Totò sceicco
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Film poster | |
Directed by | Mario Mattoli |
Produced by | Romolo Laurenti |
Written by |
Agenore Incrocci Marcello Marchesi Vittorio Metz Furio Scarpelli |
Starring | Totò |
Cinematography | Mario Albertelli |
Editing by | Giuliana Attenni |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Totò sceicco is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.[1]
Plot
Antonio is the modest butler of the noble and flawed Gastone who loves madly beautiful elusive to Lulu. When she leaves him, the Marquis Gaston goes after enlisting in the Foreign Legion and the poor in spite of the Antonio should follow for a promise to the old marchioness, mother of Gaston. However Antonio wrong inn where enlist and is delivered in a part of the Arabia in which you are attempting a rebellion against the legionaries they now also fights Gaston. Meanwhile Lulu to make a snub to Gaston fell in love with his general and this crazy definitely the poor Marquis. Antonio instead, as the Son of the Sheik is away studying in England, is touted as the courage to spread among the gang of rebels. Antonio is now involved in this cruel plan and you will also collide against the legion of Gaston. The two come together and the twists of fate can be found in the lost city of Atlantis, buried under the desert sand. They discover the beauty of the Queen Antinea making mad love all those kissing, and Antonio Gastone runs this tremendous risk. But in the end things are resolved and Antonio, who escaped an assassination attempt by his master, and marry Antinea "sterilizing" her.
Cast
- Totò - Antonio Sapore, il maggiordomo
- Tamara Lees - Antinea, la regina di Atlantide
- Laura Gore - Lulù
- Lauretta De Lauri - Fatma
- Ada Dondini - La marchesa
- Kiki Urbani - La danzatrice araba
- Aroldo Tieri - Il marchese Gastone
- Cesare Polacco - Mohamed
- Arnoldo Foà - Il matto
- Mario Castellani - Il colonnello dei ribelli
- Riccardo Billi - L'arabo della cella bianca
- Ubaldo Lay - Il maggiore della legione
- Carlo Duse - Un beduino
- Carlo Croccolo - Il cameriere
- Ughetto Bertucci - Ludovico, l'autista
References
- ↑ "New York Times: Totò sceicco". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-08-01.