German Emperor Barbarossa will stop at nothing to conquer and build his empire. But a young man from Milan, along with his army of 900 men known as the Company of Death, is prepared to challenge the Emperor.
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Cast
Rutger Hauer | ... |
Federico Barbarossa
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Raz Degan | ... |
Alberto da Giussano
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F. Murray Abraham | ... |
Siniscalco Barozzi
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Christo Jivkov | ... |
Gherardo Negro
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Antonio Cupo | ... |
Alberto dell'Orto
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Cécile Cassel | ... |
Beatrice di Borgogna
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Kasia Smutniak | ... |
Eleonora
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Ángela Molina | ... |
Ildegarda di Binden
(as Angela Molina)
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Elena Bouryka | ... |
Antonia
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Hristo Shopov | ... |
Rinaldo di Dassel
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Federica Martinelli | ... |
Tessa
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Maurizio Tabani | ... |
Giovanni da Giussano
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Riccardo Cicogna | ... |
Wibaldo
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Gian Marco Tavani | ... |
Lorenzo della Pigna
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Robert Alexander Baer | ... |
Alberto - as a Child
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Zoltan Butuc | ... |
Otto da Giussano
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Karl Baker | ... |
Reinero da Giussano
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Vlad Radescu | ... |
Mastro Guitelmo
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Marius Chivu | ... |
Guidone
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Adrian Stefan | ... |
Ottone
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Francesca Ruiz | ... |
Eugenie
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Alan O'Silva | ... |
Enrico il Leone
(as Alin Olteanu)
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Stefan Velniciuc | ... |
Evandro
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Vasile Albinet |
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Dicu Aurel | ... |
German Officer with Scar
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Umberto Bossi | ... |
Bit Part
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Serban Celea | ... |
Dignitary
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Thomas Davis | ... |
Lorenzo della Pigna - as a child
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Andrea Iaia | ... |
Ermanno
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Emanuela Postacchini | ... |
Popolana
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Michele Russo |
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Enzo Saponara | ... |
Vedetta lombarda
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Claudiu Trandafir | ... |
Judge
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Monica Vallero | ... |
Popolana
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Roxanna Ravenor Yamamoto | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
Renzo Martinelli |
Written by
Renzo Martinelli | ... | (story) & |
Giorgio Schottler | ... | (story) |
Renzo Martinelli | ... | (screenplay) & |
Giorgio Schottler | ... | (screenplay) & |
Anna Samueli | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Renzo Martinelli | ... | producer |
Vlad Paunescu | ... | co-producer |
Riccardo Pintus | ... | line producer |
Music by
Aldo De Scalzi | ||
Pivio |
Cinematography by
Fabio Cianchetti |
Editing by
Osvaldo Bargero |
Editorial Department
Andrea Baracca | ... | colorist |
Paolo Buzzetti | ... | first assistant editor |
Dario Di Vito | ... | post-production producer |
Shara Spinella | ... | assistant editor |
Marina Verri | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
Luca Confortini |
Production Design by
Rossella Guarna |
Art Direction by
Ioana Corciova | ||
Doina Repanovici |
Set Decoration by
Andreea Popa |
Costume Design by
Massimo Cantini Parrini |
Makeup Department
Cristina Adam | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Alexandra Barladeanu | ... | assistant hair designer |
Corina Caldararu | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Nicoleta Cimpeanu | ... | makeup artist trainee |
Gabi Cretan | ... | key makeup artist |
Elisabeta Dancescu | ... | hair stylist |
Doina Popa | ... | hair stylist |
Maurizio Trani | ... | makeup designer |
Elena Tudor | ... | assistant hair stylist |
Clara Tudose | ... | hair stylist |
