What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)

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1h 56min
Comedy, War
11 Nov 1966 (UK)
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In World War II, a strategic Italian village agrees to surrender to the Allies only if it's allowed to organize a celebratory festival while giving aerial reconnaissance the false impression of fierce ground fighting.

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

William Peter Blatty, Blake Edwards, Maurice Richlin

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In World War II, a strategic Italian village agrees to surrender to the Allies only if it's allowed to organize a celebratory festival while giving aerial reconnaissance the false impression of fierce ground fighting.

Still of James Coburn (I), Sergio Fantoni, Art Lewis (I), Giovanna Ralli, Aldo Ray and Dick Shawn in What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)

Still of Giovanna Ralli and Dick Shawn in What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)

Still of Dick Shawn in What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)

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	James Coburn	...	Lieutenant Christian
	Dick Shawn	...	Captain Lionel Cash
	Sergio Fantoni	...	Captain Oppo
	Giovanna Ralli	...	Gina Romano
	Aldo Ray	...	Sergeant Rizzo
	Harry Morgan	...	Major Pott
	Carroll O'Connor	...	General Bolt
	Leon Askin	...	Colonel Kastorp
	Rico Cattani	...	Benedetto (as Henry Rico Cattani)
	Jay Novello	...	Mayor Romano
	Vito Scotti	...	Frederico
	Johnny Seven	...	Vittorio
	Art Lewis	...	Needleman
	William Bryant	...	Minow
	Kurt Kreuger	...	German Captain
	Robert Carricart	...	Cook
	Ralph Manza	...	Waiter
	Danny Francis	...	Bus Boy
	Herbert Ellis	...	Lumpe (as Herb Ellis)
	Ken Wales	...	Pfc. Blair
	Eric Anderson	...	American GI
	Ken Del Conte	...	American GI
	Thomas Hunter	...	American GI (as Tom Hunter)
	Kelly Johnson	...	American GI
	Jerry Martin	...	Villager
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Herb Andress	...	German Lieutenant (uncredited)
	Vincent Barbi	...	Italian Soldier (uncredited)
	Mushy Callahan	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Noble 'Kid' Chissell	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Ted Christy	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Vic Christy	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Mario Cimino	...	Italian Villager (uncredited)
	Giovanna Coppola	...	Village Woman (uncredited)
	Bob Cornwell	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	John Cretoria	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Carol Daniels	...	Den Mother (uncredited)
	Mina Darno	...	Madame (uncredited)
	Louise De Carlo	...	Village Woman (uncredited)
	Horst Ebersberg	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Carl Ekberg	...	Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
	Sondra Farrell	...	Village Woman (uncredited)
	Phil Garris	...	Italian Soldier (uncredited)
	Horst Graf	...	German Soldier (uncredited)
	Raven Grey Eagle	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Ivana Kislinger	...	Italian Girl (uncredited)
	James Lanphier	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
	Emily LaRue	...	Village Woman (uncredited)
	Joe Lo Presti	...	Italian Soldier (uncredited)
	Rex Morhan	...	American General (uncredited)
	Karla Most	...	Italian Girl (uncredited)
	Richard Niles	...	Jeep Driver (uncredited)
	Joe Polina	...	Italian Villager (uncredited)
	Benito Prezia	...	Italian Soldier (uncredited)
	Jeanne Rainer	...	Village Woman (uncredited)
	Cosimo Renna	...	Italian Soldier (uncredited)
	Christopher Riordan	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Neil Ross	...	Italian Soldier (uncredited)
	Lee Stanley	...	Pvt. Richards (uncredited)

Directed by

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Blake Edwards

Written by

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William Peter Blatty	...	(screenplay)

Blake Edwards	...	(story) &
Maurice Richlin	...	(story)

Produced by

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Dick Crockett	...	associate producer
Owen Crump	...	executive producer
Blake Edwards	...	producer

Music by

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Henry Mancini

Cinematography by

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Philip H. Lathrop

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director of photography (as Philip Lathrop)

Editing by

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Ralph E. Winters

Editorial Department

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Byron 'Buzz' Brandt

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assistant film editor (as Byron Brandt)

