''In Love and War'' is a ''

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, directed by

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. It is based on the 1971 book ''

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'' by

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. It was filmed in Italy and stars

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and

Barbora Bobuľová Barbora Bobuľová (born 29 April 1974) is a Slovak-born Italian actress. She has lived and worked mainly in Italy since 1995. Life and work Born in Martin, Bobuľová trained at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava before moving to ...

. The presentation aired on

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on November 18, 2001.

Plot

Eric Newby is an English soldier in 1943, captured by the Germans and imprisoned in a former mansion in

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. The mansion is beautiful, Prisoners are well fed and receive Red Cross packages regularly. While Wanda and her Italian girl friends bicycle past the mansion, Eric spots her, and she returns his glances. In one of the packages, Eric claims an Italian language book. Wanda finds her way into the prisoner section as an Italian language mentor. Of course, Erik becomes her student. Sometime later, Eric and others escape, and Wanda finds him. She leads him north, thinking he will escape to Switzerland. They find their way to an Italian farm. Eric is taken in by the family, made to look like an Italian (vs. Englishman), and remains on the farm as a farm worker. But the Nazi soldiers are searching for the escaped prisoners. The local people build a secret small residence in the surrounding hills to hide Eric. The Nazi soldiers arrive with tracking dogs and discover Eric’s hideout. Eric and Wanda are hiding in the nearby rocks. Not wanting Wanda to get into trouble, Eric presents himself to the German soldiers, allowing Wanda to remain hidden. Eric is returned to a prison. 2 years later, when the war is declared over, Eric returns to Wanda’s town. As he exits the bus, he is unsure where to go. Wanda spots him at the bus stop and they run into each other’s arms.

Cast

as Eric Newby *

as Wanda *

Roberto Nobile Roberto Nobile (11 November 1947 – 30 July 2022) was an Italian actor. Selected filmography References External links * 1947 births 2022 deaths Italian male film actors Male actors from Verona Italian male television actors ...

as Wanda's Father * Madlena Nedeva as Wanda's Mother * Oreste Rotundo as the Doctor *

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as Melville * Nick Reding as James * John Warnaby as Feathers *

Toby Jones Toby Edward Heslewood Jones''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 7 September 1966) is an English actor. He is known for his extensive character actor roles on stage and screen. From 1989 ...

as Bolo * Robert Weatherby as Butler * Nicholas Gallagher as Duffy * Mark Whiteley as Bob *

Maurizio Donadoni Maurizio Donadoni (born 7 January 1958) is an Italian film, stage and television actor. Born in Bergamo, Donadoni started his career on stage in the late 1970s, working among others with Luca Ronconi and Gabriele Lavia. He made his film debut in ...

as Vincenzo * Rosa Pianeta as Rosa * Bianca Nappi as Dolores * Emanuela Macchniz as Bianca * Silvia De Santis as Valeria *

Giorgio Cantarini Giorgio Cantarini (born 12 April 1992) is an Italian actor who, to date, has appeared in two Academy Award winning films: ''Life Is Beautiful'' (1997) and ''Gladiator A gladiator ( , ) was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in ...

as Slavko * Nicola Pannelli as Maurizio * Marco Quaglia as Giuseppe * Massimo Sarchielli as Merily * Orazio Stracuzzi as Baruffa * Rosa Di Brigida as Mrs. Baruffa * Franco Ravera as Osvaldo

References

External links

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''In Love and War'' at AllMovie
* 2000s war drama films 2001 television films 2001 films American war drama films 2000s English-language films Films shot in Italy Hallmark Hall of Fame episodes Films based on British novels Films directed by John Kent Harrison American drama television films 2000s American films English-language war drama films {{war-drama-film-stub