Angelo Vannella | ... | hair designer / key hair stylist |
Production Management
Franco Casellato | ... | post-production supervisor |
Davide Lamberti | ... | production manager |
Marian Pascale | ... | production manager |
Cornelia Stefan | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ana Maria Bulata | ... | third assistant director |
Eleonora Martinelli | ... | second assistant director |
Maria Nita | ... | second assistant director |
Carlo Paramidani | ... | first assistant director |
Ovidiu Paunescu | ... | first assistant director: Romania |
Jacopo Tabanelli | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
Ionel Branzoi | ... | scenic painter |
Crina Cartos | ... | construction coordinator |
Iosif Curelea | ... | swing gang |
Gheorghe Dragu | ... | swing gang |
Constantin Dumitru | ... | swing gang |
Vasile Ispas | ... | swing gang |
Cristian Mihaila | ... | art department buyer |
Stefan Mirea | ... | property assistant |
Vasile Moraru | ... | swing gang |
Cornel Nastase | ... | property assistant |
Decebal Nisipeanu | ... | draftsman |
Catalin Panait | ... | swing gang |
Cristian Popescu | ... | draftsman |
Geaniloni Sandru | ... | scenic painter |
Eusebiu Sirbu | ... | scenic artist |
Mihai Stanciu | ... | painter |
Liviu Stanciulescu | ... | draftsman |
Marius Stanescu | ... | property master |
Marian Stefan | ... | swing gang |
Dan Toma | ... | property assistant |
Florin Toma | ... | stand-by props |
Simona Ursu | ... | art department coordinator |
Laurentiu Zarnoianu | ... | leadman |
Sound Department
Paolo Amici | ... | sound designer |
Italo Cameracanna | ... | foley artist |
Enzo Diliberto | ... | foley artist |
Michele Gualdrini | ... | second sound re-recording mixer |
Jean McGrath | ... | adr recordist |
Doru Popescu | ... | boom operator |
Daniele Quadroli | ... | sound effects editor |
David Quadroli | ... | sound effects editor |
Fabrizio Quadroli | ... | sound effects editor |
Nicolae Radu | ... | sound mixer |
Dave Tinsley | ... | adr director / dialogue editor / supervising sound editor |
Francesco Tumminello | ... | re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
Csaba László Eröss | ... | special effects coordinator |
Iordache | ... | special effects supervisor (as Lucian Iordache) |
Viorel Militaru | ... | special effects technician |
Florin Stoian | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
Matteo Bacci | ... | digital effects artist |
Andrea Baracca | ... | digital artist |
Fabio Barretta | ... | matte paintings |
Marcello Buffa | ... | visual effects |
Massimo Cipollina | ... | visual effects |
Paolo Consorti | ... | visual effects |
Marco Geracitano | ... | digital compositor: Visualogie |
Cristiano Graziani | ... | digital compositor |
Giuseppe Improta | ... | visual effects artist |
Giulia Infurna | ... | compositing supervisor: Canecane |
Armando Lombardo | ... | digital compositor |
Fabio Luongo | ... | senior compositor |
Stefano Marinoni | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Roberto Mattiucci | ... | graphics |
Federica Nisi | ... | visual effects coordinator |
Matteo Petricone | ... | digital artist (as Petricone Matteo) |
Samuele Roncaglia | ... | visual effects artist |
Luca Gabriele Rossetti | ... | digital compositor |
Alessandro Salomone | ... | titles designer |
Giuseppe Squillaci | ... | visual effects |
Paola Trisoglio | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Pasquale Vitiello | ... | digital effects artist |
Silvestri Yuri | ... | digital artist |
Francesco Gasparotto | ... | visual effects digital compositor (uncredited) |
Stunts
Vasile Albinet | ... | stunt performer |
Dicu Aurel | ... | assistant horse master |
Florin Barcun | ... | stunt performer / stunt rider |
Aurel Boata | ... | stunts |
Gabi Burlacu | ... | stunts |
Nestianu Dan | ... | stunts |
Mihai Danciu | ... | stunts |
Cincan Daniel | ... | stunt performer / stunts |
Mihai Diaconu | ... | stunts |
Doru Dumitrescu | ... | stunt performer |
Calin Ferezan | ... | stunt performer |
Filip Ciprian Florian | ... | stunt performer (as Florian Ciprian) |
Marius Florian | ... | stunt performer |
Serbanescu Florin | ... | stunts |
Serban Gabriel | ... | stunts |
Banica Gheorghe | ... | stunts |
Vlad Iacob | ... | stunts |
Mihai Iliescu | ... | stunts |
Florian Catean Ioan | ... | stunt performer |
Mihai Ionita | ... | stunt double: horse stunts |
Duma Iulian | ... | stunts |
Francesco Lodà | ... | swordmaster to mr gianmarco tavani |
Catalin Mancafa | ... | stunts |
Mario Marian | ... | stunts |
Petre Marin | ... | stunt performer (as Marin Petrica) |
Silviu Mihai | ... | assistant horse master |
Aniela Opris | ... | stunts |
Daniel Pasleaga | ... | stunt performer |
Razvan Puiu | ... | stunt coordinator (as Rasvan Puiu) |
Zabargenco Sabin | ... | stunts |
Cosmin Soare | ... | stunt performer |
