Madman at War

Madman at War

1985 · 103 min · IT · 5.8 (37 votes)
Dir. Dino Risi · Starring Coluche, Beppe Grillo, Bernard Blier, Fabio Testi, Claudio Bisio, Gianni Franco · Music Guido De Angelis
Comedy

A young psychiatrist struggles to remove an erratic captain from command at an Italian base in the Lybian desert during World War II.

VIBE

This film feels like a darkly humorous, unsettling journey through the absurdity of war. It's a satirical look at madness and heroism, where the line between sanity and insanity blurs amidst the chaos of conflict. A thought-provoking, albeit grim, experience.

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