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Toto the Sheik is a film of genre Comedy directed by Mario Mattoli with Totò
Toto the Sheik (1950)
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Synopsis
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.Actors
Totò
(Antonio Sapone)
Tamara Lees
(Antinea)
Aroldo Tieri
(Gastone)
Laura Gore
(Lulù)
Ada Dondini
(La marchesa)
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, 1h31Directed by Mario Mattoli
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, 1h30Directed by Mario Mattoli
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Genres Drama, Comedy
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Rating61%
The poor Antonio Vignanelli and Peppino Caprioli are exacerbated by hobby and foibles of their respective families, the two that cause many problems. The two are taken for fools and taken to the asylum, and in fact the director of the asylum (Aroldo Tieri) tells how the various misunderstandings that led to their hospitalization are due in reality the foibles of their families.
Neapolitan Turk (1953)
, 1h26Directed by Mario Mattoli
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Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Totò, Carlo Campanini, Aldo Giuffrè, Ignazio Balsamo, Isa Barzizza, Vinicio Sofia
Rating69%
The film is based on a play by the famous Neapolitan writer Eduardo Scarpetta, father of Eduardo and Peppino De Filippo. The story is set in Naples and Sorrento in the second half of 1800. The thief Felice Sciosciammocca (the surname in Naples means "one who is always with her mouth open in astonishment"; Felice means "Happy") together with the bandit Faina ("Weasel") escapes from prison and meets with a eunuch Turkish that he should go to Sorrento for a service. Don Felice kidnaps him and steals his letter of recommendation to get into the house of the rich man who had been sent the Turkish, so that gains a bit 'of money for him and for his accomplice. The man who had called the Turkish is the rich grocer Don Pasquale, being jealous of his wife and young daughter, betrothed to Don Carluccio holding a dowry, is to host the Don Felice robes Turkish and immediately test some suspicion. In fact, the Turkish rather than look like a eunuch protector proves to be a great womanizer and causes the sympathy of all the girls in the country and the wrath of the young. Don Felice, forgetting appears Faina, have fun in monitoring the wife and daughter of Pasquale and Don Carluccio appears more and more restless by the net waste of his betrothed. In the days to follow Don Felice will be met with the Honourable Cocchetelli who had recommended the real Turkish to Don Pasquale, but can not reveal the truth because Don Felice surprised him with a girl who was not his wife. Is coming the day of the wedding and don Carluccio after an engagement party gone wrong, stormed into the house of Don Pasquale to beat him, but Don Felice intervenes and gives the marching orders to the bully who runs away scared. All thanks Don Felice, who reveals his identity and claims to have done all this misunderstanding consists of funny situations to entertain the audience watching him from a theater.
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, 1h34Directed by Mario Mattoli
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Rating59%
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, 1h10Directed by Mario Mattoli
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