history, war film released in 1997 exploring themes of refugee, concentration camp, world war ii, based on true story, based on memoir or autobiography. Directed by Francesco Rosi, it stars John Turturro, Massimo Ghini, Rade Šerbedžija. 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.

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