The Cheerful Squadron

1954 · 90 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 73 VOTES · DIR. Paolo Moffa

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Overview

The Cheerful Squadron is a 1954 Italian war-comedy film directed by Paolo Moffa and Interpreted by movie stars like Paolo Stoppa, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Sordi and Silvana Pampanini. Based on the military environment novel The Allegro Squadron by Georges Courteline (1886), this film presents a series of sketches on military life in the late nineteenth century.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,461 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:29 The film is inspired by a George Courteline's story.
00:04:33 - And imagine me! - You rascals, liars!
00:07:49 How do I find the water without the stone?
00:10:33 - The coffee is disgusting? - Well.
00:13:33 When, one day or another, I will report myself to our superiors, you'll see.
00:17:45 May I detach the vanguard and the rearguard patrols?
00:21:01 - Sure, I know. - Open, come on, open open. Open!
00:24:08 Yes, bravo.
00:27:45 Attention!
00:31:42 Tell me do you want two days so you can keep him company?
00:35:43 Hurry up! You look like little women!
00:39:38 What?
00:42:47 - This one come to be a soldier, he's a friend. - Attention!
00:45:38 Content yourself. It could be worse if you have to go out even without underwear.
00:48:02 Get away! You dirty farmer. Do you came here with only one ham?!
00:51:12 Don't you know that love is blind? Love don't see nothing.
00:54:26 You're responsible of all the errors. Come on. Go! Hurry!
00:57:28 Come on, go!
01:01:21 - Diplomatic cloud. - No. But...
01:05:28 - I can't really understand. - It could be an accident, an exception.
01:08:47 - General I said... - Did you heard the orders?
01:12:00 It's going to be always the first one.
01:15:40 - A blanket. - It's incredible.
01:18:52 I will guide them even to the graveyard.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,461
Dialogue density16.2 lines / min
First line00:01:29
Final line01:18:52

Production Record

DirectorPaolo Moffa
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes73