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Four Italian cowards discover the real enemy is competence itself.
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IMDb
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4 Crazy Draftees at the Army (1974)

Chaotic energySlapstick mayhem70s Euro-trash

Overview

Comedy

Our four incompetent types thrown into the field whether they liked it or not....They preferred to run the other way, but can never get there act together! How will they win the war' How can they get out of this mess'

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Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Gloriously cheap explosions and military vehicle chaos.

Acting

Gianfranco D'Angelo's committed cowardly physical comedy.

Best for:Friends: Group viewing when you want zero brain activity required.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry to chaotic Italian screaming.·Binge: Part of a 70s Euro-comedy rabbit hole night.
Heads up:Language: Dubbed Italian comedy with dated, occasionally crude humor.
Marino Girolami

Director

Marino Girolami

ReleasedFeb 21, 1974
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight

Top Cast

Gianfranco D'Angelo

Gianfranco D'Angelo

Serafino

Sergio Leonardi

Sergio Leonardi

Nino Mioni

Angelo Pellegrino

Angelo Pellegrino

Rosario Lo Cascio

Lisa Leonardi

Lisa Leonardi

Anna

Isabella Savona

Isabella Savona

Marcella

Riccardo Garrone

Riccardo Garrone

Lt. Spezzini

Vittorio Congia

Vittorio Congia

Sgt. Porceddu

Lino Banfi

Lino Banfi

Sgt. Merode

Toni Ucci

Toni Ucci

Lt. Riccardini

Gianni Agus

Gianni Agus

The Colonel

Ugo Fangareggi

Ugo Fangareggi

The Chaplain

Giacomo Rizzo

Giacomo Rizzo

Cpl. Bombacci

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Cultural

Part of Italy's 1970s 'comiche' genre where cowardly soldiers mocked lingering national military trauma through farce.

Trivia

Director Marino Girolami is better known for sleazy horror giallos; this was his 'respectable' family comedy phase that lasted exactly one film.

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