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Cast
Ugo Tognazzi
as Commissario Antonio Pepe
Giuseppe Maffioli
as Parigi, il mutilato
Silvia Dionisio
as Silvia
Tano Cimarosa
as Agente Cariddi
Marianne Comtell
as Matilde Carroni, amante di Pepe
Michele Capnist
as dott. Mario Valenga
Dana Ghia
as Suor Clementina
Elsa Vazzoler
as Vecchia prostituta
Véronique Vendell
as Maristella Diotallevi
Rita Calderoni
as Annalisa
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1969
Runtime1h 47m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Drama
Votes31
DirectorEttore Scola
WritersEttore Scola, Ruggero Maccari
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsPolice Chief Pepe
About Police Chief Pepe
A police commissioner in a little town in the Italian Venetian province investigates a prostitution ring run by two pensioners; during his investigations he also learns that a former manicurist shacks up with ten students, the prefect's daughter prostitutes to keep her pimp, a famous doctor has sex with his young patients, a headmaster has his eyes on the pupils, a noblewoman organizes orgies in her villa, the local convent is run by a lesbian and his actual girlfriend poses for a hardcore magazine. He wants everything to come out in the open but his superiors try to put obstacles in his way.
Directed by Ettore Scola, Police Chief Pepe leans on a strong ensemble — Ugo Tognazzi, Giuseppe Maffioli, Silvia Dionisio — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1969.
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