Release Date: Jan 1, 1966 Wide
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In this service comedy set during World War II, Capt. Cash (Dick Shawn) and Lt. Christian (James Coburn) are given orders to invade a small but strategically important village in Sicily. To their surprise, none of the natives offer the slightest resistance to the Americans taking over their town, who present only one stipulation -- the main event on the town's annual social calendar, a football match followed by a wine festival, is scheduled to happen in a few days. If the Americans would be
Jan 1, 1966 Wide
May 20, 2008
United Artists
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War as fun in this service comedy by director Blake Edwards.
Cheerfully nihilistic WWII spoof
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