grim and without comedy for the first 20 minutes. This idea was shelved when, during the scene where Captain Cash visits Charlie Company at their chow line, he holds out his hand and one of the GI mess orderlies ladles beans into the captain's hand. Reception The film grossed $2,650,000 at the box office. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 50% based on 12 reviews, with an average score of 5.80/10. Music The score is by Henry Mancini. It includes "The Swing March" and "In the Arms of Love". References External links 1966 films 1966 comedy films Films directed by Blake Edwards Italian Campaign of World War II films Military humor in film American comedy films Films set in Italy Films with screenplays by William Peter Blatty Films scored by Henry Mancini 1960s American films