The Emperor of Capri

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L'imperatore di Capri
Film poster
Directed by	Luigi Comencini
Produced by	Carlo Ponti
Written by	Luigi Comencini (dialogue) Gino De Santis (story)
Starring	Totò
Music by	Felice Montagnini
Cinematography	Giuseppe Caracciolo
Editing by	Otello Colangeli
Distributed by	Lux Film
Release date(s)	16 December 1949
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
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L'imperatore di Capri or The Emperor of Capri is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini.

1 Plot summary
2 Overview
3 Cast
4 External links

[edit] Plot summary

Sonia, a beautiful gold digger, mistakes Antonio, a waiter in a Neapolitan hotel, for the Arab prince Bey of Agapur and makes an appointment with him for the following day in Capri. Antonio goes there behind his wife and mother in law's back. Due to a lucky series of circumstances he really does becomes the prince of the island.

[edit] Overview

The plot is a familiar one, involving mistaken identity, close shaves, and an affair with a beautiful woman. Forced to pose as a visiting Indian prince, Toto does his best to carry off the deception while visiting the island of Capri. This time, he must contend with the amorous advances of two well-proportioned ladies, played by Yvonne Sanson and Marisa Merlini

[edit] Cast

Totò ... Antonio De Fazio
Gianni Appelius ... Bubi di Primaporta
Galeazzo Benti ... Dodo della Baggina
Nerio Bernardi ... Osvaldo
Mario Castellani ... Asdrubale Stinchi
Pina Gallini ... La suocera
Aldo Giuffrè ... Omar Bey Kahn di Agapur
Enrico Glori ... Il maggiordomo
Laura Gore ... Lucia
Alda Mangini ... Emanuela
Nino Marchetti ... Geremia
Marisa Merlini ... La baronesa von Krapfen
Lino Robi ... Basilio
Yvonne Sanson ... Sonia Bulgarov
Piero Tordi ... Il marito di Emanuela
Toni Ucci ... Pupetto Turacciolo

[edit] External links

L'imperatore di Capri at the Internet Movie Database

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