The Commander
2023•MA 15+•2h 0m•6.9•Released
WarHistoryDrama
One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in history: to save the 26 shipwrecked Belgians who otherwise would have drowned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and disembark them at the nearest safe harbor. To make room for them on board his submarine, he is forced to navigate on the surface of the water for three days, visible to the enemy forces and endangering his life and that of his men.
Director
Edoardo De Angelis
Writer
Edoardo De Angelis, Sandro Veronesi
Budget
$15M
Languages
English, French, Dutch
Studio
Indigo Film
Cast
Pierfrancesco Favino
Salvatore Todaro
Massimiliano Rossi
Vittorio Marcon
Johan Heldenbergh
Georges Vogels
Silvia D'Amico
Rina Todaro
Arturo Muselli
Danilo Stiepovich
Giuseppe Brunetti
Gigino Magnifico
Gianluca Di Gennaro
Vincenzo Stumpo
Johannes Wirix
Jacques Reclercq
Pietro Angelini
Ivano Leandri
Mario Russo
Salvatore Minniti
Cecilia Bertozzi
Anna
Paolo Bonacelli
Betti
Luke Chikovani
Leonardo Barletta
Lucas Tavernier
Caudron
Giulio Greco
De Angelis
Production
Company
Indigo Film
Company
RAI Cinema
Company
O'Groove
Company
Tramp
Company
VGroove
Company
Wise srl
Company
Bedside Productions
Company
MiC
Company
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Company
Apulia Film Commission
Company
Regione Campania
Producer
Francesca Cima
Producer
Paolo Del Brocco
Producer
Carlotta Calori
Producer
Viola Prestieri
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