Question 1

Which actor played a similar nonsensical character in both this film and M*A*S*H?

Accepted Answer

Harry Morgan played Major Potts in this film, and later played Major General Bartford Hamilton Steele in a M*A*S*H episode, with the character name similar to Major Potts.

Question 2

Why were the pigeons in the town square so calm around the soldiers?

Accepted Answer

The pigeons were all domesticated fancy breeds, not wild pigeons, which explains their calmness around the soldiers.

Question 3

What real-life Italian behavior does the film satirize?

Accepted Answer

The film makes fun of the historically accurate behavior of Italian troops who, without German support, capitulated almost immediately upon contact with allied forces.

Question 4

What condition did the Italian soldiers set for their surrender?

Accepted Answer

The Italian soldiers were willing to surrender if they could have a festival first.

Question 5

Which actor from Lackawanna, N.Y. appears in this film?

Accepted Answer

Dick Shawn, who played Capt. Lionel Cash, is from Lackawanna, N.Y., which the characters drunkenly try to pronounce in a scene with the mayor.

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