A rich businessman is fed up with work, family, society, and goes with his accountant to Africa, in search of his brother-in-law who had vanished there in mysterious circumstances. They will find him alright - as a tribal chief, surrounded with lots of topless, shapely wives. They are going to return to civilisation, but will their friend come with them?
Acting
Alberto Sordi and Bernard Blier's exasperated buddy chemistry carries every scene.
Direction
Scola's sharp eye for social satire beneath the sex comedy surface.
Director
Ettore Scola
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peak commedia all'italiana—this 1968 wave mocked Italy's economic miracle while indulging its fantasies.
The 'tribal' village was built in Ethiopia; Sordi reportedly hated the heat and demanded constant espresso.
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