During World War II, an Italian Captain named Antonio Corelli is put in command of a garrison that is occupying the Greek island of Cephallonia. When the Italians arrive on the unspoiled island, they think of it as a Greek vacation, the war a distant radio dispatch.

At first the villagers resent these uninvited guests, but soon the Italians' charm and passion for life wear away differences of nationality and circumstance. After the fisherman fiance of local beauty Pelagia departs to fight with the Greek army, she falls in love with Corelli.

As Corelli confronts the violent realities of warfare, he must imagine leaving Cephallonia and the woman he has come to love possibly forever.

Directed by
John Madden

Cast
Nicolas Cage - Captain Antonio Corelli
Penelope Cruz - Pelagia
John Hurt - Doctor Iannis
Christian Bale - Mandras
David Morrissey - Captain Weber
Irene Papas - Drosoula
Piero Maggio - Carlo
Gerasimos Skiadaresis - Stamatis
Aspasia Kralli - Mrs Stamatis
Michalis Giannatos - Kokolios
Dimitris Kamperidis - Father Arsenios

Production Co.
Production Companies
WT2
StudioCanal U.S.
Free Range Films

Produced by
Kevin Loader
Mark Huffam
Tim Bevan

Studio
Universal Pictures

Writer
Louis de Bernieres
Shawn Slovo
Tim Metcalfe

Music
Stephen Warbeck