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Release, runtime and language
1962 · 103 mins · English
Directed by
Melville Shavelson
Starring
Charlton Heston, Arthur Shields, Harry Guardino, Brian Donlevy, Elsa Martinelli, Victoria Vetri

An American infantry officer in Rome is tasked with a cloak‑and‑dagger mission that depends on homing pigeons for covert communication. The prized military bird, now a hapless sitting duck, becomes the source of comic mishaps as the officer struggles to keep his secret messages flying.

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