We Want the Colonels
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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!
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Cast
42 people
Ugo Tognazzi
On. Giuseppe Tritoni
Known for
My Friends
La Cage aux Folles
Claude Dauphin
Il Presidente della Repubblica
Known for
Barbarella
Le Plaisir
Duilio Del Prete
Monsignor Sartorello
Known for
My Friends
Voices from Beyond
Giuseppe Maffioli
Colonnello Barbacane
Known for
La Grande Bouffe
Giordano Bruno
Carla Tatò
Marcella Bassi-Lega
Known for
Slap the Monster on Page One
François Périer
On. Gigino Di Cori
Known for
Le Samouraï
Nights of Cabiria
Lino Puglisi
On. Li Masi
Known for
How Funny Can Sex Be?
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
Pino Zac
Armando Caffè
No other roles listed
Tino Bianchi
On. Mazzante
Known for
Black Sunday
Senso
Antonino Faà di Bruno
Colonnello Ribaud
Known for
The Second Tragic Fantozzi
Amarcord
Vincenzo Falanga
Tarcisio "Ciccio" Introna
Known for
The Day of the Owl
Giancarlo Fusco
Colonnello Furas
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Mario Monicelli Director · Agenore Incrocci Screenplay Furio Scarpelli Screenplay
First release March 2, 1973 · Produced in Italy · Languages French, Italian
Production
Dean Film
Production
Italy
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Original title
Vogliamo i colonnelli
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
Italy · March 2, 1973
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
September 18, 1975 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 20, 1974 · Theatrical
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