Comedy ·War · United States of America · 1962 · 1h 43m

The Pigeon That Took Rome

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Director
Melville Shavelson
Cast
Charlton Heston as Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator Elsa Martinelli as Antonella Massimo Harry Guardino as Sgt. Joseph Contini Salvatore Baccaloni as Ciccio Massimo Marietto Angeletti as Livio Massimo Gabriella Pallotta as Rosalba Massimo
Crew
Daniel L. Fapp — Director of Photography Frank Bracht — Editor Alessandro Cicognini — Original Music Composer Melville Shavelson — Writer Donald Downes — Novel Melville Shavelson — Producer
Tagline

He is a military-type pigeon, now a sitting duck.

Synopsis

An American Infantry officer assigned to a cloak-and-dagger role in Rome uses homing pigeons for outside contact, with humorous results.

Mood & Themes
rome, italyus army
Key Collaborators
Melville Shavelson Director Daniel L. Fapp Director of Photography Frank Bracht Editor Alessandro Cicognini Original Music Composer Melville Shavelson Writer Donald Downes Novel Melville Shavelson Producer
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