Italy / May 25, 1961
1h 54min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Young man Marco Laudato, after the '8/9/1943's WW2 armistice, enlists in the Italian Social Republic army, attending the last days of the old regime in decay.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Silla Bettini | Gioioso |
| Enzo Cerusico | Pastore |
| Maria Grazia Francia | Ida |
| Enrico Glori | oratore fascista |
| Franco Lantieri | |
| Franca Nuti | Woman searching the sugar |
| Gastone Moschin | Pasquini |
| Franco Perucci | |
| Marco Mariani | (uncredited) |
| Edgardo Siroli | (uncredited) |
Genres
War
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tiro al piccione |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ajace Produzioni Cinematografiche, Euro International Films |
| Release date | 25 maggio 1961 |
| Production | Vittorio Musy Glori, Alessandro Jacovoni |
| Writer | Ennio De Concini, Luciano Martino, Giuliano Montaldo, Fabrizio Onofri, Giose Rimanelli |
| Editing | Nino Baragli |
| Cinematography | Carlo Di Palma, Dario Di Palma, Divo Cavicchioli |
| Assistant directors | Franco Giraldi, Mimmola Girosi, Giuliano Montaldo |
| Camera operators | Dario Di Palma, Divo Cavicchioli, Carlo Di Palma |
| Additional photography | Dario Di Palma, Divo Cavicchioli, Carlo Di Palma |
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| Production design | Carlo Egidi, Nedo Azzini, Hanzi Axerio |
| Art direction | Nedo Azzini, Hanzi Axerio, Carlo Egidi |
| Set decoration | Nedo Azzini, Hanzi Axerio, Carlo Egidi |
| Music | Carlo Rustichelli, Roberto Mattioli, Mario Amari, Luigi Urbini |
| Sound | Roberto Mattioli, Mario Amari, Carlo Rustichelli, Luigi Urbini |
| Costume design | Pier Luigi Pizzi, Cesare Rovatti, Thea Boggiatto |
| Makeup | Thea Boggiatto, Cesare Rovatti, Pier Luigi Pizzi |
| Hairstyling | Cesare Rovatti, Thea Boggiatto, Pier Luigi Pizzi |
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