Directing
Mario Mattoli
Born November 30, 1898 · Tolentino, Marche, Italy
Died February 26, 1980 · aged 81
Mario Mattoli (30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966. His 1939 film Defendant, Stand Up! was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Known For
Peppino, le modelle e... chella llà · 1957Peppino, le modelle e... chella llà
★ 8.51957
MovieComedy
Young painter Teddy is successful with women but not very clever about selling pictures. He is in love with Elisabetta but cannot marry her because he is penniless. The couple asks for help from Peppino, a retired clerk who often uses Teddy's painting, pretending that they are his so he can impress the women he likes.
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare · 1961Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
★ 6.71961
MovieComedy
A petty thief pretends he is Mussolini's personal physician, wins the confidence of a family, and succeeds in stealing their gold cutlery.
Toto the Sheik · 1950Toto the Sheik
★ 6.81950
MovieComedy
Antonio is the humble servant of a rich family governed by the Marquis Gastone. He is a young man madly in love with Lulu, but she betrays him, and he desperately enlist in the foreign legion.
Nonna Felicita · 1938Nonna Felicita
★ 10.01938
MovieComedy
Damn the Taxes!! · 1951Damn the Taxes!!
★ 7.01951
MovieComedy
Count Borraccilo lives in luxury but does not pay taxes and for this he is targeted by the tax agent Gaetano Pellecchia, who asks his friend Mario for help.
Life Begins Anew · 1945Life Begins Anew
★ 8.01945
MovieDrama
A compelling portrayal of postwar Rome
Felicita Colombo · 1937Felicita Colombo
★ 9.01937
MovieComedy
In the center of Milan, Felicita Colombo successfully manages a delicatessen that has among its customers the best bourgeoisie of the city.
5 marines per 100 ragazze · 19615 marines per 100 ragazze
★ 5.91961
MovieComedy
Five GIs end up in a female college during their military manouvers. They are very welcome by the girls and since one of them has also a beautiful voice they take part in a show organized by the college.
Movies
Peppino, le modelle e... chella llà · 1957Peppino, le modelle e... chella llà
★ 8.51957
MovieComedy
Young painter Teddy is successful with women but not very clever about selling pictures. He is in love with Elisabetta but cannot marry her because he is penniless. The couple asks for help from Peppino, a retired clerk who often uses Teddy's painting, pretending that they are his so he can impress the women he likes.
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare · 1961Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
★ 6.71961
MovieComedy
A petty thief pretends he is Mussolini's personal physician, wins the confidence of a family, and succeeds in stealing their gold cutlery.
Toto the Sheik · 1950Toto the Sheik
★ 6.81950
MovieComedy
Antonio is the humble servant of a rich family governed by the Marquis Gastone. He is a young man madly in love with Lulu, but she betrays him, and he desperately enlist in the foreign legion.
Nonna Felicita · 1938Nonna Felicita
★ 10.01938
MovieComedy
Damn the Taxes!! · 1951Damn the Taxes!!
★ 7.01951
MovieComedy
Count Borraccilo lives in luxury but does not pay taxes and for this he is targeted by the tax agent Gaetano Pellecchia, who asks his friend Mario for help.
Life Begins Anew · 1945Life Begins Anew
★ 8.01945
MovieDrama
A compelling portrayal of postwar Rome
Felicita Colombo · 1937Felicita Colombo
★ 9.01937
MovieComedy
In the center of Milan, Felicita Colombo successfully manages a delicatessen that has among its customers the best bourgeoisie of the city.
5 marines per 100 ragazze · 19615 marines per 100 ragazze
★ 5.91961
MovieComedy
Five GIs end up in a female college during their military manouvers. They are very welcome by the girls and since one of them has also a beautiful voice they take part in a show organized by the college.
