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Man, Beast and Virtue is a italien film of genre Comedy directed by Steno with Totò
Man, Beast and Virtue (1953)
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Add to a movie listL'uomo, la bestia e la virtù, internationally released as Man, Beast and Virtue, is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It is based on the 1919 novella with the same name by Luigi Pirandello. The film was originally shot in Gevacolor.
^ Nino Genovese, Sebastiano Gesù. La musa inquietante di Pirandello, il cinema. Bonanno, 1990.
^ Alberto Anile. I film di Totò (1946-1967): la maschera tradita. Le mani, 1998.
Synopsis
Paolino (Totò) is in love with a married woman Annarella (Viviane Romance). Both consume whenever pleasant loves, but one day Annarella becomes pregnant. The woman's husband: Captain Perella (Orson Welles), a few months ago is out of town for work, but a day suddenly returns. Paolino to avoid the betrayal that you know, put a plan in place so that Perella steps a night of pleasure with Annarella, so that after a few months of getting her pregnant believe him.Actors
Totò
(Prof. Paolino)
Viviane Romance
(Assunta Perella)
Orson Welles
(Captain Perella, the Beast)
Mario Castellani
(The doctor)
Clelia Matania
(Grazia)
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