---
title: 'Barbarossa (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Renzo Martinelli'
released: '2009-10-09'
runtime_minutes: 139
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/barbarossa-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242516/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Barbarossa (2009)

2009 · 139 min · History · Italy


## Synopsis

Barbarossa is a 2009 Italian English-language epic historical drama film set primarily in northern Italy during the late 12th century. Despite the film's title, Friedrich "Barbarossa" features only as a supporting character in this film, which is primarily concerned with the struggle of the Lombard League, which struggled to maintain independence from the Holy Roman Empire, led by the legendary Guelph warrior Alberto da Giussano.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Renzo Martinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-martinelli)
- **Screenplay:** [Renzo Martinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-martinelli), [Giorgio Schöttler](https://cinepixo.com/people/giorgio-schottler), [Anna Samueli](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-samueli)
- **Producer:** [Renzo Martinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-martinelli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fabio Cianchetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabio-cianchetti)
- **Editor:** [Osvaldo Bargero](https://cinepixo.com/people/osvaldo-bargero)

## Cast

- [Rutger Hauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rutger-hauer) as Frederick Barbarossa
- [F. Murray Abraham](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-murray-abraham) as Siniscalco Barozzi
- [Elena Bouryka](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-bouryka) as Antonia
- [Cécile Cassel](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecile-cassel) as Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
- [Hristo Jivkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/hristo-jivkov) as Gherardo Negro
- [Antonio Cupo](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-cupo) as Alberto dell'Orto
- [Robert Baer](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-baer) as Alberto da Giussano
- [Michele Russo](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-russo)
- [Hristo Shopov](https://cinepixo.com/people/hristo-shopov) as Rainald of Dassel
- [Ángela Molina](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-molina) as Hildegard of Bingen
- [Raz Degan](https://cinepixo.com/people/raz-degan) as Alberto da Giussano
- [Emanuela Postacchini](https://cinepixo.com/people/emanuela-postacchini)
- [Kasia Smutniak](https://cinepixo.com/people/kasia-smutniak) as Eleonora

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/barbarossa-2009
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