The Commander

2023 2h 0m IT

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6.9

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6.6

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 238🥫41%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 1,327

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Synopsis

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One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in history: to save the 26 shipwrecked Belgians who otherwise would have drowned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and disembark them at the nearest safe harbor. To make room for them on board his submarine, he is forced to navigate on the surface of the water for three days, visible to the enemy forces and endangering his life and that of his men.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pierfrancesco Favino
Salvatore Todaro
Massimiliano Rossi
Vittorio Marcon
Johan Heldenbergh
Georges Vogels
Silvia D'Amico
Rina Todaro
Arturo Muselli
Danilo Stiepovich
Giuseppe Brunetti
Gigino Magnifico
Gianluca Di Gennaro
Vincenzo Stumpo
Johannes Wirix
Jacques Reclercq

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edoardo De Angelis
Writers: Edoardo De Angelis, Edoardo De Angelis, Sandro Veronesi
Languages: English, French, Italian, Dutch
Countries: Italy, Belgium

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MONEY

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Earned back only 27% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Italian, Dutch.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, Belgium.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edoardo De Angelis, shot by Ferran Paredes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert Del Naja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lorenzo Peluso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Pierfrancesco Favino and Massimiliano Rossi and Johan Heldenbergh carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edoardo De Angelis directs. Ferran Paredes behind the camera. Robert Del Naja scores. Lorenzo Peluso cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Italy, Belgium. Dialogue in English, French, Italian, Dutch.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 27% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Italian, Dutch.
4International production across 2 countries: Italy, Belgium.
5Directed by Edoardo De Angelis, shot by Ferran Paredes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Robert Del Naja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Lorenzo Peluso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Pierfrancesco Favino and Massimiliano Rossi and Johan Heldenbergh carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt23573936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.