The Cheerful Squadron (1954)
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.
Director:
Paolo Moffa
Writers:
Sandro Continenza, Michel Audiard, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Marcel Camus.
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Vittorio De Sica as General |
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Daniel Gélin as Frédéric d'Héricourt |
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Alberto Sordi as Vergisson |
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Paolo Stoppa as Flick |
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Jean Richard as Laperrine |
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Silvana Pampanini as Albertina |
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Memmo Carotenuto as Quartermaster Sergeant |
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Charles Vanel as Hurluret |
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Carlo Lombardi as Major |
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Riccardo Fellini as Bonaparte |
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Luigi Pavese as Medical Captain |
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Uta Franz as Bice |
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Peter Trent as Mousseret |
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Giacomo Furia as Corporal |
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Gastone Bettanini as |
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Walter Santesso as Defaulter |
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Gérard Buhr as Defaulter |
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Pino Patti as Bugler |
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Attilio Martella as Cook |
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Carlo Sabatini as |
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André Hildebrand as |
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Mário Valente as |
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Fernando Birri as |
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Renzo Malatesta as |
| Writing | Sandro Continenza | Screenplay |
| Writing | Georges Courteline | Novel |
| Camera | Václav Vích | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Paolo Moffa | Director |
| Sound | Annibale Bizzelli | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Michel Audiard | Screenplay |
| Writing | Suso Cecchi d'Amico | Screenplay |
| Writing | Marcel Camus | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leandro Marini | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Maurice Ergas | General Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilù Carteny | Costume Design |
| Production | Giorgio Tedeschi | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Vanda Tuzzi | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Pietro Notarianni | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Eraldo Da Roma | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciana Palombi | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Marcella Benvenuti | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Ugo Bloettler | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Augusto Tinelli | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Ovidio Del Grande | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Oscar Di Santo | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Enzo Barboni | Camera Operator |
| Art | Gianni Polidori | Production Design |
| Directing | Marcel Camus | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Luigi Vanzi | Assistant Director |
| Production | Mario Gabrielli | Production Manager |