THE PROFESSION OF ARMS
by Ermanno Olmi
synopsis
"Today, November 24, 1526, Captain Joanni de' Medici and his men overtook the German mercenaries, the Lanschenets, before they could cross the Po river, and assaulted them so violently that they inflicted grave losses on the enemy."
The Germans, under the command of General Zorzo Frundsberg, have swarmed into Italy with 15,000 foot soldiers, but they possess no artillery. Joanni de' Medici, captain of the feared Black Bands, is famed as a great leader in battle and an expert in the use of weapons. He is in the pay of Pope Clement VII.
| international title: | The Profession of Arms |
| original title: | Il mestiere delle armi |
| country: | Italy, France, Germany, Bulgaria |
| sales agent: | StudioCanal |
| year: | 2001 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Ermanno Olmi |
| film run: | 105' |
| release date: | IT 11/05/2001, FR 30/01/2002, DE 31/10/2002 |
| screenplay: | Ermanno Olmi |
| cast: | Christo Jivkov, Sergio Grammatico, Dessy Tenekedijeva, Sandra Ceccarelli, Sasa Vulicevic, Fabio Giubbani, Aldo Toscano, Dimitar Ratchkov |
| cinematography by: | Fabio Olmi |
| film editing: | Paolo Cottignola |
| art director: | Luigi Silvio Marchione |
| costumes designer: | Francesca Sartori |
| music: | Fabio Vacchi |
| producer: | Roberto Cicutto, Luigi Musini |
| production: | Cinemaundici, RAI Cinema, Taurusproduktion, StudioCanal (FR) |
| distributor: | Mikado, Bac Distribution (FR), MFA Filmdistribution (DE), A-Film Distribution (NL) |
