A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
1983 · 1h 45m · PG
Comedy
Directed by
Lina Wertmüller
Overview
When the Minister of the Interior accidentally becomes locked inside his computerized, armoured limo following a mechanical failure, it triggers a series of headline-making events, especially as he happens to be in front of his political opponent's home. The event becomes a scandal involving many, including the rival, his feminist daughter, his wife, and her one-time terrorist lover hiding in the basement.
Director and cast
- Lina Wertmüller Director
- Ugo Tognazzi as onorevole De Andreis
- Renzo Montagnani as ufficiale della Digos
- Piera Degli Esposti as moglie di De Andreis
- Gastone Moschin as ministro dell'interno
- Enzo Jannacci as terrorista
- Valeria Golino as Adalgisa De Andreiis
- Sergio Solli as un brigadiere
- Rodolfo Laganà as Signor Diotaiuti
- Roberto Herlitzka as Dottor Crisafulli
- Antonella D'Agostino as Moglie del Ministro
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