Police Chief Pepe

Police Chief Pepe
Directed by	Ettore Scola
Written by	Ruggero Maccari Ettore Scola
Produced by	Franco Cristaldi
Starring	Ugo Tognazzi Giuseppe Maffioli Silvia Dionisio Tano Cimarosa Marianne Comtell Elena Persiani
Cinematography	Claudio Cirillo
Edited by	Tatiana Casini Morigi
Music by	Armando Trovajoli
Release dates	24 September 1969 (Italy) 5 September 1979 (France)
Running time	107 Min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Il Commissario Pepe or Police Chief Pepe is a 1969 Italian comedy – drama film directed by Ettore Scola.

It is based on a Ugo Facco De La Garda's novel.

Filmed in Vicenza, the city is never mentioned.

Awards

Ugo Tognazzi was named Best Actor at Mar del Plata Film Festival.

Plot

Antonio Pepe is the Chief Police Inspector of a provincial small city in North of Italy. He is forced to investigate the sexual life of the citizens, even to the local high society members.

Cast

• Ugo Tognazzi as Antonio Pepe
• Giuseppe Maffioli as Nicola Parigi
• Silvia Dionisio as Silvia
• Tano Cimarosa as Agent Cariddi
• Marianne Comtell as Matilde Carroni
• Dana Ghia as Sister Clementina
• Elsa Vazzoler as Old Prostitute
• Véronique Vendell as Maristella Diotallevi
• Rita Calderoni as Clara Cerveteri
• Virgilio Scapin as Count Lancillotto
• Elena Persiani as Marquise Norma Zaccarin
• Gino Santercole as Oreste
• Pippo Starnazza as The Drunkard

External links

• Il Commisario Pepe at IMDb