While There’s War There’s Hope (1974)
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Country: Italy
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1974-12-20
Director: Alberto Sordi
Writers: Leonardo Benvenuti , Piero De Bernardi
Language: Italian
Stars: Alberto Sordi , Silvia Monti , Alessandro Cutolo , Matilde Costa Giuffrida
Runtime: 116 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Míg van háború, van remény (Hungary) , Finché c'è guerra c'è speranza (Italy) , Mientras hay guerra hay esperanza (Spain) , Enquanto Há Guerra, Há Esperança (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Handlarz bronią (Poland) , Finché c'è guerra c'è speranza , Amíg háború van, van remény is (Hungary) , While There's War There's Hope (United States of America) , Tant qu'y a la guerre, y'a de l'espoir (France, French Republic)
Plot: Pietro Chiocca shifts from hydraulic pumps to heavy war weapons selling. He starts traveling all around the third world looking for clients, and contract by contract his economic situation shoot up, raising also his social status. But is never enough for his family, their needs increase more than the available earnings. For Pietro to sell weapons is becoming every day more stressful, every day more filthy. It has become normal for him to sell stuff to crazy corrupted bloodthirsty African dictators. He has also to fight competition with a French rival. His dirty activity explodes on national press; he becomes a monster for the public opinion. Pietro's family is hypocritically upset with him too! May be it was better the old bathroom equipment sector. Can he come back on his steps?
IMDB:tt0071500