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Chi si ferma è perduto (1960)

Chi si ferma è perduto poster
Directed by
Sergio Corbucci
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
10
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two bumbling office workers try to get ahead in their jobs with a series of silly schemes. Their plans keep backfiring in funny ways.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalcomedicbreezycheerfulnostalgicamusing

What happens

He Who Hesitates Is Lost (Chi si ferma è perduto) is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. The title is based on a slogan of Benito Mussolini's regime, literally meaning "who stops is lost". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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