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Private Angelo is a 1949 British comedy war film directed by Michael Anderson and Peter Ustinov and starring Ustinov, Godfrey Tearle, Maria Denis and Marjorie Rhodes. It depicts the misadventures of a soldier in the Italian Army during the Second World War. It was adapted from the novel Private Angelo by Eric Linklater. The film's costumes were designed by Ustinov's mother Nadia Benois.
A number of scenes in the film were filmed in the Italian village of Trequanda in the Province of Siena.
Original Release
06/24/1949
Cast
Name | Character |
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Godfrey Tearle | Count Piccologrando |
María Denis | Lucrezia |
Marjorie Rhodes | Countess |
James Robertson Justice | Feste |
Moyna MacGill | Marchesa Dolce |
Robin Bailey | Simon Telfer |
Harry Locke | Cpl. Trivet |
Bill Shine | Col. Michael |
John Harvey | Cpl. McCunn |
Diana Graves | Lucia |
Directors
Peter Ustinov, Michael Anderson
Writers
Peter Ustinov, Michael Anderson, Eric Linklater
Cast
Name | Character |
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Godfrey Tearle | Count Piccologrando |
María Denis | Lucrezia |
Marjorie Rhodes | Countess |
James Robertson Justice | Feste |
Moyna MacGill | Marchesa Dolce |
Robin Bailey | Simon Telfer |
Harry Locke | Cpl. Trivet |
Bill Shine | Col. Michael |
John Harvey | Cpl. McCunn |
Diana Graves | Lucia |
Peter Ustinov | Pvt. Angelo |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Peter Ustinov | Producer |
Michael Anderson | Producer |