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Giuseppe in Warsaw (1964)
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Original name: Giuseppe w Warszawie
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Italian soldier Giuseppe Santucci, on his way home from the Russian front, during World War II (in 1943), has his machine gun stolen in Warsaw. Afraid of consequences, he stays in Warsaw and occupies a flat of the Polish girl Maria, whom he suspects of stealing weapon. Maria indeed is an active member of the Polish resistance, contrary to her brother, Staszek, a painter, who only wants a calm living. In a course of funny events, Giuseppe falls in love, and, along with Staszek, becomes a hero of the Polish resistance.
Plot:
world war two, world war, train, partisan, soldier, brother and sister, rebellion, shooting, wehrmacht, train wreck, painting, german army, drunk, swastika, war zone, nazi soldier, nazi occupation, italian soldier, italian abroad, nazi occupied poland, kiss, bathroom, gun, kissing, spaghetti ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, period piece and slapstick films with plots about world war two, soldier, world war, war, nazi, military and friendship mostly in War, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Giuseppe in Warsaw: Where is the General? (1964), Two Colonels (1963), Dad's Army (1971), The Roses of the Desert (2006), How I Unleashed World War II (1970). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
world war two, castle, german occupation, occupation, hiding, desertion, underdog, survival, escape, fear, soviet soldier, manhunt ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945
Place:
poland
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
period piece, situational comedy, sitcom, lighthearted, slapstick
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 224 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
poland, africa, europe, italy, england
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53%
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Brendan Byers III (Jerry Lewis), one of the richest men in America, has been pronounced 4-F and can't serve his country in it's war against Hitler. Byers does not takes "No" for an answer and recruits other 4-F's to fight ...
Style:
slapstick, exciting, realistic, not serious, humorous ...
Plot:
world war two, three stooges, world war, military, anti hero, disorder, soldier, escapades, misfit, heroes, war, goofy hero ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
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Genre: Comedy, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
former yugoslavia, balkan, serbia
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52%
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, witty, clever, black comedy, parody ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
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Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Poland 1943: An unlikely pair - a concentration camp prisoner and a captain in Hitler's notorious SS - free themselves from the wreckage of a crashed SS airplane. The two appear to be strangely familiar with each other and the extent of their ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
47%
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Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
laugh out loud, black comedy, feel good, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, world war, surrender, village, soldier, village life, military life, culture clash, against the odds, officers and cadets, wartime life, anti war ...
Time:
year 1966, year 1943, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
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Similarity:
46%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
not serious, humorous, entertaining, captivating, funny ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
crying
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Similarity:
38%
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Story:
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Style:
tension, suspense, intense, noir, grim ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
period piece, light hearted, independent film, gaming
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, conscription, military service, working class, army life, black market, irreverent, escapism, personal growth, prison, gambling, illegal gambling ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
36%
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, disturbing, exciting, bleak
Plot:
resistance, world war two, resistance movement, partisan, fascism, war zone, murder, wartime life, italian history, nazi, world war, holocaust ...
Time:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, wehrmacht, military, war, soldier, battles, danger, against the odds, nazi, world war, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
1940s
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, compassionate, lyrical, uplifting, disturbing ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, nazi, survival, idealism, couples, nazi occupation, human spirit, self discovery, against humanity, wartime life, dishonesty ...
Time:
1940s, 2000s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1945
Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Poland
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
1940s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
parody, independent film, biting, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot:
world war two, military, french foreign legion, cannon, french soldier, world war, battles, soldier, goofy hero, escapades, heroes, war ...
Time:
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Place:
africa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A tragicomic tale of lumberjack who joined the partisans during WW2. As a corporal, he successfully and courageously fulfilled the combat tasks with his partisan battalion. The commander sends him on a special assignment.
Style:
dark
Plot:
world war two, partisan, mountain, barber, town, woods, assignment, death, machine gun, fear, friend, murder ...
Place:
former yugoslavia, bosnia
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31%
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