Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo (1956)
This is the (funny) story of four agents of Roma traffic police in the '50s. Their life are crossed in affairs that often retire from mere job relationships. 'Guardia scelta' (special agent) Giuseppe tries to be a composer, he wants to write the anthem for the roman traffic police. 'Guardia'(agent) Alberto Randolfi has a too strong inclination to fine everyone and is dreaming about learning French. 'Brigadiere' (sergeant) Pietro Spaziali is busy looking at his little son Tonino and daughter Maria who is going to marry a boxer. The 'Maresciallo' (Marshal) tries to manage and solve all the troubles they often do.
Director:
Mauro Bolognini
Writers:
Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola, Nicola Manzari.
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Alberto Sordi as Guardia Alberto Randolfi |
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Peppino De Filippo as Guardia Scelta Giuseppe Manganiello |
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Aldo Fabrizi as Brigadiere Pietro Spaziani |
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Gino Cervi as Maresciallo |
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Valeria Moriconi as Maria Spaziani - Pietro's Daughter |
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Tiberio Mitri as Sandro |
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Nino Manfredi as Paolo |
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Alessandra Panaro as Charlotte |
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Alvaro Strina as Roberto Strinati |
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Ciccio Barbi as French Tourist |
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Gina Amendola as Pietro's Sister |
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Livia Venturini as The Nun as a Car Driver |
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Lydia Johnson as Madame Yolande (as Lidia Jonson) |
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Memmo Carotenuto as The Provoking Pedestrian |
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Oscar Blando as The Scooterist with his Family |
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Mino Doro as The Colonel as an Examiner |
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Anita Durante as Carmela |
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Riccardo Garrone as The Driver into No-Parking Area |
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Edoardo Nevola as Tonino Spaziani |
| Directing | Mauro Bolognini | Director |
| Writing | Ruggero Maccari | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ettore Scola | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nicola Manzari | Screenplay |
| Art | Flavio Mogherini | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elio Costanzi | Costume Design |
| Art | Arrigo Breschi | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Enrico Betti Berutto | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Ovidio Del Grande | Sound |
| Directing | Mariano Laurenti | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Mario Gabrielli | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Aldo Giordani | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Carlo Rustichelli | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Alberto Paoletti | Conductor |
| Writing | Paolo FrascĂ | Story |
| Editing | Roberto Cinquini | Editor |
| Production | Luigi Rovere | Producer |