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At the end of the war, a group of Italian prisoners got lost on their way home. Their journey back transformed everyone they met along the way.
After the liberation of Auschwitz, an Italian prisoner of War begins a torturous voyage home to Turin, through a Europe caught between war and peace.
The Truce (1997) is a drama, history and war film directed by Francesco Rosi, released on February 14, 1997 with a runtime of 1h 52m. It stars John Turturro, Massimo Ghini, Rade Šerbedžija and Roberto Citran. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 79 ratings.
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John Turturro
as Primo Levi
Massimo Ghini
as Cesare
Rade Šerbedžija
as Greek
Roberto Citran
as Unverdorben
Claudio Bisio
as Ferrari
Andy Luotto
as D'Agata
Lorenza Indovina
as Flora
Stefano Dionisi
as Daniele
Igor Bezgin
as Egorov
Teco Celio
as Colonnello Rovi
Marina Gerasimenko
as Maria Fyodorovna
Franco Trevisi
as Maresciallo
Directed by Francesco Rosi, written by Primo Levi, Francesco Rosi and Tonino Guerra, produced by Véra Belmont, Daniel Zuta and Marcel Hoehn.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 79 ratings.
Based on real life events - or perhaps I should say near death events - this follows the fairly epic journey undertaken by Primo Levi (John Turturro) after the fall of the Nazis in 1945. He'd hitherto been imprisoned in Auschwitz but the Soviet arrival saw them all released, or abandoned really, and him determine to return home to Turin. Though he is now free, he is left to his own devices and discovers quite…
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The Truce (1997) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Truce (1997) includes John Turturro, Massimo Ghini, Rade Šerbedžija, Roberto Citran and Claudio Bisio. The film was directed by Francesco Rosi. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Truce was released on February 14, 1997 and runs for 1h 52m.
The Truce (1997) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 79 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, history and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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