Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Directors
John Madden
Actors
- Nicolas Cage
- Penélope Cruz
- John Hurt
Credits: 1
Summary
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
More about this movie
In 1941, Italy allies with Germany and ruthlessly conquers the much weaker country of Greece. On a remote Greek island, an Italian artillery garrison is established to maintain order. One Italian officer, Captain Corelli, adopts an attitude of mutual co-existence with the Greeks and engages in such activities as music festivals and courting the daughter of a local doctor. In 1943, however, after Italy surrenders to the Allies and changes sides in the war, Captain Corelli must defend the Greek island against a German invasion.