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Totò

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Totò

Born February 14, 1898 · Naples, Campania, Italy

Died April 15, 1967 · aged 69

Totò was born Antonio Clemente in a poor district of Naples, the illegitimate son of Anna Clemente from Sicily and Marquis Giuseppe De Curtis from Naples. Nicknamed “il principe della risata’ (the prince of laughter), he was an Italian comedian, film and theatre actor, writer, singer and songwriter, and widely considered one of the greatest Italian artists of the 20th century.  While he first gain…

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Big Deal on Madonna StreetBig Deal on Madonna Street · 1958
Big Deal on Madonna Street
★ 8.11958
MovieComedyCrime
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.
The WitchesThe Witches · 1967
The Witches
★ 6.01967
MovieComedyDrama
Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men. A woman offers to take an injured man to the hospital. A widowed father and his son seek for a new wife/mother. A man seeks revenge for a woman's honor. A bored housewife tries to explain to her husband that he's not as romantic as he used to be.
Totòtruffa '62Totòtruffa '62 · 1961
Totòtruffa '62
★ 7.61961
MovieComedy
Antonio, a former variety actor, keeps his daughter in an excellent boarding school by organizing small scams with his friend and colleague Felice. Commissioner Malvasia good-naturedly persecuted him. When their respective unsuspecting children fall in love, the two fathers make peace.
The Gold of NaplesThe Gold of Naples · 1954
The Gold of Naples
★ 7.31954
MovieDramaComedy
A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.
Roman TalesRoman Tales · 1955
Roman Tales
★ 6.21955
MovieComedy
Alvaro is been in jail and so he consider himself the most fit to lead his three friends Mario, Otello and Spartaco. The four young men decide to start a business. They need only a van to start a transport company. But they lack the money. How can they get it?
Toto and MarcellinoToto and Marcellino · 1958
Toto and Marcellino
★ 6.41958
MovieComedy
Marcellino becomes an orphan and finds two uncles--a good old eccentric man and a villain.
The Hawks and the SparrowsThe Hawks and the Sparrows · 1966
The Hawks and the Sparrows
★ 7.21966
MovieComedyFantasy
A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.
Toto the SheikToto the Sheik · 1950
Toto 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.

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