Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Director: John Madden
Genres: Drama, Music, Romance, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Release Year: 2001
Duration: 131 min
Synopsis:
Storyline: 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...
