The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
3.1 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
In 1944, during the last stages of the war in Europe, American officers Paul MacDougall (Charlton Heston) and Joseph Contini (Harry Guardino) are sent to Italy to act as spies for the Allies, even though they have no experience in espionage. Working with Partisan resistance soldier Ciccio Massimo (Salvatore Baccaloni), MacDougall and Contini send regular reports to their superiors by carrier pigeon. Contini also finds himself falling in love with Massimo's pregnant daughter Rosalba (Gabriella Pallotta) while her sister Antonella (Elsa Martinelli) has her eye on MacDougall. Contini 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 and Contini's messages directly into enemy hands. - Actors:
- Elsa Martinelli, Harry Guardino, Salvatore Baccaloni, Marietto, Gabriella Pallotta, Brian Donlevy, Arthur Shields, Rudolph Anders, Vadim Wolkowsky, Nick Borgani, Gary Collins, Bob Gandett, David Macklin, Dick Nelson, Debbie Price, Forrest Wood, Argentina Brunetti, James Farley, Taldo Kenyon, Ted Knight
- Directors:
- Melville Shavelson
- Narrated By:
- Charlton Heston
- Writers:
- Donald Downes, Melville Shavelson
- Others:
- Hal Pereira, Sam Comer, Roland Anderson, Frank R. McKelvy
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
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