The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962, English. Directed by Melville Shavelson.
He is a military-type pigeon, now a sitting duck.
An American Infantry officer assigned to a cloak-and-dagger role in Rome uses homing pigeons for outside contact, with humorous results.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Melville ShavelsonDirector
- Charlton HestonCaptain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator
- Elsa MartinelliAntonella Massimo
- Harry GuardinoSgt. Joseph Contini
- Salvatore BaccaloniCiccio Massimo
- Marietto AngelettiLivio Massimo
- Gabriella PallottaRosalba Massimo
- Brian DonlevyCol. Sherman Harrington
- Arthur ShieldsMonsignor O'Toole
- Rudolph AndersCol. Wilhelm Krafft
- Vadim WolkowskyConte Danesi
- Victoria VetriCast
- Anne CaprileAntonella Massimo (french voice)
Details
- Released
- 19 June 1962
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Melville Shavelson
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The Pigeon That Took Rome runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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The Pigeon That Took Rome isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 June 1962. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Pigeon That Took Rome?
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Who directed The Pigeon That Took Rome?
The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962) was directed by Melville Shavelson and stars Charlton Heston, Elsa Martinelli, Harry Guardino.