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The Shortest Day

1963 · 87 min

A silly, good-natured wartime farce where bumbling luck stands in for heroism and famous faces pop up for the fun of it.

Overview
Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • identity
  • deception
  • survival
  • friendship
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, history, war
Directed by
Sergio Corbucci
Written by
Giovanni Grimaldi, Bruno Corbucci, Giorgio Arlorio
Starring
Ciccio Ingrassia, Franco Franchi, Gino Cervi, Totò, Eduardo De Filippo, Peppino De Filippo, Terence Hill, Aldo Fabrizi
Music
Piero Piccioni
Cinematography
Enzo Barboni
Runtime
87 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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