Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Movie Information

In 1941, Italy allies with Germany and ruthlessly conquers the much weaker country of Greece. On a remote Greek island, an Italian artillery garrison is established to maintain order. One Italian officer, Captain Corelli, adopts an attitude of mutual co-existence with the Greeks and engages in such activities as music festivals and courting the daughter of a local doctor. In 1943, however, after Italy surrenders to the Allies and changes sides in the war, Captain Corelli must defend the Greek island against a German invasion.—Anthony Hughes

Director:

John Madden

Writer:

Shawn Slovo, Louis de Bernières

Actors:

Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John Hurt