The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day

1963•1h 27m•6.2/10

ComedyHistoryWar

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(27)

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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Production

Titanus

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

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