The Cavalier from Kruja

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The Cavalier from Kruja
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Directed by Carlo Campogalliani
Written by
Produced by Liborio Capitani
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by Mario Bonotti
Music by Alberto Ghislanzoni
Production
company
Produzione Capitani Film
Distributed by ENIC
Release date
  • 5 September 1940 (1940-09-05)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

The Cavalier from Kruja (Italian: Il cavaliere di Kruja) is a 1940 Italian war film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Doris Duranti, Antonio Centa and Leda Gloria. The film portrays the 1939 Italian invasion of Albania. [1] It was made as a propaganda work in support of the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.

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  1. Liehm p.29

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