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28 October 1959 (Italy)
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Italy, 1916. Oreste Jacovacci and Giovanni Busacca are called, as all the Italian youths, to serve the army in the WWI...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 5 wins
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(2 articles)
Review: 'The Last Night of Ballyhoo' at Boiler Room Theatre
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 3 December 2009, 2:55 PM, PST)
Warren Beatty, Steven Spielberg, Dino de Laurentiis: Governors Awards 2009
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 4:33 PM, PST)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 3 December 2009, 2:55 PM, PST)
Warren Beatty, Steven Spielberg, Dino de Laurentiis: Governors Awards 2009
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 4:33 PM, PST)
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one of the best movies ever
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Alberto Sordi | ... | Oreste Jacovacci |
| Vittorio Gassman | ... | Giovanni Busacca |
| Silvana Mangano | ... | Costantina |
| Folco Lulli | ... | Bordin |
| Bernard Blier | ... | Capitano Castelli |
| Romolo Valli | ... | Tenente Gallina |
| Vittorio Sanipoli | ... | Maggiore Venturi |
| Nicola Arigliano | ... | Giardino |
| Geronimo Meynier | ... | Messenger |
| Mario Valdemarin | ... | Cadet Lorenzi |
| Elsa Vazzoler | ... | Bordin's wife |
| Tiberio Murgia | ... | Nicotra |
| Livio Lorenzon | ... | Sergente Barriferri |
| Ferruccio Amendola | ... | De Concini |
| Carlo D'Angelo | ... | Capitano Ferri |
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137 min
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Monicelli is another genius and poet of the Italian cinema. We can only bless him for the long list of masterpieces he created for all of us: I soliti ignoti, Guardie e ladri, L'armata Brancaleone and of course La Grande Guerra. Two cowards, one from Rome (Sordi) the other from Lombardy (Gassman) try to save their lives during one of the most tragic moments (for Italy) of the WWI (the defense on the river Piave). While in some parts the film is truly a blame against the horrors of war, in other parts is somehow patriotic. Even the tragic final changes the protagonists into heroes, but really a strange kind of heroes, very different from the American icon (muscles and bravery). In conclusion, you will find a lot of fun but also thoughtful moments. I beg everyone who read this message to see this movies, it's truly one of the best ever.