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Madman at War

A young psychiatrist struggles to remove an erratic captain from command at an Italian base in the Lybian desert during World War II.

1h 43m1985TMDb 5.8

Comedy

Italian

Crew and Cast

Dino RisiDino RisiDirectorColucheColucheOscar PilliBeppe GrilloBeppe GrilloMarcello LupiBernard BlierBernard BlierBelucciFabio TestiFabio TestiBodaClaudio BisioClaudio BisioPintusGianni FrancoGianni FrancoCerioniFranco DiogeneFranco DiogeneNittiSandro GhianiSandro GhianiPudduGuido NicheliGuido NicheliRossiTiziana AltieriTiziana AltieriFatmaNicola MorelliNicola MorelliLe colonel psychiatreAlessandra VazzolerAlessandra VazzolerLola
Antonella Di MarcoFatma la prostituéeGeoffrey CoplestonGeoffrey CoplestonLe commandant allemand

Storyline

A young psychiatrist struggles to remove an erratic captain from command at an Italian base in the Lybian desert during World War II.

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Info

Original title
Scemo di guerra
Status
Released
Released
21 May 1985
Runtime
1h 43m
TMDB score
5.8 / 10 (37 votes)

Production

Director
Dino Risi
Writers
Mario Tobino, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli
Studios
Renn Productions, Films A2
Countries
Italy, France

Languages

Original
Italian
Spoken
Italian