The Profession of Arms
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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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Edited by Paolo CottignolaShot by Fabio OlmiScored by Fabio VacchiDesigned by Luigi Marchione
Also known as
- Der Medici-Kriegerde
- The Profession of Armsen
- El oficio de las armases
- Le Métier des armesfr
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18 unique people credited
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Christo Jivkov
as Giovanni de Medici dalle Bande Nere
Sergio Grammatico
as Federico Gonzaga
Dimitar Rachkov
as Luc'Antonio Cuppano
Fabio Giubbani
as Matteo Cusastro
Sasa Vulicevic
as Pietro Aretino
Dessy Tenekedjieva
as Maria Salviati de Medici
Sandra Ceccarelli
as Nobildonna di Mantova
Franco Andreani
as Ambasciatore di Carlo V
Kalin Arsov
as Barcarolo
Giancarlo Belelli
as Alfonso d'Este
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