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“WHAT DID YOU DO IN THEWAR, DADDY?”(At fh* Uptown)Corned/ written by Blake Edw*rrt«*!ch,in ad WHMam Peterwards' ^ aild directed by Ed-wfth^^rt.Cf'^ *?Y United ArtistsLieutenantpnncfPal Players:Christian James CoburnCMOtmln Annri •••*•••••••*lt;* L/ICVv wtvBWflG r Rm r-S?r9i0 FantonlSeroeanf^P^TTn Giovanna Rallloergeant Rizzo Aido RayBv Dennis Stack(A Member of The Star's Staff)COLORFUL as a carnival,crazy as a comic opera, this yarn about some GIs in World War II provokes more laughter than a wild party with evervguest a comedian.Trouble and fuh starts when ascraggly bunch of Americans is assigned to capture a fascist-held village. The soldiers quickly steal into the quiet town, eyes wild with anxiety and triggerfingers ready. Suddenly a bespectacled doc face sees the enemy-massed in the square for areact a ball plunges from the sky and sticks to his bayonet.Thus introduced, the Americans, led by the by-the-bookCaptain Cash (Dick Shawn), immediately demand surrender.■ Ml a A AThe Italian commander, a sun- *--■ ny, handsome fellow played by Lo Sergio Fantoni, is quite civilizedabout the order Surrpnrtm* io— — — ^ ■1 » m m. A M VV \ » M ■ .fine, just so the wine festival that night goes on.A logical lieutenant (James Coburn) persuades the captain to accept the Italian’s terms.Result?Well! Americans ride pigs. Americans lose their uniforms to Italian soldiers in a gambling game. Americans fall into afountain. Americans get drunk. Italians get drunk. A’mericans- - - ■ — —w M m * land Italians (even Captain Cash gets involved here) make love.Comes dawn, the town's a mess and further complications, ones that shouldn’t be given away, arise in formidable number.Master of the cinematic revels for “What Did You Do InThe War, Daddy?” was BlakeEdwards (“Breakfast at Tiffa-• * a / . —- . _.ny’s.” “The Great Race”). As usual he never misses a chanceto introduce a fresh sight gag orfill the screen with dancing col- | or. The cast responded preciselyB — M -as the master wanted, I suppose, with the exception of Shawn, who tried too hard.A •An impressive performer, partly because this is her American film debut, is GiovannaRalli, a golden girl who acts not merely models—for thecamera.
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Kansas City Star
Kansas City, Missouri, US
Thu, Aug 18, 1966
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