The Cheerful Squadron
| The Cheerful Squadron | |
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| Directed by | Paolo Moffa |
| Written by | Georges Courteline (play) Suso Cecchi d'Amico Alessandro Continenza Michel Audiard Marcel Camus |
| Starring | Vittorio De Sica Daniel Gélin Alberto Sordi Silvana Pampanini |
| Cinematography | Václav Vích Enzo Barboni |
| Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Music by | Annibale Bizzelli |
Production companies | Film Costellazione Produzione Les Films Fernand Rivers Zebra Films |
| Distributed by | CEI Incom |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Cheerful Squadron (
historical war comedy film directed by Paolo Moffa and starring Vittorio De Sica, Daniel Gélin, Alberto Sordi and Silvana Pampanini.[1][2] It is the third adaptation of a story by Georges Courteline
about life in the French military in the late nineteenth century.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Gianni Polidori.
Cast
- Vittorio De Sica as the General
- Daniel Gélin as Frédéric d'Héricourt
- Paolo Stoppa as Maresciallo Flik
- Alberto Sordi as Vergisson
- Silvana Pampanini as Albertina
- Charles Vanel as Hurluret
- Luigi Pavese as Capitano medico
- Riccardo Fellini as Bonaparte
- Memmo Carotenuto as Sergente maggiore
- Peter Trent as Lt. Moussent
- Giacomo Furia as Caporale
- Jean Richard as Laperrine
- Oreste Lionello
See also
- The Gaieties of the Squadron (1913)
- Fun in the Barracks (1932)
References
- ISBN 8876055487.
- ISBN 8860736269.
External links
- The Cheerful Squadron at IMDb
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