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200960 minPG-13documentary

5.6/ 10(157 ratings)• TMDB

Generals at War

200960 minPG-13documentary

5.6/ 10(157 ratings)• TMDB

Commanders from major World War II battles engage in strategic competition, risking their reputations and the lives of thousands in a high-stakes game.

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Commanders from major World War II battles engage in strategic competition, risking their reputations and the lives of thousands in a high-stakes game.

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Carlo Vanzina

Carlo Vanzinadirector

Jerry Calàcast

Christian De Sica

Christian De Sicacast

Massimo Boldi

Massimo Boldicast

Ezio Greggio

Ezio Greggiocast

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As commanders from the great battles of WWII go head-to-head on the battlefield, they attempt to outwit and outfight each other with strategic moves in a game of skill, bluff and counterbluff. With the lives of thousands of men at risk, the generals’ reputations hanging in the balance, the stakes are impossibly high and the pressure is on.

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