
The Great War(1959)
Italy, 1916. Oreste Jacovacci and Giovanni Busacca are called, as all the Italian youths, to serve the army in the WWI. They both try in every way to avoid serving the army.



Alberto Sordi
Lt. Alberto Innocenzi

Eduardo De Filippo
Signor Innocenzi

Serge Reggiani
Geniere Assunto Ceccarelli

Martin Balsam
Sergente Quintino Fornaciari

Alex Nicol
Dan Al Toback

Carla Gravina
Silvia Modena

Didi Perego
Caterina Brisigoni

Claudio Gora
Colonnello

Mario Feliciani
Capitano Passerini
Jole Mauro
Teresa
Everybody Go Home! is a comedy, war, drama film released in 1960. Directed by Luigi Comencini, it stars Alberto Sordi, Eduardo De Filippo, Serge Reggiani. When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to return to their homes.
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