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Cast
Ugo Tognazzi
as On. Giuseppe Tritoni
Claude Dauphin
as Il Presidente della Repubblica
Duilio Del Prete
as Monsignor Sartorello
Giuseppe Maffioli
as Colonnello Barbacane
Carla Tatò
as Marcella Bassi-Lega
François Périer
as On. Gigino Di Cori
Lino Puglisi
as On. Li Masi
Pino Zac
as Armando Caffè
Tino Bianchi
as On. Mazzante
Antonino Faà di Bruno
as Colonnello Ribaud
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1973
Runtime1h 42m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes38
DirectorMario Monicelli
WritersMario Monicelli, Furio Scarpelli, Agenore Incrocci
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWe Want the Colonels
About We Want the Colonels
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!
Directed by Mario Monicelli, We Want the Colonels leans on a strong ensemble — Ugo Tognazzi, Claude Dauphin, Duilio Del Prete — 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 comedy titles of 1973.
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