Roaring Years

Roaring Years

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1962-04-21
Genre:Comedy
Duration:106 min
Country:Italy
Director:Luigi Zampa
Actors:Nino Manfredi, Gino Cervi, Michèle Mercier, Gastone Moschin, Salvo Randone
Production:SpA Cinematografica, Incei Film
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Overview:

In this satire inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector (aka The Inspector General) and transported to fascist era Italy, the (supposed) incognito visit of a Roman fascist official to a tiny country town shakes deeply the ruling class and their lack of integrity.

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