War Italian Style (1965)
Overview
It's May 1943, and two Italian American soldiers, Joe and Frank, are searching the North African desert for a Nazi general called Von Kassler. Von Kassler's aide captures them, and arranges for them to escape with fake war plans. But, things don't go exactly as planned for either side.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 1.537 |
Directed By
Luigi Scattini
Crew
Franco Castellano
Luigi Scattini
Fausto Zuccoli
Titi Efrade
Pipolo
Giancarlo Ferrando
Guglielmo Vincioni
Mauro Sacripanti
Lucio Zarini
Maurizio Marvisi
Piero Umiliani
Fulvio Lucisano
Antonio Girasante
Gastone Carsetti
Vittorio Vighi
Bruno Moreal
Ludovico Scardella
Fulvio Lucisano
Federico Zanni
Romana Fortini
Renato Cinquini
Ugo Pericoli
Lucio Romeo
Rosalba Scavia
Vitantonio Ricci
TOP CAST
Franco Franchi
Frank Scordia
Ciccio Ingrassia
Joe Acampora
Buster Keaton
Gen. von Kassler
Fred Clark
Gen. Zacharias
Martha Hyer
Lt. Inge Schultze
Franco Ressel
Col. Jaeger
Barbara Loy
Inger
Alfredo Adami
German High-Ranking Officer
Ennio Antonelli
von Kassler's Driver
Renato Chiantoni
Uncle Luigi
Willi Colombini
(as Willy Colombini)
Gianni Manera
German High-Ranking Officer
Luciano Pigozzi
German High-Ranking Officer
Lino Banfi
Cigar Smoking German Soldier (uncredited)
Geoffrey Copleston
American High-Ranking Officer (uncredited)
Veriano Ginesi
Stage Worker (uncredited)
Amerigo Santarelli
Stage Worker (uncredited)
Alessandro Tedeschi
Nazi officer committing suicide (uncredited)
Ettore Martini
Nazi Soldier in Africa (uncredited)
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