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7.5/10   11 votes
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Writers:
Michael Anderson (writer)
Eric Linklater (novel)
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Genre:
Comedy | War more
Plot:
Private Angelo has been conscripted into the Italian Army in WWII. The trouble is that Private Angelo... more | add synopsis
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A Ustinov Classic more

Cast

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Godfrey Tearle ... Count Piccologrando
María Denis ... Lucrezia

Peter Ustinov ... Pvt. Angelo
Marjorie Rhodes ... Countess
James Robertson Justice ... Feste
Moyna MacGill ... Marchesa Dolce
Robin Bailey ... Simon Telfer
Harry Locke ... Cpl. Trivet
Bill Shine ... Col. Michael
John Harvey ... Cpl. McCunn
Diana Graves ... Lucia
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Additional Details

Runtime:
106 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:S

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Referenced in Logan's Run (1976) more

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A Ustinov Classic, 18 October 2004
10/10
Author: ericge (ericge@westnet.com.au) from Queensland

A classic war movie covering the period when Italy moving from fighting the allies through surrender to fighting the Axis powers. The charming story is seen through the eyes of Angelo, young aristocrat, who believes he lacks 'il dono di coraggio' - roughly 'the gift of courage'. He runs away from his unit at the front and tries to fit back into a civilian society that has yet to experience the horrors of 'liberation' by the invading armies. The war and its awful results are portrayed honestly. With a light-hearted irony the meaning of courage becomes clearer as different characters strive to live human lives during the turmoil. Angelo finds his true vocation and love in the heart of the Italian countryside. This is a must-see movie....

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