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The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)

He is a military-type pigeon, now a sitting duck.

Genre : Comedy, War

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Melville Shavelson

Synopsis

An American Infantry officer assigned to a cloak-and-dagger role in Rome uses homing pigeons for outside contact, with humorous results.

Actors

Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator
Elsa Martinelli
Elsa Martinelli
Antonella Massimo
Harry Guardino
Harry Guardino
Sgt. Joseph Contini
Salvatore Baccaloni
Salvatore Baccaloni
Ciccio Massimo
Marietto Angeletti
Marietto Angeletti
Livio Massimo
Gabriella Pallotta
Gabriella Pallotta
Rosalba Massimo
Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
Col. Sherman Harrington
Arthur Shields
Arthur Shields
Monsignor O'Toole
Rudolph Anders
Rudolph Anders
Col. Wilhelm Krafft
Vadim Wolkowsky
Vadim Wolkowsky
Conte Danesi
Victoria Vetri
Victoria Vetri

Crews

Melville Shavelson
Melville Shavelson
Director
Melville Shavelson
Melville Shavelson
Writer
Donald Downes
Donald Downes
Novel
Melville Shavelson
Melville Shavelson
Producer
Alessandro Cicognini
Alessandro Cicognini
Original Music Composer
Daniel L. Fapp
Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
Frank Bracht
Frank Bracht
Editor
Roland Anderson
Roland Anderson
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Sam Comer
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Frank R. McKelvy
Frank R. McKelvy
Set Decoration

Posters and backgrounds

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