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We Want the Colonels (1973)

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39 votes on TMDB
Released March 2, 1973Runtime 1h 42mDirector Mario Monicelli

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 of We Want the Colonels

Ugo Tognazzi

Ugo Tognazzi

On. Giuseppe Tritoni
Claude Dauphin

Claude Dauphin

Il Presidente della Repubblica
Duilio Del Prete

Duilio Del Prete

Monsignor Sartorello
Carla Tatò

Carla Tatò

Marcella Bassi-Lega
François Périer

François Périer

On. Gigino Di Cori
Lino Puglisi

Lino Puglisi

On. Li Masi
Tino Bianchi

Tino Bianchi

On. Mazzante
Antonino Faà di Bruno

Antonino Faà di Bruno

Colonnello Ribaud
Barbara Herrera

Barbara Herrera

Contessa Amelia Di Amatrice
Camillo Milli

Camillo Milli

Colonnello Aguzzo
Gianni Solaro

Gianni Solaro

On. Cicero
Pietro Tordi

Pietro Tordi

Generale Bassi-Lega

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Who stars in We Want the Colonels?

We Want the Colonels stars Ugo Tognazzi, Claude Dauphin, Duilio Del Prete, Giuseppe Maffioli, Carla Tatò.

Who directed We Want the Colonels?

We Want the Colonels was directed by Mario Monicelli.

How long is We Want the Colonels?

We Want the Colonels has a runtime of 1h 42m.

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!