''Le rose di Danzica'' (internationally released as ''The Roses of Danzig'') is an Italian war-drama film directed by
Alberto Bevilacqua, that was released theatrically in December 1979 and was later broadcast in a longer version in 1981 on
Rai 2.
It is based on Bevilaqua's own novel with the same name.
Plot
Through the confrontation between two military leaders, Konrad von der Berg and Erich von Lehner, the film tells of the encounter between early National Socialists and their opponents.
Cast
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Franco Nero: General Konrad von Der Berg
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Helmut Berger
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: Baron Erich von Lehner
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Olga Karlatos: Margarethe
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Eleonora Vallone
Eleonora Vallone (born 1 February 1955) is an Italian actress, model and TV-personality.
Born in Rome, the daughter of actors Raf Vallone and Elena Varzi, she made her film debut in 1979 in the "poliziottesco" '' Gardenia'', and later starred in ...
: Jutta
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Franco Javarone: Klaus von Knobelsdorf
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Macha Méril: Elvira von Lehner
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Roberto Posse
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: Herbert von Lehner
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Franco Ressel: priest
References
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1979 films
Italian television films
Films directed by Alberto Bevilacqua
Italian war drama films
Films based on Italian novels
1979 drama films
Films set in Germany
Films set in 1919
Films scored by Luis Bacalov
1980s Italian films
1970s Italian films
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