In WW2, an Italian Army unit of misfits occupies an isolated non-strategic Greek island for the duration of the war.
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- Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations.
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| Diego Abatantuono | ... |
Nicola Lorusso
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| Claudio Bigagli | ... |
Raffaele Montini
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| Giuseppe Cederna | ... |
Antonio Farina
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Claudio Bisio | ... |
Corrado Noventa
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| Gigio Alberti | ... |
Eliseo Strazzabosco
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Ugo Conti | ... |
Luciano Colasanti
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Memo Dini | ... |
Libero Munaron
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Vasco Mirandola | ... |
Felice Munaron
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| Vana Barba | ... |
Vassilissa
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Luigi Montini | ... |
Pope
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Irene Grazioli | ... |
Iazu
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| Antonio Catania | ... |
Carmelo LaRosa
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Luigi Rocchetti | ... |
Dimitri (uncredited)
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Alessandro Vivarelli | ... |
Nonzo - the turkish sailor (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gabriele Salvatores | ||
Written by
| Enzo Monteleone | ... | () |
Produced by
| Silvio Berlusconi | ... | producer |
| Mario Cecchi Gori | ... | producer |
| Vittorio Cecchi Gori | ... | producer |
| Gianni Minervini | ... | producer |
Music by
| Giancarlo Bigazzi | ||
| Marco Falagiani | ||
Cinematography by
| Italo Petriccione | ||
Editing by
| Nino Baragli | ||
Editorial Department
| Pierfrancesco Achilli | ... | second assistant editor |
| Alessandro Baragli | ... | first assistant editor |
| Pasquale Cuzzupoli | ... | color timer (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Thalia Istikopoulou | ||
Costume Design by
| Francesco Panni | ||
Makeup Department
| Vincenzo Cardella | ... | hair stylist (as Enzo Cardella) |
| Luigi Rocchetti | ... | makeup artist / makeup department head |
Production Management
| Nicolò Forte | ... | production manager |
| Françoise Kerrouche | ... | production manager |
| Alessandro Vivarelli | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Antonella Licata | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Agatino Fonti | ... | assistant property master |
| E. Rancati | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Massimo Anzellotti | ... | foley artist |
| Romano Checcacci | ... | sound mixer |
| Tiziano Crotti | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Giovanni Corridori | ... | special effects (as G. Corridori) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Cristina Balboni | ... | second assistant camera |
| Maurizio Benvenuto | ... | grip |
| Maurizio Cartocci | ... | grip |
| Massimo Galiano | ... | key grip (as Onofrio Massimo Galiano) |
| Marcello Pericone | ... | gaffer |
| Silvia Salamon | ... | first assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Ruggero Peruzzi | ... | wardrobe |
| Alessandra Querzola | ... | assistant costume designer |
Music Department
| Massimo Barbieri | ... | music recordist / musician |
| Rodolfo Bianchi | ... | music mixer |
| Adolfo Broegg | ... | musician |
| Goffredo Degli Espositi | ... | musician |
| Marco Falagiani | ... | conductor / music arranger |
| Riccardo Galardini | ... | musician |
| Massimo Pacciani | ... | musician |
| Maurizio Picchio | ... | musician |
| Gabriele Russo | ... | musician |
Script and Continuity Department
| Samantha Natalucci | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Nicolò Forte | ... | general manager |
| Marco Landolfi | ... | cashier |
| Enrico Lucherini | ... | press attache / press promotion |
| Roberto Luvisotti | ... | administrator |
| Rossella Mercurio | ... | direction secretary |
| Fabio Mobili | ... | production secretary |
| Antonello Oliva | ... | production secretary |
| Gianluca Pignatelli | ... | press attache |
Thanks
| Alessandra Lentini | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- A.M.A. Film
- Penta Distribuzione
- Silvio Berlusconi Communications
- Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
Distributors
- Penta Distribuzione (1991) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Jugendfilm-Verleih (1992) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Kuzui Enterprises (1993) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (1993) (France) (theatrical)
- Aquarius TV (2000) (Greece) (tv)
- Cecchi Gori Home Video (2008) (Italy) (DVD) (uncut)
- Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2020) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)
- Gativideo (1992) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Miramax (1992) (United States) (subtitled)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain)
- Vídeo Arte (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Costumi d'Arte (costumes)
- Fratelli Cartocci S.r.l. (transportation coordinator)
- Rocchetti e Carboni (wigs)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Greek Sea, World War II. An Italian ship leaves a handful of soldiers on a little island; their mission is to spot enemy ships and to hold the island in case of attack. The village of the island seems abandoned and there isn't a single enemy in sight, so the soldiers begin to relax a little. Things change when their ship is hit and destroyed by the enemy, and the soldiers find themselves abandoned there. Actually, the island isn't deserted and when the Greeks understand that those Italians are harmless, they come out of their hiding places in the mountains and continue their peaceful lives. Soon the soldiers discover that being left behind in a God-forgotten Greek island isn't such a bad thing, after all...
Written by Flavio Rizzardi |
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| Taglines | On a magical Greek island a soldier is about to discover that it is better to make love instead of war [Australian theatrical] See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The island the movie is set on is called Megísti in Italian, Mes in Turkish and Kastellorizo in Greek. It is the easternmost inhabited Greek island and is located just 1 mile off the coast of Turkey. See more » |
| Goofs | The day after the unit realizes they're stranded on the island, the radio having been damaged in an accident, Sgt Maj Lo Russo misguidedly attempts to raise the soldiers' spirits and whip them into shape, by having them sing "Il Canto degli Italiani", aka "Fratelli d'Italia". While popular before the Unification, the Kingdom of Italy adopted the Savoy Royal March as its anthem, and it wasn't until after the war, in 1946, that the Canto became Italy's provisional national anthem. It took even longer for it to gain official status, which was ratified in 2017. Under Mussolini, non-Fascist songs fell out of favor, and were replaced by fascist chants such as Giovinezza, the official hymn of the Fascist Party. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #2.22 (2000). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Parlami d'amore Mariù See more » |
| Quotes |
Nicola Lorusso:
Life isn't enough. One life isn't enough for me. There aren't enough days. Too many things to do, too many ideas. Every sunset upsets me because another day has gone by. See more » |