War ·Comedy · Italy · 1965 · 1h 36m

War Italian Style

Due marines e un generale

War Italian Style poster
Director
Luigi Scattini
Cast
Franco Franchi as Frank Scordia Ciccio Ingrassia as Joe Acampora Buster Keaton as Gen. von Kassler Fred Clark as Gen. Zacharias Martha Hyer as Lt. Inge Schultze Franco Ressel as Col. Jaeger
Crew
Fausto Zuccoli — Director of Photography Renato Cinquini — Editor Piero Umiliani — Original Music Composer Castellano — Screenplay Pipolo — Screenplay Fulvio Lucisano — Producer
Synopsis

It's May 1943, and two Italian American soldiers, Joe and Frank, are searching the North African desert for a Nazi general called Von Kassler. Von Kassler's aide captures them, and arranges for them to escape with fake war plans. But, things don't go exactly as planned for either side.

Mood & Themes
italian americanitalyworld war iiprisoner of warnazi officermadcap comedynorth africasecret weaponamerican soldiersadventure comedy
Key Collaborators
Luigi Scattini Director Fausto Zuccoli Director of Photography Renato Cinquini Editor Piero Umiliani Original Music Composer Castellano Screenplay Pipolo Screenplay Fulvio Lucisano Producer Gastone Carsetti Production Design Ugo Pericoli Costume Design
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