Toto and the Women
Toto and the Women (Totò e le donne) | |
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Directed by |
Mario Monicelli Steno |
Produced by | Luigi De Laurentiis |
Written by |
Age & Scarpelli Mario Monicelli Steno |
Starring |
Totò Lea Padovani |
Music by | Carlo Rustichelli |
Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
Release dates | 1952 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Toto and the Women (Italian: Totò e le donne) is a 1952 Italian film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno
Plot
The Roman businessman Philip (Totò) can not standthat his possessive and domineering wife (Ave Ninchi) wants to require its own lifestyle. In fact, for years now after the wedding, Philip was now totally feel deprived of their freedom of her husband. The only freedom that remains is to hole up in the attic read novels polizieschie and venerate the leader of the Italian sergeants. The balance family collapses when the young daughter of Philip became engaged to a young doctor (Peppino De Filippo) to prove to everyone that his talent decides to use the poor Philip as a guinea pig! When enough is enough: Philip decides to spend his evenings in the greater worldliness possible along with his young girlfriend. However Philip soon discovers that the girl is too young for him and, feeling ridiculous, decides to break off the relationship. But it is too late: his wife discovered him and wants to drag it to court ...
Cast
- Totò as Filippo Scaparro
- Lea Padovani as Ginetta
- Franca Faldini as La signora dell'appuntamento
- Ave Ninchi as Giovanna Scaparro
- Giovanna Pala as Mirella Scaparro
- Clelia Matania as La cameriera
- Alda Mangini as La signora nel negozio
- Primarosa Battistella as Antonietta
- Teresa Pellati as Irene
- Mario Castellani as Rag. Carlini
- Peppino De Filippo as Il dottor Desideri
- Pina Gallini as La suocera
- Carlo Mazzarella as Il presentatore del concorso di bellezza