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The Profession of Arms (2001) [N/A]

Release Date:
May 11, 2001

Original Title:
Il mestiere delle armi

Alternate Titles:
Il generale nero
Medici, palkkasoturi

Genres:
Drama | History | War

Production Companies:
Boyana Film
Cinemaundici
RAI Cinema
StudioCanal
Taurus Produktion

Production Countries:
Bulgaria | France | Germany | Italy

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  FR: TP  IT: T 

Runtime: 105

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In autumn of 1526, the Emperor, Charles V, sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior papal armies, commanded by Giovanni de'Medici, try to chase them in the midst of a harsh winter. Nevertheless, the Imperial armies manage to cross the rivers along their march and get cannons thanks to the maneuvers of its Lords. In a skirmish, Giovanni de'Medici is wounded in the leg by a falconet shot. The attempts to cure him fail and he dies. The Imperial armies assault Rome. The film is beautifully but unassumingly set, and shows the hard conditions in which war is waged and its lack of glory. It ends straightforwardly with the declaration made after the death of Giovanni de'Medici by the commanders of the armies in Europe of not using again fire weapons because of their cruelty.

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Art Direction:
Cosimo Gomez

Assistant Camera:
Massimiliano Pantucci

Assistant Editor:
Stefano Quaglia
Adriana Benedetti

Assistant Production Design:
Cosimo Gomez

Assistant Set Decoration:
Paolo Faenzi

Camera Operator:
Fabio Olmi
Federico Ferrario

Color Timer:
Pasquale Cuzzupoli

Costume Design:
Doriana Kebedzhieva
Francesca Sartori

Director:
Ermanno Olmi

Director of Photography:
Fabio Olmi

Editor:
Paolo Cottignola

Executive Producer:
Alexander Metodiev
Alessandro Calosci

First Assistant Director:
Enrico Marrari

Foley Artist:
Mario Giacco

Gaffer:
Fabio Proserpio

Hair Department Head:
Lorenzo Cera

Hairstylist:
Michela Cingolani

Key Grip:
Cesare Emidi

Makeup Artist:
Krassimir Mihaylov
Alberto Blasi

Makeup Department Head:
Giulio Pezza

Original Music Composer:
Fabio Vacchi

Producer:
Roberto Cicutto
Luigi Musini

Production Assistant:
Tino Polenghi

Production Coordinator:
Ivana Kastratovic

Production Design:
Luigi Marchione

Production Manager:
Federico Boldrini Parravicini

Production Secretary:
Leonida Copertino

Script Supervisor:
Fabrizia Iacona

Second Assistant Director:
Federica Ciciarelli

Set Decoration:
Luigi Marchione
Massimo Santomarco

Sound:
Francesco Liotard

Sound Effects Editor:
Massimo Rocchi
Alessandro Giacco

Special Effects Supervisor:
Fabio Traversari
Massimo Ciaraglia
Pasquale Catalano

Still Photographer:
Philippe Antonello

Unit Manager:
Beatrice Biggi
Micaela Borgiotti

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Marcello Buffa

Writer:
Ermanno Olmi

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