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| The Pigeon That Took Rome | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Melville Shavelson |
| Produced by | Melville Shavelson |
| Written by | Donald Downes (novel) Melville Shavelson (screenplay) |
| Starring | Charlton Heston Elsa Martinelli |
| Music by | Alessandro Cicognini |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Edited by | Frank Bracht |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | |
Running time | 103 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Pigeon That Took Rome is a 1962 film directed and written by Melville Shavelson and starring Charlton Heston. The film is a comedy set in World War II and was based on the 1961 novel The Easter Dinner by former spy Donald Downes.
Plot[edit]
In 1944, during the last stages of the war in Europe, American officers Paul MacDougall (Heston) and Joseph Angelico (Guardino) are sent to Rome to act as spies for the Allies, even though they have no experience in espionage. Working with Partisan resistance soldier Ciccio Massimo (Baccaloni), MacDougall and Contini send regular reports to their superiors by carrier pigeon.
Angelico also finds himself falling in love with Massimo's pregnant daughter Rosalba (Pallotta), while her sister Antonella (Martinelli) has her eye on MacDougall. Angelico proposes to Rosalba, and Ciccio prepares a feast to celebrate his daughter's upcoming wedding. However, Ciccio prepares squab for the occasion, killing all but one of the carrier pigeons. Ciccio scrambles to replace them, but the new pigeons he finds are German, and they deliver MacDougall's and Angelico's messages directly into enemy hands, creating new confusion.
Cast[edit]
- Charlton Heston - Captain Paul MacDougall, Benny the Snatch and Narrator
- Elsa Martinelli - Antonella Massimo
- Harry Guardino - Sgt. Joseph Angelico
- Salvatore Baccaloni - Ciccio Massimo
- Carlo Angeletti ('Marietto') - Livio Massimo
- Gabriella Pallotta - Rosalba Massimo
- Brian Donlevy - Col. Sherman Harrington
- Arthur Shields - Monsignor O'Toole
- Rudolph Anders - Col. Wilhelm Krafft
- Vadim Wolkowsky - Conte Danesi
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Awards and nominations[edit]
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson, Samuel M. Comer, Frank R. McKelvy) (nominated) [1]
- Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (Charlton Heston, nominated)
- Best Supporting Actor (Harry Guardino, nominated)
- Best Supporting Actress (Gabriella Pallotta, nominated)
- Best Written American Comedy (Melville Shavelson, nominated)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'NY Times: The Pigeon That Took Rome'. NY Times. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
External links[edit]
- The Pigeon That Took Rome on IMDb
Charlton Heston stars as an American soldier behind Italian lines in World War II. In order to communicate German movements to the Allies, he uses carrier pigeons fitted with messages. As he grows more and more in love with the daughter of the family he stays with, the father accidentally feeds the pigeons to his family for Easter Dinner.
Director: Melville Shavelson.
Stars: Charlton Heston, Elsa Martinelli, Harry Guardino, Salvatore Baccaloni, Marietto, Gabriella Pallotta, Brian Donlevy, Arthur Shields, Debbie PriceVadim Wolkonsky.
1963 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Hal Pereira/Roland Anderson/Sam Comer/Frank R. McKelvy).
1963 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor, Comedy or Musical (Charlton Heston).
1963 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (Gabriella Pallotta).
1963 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (Harry Guardino).