The General of the Dead Army (film)

{{short description|1983 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The General of the Dead Army

| director = Luciano Tovoli

| writer = Jean-Claude Carrière
Ismail Kadare
Michel Piccoli
Luciano Tovoli

| starring = Marcello Mastroianni

|based_on = The General of the Dead Army by Ismail Kadare

| cinematography = Giuseppe Tinelli
Luciano Tovoli

| editing = Jennifer Augé

| released = {{film date|1983|10|19|df=yes}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

}}

The General of the Dead Army ({{langx|it|Il generale dell'armata morta}}) is a 1983 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Tovoli{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/157992/Le-General-de-l-Armee-Morte/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021033657/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/157992/Le-General-de-l-Armee-Morte/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2012 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |date=2012 |title=NY Times: The General of the Dead Army |access-date=31 March 2009}} and based on the 1963 novel by Albanian author Ismail Kadare.