''Could It Happen Here?'' () is a 1977 Italian

political fiction Political fiction employs narrative to comment on political events, systems and theories. Works of political fiction, such as political novels, often "directly criticize an existing society or present an alternative, even fant ...

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

that was written and directed by

Massimo Pirri Massimo Pirri (10 November 1945 – 20 June 2001) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Campagnano di Roma, Pirri entered the cinema industry as an actor, playing very minor roles while he was completing his ...

Plot

Rome, 1977. In a more and more confused climate, between popular discontent and difficulties of the government, a terrorist group is training his men in anticipation of a major military action: the elimination of the

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

. At one point, the organization decides to abandon the plan, as it is believed that a massacre would not improve the condition of the poorer classes. But Mara, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, Ferruccio, a young professor, and Bruno, a drifter guy, do not want to withdraw. On their own initiative they will make the attempt, which will be end into a massacre. The minister dies, and with him many members of his entourage as well as the same Bruno. Mara and Ferruccio manage to escape through a Rome becoming lawless. Once in a den they eventually opt to shoot each other, while outside the tanks parading through the streets: the coup started.

Cast

Luc Merenda Luc Charles Olivier Merenda (born 3 September 1943) is a French actor and former model, known as was one of the most prominent leading men of Italian poliziotteschi films during the 1970’s. Early life Merenda was born in Nogent-le-Roi, a sm ...

as Ferruccio *

Marcella Michelangeli Marcella Michelangeli (born 28 January 1943) is an Italian former actress and singer. Biography Born Marcella Gherardi in Uscio, Italy, she won several beauty contests at a young age, including Miss Liguria. While a student at the School of F ...

as Mara * Andrea Franchetti as Bruno *

Lou Castel Lou Castel (born Ulv Quarzell; 28 May 1943) is a Colombian-born Swedish actor who became internationally known through his work in Italian films, in particular for his starring role in Carlo Lizzani's '' Requiescant'' (1967) and his co-starring ...

as Marco *

Ines Pellegrini Ines Pellegrini (born 7 November 1954) is an Italian retired actress of Eritreans, Eritrean origin. Life and career Though born in Milan, Italy, Pelligrini spent her childhood in the former Italian colony of Eritrea during the Ethiopian Empi ...

as The Student on Park Bench

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* 1977 films Italian thriller films Films about terrorism Films set in 1977 Political fiction Films set in Rome Films scored by Lallo Gori 1977 thriller films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films Years of Lead (Italy) films {{1970s-thriller-film-stub

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