Tipi da spiaggia · 1959Tipi da spiaggia
★ 6.81959
MovieComedy
Four penniless friends wich Belong to a small commedy theatre go to taormina a famous Italian beach resort willing to marry Barbara a famous multimillionaire cosmetic firm owner and forget their troubles. After a series of adventures the four youths go back to Rome with four new girlfriends.
Totò Seeks Peace · 1954Totò Seeks Peace
★ 6.51954
MovieComedy
Two widowers decide to get married but their decision is continually hampered by their grandchildren, who are just interested in their inheritance.
I cadetti di Guascogna · 1950I cadetti di Guascogna
★ 6.51950
MovieComedyMusic
Two fellow soldiers fight for the love of the same girl, are constantly picked on by the older soldiers about to be discharged and are involved in the staging of a show in the military barracks.
Totò Story · 1968Totò Story
★ 6.41968
MovieComedy
A hilarious anthology of scenes from some of the most famous films starring the great Totò, the prince of Italian comedy.
The Man Who Smiles · 1937The Man Who Smiles
★ 9.01937
MovieComedy
Two Nights with Cleopatra · 1954Two Nights with Cleopatra
★ 4.91954
MovieComedyRomance
Sophia Loren plays a dual role, as both the sultry Queen of the Nile with a "man-a-night" appetite and a beautiful slave girl who takes her place and is wooed by a bodyguard who thinks she's the real monarch.
L'ultimo amante · 1955L'ultimo amante
★ 5.01955
MovieDrama
Maria, a prostitute, meets Cesare in a police station, a drunkard reporter. Cesare falls in love with her and wants to save her from her bleak life but the girl refuses any help.
Poverty and Nobility · 1954Poverty and Nobility
★ 8.01954
MovieComedy
Eugene, a young nobleman, asks two penniless idlers to impersonate his noble relatives to help him marry Gemma, the daughter of an enriched cook.
Neapolitan Turk · 1953Neapolitan Turk
★ 7.31953
MovieComedy
Naples/Sorrento, mid 20s. A couple of small thieves conceive a scam whereby one of them dresses up as a eunuch Turk to care for the women of the family of a wealthy man. They end up messing everything up, with lots of gags and funny events in the meantime.
Luce nelle tenebre · 1941Luce nelle tenebre
★ 8.01941
MovieDramaRomance
Alberto Serrani, a mining engineer, meets doctor's daughter Marina, sweet and simple, and the notorious and frivolous Clara who falls for him immediately.
Siamo tutti inquilini · 1953Siamo tutti inquilini
★ 6.31953
MovieComedy
Anna was the maid of a lady who inherited an apartment in a building in the center of Rome.
Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche · 1958Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche
★ 6.61958
MovieComedy
A psychiatric-clinic medical director runs some tests on two patients, the Ragionier Antonio Vignanelli and Cavalier Peppino Caprioli, so they must retrieve some memories of family life in order to understand their mental illness.
Il medico dei pazzi · 1954Il medico dei pazzi
★ 7.11954
MovieComedy
Felice Sciosciammocca, the mayor of Roccasecca, sends his nephew Ciccillo to Naples so that he will become a good doctor.
Toto the Third Man · 1951Toto the Third Man
★ 6.51951
MovieComedy
In a small village two twin brothers are of opposite characters. One is mayor of the town, gruff and precise. The other is totally different from his brother and loves the good life and beautiful women.
1000 km per minute! · 19391000 km per minute!
★ 7.01939
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Guido Renzi and his lawyer friend chase a beautiful girl to return a purse that he lost and after a long drive in the car reach the laboratory of an improvised astrophysicist - the girl's father - who, together with another scientist, is about to take off in the direction of Mars aboard a missile.
L'inafferrabile 12 · 1950L'inafferrabile 12
★ 7.21950
MovieComedy
Two twin brothers grew up and never met (due to the fact that the father with the couple would have had 13 children and therefore for superstition he closed one in an orphanage), the one goalkeeper of Juventus and the other employee at the state lottery.