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A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit

A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit

Genres

Comedy

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The Minister of the Interior gets stuck in his ultra-technological car and a rival Member of Parliament tries desperately to help him, while chaos spreads around them.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

4.6/10

Release Date

29 September 1983

Country

Italy

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi

Ugo Tognazzi

onorevole De Andreis

Renzo Montagnani

Renzo Montagnani

ufficiale della Digos

Piera Degli Esposti

Piera Degli Esposti

moglie di De Andreis

Gastone Moschin

Gastone Moschin

ministro dell'interno

Enzo Jannacci

Enzo Jannacci

terrorista

Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino

Adalgisa De Andreiis

Sergio Solli

Sergio Solli

un brigadiere

Rodolfo Laganà

Rodolfo Laganà

Signor Diotaiuti

Roberto Herlitzka

Roberto Herlitzka

Dottor Crisafulli

Antonella D'Agostino

Antonella D'Agostino

Moglie del Ministro

Massimo Wertmüller

Massimo Wertmüller

Beniamino

Pina Cei

Pina Cei

Livia Cerini

Livia Cerini

Marco Balbi

Marco Balbi

Pier Luigi Misasi

Pier Luigi Misasi

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