Private Angelo (1949)

Directed by

Peter Ustinov

Genre

war film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A soldier in the Italian Army during World War II has a series of comedic mishaps. The film follows his experiences in wartime Italy.

comediclightheartedquirkywhimsicalunderstatedwryplayfulmoderate-paced

What happens

Private Angelo is a 1949 British comedy war film directed by Michael Anderson and Peter Ustinov and starring Ustinov, Godfrey Tearle, María 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 1946 novel Private Angelo by Eric Linklater. The film's costumes were designed by Ustinov's mother Nadia Benois. A number of scenes were filmed in the Italian village of Trequanda in the Province of Siena. It also featured music played by the Società Filarmonica di Trequanda. Interiors were shot at Welwyn Studios, with sets designed by the art director John Howell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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