Arrow Academy Presents Rossellini's IL GENERALE DELLA ROVERE On UK DVD 4th July

It's a DVD news kinda day!  Arrow Academy, who've so far provided some stellar edition of international classics are, again, presenting the world with a classic from Roberto Rossellini, starring Vittorio De Sica, Il Generale Della Rovere.  Two immense talents came together to tell this story, and both are in fine form.  I cannot wait to see this one, the film is spectacular, and Arrow Academy's booklets are nothing less than that as well. Here are the details:

Arrow Films presents Il Generale Della Rovere

Roberto Rossellini directs Vittorio De Sica in this Venice Film Festival Winner, on DVD for the first time in the UK!

Roberto Rossellini's first box-office success after a string of commercial failures, notably with Ingrid Bergman was also a return to the themes of the films which brought him international fame, Rome, Open City and his other neorealist classics.

Based on an article by the Italian journalist Indro Montanelli, Rossellini casts Vittorio De Sica as confidence trickster Emanuele Bardone who helps to save Italians arrested by the Gestapo, or at least pretends to do so, in exchange for money or gifts from their family. When he attempts to save a man already executed he is turned over by the man's wife and is given the choice of execution or carrying out a confidence trick for the Germans; to assume the identity of General Della Rovere. Turning on his country to save his skin Bardone enters prison to seek out the identity of the partisan commander, Fabrizio.

Arrow Academy's Il Generale Della Rovere comes to UK DVD 4th July, edition details and pre-order links are below.