The Shortest Day (1963)
Overview
Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 3.794 |
Directed By
Sergio Corbucci
Crew
Sandro Continenza
Hanzi Axerio
Enzo Silvestri
Luciano Luna
Marcella De Marchis
Bruno Corbucci
G.B. Poletto
Giovanni Grimaldi
Franco Rossellini
Eleonora Bonicelli
Giorgio Arlorio
Adolfo Dragone
Stelvio Massi
Libero Politi
Ruggero Deodato
Sergio Corbucci
Francesco Manco
Goffredo Lombardo
Enzo Barboni
Nicla Palombi
Ruggero Mastroianni
Alfredo Melidoni
Carlo Simi
Piero Piccioni
TOP CAST
Ciccio Ingrassia
Francesco Coppola
Franco Franchi
Franco Lo Grugno
Gino Cervi
Colonnello Daini
Totò
frate bersagliere
Eduardo De Filippo
mafioso
Peppino De Filippo
Zio Peppino
Terence Hill
Soldato austriaco
Aldo Fabrizi
facchino
Walter Chiari
avvocato difensore
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Erede Siciliano (uncredited)
Simone Signoret
Contadina
Stewart Granger
Avvocato (uncredited)
Erminio Macario
Soldato in cucina (uncredited)
Virna Lisi
Naja, una spia austriaca
Carlo Pisacane
Zio Michele (uncredited)
Giuliano Gemma
Soldato (uncredited)
Annie Girardot
L'infermiera
Ugo Tognazzi
Pecoraio
Gabriele Ferzetti
Tenente in trincea
Philippe Leroy
Soldato
Amedeo Nazzari
Soldato strabico col pallottoliere
Romolo Valli
Il capitano
Renato Salvatori
Soldato
Paolo Stoppa
Padre di Dino
Franca Valeri
Moglie del bersagliere alla stazione
Anouk Aimée
Crocerossina
Franco Citti
Fante Romano
Antonio Acqua
Aiutante di campo (uncredited)
Ángel Aranda
Ufficiale (uncredited)
Maurizio Arena
Soldato nascosto nel pagliaio (uncredited)
Franco Balducci
Soldato austriaco (uncredited)
Rik Battaglia
Soldato austriaco (uncredited)
Warner Bentivegna
Ufficiale tedesco (uncredited)
Luisella Boni
Crocerossina (uncredited)
Pierre Brice
Ufficiale austriaco (uncredited)
Lilla Brignone
Capocrocerossina (uncredited)
Aldo Bufi Landi
Soldato nascosto nel pagliaio (uncredited)
Gino Buzzanca
Guardia del corpo dei mafiosi (uncredited)
Vittorio Caprioli
Bersagliere alla stazione (uncredited)
Memmo Carotenuto
Capitano medico (uncredited)
Nino Castelnuovo
Corteggiatore (uncredited)
Rossella Como
Infirmiera (uncredited)
Mark Damon
Ufficiale timido (uncredited)
Lorella De Luca
Erede siciliana (uncredited)
Franco Fabrizi
Ferito con la borsa del ghiaccio (uncredited)
Sergio Fantoni
Aiutante del colonnello (uncredited)
Alberto Farnese
Aiutante del colonnello (uncredited)
Paolo Ferrari
Soldato imbroglione (uncredited)
Fiorenzo Fiorentini
Balbuziente (uncredited)
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