I Compagni or Police Chief Pepe is a 1969

1969 in film

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  Italian

Italy

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 comedy - drama film

Drama film

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 directed by Ettore Scola.

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

Filmed in Vicenza

Vicenza

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, the city is never mentioned.

Plot

Antonio Pepe (Ugo Tognazzi) is the Chief Police Inspector of a provincial small city in North of Italy

Italy

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. He is forced to investigate the sexual life of the citizens, even to the local high society members.