Italy / Dec 05, 1954
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Charles Vanel | Hurluret |
| Carlo Lombardi | Major |
| Riccardo Fellini | Bonaparte |
| Luigi Pavese | Medical Captain |
| Uta Franz | Bice |
| Peter Trent | Mousseret |
| Giacomo Furia | Corporal |
| Gastone Bettanini | |
| Walter Santesso | Defaulter |
| Gérard Buhr | Defaulter |
| Pino Patti | Bugler |
| Attilio Martella | Cook |
| Carlo Sabatini | |
| André Hildebrand | |
| Mário Valente | |
| Fernando Birri | |
| Renzo Malatesta |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Allegro squadrone |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Film Costellazione, Les Films Fernand Rivers, Zebra Film |
| Release date | 5 dicembre 1954 |
| Writer | Marcel Camus, Georges Courteline, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Sandro Continenza, Michel Audiard |
| Editing | Eraldo Da Roma, Marcella Benvenuti |
| Cinematography | Václav Vích, Augusto Tinelli, Enzo Barboni |
| Assistant directors | Marcel Camus, Luigi Vanzi, Pietro Notarianni, Paolo Moffa, Vanda Tuzzi |
| Camera operators | Enzo Barboni, Václav Vích, Augusto Tinelli |
| Additional photography | Václav Vích, Augusto Tinelli, Enzo Barboni |
| Production design | Gianni Polidori, Ugo Bloettler |
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| Art direction | Gianni Polidori, Ugo Bloettler |
| Set decoration | Ugo Bloettler, Gianni Polidori |
| Music | Annibale Bizzelli, Oscar Di Santo, Ovidio Del Grande |
| Sound | Annibale Bizzelli, Oscar Di Santo, Ovidio Del Grande |
| Costume design | Marilù Carteny, Leandro Marini, Luciana Palombi |
| Makeup | Leandro Marini, Luciana Palombi, Marilù Carteny |
| Hairstyling | Marilù Carteny, Leandro Marini, Luciana Palombi |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Belgium / Feb 18, 1955
Portugal / Feb 18, 1955
France / Jun 10, 1955
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Germany / Sep 26, 1958
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