The Shortest Day

February. 14,1963      
Rating:
5.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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

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
Tomas Milian as  

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Reviews

BootDigest
1963/02/14

Such a frustrating disappointment

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Lucybespro
1963/02/15

It is a performances centric movie

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Kailansorac
1963/02/16

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

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Paynbob
1963/02/17

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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