How I Lost the War

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How I Lost the War
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Directed by Carlo Borghesio
Written by
Produced by Luigi Rovere
Starring Erminio Macario
Cinematography Aldo Tonti
Edited by Rolando Benedetti
Music by Nino Rota
Production
company
Distributed byLux Film
Release date
  • 1947 (1947)
LanguageItalian

How I Lost the War (Italian : Come persi la guerra) is a 1947 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Italy, late 1940s. After being forced to wear military uniforms for most of his life, when the war ends, Leo replaces them with a firefighter's uniform.

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References

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