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:
Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Sandro Continenza, Michel Audiard, 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 |
| Directing | Paolo Moffa | Director |
| Writing | Georges Courteline | Novel |
| Writing | Suso Cecchi d'Amico | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sandro Continenza | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michel Audiard | Screenplay |
| Writing | Marcel Camus | Screenplay |
| Sound | Annibale Bizzelli | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Václav Vích | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eraldo Da Roma | Editor |
| Art | Gianni Polidori | Production Design |
| Art | Ugo Bloettler | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilù Carteny | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leandro Marini | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciana Palombi | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Enzo Barboni | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Augusto Tinelli | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Ovidio Del Grande | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Oscar Di Santo | Sound Engineer |
| Editing | Marcella Benvenuti | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Vanda Tuzzi | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Giorgio Tedeschi | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Marcel Camus | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pietro Notarianni | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Luigi Vanzi | Assistant Director |
| Production | Maurice Ergas | General Manager |
| Production | Mario Gabrielli | Production Manager |