The Cheerful Squadron
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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.
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Cast
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Vittorio De Sica
General
Known for
Bread, Love and Dreams
General Della Rovere
Daniel Gélin
Frédéric d'Héricourt
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Life Is a Long Quiet River
Georges Courteline
Paolo Moffa
Václav Vích
Alberto Sordi
Vergisson
Known for
The Marquis of Grillo
I Vitelloni
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Also in
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
Sono solo un artigiano
Annibale Bizzelli
Paolo Stoppa
Flick
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Marquis of Grillo
Sandro Continenza
Jean Richard
Laperrine
Known for
War of the Buttons
The Annuity
Michel Audiard
Also in
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Dear Inspector
Paolo Moffa Director · Michel Audiard Screenplay Sandro Continenza Screenplay
First release December 5, 1954 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Les Films Fernand Rivers, Zebra Film
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Les Films Fernand Rivers
Production
Zebra Film
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France · Italy
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Original title
Allegro squadrone
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · December 5, 1954
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
February 18, 1955 · Theatrical
France
June 10, 1955 · Theatrical
Germany
September 26, 1958 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 18, 1955 · Theatrical
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