Totò Diabolicus

Totò Diabolicus
Directed by Steno
Written by Vittorio Metz
Roberto Gianviti
Marcello Fondato
Steno
Giovanni Grimaldi
Bruno Corbucci
Starring Totò
Music by Piero Piccioni
Cinematography Enzo Barboni
Distributed by Titanus
Release dates
1962
Running time
92 min
Language Italian

Totò Diabolicus is a 1963 Italian black comedy film directed by Steno. The film consists in a parody of Italian noir comic books (such as Diabolik and Satanik) and giallo,[1] and in it Totò plays six different characters.[2]

Plot

Baron Torrealta is mysteriously killed by a mysterious murderer, dressed in black, who call himself "Diabolicus". The police suspects that one of his relatives is guilty of murder because of the enormous legacy, but every time they are going to incarcerate someone, this one gets killed by Diabolicus.

Cast

References

  1. Fabio Rossi. La lingua in gioco. Bulzoni, 2002.
  2. Orio Caldiron. Totò. Gremese Editore, 2001.

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