The Traffic Policeman (1960)

Original title

Il vigile

Directed by

Luigi Zampa

Genre

comedy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

16

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 182 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A traffic policeman tries to do his job by enforcing the law. His efforts get him into trouble with wealthy and powerful people who expect special treatment.

whimsicalfrustratingsatiricalunderdogearnestplayfulunfaircomedic

What happens

The Traffic Policeman (Italian: Il vigile) is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi in the lead role. A representative of the commedia all'italiana genre, it tells the story of a traffic policeman and the injustice he endures for daring to enforce the law at the expense of people in power. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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