Two Colonels

A második világháború idején a görög-albán határon lévő kis falut elfolglalják az olaszok. Aztán az angolok. Aztán megint az olaszok. A falu népét ez egyáltalán nem zavarja, mert a két megszálló hadsereg katonái kedélyes viszonyban vannak egymással. De aztán megérkeznek a németek is.

Montegreco, in Grecia, durante l'ultima guerra, due colonnelli, uno italiano e l'altro inglese, s'innamorano della stessa ragazza e devono conquistare lo stesso paese. Con un pizzico di cattiveria più del solito, Totò fa il colonnello fascista che sbraita a tutto vapore e per l'unica volta in tutti i suoi film pronuncia la parola "culo". Quasi sempre riusciti i suoi duetti con W. Pidgeon e con N. Taranto. Ma la sceneggiatura di Corbucci-Grimaldi è banale e di sfiancata arguzia.

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• I 2 colonnelli

The story is of Italian and British troops facing off on the Greek - Albanian border in 1943. Both sides take, lose, and retake a border village countless times during the entire movie. The village is taken and retaken by both sides so many times that the locals don't even pay attention to the battles any more and openly collaborate with whichever side is occupying the village at that time. Both sides use the same hotel as their HQ and a friendship and mutual respect even develops between the two opposing commanding officers. This goes on until the Germans arrive and order the Italian commander to destroy the village killing its inhabitants, an order the Italian commander refuses to carry out bringing on a death sentence. His men refuse the German officer's order to fire and are also condemned to death. The British recapture the village just in time to save the Italians, all rejoice at the news that Italy has just asked for an armistice.