Pezzo, capopezzo e capitano

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 35m

ComedyWar

⭐ 5.1

IMDB Rating

42 votes

During the Second World War, the captain of a small merchant ship is ordered to embark a cannon, with a German artilleryman, to defend himself against the English.

Director

Wolfgang Staudte

Writers

Ennio De Concini, Wolfgang Staudte, Duccio Tessari

Stars

Vittorio De Sica, Folco Lulli, Heinz Reincke

Release Date

October 31, 1958

Language

Italian

Country

Italy, West Germany

💬 2

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Vittorio De Sica

as Il comandante Ernesto De Rossi

Folco Lulli

as Sciacciabratta

Heinz Reincke

as Hans Richter

Ingmar Zeisberg

as Anna

Hélène Rémy

as Irma

Lianella Carell

as Mrs. Sciacciabratta

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Piero Lulli

as Franco

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Marco Guglielmi

as Alberto

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Aldo Pedinotti

as Carlo

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Rolf Tasna

as Capitano

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Sound

Mono

Filming Location

Camogli, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Production

Atlantis Film, Bamberger, Universum Film (UFA)

🏷️ Keywords

ship

🎯 Categories

ItalianComedyWar

⭐ Featured Review

A decent little comedy but it deserves a much better DVD print

by planktonrules • 2011-05-02

7/10

"This film is on DVD from Televista and unfortunately the print is very poor. While it is a color film, the print is very yellow and appears as if it was transferred from a videotape. In addition, like many foreign films from the 1950s, it's dubbed into English and has no subtitles. Also, "Always Victorious" seems to have a bazillion different titles--such as "The Cannon" and "Cannon Serenade" among others. This film is set during the time that Italy was still allied with Germany during WWII. Vittorio De Sica plays the captain of a very, very small commercial..."

📖 Synopsis

During the Second World War, the captain of a small merchant ship is ordered to embark a cannon, with a German artilleryman, to defend himself against the English.