What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? [Blu-ray]

Director: Blake Edwards Blake Edwards

Overview

In this service comedy set during World War II, Capt. Cash (Dick Shawn) and Lt. Christian (James Coburn) are given orders to invade a small but strategically important village in Sicily. To their surprise, none of the natives offer the slightest resistance to the Americans taking over their town, who present only one stipulation -- the main event on the town's annual social calendar, a football match followed by a wine festival, is scheduled to happen in a few days. If the Americans would be kind enough to let them have their party, they'll hand over the town without a fight. Cash and Christian think that this plan sounds reasonable enough, and a few days later they and their men are drunkenly whooping it up with the townspeople when both German and U.S. surveillance planes spot the festivities. Thinking the wild party looks more like some sort of battle, both the Germans and Americans make plans to send in troops. Screenwriter William Peter Blatty would enjoy greater success a few years down the line with The Exorcist, a novel about a different sort of conflict.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/2015
UPC:	0887090094405
Original Release:	1966
Rating:	NR
Source:	Olive
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:56:00
Sales rank:	19,555

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

James Coburn	Lt. Christian
Dick Shawn	Capt. Lionel Cash
Sergio Fantoni	Oppo
Giovanna Ralli	Gina
Aldo Ray	Rizzo
Carroll O'Connor	Bolt
Harry Morgan	Pott
Leon Askin	Kastorp
Jay Novello	Romano
Rico Cattani	Benedetto,Benedetto
Kurt Kreuger	German Captain
Vito Scotti	Federico
Johnny Seven	Vittorio
Art Lewis	Pfc. Needleman
William Bryant	Capt. Minow
Robert Carricart	Cook
Ralph Manza	Waiter
Danny Francis	Bus Boy
Herb Ellis	Sgt. Lumpe
Ken Wales	Blair
Rex Morhan	American General
Carl Ekberg	Adolf Hitler
Richard Niles	Jeep Driver
Karla Most	Italian Girl
Ivana Kislinger	Italian Girl
Mina Darno	Madame
Herb Andreas	German Lieutenant
Horst Graf	German Officer
Vincent Barbi	Italian Soldier
Joe Lo Presti	Italian Soldier
Benito Prezia	Italian Soldier
Cosimo Renna	Italian Soldier
Neil Rosso	Italian Soldier
Philip Garris	Italian Soldier
Mario Cimino	Italian Villager
James Lanphier	Italian Villager
Jerry Martin	Italian Villager
Joe Polina	Italian Villager
Sondra Farrell	Actor
Phil Garris	Italian Soldier
Louise De Carlo	Actor
Emily LaRue	Actor
Ken Del Conte	American GI #2
Kelly Johnson	American GI #4
Henry Mancini	Composer

Technical Credits

William Peter Blatty

William Peter Blatty	Screenwriter
Blake Edwards	Director,Producer
Danny Lee	Special Effects
Owen Crump	Executive Producer