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What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? is a italien film of genre Comedy directed by Sergio Corbucci with Vittorio Gassman
What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? (1972)
Che c'entriamo noi con la rivoluzione?
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Add to a movie listWhat Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? (Italian: Che c'entriamo noi con la rivoluzione?, also known as ¡Qué nos importa la revolución!) is a 1972 Spaghetti Western comedy film.
The title should be understood, according the director Sergio Corbucci, as "What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Western Cinema?". It is the final chapter of the Corbucci's trilogy about the Mexican revolution, after The Mercenary and Compañeros. The film mixes comedy and political apologue.
^ Franca Faldini, Goffredo Fofi. L'Avventurosa storia del cinema italiano raccontata dai suoi protagonisti, 1960-1969. Feltrinelli, 1981. pp. 310–313.
^ "Che c'entriamo noi con la rivoluzione". spaghetti-western.net. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ Antonio Bruschini (1998). Western all'italiana: The specialists. Glittering images. p. 62. ISBN 88-8275-034-5.
Synopsis
Theatre director Don Albino Moncalieri and his only employee Guido Guidi are in desperate need of money. They comply immediately when they are hired by a certain Peppino Garibaldi, who seems to be a relative of famous Giuseppe Garibaldi. On tour throughout Mexico they get by accident entangled in revolutionary activities and experience the fog of war.Actors
Vittorio Gassman
(Guido Guidi)
Paolo Villaggio
(Don Albino Moncalieri)
Riccardo Garrone
(Peppino Garibaldi)
Eduardo Fajardo
(Pablo Carrasco, el herrero)
Lorenzo Robledo
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