The Shortest Day

Original title: Il giorno più corto
Duration: 87 min
Release date: 1963-02-14
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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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Il giorno più corto

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Ciccio Ingrassia
Ciccio Ingrassia
as Francesco Coppola
Franco Franchi
Franco Franchi
as Franco Lo Grugno
Gino Cervi
Gino Cervi
as Colonnello Daini
Totò
Totò
as frate bersagliere
Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo
as mafioso
Peppino De Filippo
Peppino De Filippo
as Zio Peppino
Terence Hill
Terence Hill
as Soldato austriaco
Aldo Fabrizi
Aldo Fabrizi
as facchino
Walter Chiari
Walter Chiari
as avvocato difensore
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Erede Siciliano (uncredited)
Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret
as Contadina
Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger
as Avvocato (uncredited)
Erminio Macario
Erminio Macario
as Soldato in cucina (uncredited)
Virna Lisi
Virna Lisi
as Naja, una spia austriaca
Carlo Pisacane
Carlo Pisacane
as Zio Michele (uncredited)
Giuliano Gemma
Giuliano Gemma
as Soldato (uncredited)
Annie Girardot
Annie Girardot
as L'infermiera
Ugo Tognazzi
Ugo Tognazzi
as Pecoraio
Gabriele Ferzetti
Gabriele Ferzetti
as Tenente in trincea
Philippe Leroy
Philippe Leroy
as Soldato
Amedeo Nazzari
Amedeo Nazzari
as Soldato strabico col pallottoliere
Romolo Valli
Romolo Valli
as Il capitano
Renato Salvatori
Renato Salvatori
as Soldato
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa
as Padre di Dino
Franca Valeri
Franca Valeri
as Moglie del bersagliere alla stazione
Anouk Aimée
Anouk Aimée
as Crocerossina
Franco Citti
Franco Citti
as Fante Romano
Sylva Koscina
Sylva Koscina
as
Antonio Acqua
Antonio Acqua
as Aiutante di campo (uncredited)
Ángel Aranda
Ángel Aranda
as Ufficiale (uncredited)
Maurizio Arena
Maurizio Arena
as Soldato nascosto nel pagliaio (uncredited)
Franco Balducci
Franco Balducci
as Soldato austriaco (uncredited)
Rik Battaglia
Rik Battaglia
as Soldato austriaco (uncredited)
Warner Bentivegna
Warner Bentivegna
as Ufficiale tedesco (uncredited)
Luisella Boni
Luisella Boni
as Crocerossina (uncredited)
Pierre Brice
Pierre Brice
as Ufficiale austriaco (uncredited)
Lilla Brignone
Lilla Brignone
as Capocrocerossina (uncredited)
Aldo Bufi Landi
Aldo Bufi Landi
as Soldato nascosto nel pagliaio (uncredited)
Gino Buzzanca
Gino Buzzanca
as Guardia del corpo dei mafiosi (uncredited)
Vittorio Caprioli
Vittorio Caprioli
as Bersagliere alla stazione (uncredited)
Memmo Carotenuto
Memmo Carotenuto
as Capitano medico (uncredited)
Nino Castelnuovo
Nino Castelnuovo
as Corteggiatore (uncredited)
Rossella Como
Rossella Como
as Infirmiera (uncredited)
Mark Damon
Mark Damon
as Ufficiale timido (uncredited)
Lorella De Luca
Lorella De Luca
as Erede siciliana (uncredited)
Franco Fabrizi
Franco Fabrizi
as Ferito con la borsa del ghiaccio (uncredited)
Sergio Fantoni
Sergio Fantoni
as Aiutante del colonnello (uncredited)
Alberto Farnese
Alberto Farnese
as Aiutante del colonnello (uncredited)
Paolo Ferrari
Paolo Ferrari
as Soldato imbroglione (uncredited)
Fiorenzo Fiorentini
Fiorenzo Fiorentini
