i catch this film on turner classic movie and it keep my interest throughout the entire movie . it be my first viewing of an italian postwar piece and and i be quite impressed . the only noted actor in the film be steiger and and his performance certainly be not his best and but the movie be still very good . overall and i think that it reflect the futility of war through the struggle of these three character very well and insert comedy where appropriate . the soldier and the girl have several great and very funny scene interact with each other and and the comedy of the movie and though hard to place in a somewhat depressing war movie and actually work very well . a hard to find but worthy film .