
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen(1976)
An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel.


“After "Bread and Chocolate" comes Dessert...”
An Italian laborer foils anyone who tries to stop him from selling espresso on the Milan-to-Naples night train.

Nino Manfredi
Michele Abbagnano

Adolfo Celi
Chief Inspector Ramacci Pisanelli

Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Diodato Amitrano

Luigi Basagaluppi
Ticket Inspector Salvatore Vigorito

Silvio Spaccesi
Train Conductor Giuseppe Sanguigno

Gerardo Scala
Ticket Inspector Nicola Scognamiglio

Clara Colosimo
Entrepreneur

Maurizio Micheli
Accountant

Tano Cimarosa
Polfer Marshal Panepino

Italo Celoro
Injured Worker
Café Express is a comedy film released in 1980. Directed by Nanni Loy, it stars Nino Manfredi, Adolfo Celi, Vittorio Mezzogiorno. An Italian laborer foils anyone who tries to stop him from selling espresso on the Milan-to-Naples night train.
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