Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi' — General Della Rovere Character Profile

About Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi'

Petty thief hired by German occupation forces to impersonate a resistance leader. Gradually internalizes the role, encourages fellow prisoners to show courage, and accepts execution rather than betraying the resistance.

Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi' — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Vittorio De Sica

Appears in

General Della Rovere (1959)

Role

Protagonist

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• Vera (the madam) (Mary Greco)
• Paolo (Nando Angelini)
• Pietro Valeri (Giuseppe Rosetti)
• German officer (Kurt Polter)
• Prisoner (Luciano Pigozzi)
• Prison guard (Bernardo Menicacci)
• Partisan girl (Lucia Modugno)
• Bit part (uncredited) (Peter Boom)
• Bit part (uncredited) (Armando Annuale)