---
title: 'Many Wars Ago (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Francesco Rosi'
released: '1970-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Yugoslavia'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/many-wars-ago-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066511/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Many Wars Ago (1970)

1970 · 97 min · Drama, War · Yugoslavia, Italy

Original title: Uomini contro

## Synopsis

Many Wars Ago is a 1970 anti-war film set on the Alpine Front of the First World War. Directed, produced, and co-written by Francesco Rosi, the film is based on Emilio Lussu's memoir One Year on the High Plateau, recounting his experiences at the Battle of Asiago. The Italian–Yugoslav co-production was filmed in Belgrade and Zagreb, and stars Mark Frechette, Gian Maria Volonté, and Alain Cuny. It premiered at the 31st Venice International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Francesco Rosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-rosi)
- **Screenplay:** [Francesco Rosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-rosi), [Tonino Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-guerra), [Emilio Lussu](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-lussu), [Raffaele La Capria](https://cinepixo.com/people/raffaele-la-capria)
- **Producer:** [Francesco Rosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-rosi), [Marina Cicogna](https://cinepixo.com/people/marina-cicogna)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Piero Piccioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-piccioni)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pasqualino De Santis](https://cinepixo.com/people/pasqualino-de-santis)
- **Editor:** [Ruggero Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruggero-mastroianni)

## Cast

- [Mario Feliciani](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-feliciani)
- [Alain Cuny](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-cuny)
- [Franco Graziosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-graziosi)
- [Giampiero Albertini](https://cinepixo.com/people/giampiero-albertini)
- [Franca Sciutto](https://cinepixo.com/people/franca-sciutto)
- [Francesco D'Adda](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-d-adda)
- [Gian Maria Volonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/gian-maria-volonte)
- [Pier Paolo Capponi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pier-paolo-capponi)
- [Gianni Pulone](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-pulone)
- [Stavros Tornes](https://cinepixo.com/people/stavros-tornes)
- [Mark Frechette](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-frechette)
- [Daria Nicolodi](https://cinepixo.com/people/daria-nicolodi)
- [Nino Vingelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-vingelli)
- [Spartaco Conversi](https://cinepixo.com/people/spartaco-conversi)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/many-wars-ago-1970
Film facts: Wikidata (Q810703); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.