Florin Stancu | ... | stunts |
Denis Stefan | ... | stunt performer |
Oancea Stefan | ... | stunts |
Nicolae Stoica | ... | stunts |
Valeriu Tomescu | ... | stunts |
Maria-Antoaneta Tudor | ... | stunts |
Vasilescu Valentin | ... | horse master |
Andrei Vintileanu | ... | stunts |
Daniel Visan | ... | stunts |
Constantin Viscreanu | ... | stunts |
Dorin Zaharia | ... | stunt performer / stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Cos Aelenei | ... | still photographer |
Alessio Bastianelli | ... | focus puller |
Laurentiu Bogatu | ... | electrician |
Andrea Chisesi | ... | still photographer |
Daniel Ciobanu | ... | electrician |
Vlad Cioplea | ... | camera loader |
Calin Constantin | ... | gaffer |
Ciobanu Daniel | ... | electrician |
Marian Ene | ... | key grip |
Pietro Fabbri | ... | key grip |
Leonardo Fanone | ... | electrician |
Sarbu Gigi | ... | grip |
Stefan Mangir | ... | steadicam operator |
Michele Nassuato | ... | first assistant camera |
Doru Perneac | ... | best boy |
Marian Pisan | ... | best boy grip |
Marian Pisau | ... | grip |
Zina Razvan | ... | second assistant: second camera |
Bálint Seress | ... | underwater camera operator |
Constantin Stan | ... | second assistant camera |
Romulus Stancescu | ... | second assistant camera |
Ionut Perianu | ... | second assistant camera: stunt camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Anis Doroftei | ... | extras casting assistant |
Floriela Grapini | ... | casting: Romania |
Laura Grosu | ... | extras casting |
Anna Marchisio | ... | assistant casting director |
Liliana Toma | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ioana Albaiu | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Ioana Reti) / wardrobe supervisor |
Elena Dodita | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Carmen Ilie | ... | set costumer |
Carmen Moldovan | ... | assistant costume designer |
Tiziana Recopero | ... | assistant costume designer |
Amelia Tataru | ... | seamstress |
Location Management
Mihai Mitrea | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Yasemin Sannino | ... | performer: theme song |
Script and Continuity Department
Mariana Lina | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Vali Georgescu | ... | transportation coordinator |
Ursescu Gheorghe | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
Oana Babes | ... | horse department assistant |
Robert Beaumont | ... | sales and distribution |
George Croitoru | ... | key set production assistant / production assistant |
Monica Dorlea | ... | production accountant |
Nicoletta Fusè | ... | production coordinator |
Zoltan Horkai | ... | head animal trainer |
Peter Ivanyi | ... | head animal trainer |
Mario Locurcio | ... | publicist |
Claudia Marcu | ... | production assistant |
Alessandro Marelli | ... | sword master |
Amalia Morar | ... | production coordinator |
Mihai Reti | ... | rescue diver |
Salvatore Ricciardi | ... | conform supervisor |
Federico Rossi di Marignano | ... | historical research |
Marco Ruggieri | ... | finishing |
Diana Rulli | ... | legal consultant |
Gabi Suciu | ... | production assistant |
Ioana Teodorescu | ... | caterer |
Irina Teodorov | ... | extras coordinator (as Irina Raducanu) |
Dave Tinsley | ... | adr director |
Vasilescu Valentin | ... | horse master |
Alexandru Zamfir | ... | extras coordinator |
Cristian Plesh | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Martinelli Film Company International
- Rai Fiction (participation)
- Na-Comm (participation)
- Rai Cinema (in collaboration with)
- Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC) (support)
Distributors
- 01 Distribution (2009) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Teleview International (2009) (Lebanon) (tv) (Middle East)
- Atlantic Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
- Lightning Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (as 'Sword of War')
- Lightning Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD) (as 'Sword of War')
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Magyar Televízió (2011) (Hungary) (tv)
- Pinnacle Films (2011) (Australia) (DVD) (as 'Sword of War')
- Access A (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Canecane (visual effects)
- Central Casting Romania (extras casting)
- Penny Video (copyright holder)
- Tirelli Costumi (costumes by)
Storyline
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Taglines | Battlefields run red with warriors' blood. See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | EUR12,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Part of the budget came from the Lega Nord, an Italian political party that wants separation between north and south Italy and has in the symbol the legendary warrior Alberto da Giussano. The leader of this party, Umberto Bossi, had a small part. in the movie. See more » |