The Two Colonels
1963 Italian film
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| Directed by | Steno |
| Written by | Bruno Corbucci Giovanni Grimaldi |
| Produced by | Gianni Buffardi |
| Starring | Totò Walter Pidgeon |
| Cinematography | Gino Santoni |
| Edited by | Giuliana Attenni |
| Music by | Gianni Ferrio |
| Distributed by | Titanus |
Release dates | Italy: 1963 USA: 1966 |
Running time | 96 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Italian English |
I due colonnelli (internationally released as The Two Colonels) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Steno.[1][2] The character of Totò took inspiration from a similar character he played in Totò Diabolicus.[3]
Plot
The story is of Italian and British troops facing off on the Greek-Albanian border in 1943. Both sides take, lose, and retake a border village countless times during the entire movie. The village is taken and retaken by both sides so many times that the locals don't even pay attention to the battles any more and openly collaborate with whichever side is occupying the village at that time. Both sides use the same hotel as their HQ and a friendship and mutual respect even develops between the two opposing commanding officers. This goes on until the Germans arrive and order the Italian commander to destroy the village killing its inhabitants, an order the Italian commander refuses to carry out bringing on a death sentence. His men refuse the German officer's order to fire and are also condemned to death. The British recapture the village just in time to save the Italians, all rejoice at the news that Italy has just asked for an armistice.
Cast
- Totò: Colonel Antonio Di Maggio Regio Esercito
- Walter Pidgeon: Colonel Timothy Henderson Royal Fusiliers
- Nino Taranto: Sgt. Quaglia
- Giorgio Bixio: Soldier Giobatta Parodi
- Toni Ucci: Mazzetta
- Nino Terzo: Soldier La Padula
- Scilla Gabel: Iride
- Gérard Herter: German General von Tirpitz
- Roland Bartrop (as Roland von Bartrop): Major Kruger
- Andrea Scotti : Iride's husband
References
External links
- The Two Colonels at IMDb
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Films directed by Steno
- A Night of Fame (1949)
- A Dog's Life (1950)
- È arrivato il cavaliere! (1950)
- Cops and Robbers (1951)
- Toto and the King of Rome (1952)
- Toto and the Women (1952)
- Toto in Color (1952)
- The Unfaithfuls (1953)
- Man, Beast and Virtue (1953)
- Cinema d'altri tempi (1953)
- A Day in Court (1954)
- An American in Rome (1954)
- Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova (1954)
- The Letters Page (1955)
- Nero's Weekend (1956)
- Female Three Times (1957)
- Susanna Whipped Cream (1957)
- Maid, Thief and Guard (1958)
- Mia nonna poliziotto (1958)
- Toto in the Moon (1958)
- Toto in Madrid (1959)
- The Overtaxed (1959)
- Uncle Was a Vampire (1959)
- Un militare e mezzo (1960)
- Letto a tre piazze (1960)
- Some Like It Cold (1960)
- Psycosissimo (1961)
- Musketeers of the Sea (1961)
- La ragazza di mille mesi (1961)
- The Two Colonels (1962)
- Totò Diabolicus (1962)
- Copacabana Palace (1962)
- Toto vs. the Four (1963)
- Heroes of the West (1964)
- I gemelli del Texas (1964)
- A Monster and a Half (1964)
- Letti sbagliati (1965)
- Rose rosse per Angelica (1965)
- Love Italian Style (1966)
- The Crazy Kids of the War (1967)
- How to Kill 400 Duponts (1967)
- Caprice Italian Style (1967)
- Transplant (1969)
- Gang War (1971)
- The Blonde in the Blue Movie (1971)
- Execution Squad (1971)
- Il terrore con gli occhi storti (1972)
- L'uccello migratore (1972)
- My Brother Anastasia (1973)
- Flatfoot (1973)
- Policewoman (1974)
- Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1974)
- The Boss and the Worker (1975)
- Febbre da cavallo (1976)
- L'Italia s'è rotta (1976)
- Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977)
- Double Murder (1977)
- Flatfoot in Africa (1978)
- Amori miei (1978)
- Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979)
- Hot Potato (1979)
- Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)
- Prickly Pears (1980)
- Quando la coppia scoppia (1981)
- Il tango della gelosia (1981)
- Dio li fa e poi li accoppia (1982)
- Banana Joe (1982)
- An Ideal Adventure (1982)
- Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1983)
- Mani di fata (1983)
- Mi faccia causa (1984)
- Urban Animals (1987)
- Big Man (1987)
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