Roaring Years (1962)
In this satire inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector (aka The Inspector General) and transported to fascist era Italy, the (supposed) incognito visit of a Roman fascist official to a tiny country town shakes deeply the ruling class and their lack of integrity.
- Released
- 1962-04-21
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Luigi Zampa, Luigi Zampa, Ettore Scola, Ruggero Maccari
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 54 votes
Cast
- Nino Manfredi as Omero Battifiori
- Gino Cervi as Salvatore Acquamano
- Michèle Mercier as Elvira
- Gastone Moschin as Carmine Passante
- Salvo Randone as Il medico antifascista
- Angela Luce as Rosa De Bellis
- Rosalia Maggio as Donna Nunzia
- Giuseppe Ianigro as Nicola De Bellis
- Linda Sini as Elsa
- Carla Calò as moglie del preside
- Dolores Palumbo as signora De Vincenzi
- Mario Pisu as gerarca
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