Released:
2006-10-21

Overview:
Two years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose certain crimes of the nobleman Pizarro. In revenge, Pizarro has secretly imprisoned Florestan in the prison over which Pizarro is governor. The jailer of the prison, Rocco, has a daughter, Marzelline, and a servant (or assistant), Jaquino. Florestan's wife, Leonore, came to Rocco's door dressed as a boy seeking employment, and Rocco hired her. On orders, Rocco has been giving Florestan diminishing rations until he is nearly starved to death. Place: A Spanish state prison, a few miles from Seville Time: Late 18th century

Directors:
Pier' Alli, Tiziano Mancini

Runtime:
2h 28min

Genre:

• Cast:
• 
  Carsten Stabell
  as
  Don Fernando
• 
  Juha Uusitalo
  as
  Don Pizarro
• 
  Peter Seiffert
  as
  Florestan
• 
  Waltraud Meier
  as
  Leonore
• 
  Matti Salminen
  as
  Rocco