The Pigeon That Took Rome

"He is a military-type pigeon, now a sitting duck."

Jun 20 1962 Approved 1h 43m
Comedy, War

An American Infantry officer assigned to a cloak-and-dagger role in Rome uses homing pigeons for outside contact, with humorous results.

Plot

Charlton Heston stars as an American soldier behind Italian lines in World War II. In order to communicate German movements to the Allies, he uses carrier pigeons fitted with messages. As he grows more and more in love with the daughter of the family he stays with, the father accidentally feeds the pigeons to his family for Easter Dinner.

Written by

Donald Downes, Melville Shavelson

Directed by

Melville Shavelson

Cast

Charlton Heston, Elsa Martinelli, Harry Guardino

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount, Llenoc Productions

Languages

Italiano, English, Deutsch

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 5 nominations total

Scores
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491
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
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