The retired general Antonio Cavalli is a nuisance to his family: to his wife Francesca who still works, to his son and to his daughter-in-law. Then he finds a job in a building firm. Only by chance Cavalli finds out that his salary is paid by his wife to keep him busy. But the general is well known as a very reliable man, and Sandrelli, the firm's owner, uses him and his name to win a valuable contract. When Sandrelli is arrested, the general finds the money to honour his debt but he is robbed while he is going to the bank...
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Totò
Col. Antonio Cavalli
Known for
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Andreina Pagnani
Francesca Cavalli
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La maestrina
Britt Ekland
Iris
Known for
The Man with the Golden Gun
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Franco Fabrizi
Sandrelli
Known for
I Vitelloni
The Little Bather
Isa Crescenzi
La coinquilina
Also in
Day by Day, Desperately
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Linda Sini
La contessa
Known for
Il Sorpasso
Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy
Carlotta Barilli
Luisa
Known for
La Commare Secca
Alberto De Amicis
Il socio de Sandrelli
Known for
The Swindle
The Passionate Thief
Luciano Marin
Franco, figlio di Antonio
Known for
The Overtaxed
The Law Is the Law
Mario Castellani
Castelletti
Known for
Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy
Totò Looking for a House
Ermelinda De Felice
Known for
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
The Ape Woman
Alessio Ruggeri
Also in
Adultero lui, adultera lei
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
Paolo Heusch Director · Rodolfo Sonego Screenplay Piero Umiliani Composer
First release December 23, 1963 · Produced in Italy · Production Incei Film, Produzioni Cinematografiche Mediterranee (PCM)
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PCM
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Incei Film
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Produzioni Cinematografiche Mediterranee (PCM)
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Italy
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Original title
Il comandante
Original language
Italian
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Italian
Release dates
Italy · December 23, 1963
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