This movie tells a story of how small Italian village was able to hide million bottles of wine from the German Nazis. It's pretty much a two hour twelve minutes movie that is driven by Anthony Quinn as the Bombollini . His performance obviously is a copy of his famous Greek Zorba. Still , it's a great performance and a real tour-de-force from Quinn.
Virna Lisi is one sexy woman as Caterina . Hardy Kruger is great as Captain von Prum . He's not your typical one dimensional evil Nazi or noble Nazi that you see in many Hollywood movies. Anna Magnani is fun as Bombollini's nasty wife Rosa.
The movie is fun and pleasant comedy , yet there are some serious dramatic moments here. The love story is actually really touching just like the determination of Santa Vittoria citizens. The movie also isn't afraid to remind us from time to time what horror war really is.
Don't worry . The movie never forgets to be funny . Most of the jokes comes from the fact that Bombollini is not too bright , yet they aren't boring.
It's not necessarily a laugh out loud comedy , but definitely a good way to spend time in a pleasant way. Mind that it's not a mindless comedy , because there is some drama . I you can accept comedy with some substance this one is for you. I give it 8/10.
Virna Lisi is one sexy woman as Caterina . Hardy Kruger is great as Captain von Prum . He's not your typical one dimensional evil Nazi or noble Nazi that you see in many Hollywood movies. Anna Magnani is fun as Bombollini's nasty wife Rosa.
The movie is fun and pleasant comedy , yet there are some serious dramatic moments here. The love story is actually really touching just like the determination of Santa Vittoria citizens. The movie also isn't afraid to remind us from time to time what horror war really is.
Don't worry . The movie never forgets to be funny . Most of the jokes comes from the fact that Bombollini is not too bright , yet they aren't boring.
It's not necessarily a laugh out loud comedy , but definitely a good way to spend time in a pleasant way. Mind that it's not a mindless comedy , because there is some drama . I you can accept comedy with some substance this one is for you. I give it 8/10.