A Joke of Destiny

A Joke of Destiny
1983 film poster for Scherzo del destino
Directed by	Lina Wertmüller
Written by	Agenore Incrocci Lina Wertmüller
Produced by	Giuseppe Giovannini
Starring	Ugo Tognazzi
Cinematography	Camillo Bazzoni
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli
Music by	Paolo Conte
Release date	30 September 1983 (1983-09-30)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

A Joke of Destiny (Italian: Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada) is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Lina Wertmüller. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]

Synopsis

Chaos reigns as the interior minister is stuck in his highly futuristic car and a rival parliamentarian desperately tries to help him.

Cast

• Ugo Tognazzi as On. Vincenzo De Andreiis
• Piera Degli Esposti as Maria Theresa De Andreiis
• Gastone Moschin as Ministro degli interni
• Roberto Herlitzka as Dr. Crisafulli, segretario
• Renzo Montagnani as Capitano Pautasso della DIGOS
• Enzo Jannacci as Gigi Pedrinelli, brigatista
• Valeria Golino as Adalgisa De Andreiis
• Massimo Wertmüller as Beniamino
• Pina Cei as Donna Sofia

References

1. "14th Moscow International Film Festival (1985)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

External links

• A Joke of Destiny at IMDb