Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?

Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?
Directed by Ettore Scola
Produced by Gianni Hecht Lucari
Written by Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Ettore Scola
Starring Alberto Sordi
Nino Manfredi
Bernard Blier
Music by Armando Trovajoli
Cinematography Claudio Cirillo
Edited by Franco Arcalli
Distributed by Titanus
Document Film
Release dates
 19 December 1968
Running time
 130 min
Country Italy
Language Italian

Riusciranno i nostri eroi a ritrovare l'amico misteriosamente scomparso in Africa?, internationally released as Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?, is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Scola. Production of the film started in 1965, with the working title Mister Sabatini, suppongo (Mister Sabatini, I suppose).[1] It inaugurated in Italy a brief vogue of kilometric titles.[2]

The film was the sixth highest grossing release at the Italian box office in the 1968/69 season.[3]

Plot

The Roman businessman Fausto Di Salvio cannot stand more his work and his sloppy and emotionless way of life. The chance to escape from this "prison" occurs, when the news of the death of his brother in law, Oreste Sabbatini, known as "Titino", arrives from Africa. Fausto, with his employee Ubaldo, his firm's accountant, leaves immediately to Angola in search of Titino, a journey that shall take months and months of travel, and many adventures. They follow in Titino's tracks, but it seems that he cannot be found. From what they learn by speaking to people who have met him, Titino appears to be a man of many resources, that has left behind him many people crazy of him, but even someone who was cheated by him and who would be glad to lay hands on him.

As they have lost hope to find Titino, Fausto and Ubaldo are captured by a tribe of natives who turns out to be governed by the shaman Oreste, the brother in law of Fausto. They propose to Titino to come back with them to Italy. After some hesitation, Titino makes up his mind to follow them to Italy, but when they are on board the vessel leaving the site where he has lived with the natives, he cannot bear separation from the tribe, who welcomed and loved him so long. So he jumps off the ship leaving for Europe and swims to his beloved people.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Stefano Masi. Ettore Scola. Gremese Editore, 2006.
  2. ↑ Masolino D'Amico. La commedia all'italiana. l Saggiatore, 2008. ISBN 88-565-0026-4.
  3. ↑ Aldo Bernardini. Nino Manfredi. Gremese Editore, 1999.
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