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The Profession of Arms

Charles V sends German landsknechts headed by Georg von Frundsberg to Rome in 1526. Giovanni de'Medici's inferior papal armies chase them in winter. Lords' tactics help Imperial soldiers cross rivers and get guns. A falconet shot wounds Giovanni de'Medici in the leg. He dies despite treatments. The Empire attacks Rome. The film exposes war's terrible conditions and lack of grandeur in a gorgeous yet plain setting. After Giovanni de'Medici's death, European commanders vowed not to use fire weapons again due to their cruelty.

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