The Profession of Arms

The Profession of Arms (2001)

May 11th, 20011h 45min

Drama, History, War
67%

Overview

In autumn of 1526, the Emperor, Charles V, sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior papal armies, commanded by Giovanni de'Medici, try to chase them in the midst of a harsh winter. Nevertheless, the Imperial armies manage to cross the rivers along their march and get cannons thanks to the maneuvers of its Lords. In a skirmish, Giovanni de'Medici is wounded in the leg by a falconet shot. The attempts to cure him fail and he dies. The Imperial armies assault Rome. The film is beautifully but unassumingly set, and shows the hard conditions in which war is waged and its lack of glory. It ends straightforwardly with the declaration made after the death of Giovanni de'Medici by the commanders of the armies in Europe of not using again fire weapons because of their cruelty.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Borderless

Borderless


Released on: 2022-11-11
Drama

Following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Denys is forced to leave his country. He has nothing l...

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front


Released on: 1930-04-29
Drama, War

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to...

Sunflower

Sunflower


Released on: 1970-03-14
Drama, War

After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. F...

Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love


Released on: 1998-12-11
Romance, History, Comedy

Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daugh...

To Die For

To Die For


Released on: 1995-09-22
Drama, Comedy, Crime

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what s...

Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog


Released on: 1997-12-25
Comedy, Drama

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To dis...

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai


Released on: 2003-12-05
Drama, Action, War

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, whic...

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful


Released on: 1997-12-20
Comedy, Drama

A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale...

Platoon

Platoon


Released on: 1986-12-19
Drama, War, Action

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the ...

Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates


Released on: 2001-02-28
Drama, War, History, Romance

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings


Released on: 1993-10-01
Comedy, Adventure, Drama

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored...

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons


Released on: 1966-12-13
Drama, History

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas M...

Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory


Released on: 1957-10-25
War, Drama

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within t...

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King


Released on: 1975-12-03
Adventure, Drama

Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafirista...

The New Shelter

The New Shelter


Released on: 1977-11-06
Drama

Film set in a remote mountainous area where work and living conditions are harsh.

Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North


Released on: 1922-06-11
Documentary, Drama

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northe...

The Damned

The Damned


Released on: 2025-01-03
Horror, Drama, Mystery

A 19th-century widow has to make an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a for...

Apocalypto

Apocalypto


Released on: 2006-12-07
Action, Drama, History

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent inva...

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen


Released on: 1967-06-15
Action, Adventure, War

12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy châtea...

Nostalgia

Nostalgia


Released on: 1983-05-01
Drama, Romance

Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the li...