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title: 'The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Melville Shavelson'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pigeon-that-took-rome-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056349/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)

1962 · 103 min · Comedy, War · United States


## Synopsis

The Pigeon That Took Rome is a 1962 American comedy war film directed and written by Melville Shavelson and starring Charlton Heston. The film is set in the Italian Campaign of World War II and was based on the 1961 novel The Easter Dinner by former spy Donald Downes.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Melville Shavelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/melville-shavelson)
- **Screenplay:** [Melville Shavelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/melville-shavelson)
- **Producer:** [Melville Shavelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/melville-shavelson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alessandro Cicognini](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-cicognini)
- **Director of Photography:** [Daniel L. Fapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-l-fapp)
- **Editor:** [Frank Bracht](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-bracht)

## Cast

- [Brian Donlevy](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-donlevy)
- [Arthur Shields](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-shields)
- [Rudolph Anders](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-anders)
- [Gary Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-collins)
- [Harry Guardino](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-guardino)
- [Charlton Heston](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlton-heston)
- [Elsa Martinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-martinelli)

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