''Porca vacca'' is a 1982 Italian

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

written and directed by

Pasquale Festa Campanile Pasquale Festa Campanile (28 July 1927 – 25 February 1986) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novelist, best known as a prominent exponent of the commedia all'italiana genre. Life and career Born at Melfi, in the province ...

. The film was panned by critics.

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During

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

Barbisetti, a mediocre artist also known as "Primo Baffo", tries to avoid the military service, but he doesn't succeed. During the war he meets two farmers, Tomo Secondo and Marianna, two scammers: the two manage to deceive the soldier many times, but eventually the three establish a friendship made of ups and downs.

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Renato Pozzetto Renato Pozzetto (born 14 July 1940) is an Italian actor, director, comedian, and singer. Biography Pozzetto was born into a working-class family from Milan and grew up in the town of Gemonio (in the Province of Varese). After graduation, he made ...

: Primo Malvisetti aka Primo Baffo *

Laura Antonelli Laura Antonelli ( Antonaz; 28 November 1941 – 22 June 2015) was an Italian film actress who appeared in 45 films between 1964 and 1991. Early years Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in Pola, Kingdom of Italy (in Croatian, Pula), former cap ...

: Marianna *

Aldo Maccione Aldo Maccione (born 27 November 1935) is an Italian film actor and singer who is a member of the Italian comedy rock band Brutos. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1964. He was born in Turin, Italy. Filmography * '' La Grande maffia ...

: Tomo Secondo *

Raymond Bussières Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1933 and 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the ac ...

: Uncle Nicola *

Raymond Pellegrin Raymond Pellegrin (1 January 1925 – 14 October 2007) was a French actor. Born in Nice, Pellegrin made his screen debut in the 1945 French feature '' Naïs''. He was also famous in France for dubbing Jean Marais for the voice of Fantômas ...

: The General *

Adriana Russo Adriana Russo (born 4 February 1954) is an Italian actress and television personality. Life and career Born in Rome, Russo started acting at the university, then she joined the stage company "Teatro insieme Emilia Romagna". In the second half ...

: The Ballet Dancer *Massimo Sarchielli: The Captain *

Gino Pernice Gino Pernice (6 May 1927 – 25 April 1997) was an Italian stage, television and film actor. Life and career Born in Milan, Pernice trained at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici graduating in 1952, and made his professional debut with the stage ...

: The "Professor" *

Corrado Olmi Corrado Olmi (24 October 1926 – 29 December 2020)
w ...

: Ufficiale Medico *

Enzo Robutti Enzo Robutti (24 October 1933 – 13 February 2022) was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, playwright, and writer. Life and career Born in Bologna, Robutti attended the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, and debuted on stage ...

: Captain Caimani del Piave *

Maurizio Mattioli Maurizio Mattioli (born 3 June 1950) is an Italian actor and comedian. Life and career Born in Rome, Mattioli started his career in 1973, when he appeared in the RAI variety show ''Dove sta Zazà''. He got his first successes as a member of th ...

: Soldier from Bologna

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* 1982 films Italian war comedy films 1980s war comedy films Films directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile Italian World War I films Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films scored by Riz Ortolani 1982 comedy films 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian films {{WWI-film-stub

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