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The Italian Army fought against the Austrians during World War I.The Italian Army fought against the Austrians during World War I.The Italian Army fought against the Austrians during World War I.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 9 nominations total
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- TriviaDino De Laurentiis asked to eliminate a scene showing the arrival in the village, which serves as the center of the rear, of a number of whores. These women, with Constantina, would arrive in a military truck.
- ConnectionsEdited into Lo schermo a tre punte (1995)
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La grande guerra (1959)
A comedy (or perhaps more accurately a dramedy) about two lazy, cowardly Italian soldiers in the first World War. Sordi and Gassman are both terrific, there's some funny bits and touching commentary, and the film is very well shot with realistic battlefields. It's a sharp, humorous anti-war sentiment. I'm a bit at a loss to explain why I wasn't more taken with it. Maybe it was too scattershot, too episodic. While this does sort of mimic the chaos and randomness of war, I never felt like I could settle into the movie. Some event would start to develop and then be over a few minutes later. Then again, I can think of other movies I enjoy that do something similar (M. HULOT'S HOLIDAY) so maybe that's not it. For whatever reason, I didn't get fully engaged with this film, although I do recognize its assets. One of them being the fantastic, and very appropriate, ending.
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- MartinTeller
- Jan 4, 2012
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- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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