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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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.
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.
Where Is Freedom?Where Is Freedom? · 1954
Where Is Freedom?
★ 6.51954
MovieComedyDrama
A barber, murderer because of jealousy, spends twenty years in jail. He cannot, however adjust himself to a changed world and to the hypocrisy of his own relatives and decides to return behind bars.
The Passionate ThiefThe Passionate Thief · 1960
The Passionate Thief
★ 6.91960
MovieComedy
On New Year's Eve, a young woman and an out-of-work actor complicate a pickpocket's plans to ply his trade.
Poverty and NobilityPoverty and Nobility · 1954
Poverty 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.
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in boccaUn sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca · 1975
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
★ 4.81975
MovieRomanceHistory
Anthological movie with some of the most famous movie sequences in Italian cinema produced by glorious Titanus Film from 1947 to 1962.
The Anatomy of LoveThe Anatomy of Love · 1954
The Anatomy of Love
★ 6.41954
MovieComedyMusic
Nine episodes about life in Italy in the period just before its economic boom.
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet LifeTotò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life · 1961
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
★ 6.81961
MovieComedy
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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