The Girl and the General is a 1967 anti-war Italian

Italy

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 comedy film

Comedy film

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, starred by Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Rodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger was an Academy Award-winning American actor known for his performances in such films as On the Waterfront, The Big Knife, Oklahoma!, The Harder They Fall, Across the Bridge, The Pawnbroker, Doctor Zhivago, In the Heat of the Night, and Waterloo as well as the...

 and Virna Lisi

Virna Lisi

Virna Lisi is a Cannes and César award-winning Italian film actress. She was born in Ancona, Marche, as Virna Lisa Pieralisi.-Early career:...

 and produced by Carlo Ponti

Carlo Ponti

Carlo Ponti was an Italian film producer with over 140 production credits, and the husband of Italian movie star Sophia Loren.-Career:...

.

In it, a young woman (Virna Lisi) and a soldier team up to deliver an Austrian

Austrians

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 General

General

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 (Rod Steiger) to Italian forces during World War I

World War I

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. Their quest for the 1000 Lire

Lire

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reward changes their lives unexpectedly.

Tagline: What happens when the roles of man and woman are reversed?