Comedy ·History ·War · Italy · 1963 · 1h 27m

The Shortest Day

Il giorno più corto

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Director
Sergio Corbucci
Cast
Ciccio Ingrassia as Francesco Coppola Franco Franchi as Franco Lo Grugno Gino Cervi as Colonnello Daini Totò as frate bersagliere Eduardo De Filippo as mafioso Peppino De Filippo as Zio Peppino
Crew
Enzo Barboni — Director of Photography Ruggero Mastroianni — Editor Piero Piccioni — Original Music Composer Giorgio Arlorio — Screenplay Bruno Corbucci — Screenplay Giovanni Grimaldi — Screenplay
Synopsis

Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.

Mood & Themes
world war ifranco e ciccio
Key Collaborators
Sergio Corbucci Director Enzo Barboni Director of Photography Ruggero Mastroianni Editor Piero Piccioni Original Music Composer Giorgio Arlorio Screenplay Bruno Corbucci Screenplay Giovanni Grimaldi Screenplay Sandro Continenza Story Goffredo Lombardo Producer Carlo Simi Production Design Marcella De Marchis Costume Design
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