The Shortest Day
1963, Italian. Directed by Sergio Corbucci.
Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Sergio CorbucciDirector
- Ciccio IngrassiaFrancesco Coppola
- Franco FranchiFranco Lo Grugno
- Gino CerviColonnello Daini
- Totòfrate bersagliere
- Eduardo De Filippomafioso
- Peppino De FilippoZio Peppino
- Terence HillSoldato austriaco
- Aldo Fabrizifacchino
- Walter Chiariavvocato difensore
- Jean-Paul BelmondoErede Siciliano (uncredited)
- Simone SignoretContadina
- Stewart GrangerAvvocato (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 14 February 1963
- Original title
- Il giorno più corto
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Bruno Corbucci, Giorgio Arlorio, Giovanni Grimaldi
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The Shortest Day runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Shortest Day isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 February 1963. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Shortest Day?
If you liked The Shortest Day, try The Devil's Disciple, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Lawrence of Arabia.
Who directed The Shortest Day?
The Shortest Day (1963) was directed by Sergio Corbucci and stars Ciccio Ingrassia, Franco Franchi, Gino Cervi.