We Want the Colonels
Vogliamo i colonnelli
Synopsis
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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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
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Mario Monicelli
- Screenplay & Story
- Mario Monicelli, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli
- Original Score
- Carlo Rustichelli
- Original Title
- Vogliamo i colonnelli
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Spoken Languages
- French, Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Production Studios
- Dean Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli
Carlo Rustichelli
Alberto Spagnoli
Ruggero Mastroianni
Pio Angeletti, Adriano De Micheli
Department Leadership Roster
Mario Monicelli
Director
Mario Monicelli
Screenplay
Agenore Incrocci
Screenplay
Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay
Carlo Rustichelli
Original Music Composer
Alberto Spagnoli
Director of Photography
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Lorenzo Baraldi
Production Design
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Pio Angeletti
Producer
Adriano De Micheli
Producer
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What is We Want the Colonels about?
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!
Who directed We Want the Colonels?
We Want the Colonels was directed by Mario Monicelli.
Who stars in We Want the Colonels?
The principal cast of We Want the Colonels includes Ugo Tognazzi, Claude Dauphin, Duilio Del Prete, Giuseppe Maffioli, Carla Tatò.
When was We Want the Colonels released and how long is it?
We Want the Colonels was released in 1973 with a total runtime of 1h 42m.
Who composed the musical score for We Want the Colonels?
The original motion picture soundtrack for We Want the Colonels was composed by Carlo Rustichelli.