as Balbuziente (uncredited)
Giacomo Furia
Giacomo Furia
as Guardia del corpo dei mafiosi (uncredited)
Scilla Gabel
Scilla Gabel
as L'amante di un soldato (uncredited)
Cristina Gaïoni
Cristina Gaïoni
as Presentatrice timida (uncredited)
Gianni Garko
Gianni Garko
as Uomo alla stazione (uncredited)
Ivo Garrani
Ivo Garrani
as Erede siciliano (uncredited)
Franco Giacobini
Franco Giacobini
as Sergente maggiore (uncredited)
Ennio Girolami
Ennio Girolami
as Soldato (uncredited)
Massimo Girotti
Massimo Girotti
as Capitano alla finestra (uncredited)
Claudio Gora
Claudio Gora
as Capitano di guardia (uncredited)
Gérard Herter
Gérard Herter
as Colonnello comandante (uncredited)
Frank Latimore
Frank Latimore
as Soldato Siciliano (uncredited)
Antonella Lualdi
Antonella Lualdi
as Venditrice di fiori (uncredited)
Folco Lulli
Folco Lulli
as Ufficiale a teatro (uncredited)
Piero Lulli
Piero Lulli
as Ufficiale a teatro (uncredited)
Alberto Lupo
Alberto Lupo
as Ufficiale (uncredited)
Ettore Manni
Ettore Manni
as Ettore (uncredited)
Daniel Mele
Daniel Mele
as Dino (uncredited)
Sandra Milo
Sandra Milo
as Erede siciliana (uncredited)
Sandra Mondaini
Sandra Mondaini
as Erede siciliana (uncredited)
Rina Morelli
Rina Morelli
as Madre di Dino (uncredited)
Francesco Mulè
Francesco Mulè
as Soldato ferito (uncredited)
Tiberio Murgia
Tiberio Murgia
as Soldato (uncredited)
David Niven
David Niven
as Soldato inglese (uncredited)
Ilaria Occhini
Ilaria Occhini
as Crocerossina (uncredited)
Umberto Orsini
Umberto Orsini
as Soldato combattente (uncredited)
Paolo Panelli
Paolo Panelli
as Soldato imbroglione (uncredited)
Luigi Pavese
Luigi Pavese
as Giudice della corte marziale (uncredited)
Emilio Pericoli
Emilio Pericoli
as Soldato (uncredited)
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
as Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)
Teddy Reno
Teddy Reno
as Soldato di Trieste (uncredited)
Nora Ricci
Nora Ricci
as Donna alla stazione (uncredited)
Roberto Risso
Roberto Risso
as Soldato austriaco (uncredited)
Mac Ronay
Mac Ronay
as Mago Maccheroni (uncredited)
Stelvio Rosi
Stelvio Rosi
as Soldato austriaco (uncredited)
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
as Soldato austriaco (uncredited)
Luciano Salce
Luciano Salce
as Ufficiale tedesco (uncredited)
Yvonne Sanson
Yvonne Sanson
as Moglie del balbuziente (uncredited)
Gordon Scott
Gordon Scott
as Soldato (uncredited)
Joe Sentieri
Joe Sentieri
as Soldato (uncredited)
Massimo Serato
Massimo Serato
as Ufficiale (uncredited)
Jacques Sernas
Jacques Sernas
as Tenente Fiorelli (uncredited)
Franco Sportelli
Franco Sportelli
as Avvocato dell'accusa (uncredited)
Nino Taranto
Nino Taranto
as Mafioso (uncredited)
Nino Terzo
Nino Terzo
as Guardia del corpo dei mafiosi (uncredited)
Aroldo Tieri
Aroldo Tieri
as Tenente Farsardi (uncredited)
Gabriele Tinti
Gabriele Tinti
as Bersagliere (uncredited)
Fausto Tozzi
Fausto Tozzi
as Soldato combattente (uncredited)
Max Turilli
Max Turilli
as Soldato tedesco sulle scale (uncredited)
Raimondo Vianello
Raimondo Vianello
as Fieldmaresciallo Von Gassman (uncredited)
Enrico Viarisio
Enrico Viarisio
as Erede siciliano (uncredited)
Lia Zoppelli
Lia Zoppelli
as Erede siciliana (uncredited)
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