Roaring Years (1962)
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In this satire inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector (aka The Inspector General) and transported to fascist era Italy, the (supposed) incognito visit of a Roman fascist official to a tiny country town shakes deeply the ruling class and their lack of integrity.
- Date of release
- 1962-04-21
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (54)
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Luigi Zampa
Casting
- Nino Manfredi — Omero Battifiori
- Gino Cervi — Salvatore Acquamano
- Michèle Mercier — Elvira
- Gastone Moschin — Carmine Passante
- Salvo Randone — Il medico antifascista
- Angela Luce — Rosa De Bellis
- Rosalia Maggio — Donna Nunzia
- Giuseppe Ianigro — Nicola De Bellis
- Linda Sini — Elsa
- Carla Calò — moglie del preside
- Dolores Palumbo — signora De Vincenzi
- Mario Pisu — gerarca
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Basilicata and Apulia
Roaring Years is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa, recasting elements of Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector in Fascist Italy in the 1930s under the rule of Benito Mussolini. It stars Nino Manfredi and Gino Cervi.
Production
The film was mostly shot in Ostuni, in the province of Brindisi. Principal cinematography started on January 1962.
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