Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)

Directed by

Melvin Frank

Genre

comedy film, farce, war film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in an Italian village has been secretly receiving money from three different American soldiers, each of whom believes he is the father of her daughter. When the soldiers return for a reunion, she must scramble to keep her long-running deception from unraveling.

lightheartedplayfulromanticcomedicwhimsicalfast-pacedupbeatfarce

What happens

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell is a 1968 American comedy film starring Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Phil Silvers, Peter Lawford and Telly Savalas. It was produced and directed by Melvin Frank, who co-wrote the original screenplay with Denis Norden and Sheldon Keller. The United Artists release was filmed at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. It served as the basis for the unsuccessful 1979 stage musical Carmelina. Some critics have also speculated that the 1999 stage musical Mamma Mia!—and, by extension, its 2008 film adaptation—are based on Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell, although the musical's book writer, Catherine Johnson, has denied any connection. The Dutch hit song Als de zon schijnt by André van Duin is a cover version of the theme song of this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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