What Am I Doing in the Middle of a Revolution?

1972 | Color | 110 min

An Italian theater troupe arrives in Mexico with the purpose of presenting William Shakespeare’s Othello. Amidst the chaos that has taken over the country, the troupe’s director, Guido Guidi, along with an Italian priest, Albino Moncalieri, get dragged into a Mexican Revolutionary faction led by Carrasco. As time goes by, Guidi and Moncalieri overcome their differences and strike up a friendship. They do everything they can to sabotage the plans of General Herrero, head of the army.

Country: Francia
Direction: Corbucci; Sergio
Script: Ciuffini; Sabatino, Franciosa; Massimo, Corbucci; Sergio
Production: Cecchi Gori; Mario
Photography: Ulloa; Alejandro
Sound: Alchimede; Benio
Music: Morricone; Ennio
Cast:Gassman; Vittorio, Villaggio; Paolo, Garrone; Riccardo, Fajardo; Eduardo, Anchoriz; Leo, Yanni; Rosanna

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