Captain Corelli's Mandolin (film)
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| Directed by | John Madden |
| Screenplay by | Shawn Slovo |
| Based on | Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières |
| Produced by | Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Mark Huffam Kevin Loader |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John Toll |
| Edited by | Mick Audsley |
| Music by | Stephen Warbeck |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Japan Miramax Films (through Buena Vista International) France BAC Films International Universal Pictures (though United International Pictures) |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Countries | France United Kingdom United States |
| Languages | English Greek German Italian |
| Budget | $57 million |
| Box office | $62 million |
Captain Corelli's Mandolin is a 2001 war film directed by John Madden. It is based on the 1994 novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières. The film pays homage to the thousands of Italian soldiers executed at the Massacre of the Acqui Division by German forces in Cephalonia in September 1943, and to the people of Cephalonia who were killed in the post-war earthquake. The novel's protagonists are portrayed by actors Nicolas Cage and Penélope Cruz.