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Il sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporale (1975)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An inept sergeant is mistaken for a secret agent and charged with finding a spy, but he is so stupid he is demoted and becomes a corporal.
Style:
sitcom, slapstick, situational comedy, lighthearted, retro, absurd, period piece, buddy comedy, campy, italian comedy
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mistaken identity, demotion, farce, incompetence, irreverent, spy spoof, espionage, satire, mediterranean, small town, urban, spy, agent, army, colonel, sergeant, secret, italian army, corporal, general
Time:
year 1970, 70s
Place:
italy, naples italy, napoli italy
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
finland
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73%
Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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70%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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67%
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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