Synopsis
Italy, 1916. Oreste Jacovacci and Giovanni Busacca are called, as all the Italian youths, to serve the army in the WWI. They both try in every way to avoid serving the army.
Movie Information
- Director
- Mario Monicelli
- Writers
- Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni
- Release Year
- 1959
- Runtime
- 137 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, War, Drama
- Language
- IT
- Country
- France, Italy
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 (376 votes)
Top Cast
Vittorio Gassman
Giovanni Busacca
Alberto Sordi
Oreste Jacovacci
Silvana Mangano
Costantina
Folco Lulli
Bordin
Bernard Blier
Capitano Castelli
Romolo Valli
Tenente Gallina
Vittorio Sanipoli
Maggiore Venturi
Nicola Arigliano
Giardino
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