Release, runtime and language

1962 · 106 mins · Italian

Directed by

Luigi Zampa

Starring

Enzo Petito, Michèle Mercier, Nino Manfredi, Gastone Moschin, Salvo Randone, Angela Luce

The film is a satire that riffs on Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector, transplanting its premise to fascist‑era Italy. When a Roman fascist official supposedly arrives incognito in a tiny provincial town, the local ruling class panics, their corruption laid bare as the visit rattles their fragile authority and exposes a stark lack of integrity.