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THE PROFESSION OF ARMS

Il mestiere delle armi

Directed by Ermanno Olmi
Italy, France, 2001
Drama, History, War
  • 100100 minutes

Synopsis

Hired by the Pope to command an army of mercenary Italian soldiers against invading German forces, the fearless Giovanni de’ Medici leads his band of condottieri in a series of increasingly intense battles—until a cannon wound to the leg leaves him on the brink of death.

Synopsis

Hired by the Pope to command an army of mercenary Italian soldiers against invading German forces, the fearless Giovanni de’ Medici leads his band of condottieri in a series of increasingly intense battles—until a cannon wound to the leg leaves him on the brink of death.