The Cheerful Squadron (1955)

  • NR
  • 02/18/1955 (BE)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 30m

Overview

The Cheerful Squadron is a 1954 Italian war-comedy film directed by Paolo Moffa and Interpreted by movie stars like Paolo Stoppa, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Sordi and Silvana Pampanini. Based on the military environment novel The Allegro Squadron by Georges Courteline (1886), this film presents a series of sketches on military life in the late nineteenth century.

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Screenplay

Georges Courteline

Novel

Paolo Moffa

Director

Michel Audiard

Screenplay

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Screenplay

Marcel Camus

Screenplay

Cast

Vittorio De Sica's headshot

Vittorio De Sica

Il generale
Daniel Gélin's headshot

Daniel Gélin

Il soldato Frédéric d'Héricourt
Alberto Sordi's headshot

Alberto Sordi

Il soldato Vergisson
Paolo Stoppa's headshot

Paolo Stoppa

Il maresciallo Flick
Jean Richard's headshot

Jean Richard

Il soldato Laperrine
Silvana Pampanini's headshot

Silvana Pampanini

Albertina, la camiera del maggiore
Memmo Carotenuto's headshot

Memmo Carotenuto

The Quartermaster Sergeant
Charles Vanel's headshot

Charles Vanel

Il capitano Hurluret

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