Question 1

Why was the original script for The Camp Followers rejected?

Accepted Answer

Producer Moris Ergas deemed the first adaptation by Franco Solinas and Gillo Pontecorvo not spectacular enough and ordered a new adaptation by other writers.

Question 2

Which festivals featured The Camp Followers?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Moscow International Film Festival (1965), IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival (2019), and Locarno International Film Festival (1993).

Question 3

What historical statement opens the film?

Accepted Answer

The film opens with a statement about Mussolini declaring war on Greece on October 28, 1940, and the subsequent Greek counter-attack in Albania.

Question 4

Who plays Lieutenant Gaetano Martino in The Camp Followers?

Accepted Answer

Tomas Milian plays Lieutenant Gaetano Martino.

Question 5

What is the synopsis of The Camp Followers?

Accepted Answer

In WWII, Lieut. Martino and his men are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountainous ways to serve in brothels for Italian soldiers in Albania.

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