Barbarossa

Story

Synopsis

Year 1100. Italy.The Northern lands are ruled by a German emperor: Fredrick aka "Barbarossa. His dream is to conquer also the lands in the Center and in the South so as to revive the Empire that was once of the one Charles Magno.But in the North a young man from Milan has formed an army of 900 young men coming from different cities: the "company of death". This young man's name is Alberto Da Giussano. His dream is to defeat the Emperor and to give back freedom to the Northern lands.

Director

Renzo Martinelli

Writers

Giorgio Schottler, Renzo Martinelli, Anna Samueli

Language

English

Country

Italy

Release date

9 October 2009

Budget

$12,000,000

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Rutger Hauer

  Federico Barbarossa

• 

  Raz Degan

  Alberto da Giussano

• 

  Kasia Smutniak

  Eleonora

• 

  Cécile Cassel

  Beatrice di Borgogna

• 

  Ángela Molina

  Ildegarda di Binden

• 

  F. Murray Abraham

  Siniscalco Barozzi

• 

  Antonio Cupo

  Alberto dell'Orto

• 

  Christo Jivkov

  Gherardo Negro

• 

  Gian Marco Tavani

  Lorenzo della Pigna

• 

  Hristo Shopov

  Rinaldo di Dassel

• Vasile Albineț

  Alcibide

• 

  Federica Martinelli

  Tessa