Totó in color

Totó in color

1952•1h 33m•7.3/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(87)

In the first Italian film to be shot in color, Totò portrays a musician named Antonio Scannagatti who strongly hopes to sell his composition, "Epopea italiana", to Tiscordi, who is one of the most important Italian impresarios.

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Production

Lux Film, Golden Film, Humanitas Films

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Totò

Totò

Antonio Scannagatti

Isa Barzizza

Isa Barzizza

La signorina nel vagone letto

Fulvia Franco

Fulvia Franco

Poppy

Rocco D'Assunta

Il cognato siciliano

Vittorio Caprioli

Vittorio Caprioli

Il tenore balbuziente

Virgilio Riento

Virgilio Riento

Tiburzi

Alberto Bonucci

Alberto Bonucci

Il regista russo

Luigi Pavese

Luigi Pavese

Tiscordi

Anna Vita

Un'esistenzialista

Galeazzo Benti

Galeazzo Benti

Poldo

Mario Castellani

Mario Castellani

Onorevole Trombetta

Rosita Pisano

Rosita Pisano

Sorella di Antonio

Armando Migliari

Armando Migliari

Il sindaco di Caianiello

Bruno Corelli

Joe Pellechia

Guglielmo Inglese

Guglielmo Inglese

Il giardiniere

Franca Valeri

Franca Valeri

Giulia Sofia

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