Rosolino Paternò, soldato...

Rosolino Paternò, soldato...
Directed by Nanni Loy
Produced by Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Written by Agenore Incrocci
Furio Scarpelli
Starring Nino Manfredi
Jason Robards
Peter Falk
Martin Landau
Music by Carlo Rustichelli
Cinematography Tonino Delli Colli
Edited by Ruggero Mastroianni
Distributed by Allied Artists Pictures
Release dates
  • 1970 (1970)
Country Italy
Language English

Rosolino Paternò, soldato... (also known as Operation Snafu and Situation Normal: A.F.U)[1] is a 1970 Italian comedy film. The film stars Martin Landau, Jason Robards, and Peter Falk. In the title role is Nino Manfredi.

Plot

Sicily, 1943, before the Allied assault in July. A pair of American commandos parachute inside the island for a secret mission. They are asked to check on the German weapons and positions before the assault. Along the way, they meet a wounded Italian prisoner of war. He agrees to help them complete their mission, provided there are no bumps in the road and no Germans thrown in.

Cast

Production

The film was filmed in Licata and Agrigento. It was completely shot in English, with great difficulty for the lead actor Nino Manfredi due to his lacking of English language skills.[2] The English-language version took its title from the American anacronym during the war used for situational conditions before any sanctioned mission by the military: SNAFU, meaning Situation Normal, All Fouled Up.

References

  1. "Situation Normal: A.F.U". Revenge Horror DVD. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  2. Aldo Bernardini (1999). Nino Manfredi. Gremese. p. 116. ISBN 88-7742-369-2.


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