- Country: Italy
- Genres: Comedy
- Release: 1983-09-30
- Director: Lina Wertmüller
- Writers: Agenore Incrocci
- Language: Italian
- Stars: Ugo Tognazzi , Piera Degli Esposti , Gastone Moschin , Roberto Herlitzka
- Runtime: 105 min
- Awards: 1 nomination
- AKA: Scherzo przeznaczenia zaczajone za weglem niczym zbójca na drodze (Poland) , Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada (Germany) , A Joke of Destiny (United States of America) , Scherzo Del Destino in Agguato Dietro L'angolo (Canada) , Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada , Scherzo (Italy) , Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante da strada (Italy) , A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Bandit (United States of America)
- Plot: The Internal Minister's very sophisticated ultra-technological plated car stops for a mechanical accident in front of a villa. The villa's owner, De Andreis, immediately offers his help to save the minister trapped inside the car. Everything must be done in secret to avoid a scandal within the Roman political world. Many attempts are made but the result is unexpectedly terrific.
- IMDB:tt0086253
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Bandit Cast · · · ALL
Lina Wertmüller
Director
Ugo Tognazzi
onorevole De Andreis
Renzo Montagnani
ufficiale della Digos
Piera Degli Esposti
moglie di De Andreis
Gastone Moschin
ministro dell'interno
Enzo Jannacci
terrorista
Valeria Golino
Adalgisa De Andreiis
Sergio Solli
un brigadiere
Rodolfo Laganà
Signor Diotaiuti
Roberto Herlitzka
Dottor Crisafulli
Massimo Wertmüller
Beniamino
Pina Cei
Marco Balbi
Pier Luigi Misasi