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Rosolino Paternò, soldato...

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Rosolino Paternò, soldato...
Directed byNanni Loy
Written byAgenore Incrocci
Furio Scarpelli
Produced byDino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
StarringNino Manfredi
Jason Robards
Peter Falk
Martin Landau
CinematographyTonino Delli Colli
Edited byRuggero Mastroianni
Music byCarlo Rustichelli
Distributed byAllied Artists Pictures
Release date
  • 1970 (1970)
CountryItaly
LanguageEnglish

Rosolino Paternò, soldato... (also known as Operation Snafu and Situation Normal: A.F.U.)[1] is a 1970 Italian comedy film. The film stars Martin Landau, Jason Robards, and Peter Falk. In the title role is Nino Manfredi.

Plot

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Sicily, 1943, before the Allied assault in July. A pair of American commandos parachute inside the island for a secret mission. They are asked to check on the German weapons and positions before the assault. Along the way, they meet a wounded Italian prisoner of war. He agrees to help them complete their mission, provided there are no bumps in the road and no Germans thrown in.

Cast

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Production

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The film was filmed in Licata and Agrigento. It was completely shot in English, with great difficulty for the lead actor Nino Manfredi due to his lacking of English language skills.[2] The English-language version took its title from the American anacronym during the war used for situational conditions before any sanctioned mission by the military: SNAFU, meaning Situation Normal, All Fucked Up.

References

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  1. ^ "Situation Normal: A.F.U." Revenge Horror DVD. Retrieved 20 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Aldo Bernardini (1999). Nino Manfredi. Gremese. p. 116. ISBN 88-7742-369-2.
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