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Il generale dorme in piedi (The general sleeps standing up) is a 1972 commedia all'italiana. It represents the directorial debut of Francesco Massaro and it is based on a novel with the same name written by Giuseppe D'Agata. It was filmed in Tunis, Rome and Florence.
Original Release
10/31/1972
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ugo Tognazzi | Col. Umberto Leone |
| Mariangela Melato | Lola Pigna |
| Franco Fabrizi | Col. Beltrami |
| Mario Scaccia | Gen. Arturo Pigna |
| Stefano Satta Flores | Ten. Sogliano |
| Checco Rissone | Gen. Ciccolo |
| Daniele Vargas | Ten. Col. Poli |
| Edda Ferronao | Suor Celeste / Edda Ferronao |
| Georges Wilson | Gen. Botta |
| Piero Nuti | Attendente del Col. Leone / Assistende del Col. Leone |
Directors
Writers
Francesco Massaro, Giuseppe D'Agata, Ugo Pirro
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ugo Tognazzi | Col. Umberto Leone |
| Mariangela Melato | Lola Pigna |
| Franco Fabrizi | Col. Beltrami |
| Mario Scaccia | Gen. Arturo Pigna |
| Stefano Satta Flores | Ten. Sogliano |
| Checco Rissone | Gen. Ciccolo |
| Daniele Vargas | Ten. Col. Poli |
| Edda Ferronao | Suor Celeste / Edda Ferronao |
| Georges Wilson | Gen. Botta |
| Piero Nuti | Attendente del Col. Leone / Assistende del Col. Leone |
| Gianni Solaro | Ufficiale in Africa / Officiale in Africa |
| Enzo Robutti | Ten. Psichiatra Mancini |
| Luigi Antonio Guerra | (as Luigi Guerra) |
| Eros Pagni | Italian Official in Greece / Ufficiale italiano in Grecia |
| Sandro Merli | Cicuta / Tenente Cicuta |
| Fabrizio Jovine | Ten Colò |
| Luigi Zerbinati | Col. Silvestri |
| Orazio Stracuzzi | |
| Flavio Bucci | Bucci |
| Gian Carlo Fusco | Gen. Pasta |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Claudio Mancini | Executive Producer |
| Franco Committeri | Producer |
| Ugo Tucci | Producer |
