Why

Oct 27, 1971

1h 38m

★ 7.3

Overview

Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian surveyor living in Swiden, gets arrested at the border while going back to Italy with his family for a vacation. But can someone tell the man why?

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Documento Film

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Cast

Giuseppe Di Noi

Alberto Sordi

Ingrid

Elga Andersen

Guardia

Andrea Aureli

Saverio Guardascione

Nazzareno Natale

Don Paolo

Michele Gammino

Direttore del carcere di Sagunto

Lino Banfi

Agente del carcere di Sagunto

Luca Sportelli

Agente del carcere di Sagunto

Tano Cimarosa

Maresciallo carcere di Sagunto

Silvio Spaccesi

Brigadiere Saporito del carcere di Sagunto

Giovanni Pallavicino

Giudice

Antonio Casagrande

Avvocato Sallustio Giordana

Gianni Bonagura

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