The Return of the Dead Army

The Return of the Dead Army (Kthimi i ushtrisë së vdekur) is a 1989 black comedy Albanian film, directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti and based on the acclaimed novel The General of the Dead Army by Albanian author Ismail Kadare.

Plot
At the end of World War II in Europe, Italian colonel Z and a priest companion come back to Albania to search for the bones of a general who died during the war.

Cast

 * Kastriot Ahmetaj
 * Roza Anagnosti
 * Rajmonda Bullku
 * Vasillaq Godo
 * Bujar Lako
 * Gulielm Radoja
 * Liza Vorfi
 * Ndriçim Xhepa

Other films based on the book

 * The General of the Dead Army (Italian: Il generale dell'armata morta) is a 1983 Italian film starring Michel Piccoli, based on the novel, directed by Luciano Tovoli.
 * Life and Nothing But (La Vie et rien d’autre) is a 1989 French film starring Philippe Noiret, based on the novel, directed by Bertrand Tavernier.