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The Shortest Day

Il giorno più corto

Release: 1963-02-14 ·Runtime: 87m ·★ 6.2
Comedy History War

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

Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Titanus

Cast

Peppino De Filippo Peppino De Filippo as Zio Peppino Terence Hill Terence Hill as Soldato austriaco Virna Lisi Virna Lisi as Naja, una spia austriaca Carlo Pisacane Carlo Pisacane as Zio Michele (uncredited) Romolo Valli Romolo Valli as Il capitano Gino Buzzanca Gino Buzzanca as Guardia del corpo dei mafiosi (uncredited) Walter Pidgeon Walter Pidgeon as Ernest Hemingway (uncredited) Giacomo Rossi Stuart Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Soldato austriaco (uncredited) Giuliano Gemma Giuliano Gemma as Soldato (uncredited) Ángel Aranda Ángel Aranda as Ufficiale (uncredited) Maurizio Arena Maurizio Arena as Soldato nascosto nel pagliaio (uncredited) Lilla Brignone Lilla Brignone as Capocrocerossina (uncredited) Paolo Ferrari Paolo Ferrari as Soldato imbroglione (uncredited) Cristina Gaïoni Cristina Gaïoni as Presentatrice timida (uncredited) Massimo Girotti Massimo Girotti as Capitano alla finestra (uncredited) Claudio Gora Claudio Gora as Capitano di guardia (uncredited) Ciccio Ingrassia Ciccio Ingrassia as Francesco Coppola Stewart Granger Stewart Granger as Avvocato (uncredited) Roberto Risso Roberto Risso as Soldato austriaco (uncredited) Massimo Serato Massimo Serato as Ufficiale (uncredited) Nino Taranto Nino Taranto as Mafioso (uncredited) Gabriele Tinti Gabriele Tinti as Bersagliere (uncredited) Fausto Tozzi Fausto Tozzi as Soldato combattente (uncredited) Totò Totò as frate bersagliere Franco Balducci Franco Balducci as Soldato austriaco (uncredited) Luigi Pavese Luigi Pavese as Giudice della corte marziale (uncredited) Lia Zoppelli Lia Zoppelli as Erede siciliana (uncredited) Annie Girardot Annie Girardot as L'infermiera Paolo Stoppa Paolo Stoppa as Padre di Dino Vittorio Caprioli Vittorio Caprioli as Bersagliere alla stazione (uncredited) Memmo Carotenuto Memmo Carotenuto as Capitano medico (uncredited) Gianni Garko Gianni Garko as Uomo alla stazione (uncredited) Alberto Lupo Alberto Lupo as Ufficiale (uncredited) Aroldo Tieri Aroldo Tieri as Tenente Farsardi (uncredited) Pierre Brice Pierre Brice as Ufficiale austriaco (uncredited) Nino Castelnuovo Nino Castelnuovo as Corteggiatore (uncredited) Ivo Garrani Ivo Garrani as Erede siciliano (uncredited) Yvonne Sanson Yvonne Sanson as Moglie del balbuziente (uncredited) Amedeo Nazzari Amedeo Nazzari as Soldato strabico col pallottoliere Sylva Koscina Sylva Koscina Warner Bentivegna Warner Bentivegna as Ufficiale tedesco (uncredited) Luisella Boni Luisella Boni as Crocerossina (uncredited) Rossella Como Rossella Como as Infirmiera (uncredited) Sandra Mondaini Sandra Mondaini as Erede siciliana (uncredited) Emilio Pericoli Emilio Pericoli as Soldato (uncredited) Max Turilli Max Turilli as Soldato tedesco sulle scale (uncredited) Simone Signoret Simone Signoret as Contadina Rik Battaglia Rik Battaglia as Soldato austriaco (uncredited) Sergio Fantoni Sergio Fantoni as Aiutante del colonnello (uncredited) Alberto Farnese Alberto Farnese as Aiutante del colonnello (uncredited) Folco Lulli Folco Lulli as Ufficiale a teatro (uncredited) Ettore Manni Ettore Manni as Ettore (uncredited) Raimondo Vianello Raimondo Vianello as Fieldmaresciallo Von Gassman (uncredited) Franca Valeri Franca Valeri as Moglie del bersagliere alla stazione Franco Fabrizi Franco Fabrizi as Ferito con la borsa del ghiaccio (uncredited) Rina Morelli Rina Morelli as Madre di Dino (uncredited) David Niven David Niven as Soldato inglese (uncredited) Erminio Macario Erminio Macario as Soldato in cucina (uncredited) Ugo Tognazzi Ugo Tognazzi as Pecoraio Francesco Mulè Francesco Mulè as Soldato ferito (uncredited) Umberto Orsini Umberto Orsini as Soldato combattente (uncredited) Gordon Scott Gordon Scott as Soldato (uncredited) Nino Terzo Nino Terzo as Guardia del corpo dei mafiosi (uncredited) Walter Chiari Walter Chiari as avvocato difensore Philippe Leroy Philippe Leroy as Soldato Fiorenzo Fiorentini Fiorenzo Fiorentini as Balbuziente (uncredited) Nora Ricci Nora Ricci as Donna alla stazione (uncredited) Mac Ronay Mac Ronay as Mago Maccheroni (uncredited) Luciano Salce Luciano Salce as Ufficiale tedesco (uncredited) Enrico Viarisio Enrico Viarisio as Erede siciliano (uncredited) Aldo Fabrizi Aldo Fabrizi as facchino Franco Citti Franco Citti as Fante Romano Lorella De Luca Lorella De Luca as Erede siciliana (uncredited) Scilla Gabel Scilla Gabel as L'amante di un soldato (uncredited) Franco Giacobini Franco Giacobini as Sergente maggiore (uncredited) Teddy Reno Teddy Reno as Soldato di Trieste (uncredited) Jacques Sernas Jacques Sernas as Tenente Fiorelli (uncredited) Tiberio Murgia Tiberio Murgia as Soldato (uncredited) Gino Cervi Gino Cervi as Colonnello Daini Renato Salvatori Renato Salvatori as Soldato Anouk Aimée Anouk Aimée as Crocerossina Aldo Bufi Landi Aldo Bufi Landi as Soldato nascosto nel pagliaio (uncredited) Giacomo Furia Giacomo Furia as Guardia del corpo dei mafiosi (uncredited) Ennio Girolami Ennio Girolami as Soldato (uncredited) Piero Lulli Piero Lulli as Ufficiale a teatro (uncredited) Paolo Panelli Paolo Panelli as Soldato imbroglione (uncredited) Franco Franchi Franco Franchi as Franco Lo Grugno Mark Damon Mark Damon as Ufficiale timido (uncredited) Gérard Herter Gérard Herter as Colonnello comandante (uncredited) Stelvio Rosi Stelvio Rosi as Soldato austriaco (uncredited) Joe Sentieri Joe Sentieri as Soldato (uncredited) Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo as mafioso Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean-Paul Belmondo as Erede Siciliano (uncredited) Gabriele Ferzetti Gabriele Ferzetti as Tenente in trincea Frank Latimore Frank Latimore as Soldato Siciliano (uncredited) Antonella Lualdi Antonella Lualdi as Venditrice di fiori (uncredited) Sandra Milo Sandra Milo as Erede siciliana (uncredited) Ilaria Occhini Ilaria Occhini as Crocerossina (uncredited) Franco Sportelli Franco Sportelli as Avvocato dell'accusa (uncredited)