politics,fascism,coup d'etat,satire,military coup

We Want the Colonels (1973)

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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!

Cast & Crew

Director
Mario Monicelli
  • Profile picture of Ugo Tognazzi
    On. Giuseppe Tritoni Ugo Tognazzi
  • Profile picture of Claude Dauphin
    Il Presidente della Repubblica Claude Dauphin
  • Profile picture of Duilio Del Prete
    Monsignor Sartorello Duilio Del Prete
  • Profile picture of Giuseppe Maffioli
    Colonnello Barbacane Giuseppe Maffioli
  • Profile picture of Carla Tatò
    Marcella Bassi-Lega Carla Tatò
  • Profile picture of François Périer
    On. Gigino Di Cori François Périer
  • Profile picture of Lino Puglisi
    On. Li Masi Lino Puglisi
  • Profile picture of Barbara Herrera
    Contessa Amelia Di Amatrice Barbara Herrera

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Keywords

  • politics
  • fascism
  • coup d'etat
  • satire
  • military coup