Il generale dorme in piedi

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Il generale dorme in piedi
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Directed by Francesco Massaro
Starring Ugo Tognazzi
Cinematography Dario Di Palma
Edited by Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by Fiorenzo Carpi
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
LanguageItalian

Il generale dorme in piedi (The general sleeps standing up) is a 1972 commedia all'italiana. [1] It represents the directorial debut of Francesco Massaro and it is based on a novel with the same name written by Giuseppe D'Agata. [2] It was filmed in Tunis, Rome and Florence. [3]

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  1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059695.
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  3. "Ugo Tognazzi promosso colonnello". La Stampa . 12 July 1972. p. 9.