We Want the Colonels (1975)

  • NR
  • 09/18/1975 (BE)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 42m

Overview

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!

Mario Monicelli

Screenplay, Director, Story

Furio Scarpelli

Screenplay, Story

Agenore Incrocci

Screenplay, Story

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi's headshot

Ugo Tognazzi

On. Giuseppe Tritoni
Claude Dauphin's headshot

Claude Dauphin

Il Presidente della Repubblica
Duilio Del Prete's headshot

Duilio Del Prete

Monsignor Sartorello
Giuseppe Maffioli's headshot

Giuseppe Maffioli

Colonnello Barbacane
Carla Tatò's headshot

Carla Tatò

Marcella Bassi-Lega
François Périer's headshot

François Périer

On. Gigino Di Cori
Lino Puglisi's headshot

Lino Puglisi

On. Li Masi
Pino Zac's headshot

Pino Zac

Armando Caffè

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