The Truce
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Francesco Rosi
John Turturro
Massimo Ghini
Rade Serbedzija
Stefano Dionisi
Teco Celio
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The travels of Primo Levi, a young Italian chemist who journeys through Europe at a time when it's caught between war and peace. It is the diary of his voyage that begins in the dark fogs of Auschwitz. His story continues through the black markets of Katowice, following the movement of the Red Army convoys through a devastated Russia which is, at once, both tragic and comic. Primo is from a group of Italian deportees, along with Poles, Germans, Czechs, Frenchmen, Greeks, Jews and non-Jews alike, liberated by the Russians, set out on the long march back to their homeland. Although he participates in many adventures, Primo never loses his sense of irony. Often finding himself in grotesque situations, he sees how adaptation to life's most trying circumstances can often be comic. Primo's arduous return to Italy is double-edged. Bit by bit, he begins to rediscover friendship, love and his own body. At the same time, his mind is inundated with tragic memories from the concentration camp.
Director
Francesco Rosi
Cast
John Turturro
Massimo Ghini
Rade Serbedzija
Stefano Dionisi
Teco Celio
Roberto Citran
Claudio Bisio
Andy Luotto
Agnieszka Wagner
Lorenza Indovina
Maryna Gerasymenko
Igor Bezgin
Alexandr Iljin
Viachesslav Ohlovsky
Anatoliy Vassiliev
Tatiana Meshcherkina
Franco Trevisi
Federico Pacifici
Ernesto Lama
Gerda-maria Jurgens
Kasper Weiss
Vitalij Rozstalnyj
Joachim Wormsdorf
Crew
Gianni Arduini
Luis Enriquez Bacalov
Vera Belmont
Andrea Crisanti
Alain Curvelier
Pasqualino De Santis
Guido Delaurentiis
Guido Delaurentiis
Dominique Green
Tonino Guerra
Marcel Hoehn
Primo Levi
Ruggero Mastroianni
Leo Pescarolo
Sandro Petraglia
Marco Pontecorvo
Carolina Rosi
Francesco Rosi
Stefano Rulli
Bruno Sarandrea
Alberto Verso
Daniel Zuta
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for ten David di Donatello awards, Italy's equivalent of the Oscar, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Producer, and Best Screenplay.
Winner of the 1997 David Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Producer (Leo Pescarolo, Guido DeLaurentiis) and Best Editor (Ruggero Mastroianni, Bruno Sarandrea).
Limited Release in United States May 1, 1998
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States March 1998
Released in United States May 1997
Released in United States on Video December 15, 1998
Released in United States Spring April 24, 1998
Director of photography Pasqualino DeSantis died of a heart attack on June 23, 1996, approximately two months into production.
Began shooting April 1, 1996.
Completed shooting July 24, 1996.
Italian- and English-language versions available
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1997 (American Film Market (AFM))
Released in United States 1997 (Human Rights Watch International Film Festival)
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States March 1998
Released in United States Spring April 24, 1998 (NY, LA)
Released in United States May 1997 (In competition)
Limited Release in United States May 1, 1998
Released in United States on Video December 15, 1998
