The World at War


Tough Old Gut: Italy - November 1942-June 1944 (E13)

(episode)
UK, 1974, 50 min

Cast:

Laurence Olivier (narrator)

Plots(1)

Churchill called Italy the "soft underbelly of the crocodile" and thought that the Allies could cut through it to the heart of Germany. But the "soft underbelly" turned out to be a "tough old gut". (Amazon Prime UK)