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The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day

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ComedyHistoryWar

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

14 February 1963

Country

Italy

Cast

Ciccio Ingrassia

Ciccio Ingrassia

Francesco Coppola

Franco Franchi

Franco Franchi

Franco Lo Grugno

Gino Cervi

Gino Cervi

Colonnello Daini

Totò

Totò

frate bersagliere

Eduardo De Filippo

Eduardo De Filippo

mafioso

Peppino De Filippo

Peppino De Filippo

Zio Peppino

Terence Hill

Terence Hill

Soldato austriaco

Aldo Fabrizi

Aldo Fabrizi

facchino

Walter Chiari

Walter Chiari

avvocato difensore

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Erede Siciliano (uncredited)

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

Contadina

Stewart Granger

Stewart Granger

Avvocato (uncredited)

Erminio Macario

Erminio Macario

Soldato in cucina (uncredited)

Virna Lisi

Virna Lisi

Naja, una spia austriaca

Carlo Pisacane

Carlo Pisacane

Zio Michele (uncredited)

Giuliano Gemma

Giuliano Gemma

Soldato (uncredited)

Annie Girardot

Annie Girardot

L'infermiera

Ugo Tognazzi

Ugo Tognazzi

Pecoraio

Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Tenente in trincea

Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy

Soldato

Amedeo Nazzari

Amedeo Nazzari

Soldato strabico col pallottoliere

Romolo Valli

Romolo Valli

Il capitano

Renato Salvatori

Renato Salvatori

Soldato

Paolo Stoppa

Paolo Stoppa

Padre di Dino

Franca Valeri

Franca Valeri

Moglie del bersagliere alla stazione

Anouk Aimée

Anouk Aimée

Crocerossina

Franco Citti

Franco Citti

Fante Romano

Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

Antonio Acqua

Antonio Acqua

Aiutante di campo (uncredited)

Ángel Aranda

Ángel Aranda

Ufficiale (uncredited)

Maurizio Arena

Maurizio Arena

Soldato nascosto nel pagliaio (uncredited)

Franco Balducci

Franco Balducci

Soldato austriaco (uncredited)

Rik Battaglia

Rik Battaglia

Soldato austriaco (uncredited)

Warner Bentivegna

Warner Bentivegna

Ufficiale tedesco (uncredited)

Luisella Boni

Luisella Boni

Crocerossina (uncredited)

Pierre Brice

Pierre Brice

Ufficiale austriaco (uncredited)

Lilla Brignone

Lilla Brignone

Capocrocerossina (uncredited)

Aldo Bufi Landi

Aldo Bufi Landi

Soldato nascosto nel pagliaio (uncredited)

Gino Buzzanca

Gino Buzzanca

Guardia del corpo dei mafiosi (uncredited)

Vittorio Caprioli

Vittorio Caprioli

Bersagliere alla stazione (uncredited)

Memmo Carotenuto

Memmo Carotenuto

Capitano medico (uncredited)

Nino Castelnuovo

Nino Castelnuovo

Corteggiatore (uncredited)

Rossella Como

Rossella Como

Infirmiera (uncredited)

Mark Damon

Mark Damon

Ufficiale timido (uncredited)

Lorella De Luca

Lorella De Luca

Erede siciliana (uncredited)

Franco Fabrizi

Franco Fabrizi

Ferito con la borsa del ghiaccio (uncredited)

Sergio Fantoni

Sergio Fantoni

Aiutante del colonnello (uncredited)

Alberto Farnese

Alberto Farnese

Aiutante del colonnello (uncredited)

Paolo Ferrari

Paolo Ferrari

Soldato imbroglione (uncredited)

Fiorenzo Fiorentini

Fiorenzo Fiorentini

Balbuziente (uncredited)

Giacomo Furia

Giacomo Furia

Guardia del corpo dei mafiosi (uncredited)

Scilla Gabel

Scilla Gabel

L'amante di un soldato (uncredited)

