The Shortest Day

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 Ciccio Ingrassia and Franco Franchi 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]

The Shortest Day
Directed bySergio Corbucci
Produced byGoffredo Lombardo
Written bySandro Continenza
Bruno Corbucci
Giovanni Grimaldi
Giorgio Arlorio
StarringFranco Franchi
Ciccio Ingrassia
Music byPiero Piccioni
CinematographyEnzo Barboni
Edited byRuggero Mastroianni
Distributed byTitanus Films
Release date
1963
Running time
95 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Plot

Two Sicilians, Franco and Ciccio, are taken from a small town in Sicily and shipped out with a unit in the Italian army which has to fight the Austrian troops in World War I. Upon war's end, Franco and Ciccio, more clumsy than ever, return to Italy but find themselves out of work.

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.


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