Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)

Carla Campbell receives maintenance payment by three former GIs who all believe to be the father of her daughter Gia.

Director:

Melvin Frank

Writers:

Melvin Frank, Denis Norden,

Stars:

Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Phil Silvers

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gina Lollobrigida	...	Carla Campbell
Shelley Winters	...	Shirley Newman
Phil Silvers	...	Phil Newman
Peter Lawford	...	Justin Young
Telly Savalas	...	Walter Braddock
Lee Grant	...	Fritzie Braddock
Janet Margolin	...	Gia Campbell
Marian McCargo	...	Lauren Young (as Marian Moses)
Naomi Stevens	...	Rosa
Renzo Palmer	...	Mayor
Giovanna Galletti	...	Countess
James Mishler	...	Stubby
Dale Cummings	...	Pete
Philippe Leroy	...	Vittorio

Storyline

Twenty years after their initial war-time visit three U.S. servicemen hold a reunion at an Italian village. They all have fond memories, especially of local girl Carla. But she has been telling each of them that they are the father of her daughter Gia, so they have all been paying well for her upbringing. As this dawns on the threesome old rivalries surface, but times have changed and complications such as wives, middle-age, and the need to protect Gia's future start to surface.

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Plot Keywords:

italian | wartime | van | small town | family relationships | 

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Taglines:

Take someone you love to a nice, warm, funny picture about a nice, warm, unwed mother.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

M

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Italian

Release Date:

December 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alle mine mænd

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Connaught Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mrs. Campbell's red sports car is a Fiat 1500 Cabrio. Gia's car is a Renault Caravelle. Each taxicab is a Fiat 600 Multipla.

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Quotes

Justin Young: [Tallying up the amount of money they've collectively sent to Mrs. Campbell over the years] You averaged 85 a month, you - a hundred and fifteen, me - a hundred a forty... which, over twenty years, compounded at six percent interest, would come to a hundred and ninety seven thousand dollars.
Walter Braddock: [incredulous] A hundred and ninety seven *thousand*?... We paid more war damages than Germany!

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Connections

References Ferdinand the Bull (1938)

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Soundtracks

"Moonlight Serenade"
Music by Glenn Miller

User Reviews

Gina's a delight in this '60s screwball comedy

Former sex goddess Gina Lollobrigida is a gorgeous 40ish redhead in this screwball comedy set in Italy in 1968.

La Lollo plays the mother of the lovely Janet Margolin, whose American soldier father was supposedly killed during World War II. The thing is, Gina isn't sure who the father was, since she was friendly with three soldiers at the time, (played by Peter Lawford, Phil Silvers and Telly Savalas), and all are very much alive. Each of the three thinks he is the father and has been financially supporting the girl in secret for over 20 years. Trouble and hilarity ensue when the three men and their wives return to the Italian village for an Army reunion, and Gina has to juggle all six of them while keeping her daughter from finding out the truth.

It's a funny script that hearkens back to Hollywood's great screwball comedies, with especially good jobs from Silvers and Savalas and Shelley Winters and Lee Grant as their wives. But it's Gina who steals the show with her glamorous mugging.