The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
An American prisoner, hidden by some Umbrian farmers, meets, drunk, with a German soldier who is also drunk. The two believe that the war is over and embrace each other emotionally. But it is not so and soon the cannon will thunder. Uncle Tigna, who was hiding the prisoner and two of his companions, will fall victim to the Nazis.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Luigi ZampaDirector
- Suso Cecchi d'AmicoScreenplay
- Aldo FabriziScreenplay
- Piero TelliniScreenplay
- Luigi ZampaScreenplay
- Nino RotaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Aldo FabriziTigna
- Gar MooreRonald
- Mirella MontiSilvia
- John KitzmillerJoe
- Heinrich BodeHans
- Ave NinchiCorinna
- Ernesto AlmiranteGrandfather
- Nando BrunoPolitical Secretary
- Aldo SilvaniDoctor
- Gino CavalieriPreacher
- Piero PalerminiFranco
- Franco SerpilliCitto, the child