

We Want the Colonels
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!
Movie Details
Languages
French
+1 more
Studio
Dean Film
Key Crew

Mario Monicelli
Director

Mario Monicelli
Screenplay

Agenore Incrocci
Screenplay

Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay

Agenore Incrocci
Story

Furio Scarpelli
Story

Mario Monicelli
Story

Pio Angeletti
Producer
Cast

Ugo Tognazzi
On. Giuseppe Tritoni

Claude Dauphin
Il Presidente della Repubblica

Duilio Del Prete
Monsignor Sartorello

Giuseppe Maffioli
Colonnello Barbacane

Carla Tatò
Marcella Bassi-Lega

François Périer
On. Gigino Di Cori

Lino Puglisi
On. Li Masi
Pino Zac
Armando Caffè

Tino Bianchi
On. Mazzante

Antonino Faà di Bruno
Colonnello Ribaud
Vincenzo Falanga
Tarcisio "Ciccio" Introna
Giancarlo Fusco
Colonnello Furas

Barbara Herrera
Contessa Amelia Di Amatrice

Renzo Marignano
Tenente Branzino

Camillo Milli
Colonnello Aguzzo
Alberto Postorino
il colonnello strabico

Gianni Solaro
On. Cicero

Pietro Tordi
Generale Bassi-Lega

Max Turilli
Colonnello Turzilli
Salvatore Biliardo
Colonnello Automatikos