The War of the Volcanoes
2012, English. Directed by Francesco Patierno.
In 1948, a fan letter arrived for director Roberto Rossellini from Ingrid Bergman, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars; after a meeting in New York, Rossellini invited Bergman to Italy to work on a project. Meanwhile, Anna Magnani, one of Italy’s biggest stars and Rossellini’s longtime lover, was furious. When the Rossellini/Bergman project was announced as a tale set on Stromboli, one of the volcanic Aeolian Islands, Magnani quickly set up her own Aeolian project, financed by Hollywood, to be called Volcano. Italy’s tabloids simply went wild: the prospect of these two great divas battling it out with rival productions was breathlessly followed, especially as it became clear that the Rossellini/Bergman relationship was more than professional. Francesco Patierno has created an engrossing, revealing and highly entertaining chronicle of this cinematic battle royal.
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- 0h 52m
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- 2 September 2012
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- Maria Gabriella Giannice, Alberto Anile, Francesco Patierno
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The War of the Volcanoes isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 September 2012. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The War of the Volcanoes?
The War of the Volcanoes (2012) was directed by Francesco Patierno and stars Ingrid Bergman, Roberto Rossellini, Anna Magnani.