Why

Name: Why
Genre: comedy, drama
Released: 1971
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Elga Andersen, Andrea Aureli, Nazzareno Natale, Michele Gammino

Why (1971) — comedy, drama film. Directed by Nanni Loy. Starring Alberto Sordi, Elga Andersen, Andrea Aureli, Nazzareno Natale.

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Story Analysis

A bureaucratic misunderstanding traps an innocent man in a judicial nightmare, revealing systemic failures.

Comedy, Drama · 7.3/10 · 98 min · 1971

Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian surveyor living in Swiden, gets arrested at the border while going back to Italy with his family for a vacation. But can someone tell the man why?

Credits

director

Nanni Loy
screenplay

Emilio Sanna
screenplay

Sergio Amidei
story

Rodolfo Sonego
actor

as Giuseppe Di Noi

Alberto Sordi

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Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q128718), public domain (CC0).