Un militare e mezzo

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Un militare e mezzo
Directed by Steno
Written by Mario Amendola
Aldo Fabrizi
Roberto Gianviti
Ruggero Maccari
Vittorio Metz
Steno
Produced by Silvio Clementelli
Starring Aldo Fabrizi
Renato Rascel
Virna Lisi
Terence Hill
Cinematography Tino Santoni
Music by Armando Trovajoli
Distributed by Lux Film (Italy)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Un militare e mezzo (literally One soldier and half) is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Steno.

Plot

Carletti, a 50-year-old man who has returned from the United States with his family, is forced into the military because he had evaded his draft. In the barracks he finds a marshal who forces him to follow law and to observe the rigorous military discipline. Carletti makes every effort in order to get out of this condition and to return to his pharmaceutical affairs which, according to him, would bring him fortune.


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