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The Return of the Dead Army

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The Return of the Dead Army
Directed byDhimitër Anagnosti
Written byDhimitër Anagnosti
Based onThe General of the Dead Army Ismail Kadare
Starring
  • Kastriot Ahmetaj
  • Roza Anagnosti
  • Rajmonda Bullku
  • Vasillaq Godo
  • Bujar Lako
CinematographyBardhyl Martiniani
Edited byMimoza Nano
Music byGjon Simoni
Distributed byAlbafilm
Release date
1989
Running time
104 min
CountryAlbania
LanguageAlbanian

The Return of the Dead Army (Albanian: Kthimi i ushtrisë së vdekur) is a 1989 Albanian film directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti based on the acclaimed novel The General of the Dead Army by Ismail Kadare.

Plot

At the end of the World War II Italian Colonel Z accompanied by a priest comes back to Albania to search for the General's bones who died during the war.

Cast