The Shadow of the Giant

The Shadow of the Giant

2000•1h 35m•7.0/10

RomanceDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(1)

Capt. Eugenio arrives in a remote castle to take charge of a unit guarding a nameless prisoner. No one knows much about the inmate as he is held in a forlorn tower. When the captain's wife Adele tries to shake her melancholia by playing the piano, she finds -- much to her surprise -- that she's being accompanied by violin music coming from the prison cell.

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Production

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Margherita Buy

Margherita Buy

Adele

Marisa Solinas

Marisa Solinas

Angelica

Arnaud Arbessier

Arnaud Arbessier

Eugenio

Fausto Biefeni Olevano

Gaspare

Franco Fantasia

Franco Fantasia

Medico

Nicolò Rapisarda

Ottaviano

Anna Tenta

Anna Tenta

Teresa

Giuseppe Miele

Sergente

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