We Want the Colonels (1973)
We Want the Colonels (1973)
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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Cast

Ugo Tognazzi Ugo Tognazzi As: On. Giuseppe Tritoni
Claude Dauphin Claude Dauphin As: Il Presidente della Repubblica
Duilio Del Prete Duilio Del Prete As: Monsignor Sartorello
Giuseppe Maffioli Giuseppe Maffioli As: Colonnello Barbacane
Carla Tatò Carla Tatò As: Marcella Bassi-Lega
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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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Certification: T

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: Français, Italiano

Release Date: 02 March 1973

Country: IT

Runtime: 102m

Company Credits

Company: Dean Film

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Cast

Ugo Tognazzi

Ugo Tognazzi

On. Giuseppe Tritoni

Claude Dauphin

Claude Dauphin

Il Presidente della Repubblica

Duilio Del Prete

Duilio Del Prete

Monsignor Sartorello

Giuseppe Maffioli

Giuseppe Maffioli

Colonnello Barbacane

Carla Tatò

Carla Tatò

Marcella Bassi-Lega

François Périer

François Périer

On. Gigino Di Cori

Lino Puglisi

Lino Puglisi

On. Li Masi

Pino Zac

Pino Zac

Armando Caffè

Tino Bianchi

Tino Bianchi

On. Mazzante

Antonino Faà di Bruno

Antonino Faà di Bruno

Colonnello Ribaud

Vincenzo Falanga

Vincenzo Falanga

Tarcisio "Ciccio" Introna

Giancarlo Fusco

Giancarlo Fusco

Colonnello Furas

Barbara Herrera

Barbara Herrera

Contessa Amelia Di Amatrice

Renzo Marignano

Renzo Marignano

Tenente Branzino

Camillo Milli

Camillo Milli

Colonnello Aguzzo

Alberto Postorino

Alberto Postorino

il colonnello strabico

Gianni Solaro

Gianni Solaro

On. Cicero

Pietro Tordi

Pietro Tordi

Generale Bassi-Lega

Max Turilli

Max Turilli

Colonnello Turzilli

Salvatore Biliardo

Salvatore Biliardo

Colonnello Automatikos

Bruno Boschetti

Bruno Boschetti

Pietro Biondi

Pietro Biondi

Professor Pube

Giuseppe Castellano

Giuseppe Castellano

Franz Cavicchia

Luciano Catenacci

Luciano Catenacci

benzinaio

Mico Cundari

Mico Cundari

On. Ferlingeri

Vittorio De Bisogno

Vittorio De Bisogno

figlio di DI Cori

Belisario De Matteis

Belisario De Matteis

Generale Pariglia

Nino Formicola

Nino Formicola

Ulisse

Mario Frera

Mario Frera

ufficiale di polizia

Rosanna Gherardi

Rosanna Gherardi

Cristiana Tallone

Enzo Guarini

Enzo Guarini

Enzo La Torre

Enzo La Torre

Carla Mancini

Carla Mancini

Mauro Misul

Mauro Misul

Urbini

Franco Moraldi

Franco Moraldi

Alfonsone

Lino Murolo

Lino Murolo

Loris Zanchi

Loris Zanchi

On. Bertoni

Luigi Lenner

Luigi Lenner

Ing. Stainer

Francesco Anniballi

Francesco Anniballi

cameriere

Angelo Boscariol

Angelo Boscariol

Gianni Baghino

Gianni Baghino

Ugo Ballester

Ugo Ballester

New President of Italy (uncredited)

Directed By

Mario Monicelli

Mario Monicelli

Director

Claudio Risi

Claudio Risi

Script Supervisor

Carlo Vanzina

Carlo Vanzina

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Antonio Sarno

Antonio Sarno

Unit Manager

Mario D'Alessio

Mario D'Alessio

Production Manager

Pio Angeletti

Pio Angeletti

Producer

Adriano De Micheli

Adriano De Micheli

Producer

Stefano Bolzoni

Stefano Bolzoni

Production Secretary

Edited By

Ruggero Mastroianni

Ruggero Mastroianni

Editor

Paola Carlozzi

Paola Carlozzi

Assistant Editor

Lidia Pascolini

Lidia Pascolini

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Piero Tosi

Piero Tosi

Costume Design

Luciano Vito

Luciano Vito

Hairstylist

Pierantonio Mecacci

Pierantonio Mecacci

Makeup Artist

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Alberto Spagnoli

Alberto Spagnoli

Director of Photography

Emilio Loffredo

Emilio Loffredo

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Piero Tosi

Piero Tosi

Set Decoration

Lorenzo Baraldi

Lorenzo Baraldi

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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