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Captain Corelli's Mandolin

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Corelli 's Mandolin is the story of a group of people whose lives become intertwined on the Greek island of Cephalonia during the Italian and German occupation of World War II. Dr. Iannis lives on the island with his beautiful daughter, Pelagia. When Italy invades Greece, an Italian unit occupies the island under the command of Captain Antonio Corelli, who is housed with the doctor. The light-hearted Corelli is a musician by training and brings with him his mandolin, with which he entertains the doctor and his daughter, with whom he falls in love with. However, after Italy surrenders to the Allies and changes sides in the war, Captain Corelli must defend the Greek island and the woman he loves against a German invasion.
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