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Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life

Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life

1961•1h 27m•6.8/10
Comedy

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6.8/10(56)

Antonio goes to Rome to represent his fellow peasants, to request a highway that will be built in their region. But the guy is mastered by 'la dolce vita' and wastes the money entrusted to him for his mission. When Peppino is sent to to find out what happened, he lets himself be trapped by the gentle grip of 'la dolce vita'

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Cineriz, M.B. Film

Language

IT

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Totò

Totò

Antonio Barbacane

Peppino De Filippo

Peppino De Filippo

Peppino Barbacane

Francesco Mulè

Francesco Mulè

Guglielmo, un signore eccentrico

Mara Berni

Mara Berni

Elena

Rosalba Neri

Rosalba Neri

Magda

Antonio Pierfederici

Antonio Pierfederici

Oscar

Gloria Paul

Gloria Paul

Patrizia, un'altra attrice

Peppino De Martino

Peppino De Martino

Il Ministro

Tania Béryl

Alice, l'attrice straniera

Daniele Vargas

Daniele Vargas

Marchese Daniele

Jacqueline Pierreux

Jacqueline Pierreux

Jacqueline

Dina Perbellini

Dina Perbellini

Luisa Ciovanna

Irene Aloisi

Baronessa Renata Francesca

Franco Rossellini

Franco Rossellini

Franco

Giò Stajano

Giò Stajano

Un omosessuale

Gianfranco Piacentini

Coriolano

Carlo Di Maggio

Mario Castellani

Mario Castellani

Presidente

Sergio Corbucci

Sergio Corbucci

Signore in coda al telefono (uncredited)

Giancarlo Zarfati

Piccolo Renato

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