The surveyor Giuseppe Di Noi experiments the troubles of the Italian Justice System of the '70s while back in Italy for a vacation.
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| Alberto Sordi | ... | Giuseppe Di Noi | |
| Elga Andersen | ... | Ingrid Di Noi | |
| Lino Banfi | ... | Direttore del carcere di Sagunto | |
| Andrea Aureli | ... | Guardia | |
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Giuseppe Anatrelli | ... | Rosario Scalia |
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Gianni Bonagura | ... | Avv. Sallustio Giordana (as Gianfelice Bonagura) |
| Tano Cimarosa | ... | Un secondino | |
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Antonio Casagrande | ... | Giudice |
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Nino Formicola | ||
| Michele Gammino | ... | Don Paolo | |
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Nazzareno Natale | ... | Saverio |
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Giovanni Pallavicino | ||
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Mario Pisu | ... | Psichiatra |
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Silvio Spaccesi | ... | Maresciallo |
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Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian land surveyor who has lived in Sweden for the past seven years, goes to his native country with his Swedish wife and children for his holidays. At the border he is however jailed for no apparent reason. He thus begins a nightmarish kafkian experience while he's moved from one prison to another, subject to any humiliation and violence. Written by Salvatore Santangelo <pappagone2@libero.it>
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prison | destroying a religious statue | italian | humiliation | italy |Taglines:
From the Producer of "The Garden of the Finzi-Continis" and the Director of "The Four Days of Naples" A New Dimension in Suspense!Parents Guide:
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27 October 1971 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
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Henriksdals Reningsverk - 23 Värmdövägen, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden See more »Company Credits
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It's not at all Comedy, it's just pure Drama. A particular role for Alberto Sordi, a great great actor of Comedy. Beautiful blonde Elga Andersen also has a special role here, different than in other movies. Lino Banfi as the director of the prison and Tano Cimarosa in the role of an obtuse and evil guard are both very good.