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Why (1971)

Original title: Detenuto in attesa di giudizio

1971-10-27 · 1h 38m · IT
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Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian surveyor living in Switzerland, gets arrested at the border while going back to Italy with his family for a vacation. But can someone tell the man why?

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Nanni LoyDirectorEmilio SannaWriter

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Alberto SordiAlberto SordiGiuseppe Di NoiElga AndersenElga AndersenIngridAndrea AureliAndrea AureliGuardiaNazzareno NataleNazzareno NataleSaverio GuardascioneMichele GamminoMichele GamminoDon PaoloLino BanfiLino BanfiDirettore del carcere di SaguntoLuca SportelliLuca SportelliAgente del carcere di SaguntoTano CimarosaTano CimarosaAgente del carcere di SaguntoSilvio SpaccesiSilvio SpaccesiMaresciallo carcere di SaguntoGiovanni PallavicinoGiovanni PallavicinoBrigadiere Saporito del carcere di SaguntoAntonio CasagrandeAntonio CasagrandeGiudiceGianni BonaguraGianni BonaguraAvvocato Sallustio Giordana

Keywords

SatirePrisonInjusticeInnocenceLawItalianBureaucracyVictimization

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinitySatire · Prison · InjusticeDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference308115Actor preference294139 · 273899 · 252245Country preferenceIt

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

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Why has a runtime of 98 minutes.