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]
| Madman at War | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Dino Risi |
| Written by | Agenore Incrocci Furio Scarpelli Claude Berri Anne Dutter Simon Mizrahi |
| Produced by | Pio Angeletti Adriano de Micheli Claude Berri |
| Starring | Coluche |
| Cinematography | Giorgio Di Battista |
| Edited by | Alberto Gallitti |
| Music by | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis |
Release date |
|
Running time | 108 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Languages | French Italian |
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.
Cast
- Coluche as Oscar Pilli
- Beppe Grillo as Marcello Lupi
- Bernard Blier as Belucci
- Fabio Testi as Boda
- Claudio Bisio as Pintus
- Gianni Franco as Cerioni
- Franco Diogene (credited as Francesco Diogene) as Nitti
- Sandro Ghiani as Puddu
- Guido Nicheli as Rossi
- Tiziana Altieri as Fatma
- Geoffrey Copleston as the German commander
