Cannon serenade
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Cannon serenade |
| Original title | Pezzo, capopezzo e capitano |
| Country of production |
Italy Germany |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1958 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wolfgang Staudte |
| script |
Ennio De Concini Duccio Tessari Wolfgang Staudte |
| production | Atlantis Film, Rome Peter Bamberger , Berlin ( Willy Egger ) |
| music |
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Alexandre Derevitsky |
| camera | Gábor Pogány |
| cut | Niccolò Lazzari |
| occupation | |
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Kanonenserenade (the spelling is sometimes also Kanonen-Serenade ; original title Pezzo, capopezzo e capitano ) is an Italian-German feature film by the director Wolfgang Staudte from 1958. The screenplay is by Ennio De Concini , Duccio Tessari and the director. The main roles are played by Vittorio De Sica , Folco Lulli and Ingmar Zeisberg . In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was first released on July 30, 1958.
action
Ernesto de Rossi is the captain of the small, aging coastal steamer “ Agostino Bertani ”. He travels with him three times a week from Genoa to Livorno and back. His cargo consists almost entirely of fruit and vegetables. Nothing changes in that when the Second World War breaks out in 1939 . Because de Rossi was shipwrecked a few years ago , he leaves the command - as long as the "Agostino Bertani" is at sea - to his helmsman Sciaccabratta. He himself prefers to take the train from port to port. The other crew members are Franco, Alberto and Carlo the stoker.
So that the freighter can defend itself in the event of an enemy attack, it is equipped with a small on-board cannon. A German naval sergeant is sent on board as an expert to provide the captain with advice and assistance. Hans, his name, has volunteered for this service because he hates the war and thinks he can spend a pleasant time here. For de Rossi, however, his presence means that he has to stay on the ship now.
One day an English submarine appears in front of the “Agostino Bertani”, but soon disappears again. De Rossi believes the sight of his on-board cannon made the enemy flee. When he reports this to the coast guard, they are amazed, as no submarine has ever been seen in this area. De Rossi is celebrated as a hero. This fact completely changes its nature. If he was a humble, peace-loving captain before, he has now mutated into a " commander "! The next "enemy contact" is not long in coming. But this time too, no shot is fired because part of the ship's crew is drunk and another part is arguing about who is allowed to operate the cannon.
The greengrocers from Livorno and Genoa suffered from de Rossi's war adventures, because the new goods now arrive very late and are largely rotten. As a result, they terminate the contracts with their supplier. But because he can no longer pay his crew, Sciaccabratta gives up his job. The others continue to stand by their captain and go on new adventures with him. However, the old boilers of the steamer are not able to cope with the greater load. They burst and sink the ship. Just in time, Sciaccabratta comes by with a rowing boat and picks up the castaways.
Production notes
The Titanus Studio Rome, Cinecittà Rome and the makeshift studio Camogli served as studios. The shooting lasted from April to May 1958. The exterior shots were made in the Italian province of Liguria, mainly in the cities of Camogli and Genoa. The US 6th Fleet provided its destroyer “Gainard” DD 706 for the recordings in the Mediterranean. The music of Angelo Francesco Lavagnino and Alexandre Derevitsky interpreted the orchestra "Cine Fonica Rom". Franco Lolli was responsible for the film construction. Captain lieutenant a. D. Rudolf Bosselmann advised the crew on all matters relating to the Navy. The premiere took place on July 30, 1958 in the Ufa-Palast Hamburg.
criticism
“Burlesque satire on the hurray patriotism of Italian style. It is to the credit of the director Staudte and his leading actor De Sica that the "game with war" was not embarrassing and that the whole film turned out to be quite enjoyable. "
"Predicate" Valuable ""
source
Program for the film from the publishing house Das Neue Filmprogramm , Mannheim, No. 3978
Web links
- Canon Serenade in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Cannon Serenade at prisma.de
Individual evidence
- ^ CineGraph - Lexicon for German-language film - Wolfgang Staudte
- ↑ a b Lexikon des Internationale Films , rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 809. See also Kanonenserenade. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 4, 2018 .