Renato Salvatori (20 March 1934 – 27 March 1988) was an Italian multi-purpose character actor.
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During the Second World War the Americans landed in Greece and at the same time also the Italians. Therefore the two different fractions unite with each other to avoid the invasion of the German enemies.