The Return of the Dead Army

CinematographyBardhyl MartinianiEdited byMimoza NanoMusic byGjon SimoniDistributed byAlbafilm104 minCountryAlbaniaLanguageAlbanian

The Return of the Dead Army (Albanian: Kthimi i ushtrisë së vdekur) is a 1989 black comedy Albanian film, directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti and based on the acclaimed novel The General of the Dead Army by Albanian author Ismail Kadare.^[1]

Plot

At the end of World War II in Europe, Italian Colonel Z and a priest companion come back to Albania to search for the General's bones, Said general died during the war.

Cast

• Kastriot Ahmetaj
• Roza Anagnosti
• Rajmonda Bullku
• Vasillaq Godo
• Bujar Lako
• Gulielm Radoja
• Liza Vorfi
• Ndriçim Xhepa

Other films based on the book

• The General of the Dead Army (Italian: Il generale dell'armata morta) is a 1983 Italian film starring Michel Piccoli, based on the novel, directed by Luciano Tovoli.
• Life and Nothing But (La Vie et rien d’autre) is a 1989 French film starring Philippe Noiret, based on the novel, directed by Bertrand Tavernier.

References

External links

• The Return of the Dead Army at IMDb