The Shortest Day

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The Shortest Day
Il giorno piu corto.jpg
Directed by Sergio Corbucci
Written by Sandro Continenza
Bruno Corbucci
Giovanni Grimaldi
Giorgio Arlorio
Produced by Goffredo Lombardo
Starring
Cinematography Enzo Barboni
Edited by Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by Piero Piccioni
Distributed by Titanus Films
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
95 minutes
Country Italy
Languages Italian
English
German
French

The Shortest Day (Italian : Il giorno più corto) is a 1963 Italian comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie The Longest Day and stars the popular duo Franco and Ciccio in the leading roles. Dozens of other well-known actors, from both European and American cinema, agreed to appear in the movie in cameo roles for free to avert the bankruptcy of the production company, Titanus. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Two Sicilians, Franco and Ciccio, are put before a war tribunal after World War I. Their defense attorney relates the story of how the two men came to be accidentally shipped out to the trenches and how they subsequently found themselves behind enemy lines, mistaken for German soldiers.

Cast

References

  1. "Il giorno piu' corto". AntonioDeCurtis.com. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. "Il giorno più corto". Rai.
  3. Alberto Anile. "Il giorno più corto - rassegna stampa". My Movies. Retrieved 22 November 2011.