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Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001Movie⏱️ 2h 11mR🏆 #5418 Top Rated
DramaMusicRomanceWar
5.9
IMDB Rating
37,219 votes

When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.

Director
John Madden
Writers
Shawn Slovo, Louis de Bernières
Stars
Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John Hurt
Release Date
August 17, 2001
Language
English, Greek, German, Italian
Country
United Kingdom, France, United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 6
Nominations
💬 232
Reviews
📋 27.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
as Captain Antonio Corelli
Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz
as Pelagia
John Hurt
John Hurt
as Dr. Iannis
Christian Bale
Christian Bale
as Mandras
Irene Papas
Irene Papas
as Drosoula
Gerasimos Skiadaresis
Gerasimos Skiadaresis
as Mr. Stamatis
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Aspasia Kralli
as Mrs. Stamatis
Mihalis Giannatos
Mihalis Giannatos
as Kokolios
Dimitris Kaberidis
Dimitris Kaberidis
as Father Aresenios
Pietro Sarubbi
Pietro Sarubbi
as Velisarios, The Strongman

💰 Box Office

$62,112,895
Worldwide Gross
$25,543,895
Domestic Gross
$7,209,345
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.39 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
SDDS
Color
Color
Filming Location
Chorgota Beach, Komitata Village, Kefallonia Island, Greece
Production
Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Miramax

🏷️ Keywords

scene during closing creditsepic warfiance fiancee relationshipwartime romanceeurope

🎯 Categories

War EpicDramaMusicRomanceWar

⭐ Featured Review

Could have been better
by mario_c2007-03-11
6/10

"When I was watching this movie one thought had come to my mind for several times: "It's not really what I expected, I thought it would be better", but now that I finished watching it I realize: why should I expect a better result from this movie? Isn't it just a "love story" made up in Hollywood show's standards? Of course, it is! If so, why expect more? Captain Corelli's mandolin is a romance story in war time (WWII) and the plot which I was noticed about before watch the movie seemed very interesting to me. All that I didn't count was the "..."

💡 Did You Know?

Writer Louis de Bernières re-wrote the book approximately thirty-five times, to ensure he had gotten details told to him by locals as accurate as possible.

📖 Synopsis

When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.