Il generale dorme in piedi (1972)

Directed by

Francesco Massaro

Genre

comedy film, comedy drama

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A military general has unusual sleeping habits that cause comic situations. The story follows the chaos that ensues among his soldiers and superiors.

comiclight-heartedwhimsicalsatiricalabsurdbittersweetquirky

What happens

Il generale dorme in piedi (The general sleeps standing up) is a 1972 commedia all'italiana. It represents the directorial debut of Francesco Massaro and it is based on a novel with the same name written by Giuseppe D'Agata. It was filmed in Tunis, Rome and Florence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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