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Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin is a novel by Louis de Bernières[?]. It is a love story about an Italian captain and the daughter of the local physician on the island Keffalinia[?]. It is set against the background of the Italian/German occupation of the island during World War II.

A movie version of Captain Corelli's Mandolin was released in 2001, with Nicolas Cage as Captain Corelli, John Hurt as Dr Iannis, and Penelope Cruz as his daughter. It was directed by John Madden.

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