The Commandant (1963)
Il comandante
The retired general Antonio Cavalli is a nuisance to his family: to his wife Francesca who still works, to his son and to his daughter-in-law. Then he finds a job in a building firm. Only by chance Cavalli finds out that his salary is paid by his wife to keep him busy. But the general is well known as a very reliable man, and Sandrelli, the firm's owner, uses him and his name to win a valuable contract. When Sandrelli is arrested, the general finds the money to honour his debt but he is robbed while he is going to the bank...
- Date of release
- 1963-12-23
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Paolo Heusch
Casting
- Totò — Col. Antonio Cavalli
- Andreina Pagnani — Francesca Cavalli
- Britt Ekland — Iris
- Franco Fabrizi — Sandrelli
- Isa Crescenzi — La coinquilina
- Linda Sini — La contessa
- Carlotta Barilli — Luisa
- Alberto De Amicis — Il socio de Sandrelli
- Luciano Marin — Franco, figlio di Antonio
- Mario Castellani — Castelletti
- Ermelinda De Felice
- Alessio Ruggeri
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Europa
The Commandant, also known as Il comandante, is a 1963 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Heusch.
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