''Il disertore'' (also known as ''The Deserter'') is a 1983
Italian
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war
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drama film
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written and directed by
Giuliana Berlinguer
Giuliana Berlinguer (; 23 November 1933 – 15 September 2014) was an Italian director, screenwriter, and novelist.
Life and career
Born in Mantua, Berlinguer studied at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she graduated in sta ...
. It is based on the novel with the same name by
Giuseppe Dessì
Giuseppe Dessì (7 August 1909 – 6 July 1977) was an Italian novelist, short-story writer and playwright from Sardinia. His novel ''Paese d'ombre'' won the 1972 Strega Prize and was translated into English as ''The Forests of Norbio''.
Dessì g ...
.
It was entered into the competition at the
40th edition of the
Venice Film Festival
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.
Plot
Cast
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Irene Papas
Irene Papas or Irene Pappas ( el, Ειρήνη Παππά, Eiríni Pappá, ; born Eirini Lelekou ( el, Ειρήνη Λελέκου, Eiríni Lelékou, link=no); 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022) was a Greek actress and singer who starred ...
as Mariangela
* Cristina Maccioni as Pietrina
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Omero Antonutti
Omero Antonutti (3 August 1935 – 5 November 2019) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Basiliano, in the province of Udine (in the Northeastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia), after having worked in shipyards Ant ...
as Don Coi
* Enrico Pau as Monsignor Pau
* Antonio Cipriato as Roberto Manca
* Salvatore Mossa as Francesco Isalle
*
Mattia Sbragia
Mattia Sbragia (born 17 April 1952) is an Italian character actor.
Biography
The son of the actor and stage director Giancarlo, Sbragia has been performing in films, on television, and in the theater for almost thirty years. He made his motion p ...
as Saverio
* Isella Orchis as Lica
* Adolfo Lastetti as Urbano Costai
* Franco Noè as Dante Taverna
* Piero Nuti as Alessandro Comina
See also
*
List of Italian films of 1983
A list of films produced in Italy in 1983 (see 1983 in film):
References
Sources
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1983
Films
Italy
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1983 films
Italian war drama films
1980s war drama films
1983 drama films
1980s Italian-language films
1980s Italian films
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