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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 by Ismail Kadare
StarringKastriot Ahmetaj
Roza Anagnosti
Rajmonda Bullku
Vasillaq Godo
Bujar Lako
CinematographyBardhyl Martiniani
Edited byMimoza Nano
Music byGjon Simoni
Distributed byAlbafilm
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryAlbania
LanguageAlbanian

The Return of the Dead Army (Albanian: Kthimi i ushtrisë së vdekur) is a 1989 black comedy Albanian film, directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti and based on the acclaimed novel The General of the Dead Army by Albanian author Ismail Kadare.[1]

Plot

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At the end of World War II in Europe, Italian colonel Z and a priest companion come back to Albania to search for the bones of a general who died during the war.

Cast

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Other films based on the book

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References

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  1. ^ "The Return of the Dead Army" – via www.filmfestival.gr.
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