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A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit is a film of genre Comedy directed by Lina Wertmüller released in USA on 12 september 1984 with Ugo Tognazzi
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit (1983)
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Add to a movie listA Joke of Destiny (Italian: Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada) is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Lina Wertmüller. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.
Actors
Ugo Tognazzi
(onorevole De Andreis)
Renzo Montagnani
(ufficiale della Digos)
Piera Degli Esposti
(moglie di De Andreis)
Gastone Moschin
(ministro dell'interno)
Enzo Jannacci
(terrorista)
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