The Soldier with Great Maneuvers

The Soldier with Great Maneuvers
Directed by	Nando Cicero
Written by	Annie Albert Nando Cicero Fiorenzo Fiorentini
Starring	Edwige Fenech Renzo Montagnani
Cinematography	Giancarlo Ferrando
Edited by	Daniele Alabiso
Music by	Piero Umiliani
Distributed by	Medusa
Release date	1978 (1978)
Language	Italian

The Soldier with Great Maneuvers (Italian : La soldatessa alle grandi manovre, French : La toubib prend du galon) is a 1978 commedia sexy all'italiana film co-written and directed by Nando Cicero and starring Edwige Fenech. It is the sequel of The Nurse on a Military Tour . ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Edwige Fenech as Eva Marini
• Renzo Montagnani as Colonel Narciso Fiaschetta
• Alvaro Vitali as Alvaro Persichetti
• Michele Gammino as Gianluca Capretti
• Lino Banfi as Don Pagnotta
• Gianfranco D'Angelo as Medical Captain
• Lucio Montanaro as Salvatore
• Enzo Monteduro as Calogero
• Antonino Faà di Bruno as General Barattoli
• Renzo Ozzano as the Sergeant
• Tiberio Murgia as Carmelo
• Rita Di Lernia as Leoparda
• Grazia Di Marzà as Fiaschetta's mother
• Nino Terzo as the male nurse
• Max Turilli as General Castigo di Dio
• Renato Malavasi as Pepito
• Jacques Stany as the Captain
• Enzo Maggio as the old man
• Salvatore Baccaro as Crispino

Production

The film was a co-production between Devon Film, Medusa, Films Jacques Leitienne, and Imp.Ex.Ci. ^{[1] [2]} It was shot in Elba. ^[1]

Release

The film was released in Italian cinemas by Medusa in August 1978. ^[1]

Reception

Domestically the film was a hit, grossing over 1.100 million lire. ^[1] Giovanna Grassi on Corriere della Sera described it as "a thin little story [...] that is nothing more than an alibi for stitching together already known jokes, gags and characterisations". ^[3]

References

1. Giusti, Marco (2019). "La soldatessa alle grandi manovre". Dizionario Stracult della commedia sexy (in Italian). Bloodbuster edizioni. p. 431-2. ISBN   978-88-943385-3-9.
2. Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico (1991). "La soldatessa alle grandi manovre". Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese. p. 293. ISBN   8876059695.
3. Grassi, Giovanna (22 September 1978). "Nel regno della Fenech". Corriere della Sera . p. 19.

External links

• The Soldier with Great Maneuvers at IMDb