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A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Bandit (1983)
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A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Bandit (1983)
Original name: Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The internal minister's very sophisticated ultra-technological and plated car stops for a mechanical accident in front of a villa. The owner of the villa is De Andreis that immediately offers his help to save the minister entrapped inside the car. Everything has to be done in secret to avoid a scandal within the Roman politic world. Many attempt are done but the result is unexpectedly terrific.
Plot: politics, female nudity, secret service, mother daughter relationship, auto mechanic, carabinieri, car, farce, minister, unfaithful husband, female director
Time: year 1983, 80s
Place: rome italy, italy

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Duration: 110 min.
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