Madman at War

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Madman at War
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Film poster
Directed by Dino Risi
Written by Agenore Incrocci
Furio Scarpelli
Claude Berri
Anne Dutter
Simon Mizrahi
Produced byPio Angeletti
Adriano de Micheli
Claude Berri
Starring Coluche
CinematographyGiorgio Di Battista
Edited byAlberto Gallitti
Music by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Distributed by AMLF
Release date
  • 22 May 1985 (1985-05-22)
Running time
108 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguagesFrench
Italian

Madman at War (Italian : Scemo di guerra, French : Le fou de guerre) is a 1985 Italian-French comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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Plot

At the beginning of World War II a young Italian psychiatrist is sent to troops in Libya. When he learns that his commander is a madman he tries to protect the subordinates from harm.

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Madman at War". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 28 June 2009.