Casting By

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Harvey Clermont

Production Design by

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Fernando Carrere

Set Decoration by

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Reg Allen
Jack Stevens

Costume Design by

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Jack Bear

Makeup Department

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Susan Germaine	...	hair stylist (as Suzanne Germain)
Allan Snyder	...	makeup supervisor
Lynn F. Reynolds	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Clem Beauchamp	...	production manager
Jack McEdward	...	unit manager
Allen K. Wood	...	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Mickey McCardle	...	assistant director
Charles R. Scott Jr.	...	assistant director (as Charles Scott Jr.)
Tim Zinnemann	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Wally Oliver

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properties

Sound Department

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Chuck Overhulser	...	sound editor
Clem Portman	...	sound re-recordist
Francis M. Sarver	...	sound (as Frank Sarver)
James D. Young	...	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Danny Lee	...	special effects
Charles E. Dolan	...	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Linwood G. Dunn	...	photographic effects (as Linwood Dunn)
James B. Gordon	...	photographic effects (as James Gordon)

Stunts

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Budd Albright	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Catron	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Coffer	...	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Crockett	...	stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Carol Daniels	...	stunt double: Giovanna Ralli (uncredited)
Dick Dial	...	stunts (uncredited)
Larry Duran	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron	...	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Hice	...	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Hoy	...	stunts (uncredited)
Gene LeBell	...	stunts (uncredited)
John Moio	...	stunts (uncredited)
Regis Parton	...	stunts (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni	...	stunts (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	...	stunts (uncredited)
Dean Smith	...	stunts (uncredited)
Fred Stromsoe	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Summers	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne	...	stunts (uncredited)
Ted White	...	stunts (uncredited)
Glenn R. Wilder	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Harold E. Wellman

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director of photography: second unit (as Harold Wellman)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Philip Procter

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wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Richard Carruth	...	music editor
Richard Nash	...	musician: trombone soloist (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten	...	musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Hazel W. Hall

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Carey Leverette	...	choreographer
Ken Wales	...	dialogue supervisor

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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The Mirisch Corporation

Distributors

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United Artists (1966) (United States) (theatrical)
United Artists (1966) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
United Artists (1967) (Japan) (theatrical)
United Artists (1967) (Sweden) (theatrical)
United Artists (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1967) (Norway) (theatrical)
United Artists (1967) (France) (theatrical)
Nova Film (Netherlands) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1972) (United States) (tv)
United Artists (1985) (World-wide)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
Optimum Home Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Divisa Home Video (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
EuroVideo (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
Explosive-Media (2024) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
Explosive-Media (2024) (Germany) (DVD)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	A by-the-book captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the captain this is the only way. Because of aerial reconnaissance, they must look like they are fighting. To sort this out an intelligence officer is sent in. Meanwhile the festival gets complicated with the mayor's daughter. Written by Bernard chandler Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	cigar-smoking sicily m1-carbine-rifle drunken-man stadium See All (145) »
Taglines	The screen dares reveal the best kept secrets of World War II ! See more »
Genres	Comedy War
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:PG Finland:K-12 France:Tous publics Japan:G Norway:16 Portugal:(Banned) Singapore:PG Sweden:11 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:Approved West Germany:12

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Also Known As	Qu'as-tu fait à la guerre, papa? (France) Was hast du denn im Krieg gemacht, Pappi? (Germany) Què vas fer a la guerra, papa? (Spain, Catalan title) ¿Qué hiciste en la guerra, papi? (Spain) Harpte Ne Yaptın (Turkey, Turkish title) See more »
Runtime	116 min
Country	United States
Language	English German Italian
Color	Color (DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	Lake Sherwood, California, USA See more »

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Budget

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Harry Morgan played Major Potts who becomes comically nonsensical in this movie. In the third season of the TV series MASH, he played essentially the same character as Major General Bartford Hamilton Steele. The episode was "The General Flipped at Dawn", which first aired on September 10, 1974. When McLean Stevenson as Colonel Henry Blake, left the show at the end of the 3rd season, the producers hired Morgan and created a new character, Colonel Potter. Interestingly, Potter is similar to the name of role he played here; Maj. Pott, sometimes referred to as "Potty". See more »
Goofs	Gina's hairstyle and clothing (including underwear) are of the 1960s, not the 1940s. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in Mini-fousta kai karate (1967). See more »
Soundtracks	In the Arms of Love See more »
Quotes	Major Pott: [driven mad after being lost in the catacombs for days] Cannon to the right of them! Cannon to the left of them! Volley'd and thunder'd and Donder and Blitzen! See more »

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