Cristina Gaïoni

Cristina Gaïoni

Presentatrice timida (uncredited)

Gianni Garko

Gianni Garko

Uomo alla stazione (uncredited)

Ivo Garrani

Ivo Garrani

Erede siciliano (uncredited)

Franco Giacobini

Franco Giacobini

Sergente maggiore (uncredited)

Ennio Girolami

Ennio Girolami

Soldato (uncredited)

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Capitano alla finestra (uncredited)

Claudio Gora

Claudio Gora

Capitano di guardia (uncredited)

Gérard Herter

Gérard Herter

Colonnello comandante (uncredited)

Frank Latimore

Frank Latimore

Soldato Siciliano (uncredited)

Antonella Lualdi

Antonella Lualdi

Venditrice di fiori (uncredited)

Folco Lulli

Folco Lulli

Ufficiale a teatro (uncredited)

Piero Lulli

Piero Lulli

Ufficiale a teatro (uncredited)

Alberto Lupo

Alberto Lupo

Ufficiale (uncredited)

Ettore Manni

Ettore Manni

Ettore (uncredited)

Daniel Mele

Daniel Mele

Dino (uncredited)

Sandra Milo

Sandra Milo

Erede siciliana (uncredited)

Sandra Mondaini

Sandra Mondaini

Erede siciliana (uncredited)

Rina Morelli

Rina Morelli

Madre di Dino (uncredited)

Francesco Mulè

Francesco Mulè

Soldato ferito (uncredited)

Tiberio Murgia

Tiberio Murgia

Soldato (uncredited)

David Niven

David Niven

Soldato inglese (uncredited)

Ilaria Occhini

Ilaria Occhini

Crocerossina (uncredited)

Umberto Orsini

Umberto Orsini

Soldato combattente (uncredited)

Paolo Panelli

Paolo Panelli

Soldato imbroglione (uncredited)

Luigi Pavese

Luigi Pavese

Giudice della corte marziale (uncredited)

Emilio Pericoli

Emilio Pericoli

Soldato (uncredited)

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)

Teddy Reno

Teddy Reno

Soldato di Trieste (uncredited)

Nora Ricci

Nora Ricci

Donna alla stazione (uncredited)

Roberto Risso

Roberto Risso

Soldato austriaco (uncredited)

Mac Ronay

Mac Ronay

Mago Maccheroni (uncredited)

Stelvio Rosi

Stelvio Rosi

Soldato austriaco (uncredited)

Giacomo Rossi Stuart

Giacomo Rossi Stuart

Soldato austriaco (uncredited)

Luciano Salce

Luciano Salce

Ufficiale tedesco (uncredited)

Yvonne Sanson

Yvonne Sanson

Moglie del balbuziente (uncredited)

Gordon Scott

Gordon Scott

Soldato (uncredited)

Joe Sentieri

Joe Sentieri

Soldato (uncredited)

Massimo Serato

Massimo Serato

Ufficiale (uncredited)

Jacques Sernas

Jacques Sernas

Tenente Fiorelli (uncredited)

Franco Sportelli

Franco Sportelli

Avvocato dell'accusa (uncredited)

Nino Taranto

Nino Taranto

Mafioso (uncredited)

Nino Terzo

Nino Terzo

Guardia del corpo dei mafiosi (uncredited)

Aroldo Tieri

Aroldo Tieri

Tenente Farsardi (uncredited)

Gabriele Tinti

Gabriele Tinti

Bersagliere (uncredited)

Fausto Tozzi

Fausto Tozzi

Soldato combattente (uncredited)

Max Turilli

Max Turilli

Soldato tedesco sulle scale (uncredited)

Raimondo Vianello

Raimondo Vianello

Fieldmaresciallo Von Gassman (uncredited)

Enrico Viarisio

Enrico Viarisio

Erede siciliano (uncredited)

Lia Zoppelli

Lia Zoppelli

Erede siciliana (uncredited)

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