The Best of Enemies (1962)
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In this military comedy, Maj. Richardson (David Niven) and Lt. Burke (Michael Wilding) are two British soldiers on a recognizance mission over Ethiopia in 1941 when their plane crashes in the desert. Capt. Blasi (Alberto Sordi), an Italian officer, finds the Englishmen and offers to help them:… More In this military comedy, Maj. Richardson (David Niven) and Lt. Burke (Michael Wilding) are two British soldiers on a recognizance mission over Ethiopia in 1941 when their plane crashes in the desert. Capt. Blasi (Alberto Sordi), an Italian officer, finds the Englishmen and offers to help them: he'll let them go if they allow him and his men to take over an old fort nearby and stay there without being bothered. Richardson and Burke agree, and they return to their base of operations, only to discover that they've been ordered to attack the fort and capture Blasi and his men. Richardson considers himself a man of his word and doesn't care for this duty; in time, the two men become friends and exchange banter as they take turns capturing one another. Remarkably enough, Italian actor Alberto Sordi didn't speak English when he made this film, and he learned all his dialogue phonetically. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Guy Hamilton
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 26, 1962 Wide
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Cast
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David Niven
as Major Richardson
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Alberto Sordi
as Capt. Blasi
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Michael Wilding
as Lt. Burke
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Amedeo Nazzari
as Major Fornari
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Harry Andrews
as Capt. Rootes
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David Opatoshu
as Capt. Bernasconi
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Aldo Giuffre
as Sgt. Todini
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Tiberio Mitri
as Cpl. Moccia
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Kenneth Fortescue
as Lt. Tomlinson
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Duncan Macrae
as Sgt. Trevethan
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Noel Harrison
as Lieutenant Hilary
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Robert Desmond
as Private Singer
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Michael Trubshawe
as Col. Brownlow
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Bernard Cribbins
as Pvt. Tanner
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Ronald Fraser
as Cpl. Prefect
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Pietro Marascalchi
as Cpl. Bortolini
- Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
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Bruno Cattaneo
as Pvt. Mattone
