''Il generale dorme in piedi'' (''The general sleeps standing up'') is a 1972 commedia all'italiana. It represents the directorial debut of

Francesco Massaro Francesco Massaro (born 1935) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Padua, Massaro started his career as assistant director of Luchino Visconti's ''The Leopard'', then, during the sixties, continued to collaborate with eminent director ...

and it is based on a novel with the same name written by

Giuseppe D'Agata Giuseppe D'Agata (11 January 1927 – 29 March 2011) was an Italian author, screenwriter and television writer. Life and career Born in Bologna, the son of a typographer, at 17 years old D'Agata became a militant in the partisan brigade "Matte ...

. It was filmed in

Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 ...

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

and

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

Cast

* Ugo Tognazzi: Colonel Leone *

Mariangela Melato Mariangela Melato (19 September 1941 – 11 January 2013) was an Italian cinema and theater actress. She began her stage career in the 1960s. Her first film role was in ''Thomas e gli indemoniati'' (1969), directed by Pupi Avati. She played in ma ...

: Lola * Franco Fabrizi: Captain Beltrani *

Mario Scaccia Mario Scaccia (26 December 1919 – 26 January 2011) was an Italian actor and author. He was a prominent figure in the Italian theatre of '900. Biography Born in Rome, the son of a painter, during the Second World War Scaccia was conscripted i ...

: General Pigna * Stefano Satta Flores: Official *

Checco Rissone Francesco "Checco" Rissone (7 July 1909 – 26 September 1985) was an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career Rissone was born in Turin, the younger brother of the more famous Giuditta. He debuted on stage at a young age and ...

: General Cicciolo * Daniele Vargas: Lt. Poli *

Georges Wilson Georges Wilson (16 October 1921 – 3 February 2010) was a French film and television actor. He was the father of French actor Lambert Wilson. Biography Wilson was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine (now Val-de-Marne) as the illegitimate s ...

: General * Eros Pagni * Flavio Bucci

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* 1972 films Italian comedy-drama films 1972 comedy-drama films Commedia all'italiana Films shot in Tunisia Films directed by Francesco Massaro Films with screenplays by Ugo Pirro Films based on Italian novels 1972 directorial debut films Films scored by Fiorenzo Carpi 1970s Italian films 1970s Italian-language films {{comedy-drama-film-stub