In WW2, an Italian Army unit of misfits occupies an isolated non-strategic Greek island for the duration of the war.In WW2, an Italian Army unit of misfits occupies an isolated non-strategic Greek island for the duration of the war.In WW2, an Italian Army unit of misfits occupies an isolated non-strategic Greek island for the duration of the war.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 17 nominations total
Gigio Alberti
- Eliseo Strazzabosco
- (as Luigi Alberti)
Luigi Rocchetti
- Dimitri
- (uncredited)
Alessandro Vivarelli
- Nonzo - the turkish sailor
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsThe 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.
- 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Eglimata: Episode #2.22 (2000)
- SoundtracksParlami d'amore Mariù
Written by Ennio Neri and Cesare A. Bixio (as Cesare Andrea Bixio)
Featured review
An outstanding movie. The film flows like water, masterfully directed.Watching this film was enjoyable and it seems like an escape from reality.In them we can identify our desires and our feelings. Escape from the world of war. Shows how little is enough to be happy. Luzers in the war are actually winners and lucky people. People who would kill other peoples yesterday, show us real face, ordinary people with same wishes like ours. This movie proof that is not necessary to spend millions of $ to make great movie. For me personally it is a pleasure to watch this movie any time, sometime I feel that I would like to find similar place today to escape from our modern, hectic life. All in all, great movie, I wouldn't change anything.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,532,791
- Gross worldwide
- $4,532,791
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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