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Minerva Pictures
Directed by: Roberto Rossellini
Featuring: Vittorio De Sica
In a magnetic performance, Vittorio De Sica is Emanuele Bardone, an opportunistic rascal in wartime Genoa, conning his fellow Italians and exploiting their tragedies by promising to help find their missing loved ones in exchange for money. But when the Nazis force him to impersonate a dead partisan general in prison to extract information from fellow inmates, Bardone finds himself wrestling with his conscience for the first time. Roberto Rossellini’s gripping drama, a rare box-office breakthrough for the legendary neorealist, is further evidence of the compassionate artistry of one of cinema’s most important voices.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Italian Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Video Essay, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- New video interviews with Isabella Rossellini, Renzo Rossellini, Ingrid Rossellini, and film scholar Adriano Aprà
- The Choice, a new visual essay by Tag Gallagher, author of The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini
- Original theatrical trailer
- A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic James Monaco and an excerpt from a 2000 interview with Indro Montanelli, the author of the story that inspired the film
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Release Credits
Artwork: Eric Skillman
Producer: Issa Clubb
Release Notes on Restoration
Il generale Della Rovere
Il generale Della Rovere is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. The picture has been slightly window-boxed to ensure that the maximum image is visible on all monitors. This new high-definition digital transfer was created on a C-Reality Datacine from the original 35mm camera negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System.
Presented in its original monaural format, the soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from a 35mm optical soundtrack negative. Pops, crackle, hiss, and hum were reduced with an array of audio restoration techniques.
Presented in its original monaural format, the soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from a 35mm optical soundtrack negative. Pops, crackle, hiss, and hum were reduced with an array of audio restoration techniques.