The Fascist (1961)
"Il federale" (original title)

1944. Primo Arcovazzi a fanatic member of Brigate Nere (fascist organization) is in charge to bring an opponent to the regime, Prof. George Wilson, from Abruzzo to Roma. He accepted the ... See full summary »

Director:

Luciano Salce

Writers:

Franco Castellano (story), Giuseppe Moccia (story),

Stars:

Ugo Tognazzi, Georges Wilson, Gianrico Tedeschi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ugo Tognazzi	...	Primo Arcovazzi
Georges Wilson	...	Prof. Erminio Bonafé
Gianrico Tedeschi	...	Arcangelo Bardacci
Elsa Vazzoler	...	Matilde Bardacci
Mireille Granelli	...	Rita Bardacci
Gianni Agus	...	Capo del fascio di Cremona
Stefania Sandrelli	...	Lisa
Renzo Palmer	...	Partisan
Luciano Salce	...	German officer
Franco Giacobini
Mimmo Poli
Gino Buzzanca
Leopoldo Valentini
Peppino De Martino
Nando Angelini

Storyline

1944. Primo Arcovazzi a fanatic member of Brigate Nere (fascist organization) is in charge to bring an opponent to the regime, Prof. George Wilson, from Abruzzo to Roma. He accepted the mandate because of his wish to be upgraded to "Federale". They travel by a sidecar trough the disastrous Italy, near to the final collapse, under bombings and in agony. Nevertheless the bad situation, they manage to build up a kind of friendship. Primo, even if the signals of final destruction are near, doesn't lose his trust in the regime. The end is near.

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Plot Keywords:

italy | world war two | italian history | italian fascism | civil war | 

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Taglines:

It's a spoofing satire of a man who carried hero-worship one goose-step too far!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

17 June 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Operation Idiot

Filming Locations:

Castel San Pietro Romano, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 35222 delivered on 25-7-1961.

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