Two convicts escape from prison and evade the law by taking hostage the middle-class family of a doctor. One of the jailbirds calls the local television station, requesting that they broadcast his demand for a plane so they can escape the country. The television director and his crew show up to film the hostage crisis, and then things get progressively more bizarre and satirical. Not content with the living drama, he directs everyone's actions to make the event more newsworthy.
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Franco Nero
Nicola Fanelli
Known for
Die Hard 2
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Gabriele Ferzetti
Alberto
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Silvia Napolitano
Giuseppe Maccari
Francesco Laudadio
Omero Antonutti
Enrico
Known for
El Sur
The Night of the Shooting Stars
Cristina Sánchez Pascual
Lola
Known for
Dark Habits
Pepi, Luci, Bom
Eros Pagni
Galli
Known for
Deep Red
Put Grandma in the Freezer
Sandra Milo
Vittoria
Known for
8½
Juliet of the Spirits
Franco Javarone
Pasquale
Known for
Pinocchio
Suddenly Heaven
Renato Cecchetto
Caputo
Known for
Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations
I Fichissimi
Annabella Schiavone
Known for
The Little Devil
Vieni avanti cretino
Francesco Laudadio Director · Silvia Napolitano Screenplay Paolo Conte Composer
First release September 3, 1982 · Produced in Italy · Production RAI
Production
Film Coop
Production
RAI
Production
Italy
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 1982
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
December 29, 1990 · TV premiere
Hungary
September 20, 1984
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