Toto and Marcellino
| Toto and Marcellino | |
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| Directed by | Antonio Musu |
| Written by |
Pasquale Festa Campanile Massimo Franciosa |
| Starring |
Totò Pablito Calvo |
| Music by | Carlo Rustichelli |
| Cinematography | Renato Del Frate |
| Edited by | Otello Colangeli |
Release dates | 1958 |
Running time | 98 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Toto and Marcellino (Italian: Totò e Marcellino, French: Mon gosse) is a 1958 Italian-French comedy film directed by Antonio Musu.[1][2][3]
Plot
The small Marcellino sees his mother die, and follows her to the funeral. A poor street musician, affectionately called by his fellow citizens "the Professor", sees the little Marcellino follow the coffin of his mother, and decides to adopt him, pretending to his uncle. The two live happily, but one day the real uncle of Marcellino, a greedy and cruel man, discovers the truth about hhis grandson, and sends Marcellino to the reformatory. Later the uncle forces Marcellino to live with him for doing so begging in the street, but the Professor runs to save his darling.
Cast
- Totò: The Professor
- Pablito Calvo: Marcellino Merini
- Fanfulla: Uncle Alvaro Merini
- Jone Salinas: Ardea
- Memmo Carotenuto: Zeffirino
- Wandisa Guida: The School Teacher
- Nanda Primavera: Rosina
References
- ↑ Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
- ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ↑ Laura Morandini, Luisa Morandini, Morando Morandini. Il Morandini: Dizionario dei film, 2006. Zanichelli, 2005. ISBN 8808327108.