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Conquered City is a italien film of genre Drama with David Niven
Conquered City (1962)
La città prigioniera
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Add to a movie listThe Captive City (Italian: La città prigioniera) is a 1962 Italian English-language war film directed by Joseph Anthony and starring David Niven, Lea Massari and Ben Gazzara. It is based on the 1955 novel The Captive City by John Appleby.
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En 1944, alors que les troupes allemandes se retirent vers le nord de la Grèce, Athènes est l'enjeu de rivalités entre factions rivales. Le Major Peter Whitfield, un Britannique, se retrouve à défendre l'hôtel Zeus, assiégé par des rebelles Grecs conduits par un certain Mavroti. À l'intérieur, se trouvent notamment le Capitaine Elliot, un autre Britannique, plusieurs Grecs loyalistes, deux Américains, le Capitaine Stubbs et le soldat Feinberg, ainsi que le propriétaire de l'hôtel, Janny Mendoris, et sa fille Lelia. Whitfield apprend que l'hôtel renferme une importante cache d'armes, dont veulent s'emparer les rebelles, et décide de résister à leurs attaques. Au cours des événements, il va découvrir qu'il y a un traître dans l'hôtel.Actors
David Niven
(Major Peter Whitfield)
Lea Massari
(Lelia Mendores)
Ben Gazzara
(Captain George Stubbs)
Daniela Rocca
(Doushka)
Martin Balsam
(Joseph Feinberg)
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