The Shortest Day
1963 · 1h 27m · N/A
Comedy, History, War
Directed by
Sergio Corbucci
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The Shortest Day
Overview
Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.
Director and cast
- Sergio Corbucci Director
- 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
- Terence Hill as Soldato austriaco
- Aldo Fabrizi as facchino
- Walter Chiari as avvocato difensore
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Erede Siciliano (uncredited)
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