A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Bandit Movie Review 1984

A irreverent satire about a Minister of the Interior (Tognazzi, of "La Cage aux Folles" fame) who becomes trapped in his high-tech limousine before a vital press conference. An exaggerated vision of Italian bureaucracy. With English subtitles.

Distribution

Orion Home Video, MGM, 2500 Broadway, 3515, Santa Monica, CA 90404-3036, Phone: (310)449-3000, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 105 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Politics, Technology--Rampant

Screenplay

Lina Wertmuller

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi, Piera Degli Esposti, Gastone Moschin, Renzo Montagnani, Valeria Golino

Director

Lina Wertmuller

Producer

Giuseppe Giovannini