Un militare e mezzo (literally One soldier and half) is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. Plot Carletti, a 50 year old man who has returned from the United States with his family, is forced into the military because he had evaded his draft. In the barracks he finds a marshal who forces him to follow law and to observe the rigorous military discipline. Carletti makes every effort in order to get out of this condition and to return to his pharmaceutical affairs which, according to him, would bring him fortune. External links 1960 films 1960s Italian-language films 1960 comedy-drama films Italian comedy-drama films Films set in Rome Films directed by Stefano Vanzina Social realism in film Commedia all'italiana Lux Film films 1960s Italian films