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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!

  • Comedy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ugo TognazziUgo TognazziOn. Giuseppe Tritoni
  • Photo of Claude DauphinClaude DauphinIl Presidente della Repubblica
  • Photo of Duilio Del PreteDuilio Del PreteMonsignor Sartorello
  • Photo of Giuseppe MaffioliGiuseppe MaffioliColonnello Barbacane
  • Photo of Carla TatòCarla TatòMarcella Bassi-Lega
  • Photo of François PérierFrançois PérierOn. Gigino Di Cori
  • Photo of Lino PuglisiLino PuglisiOn. Li Masi
  • Photo of Pino ZacPino ZacArmando Caffè
  • Photo of Tino BianchiTino BianchiOn. Mazzante
  • Photo of Antonino Faà di BrunoAntonino Faà di BrunoColonnello Ribaud

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