The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
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.
Direction Melville Shavelson
Cast Charlton Heston · Elsa Martinelli · Harry Guardino · Salvatore Baccaloni · Marietto · Gabriella Pallotta · Brian Donlevy · Arthur Shields
Soundtrack Alessandro Cicognini
Screenplay Melville Shavelson · Donald Downes
Cinematography Daniel L. Fapp
Original title The Pigeon That Took Rome
5.3
51 votes (FilmAffinity)
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