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

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

1983

1h 45m

4.8(10 votes)

Comedy

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.

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10 featured cast members

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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

Moglie del Ministro

Creative team

Directed by: Lina Wertmüller
Written by: Lina Wertmüller
Agenore Incrocci
Produced by: Giuseppe Giovannini

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