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).
Love this movie.
I’ll never understand the negative comments.
Heston, Palotta and Guardino were nominated for Golden Globes, not Academy Awards.