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We Want the Colonels
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We Want the Colonels

1973-03-02 · 102 min · ★ 6.7

Comedy

Italy 1973. Giuseppe Tritoni (Ugo Tognazzi) is an ultra-right-wing congressman that doesn't agree anymore with his fascist party policy. He contacts many Italian Army officers and built a net of relationship in order to organize a Coup d'Etat (Golpe). Something goes wrong and the Interior Minister (Home Secretary) Mr. Li Masi (Lino Pugliesi) got the all information about the attempted Golpe. So the Minister organizes a counter-Golpe. Tritoni desperately, to save his project, kidnaps the Italian Republic President (Claude Dauphin) that immediately dies for heartache. Now Minister Mr. Li Masi is free to lay down the law to the rest of the country, realizing basically the actual Golpe! Tritoni surrenders and will spend rest of his time trying to sell his ideas about managing Golpe in Africa!

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Directors
Mario Monicelli
Production companies
Dean Film
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ugo TognazziUgo TognazziOn. Giuseppe Tritoni
Claude DauphinClaude DauphinIl Presidente della Repubblica
Duilio Del PreteDuilio Del PreteMonsignor Sartorello
Giuseppe MaffioliColonnello Barbacane
Carla TatòCarla TatòMarcella Bassi-Lega
François PérierFrançois PérierOn. Gigino Di Cori
Lino PuglisiLino PuglisiOn. Li Masi
Pino ZacArmando Caffè
Tino BianchiTino BianchiOn. Mazzante
Antonino Faà di BrunoAntonino Faà di BrunoColonnello Ribaud
Vincenzo FalangaTarcisio "Ciccio" Introna
Giancarlo FuscoColonnello Furas
Barbara HerreraBarbara HerreraContessa Amelia Di Amatrice
Renzo MarignanoTenente Branzino
Camillo MilliCamillo MilliColonnello Aguzzo
Alberto Postorinoil colonnello strabico
Gianni SolaroGianni SolaroOn. Cicero
Pietro TordiPietro TordiGenerale Bassi-Lega
Max TurilliMax TurilliColonnello Turzilli
Salvatore BiliardoColonnello Automatikos

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