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He Who Hesitates Is Lost (1960)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Sergio Corbucci
Writer : Bruno Corbucci, Giovanni Grimaldi, Mario Guerra, Luciano Martino

Synopsis

After their boss' death, two clerks eagerly await the arrival of the next one, each one of them hoping to become the apple of his eye. They compete in every possible way to impress him, which causes lots of trouble and many misunderstandings.

Actors

Totò
Totò
Antonio Guardalavecchia
Peppino De Filippo
Peppino De Filippo
Giuseppe Colabona
Aroldo Tieri
Aroldo Tieri
Matteo Rossi
Luigi De Filippo
Luigi De Filippo
Donato Cavallo
Alberto Lionello
Alberto Lionello
Mario Rossi
Alberto Talegalli
Alberto Talegalli
il cliente che protesta
Angela Portaluri
Angela Portaluri
Iole, figlia di Guardalavecchia
Mario Castellani
Mario Castellani
Commendator Pasquetti
Lia Zoppelli
Lia Zoppelli
Giulia, sorella del Comm. Pasquetti
Jacqueline Pierreux
Jacqueline Pierreux
Teresa, moglie di Colabona
Luigi Pavese
Luigi Pavese
Cesare Santoro
Anna Campori
Anna Campori
Italia Guardalavecchia
Pietro De Vico
Pietro De Vico
il cameriere
Renzo Palmer
Renzo Palmer
Cavicchioni
Peppino De Martino
Peppino De Martino
l'antiquario sordo
Marisa Traversi
Marisa Traversi
Adua
Enzo Petito
Enzo Petito
Napoleone, l'usciere
Solvejg D'Assunta
Solvejg D'Assunta
Assunta
Nando Angelini
Nando Angelini
Rita Cuttica
Rita Cuttica
Angela Passalacqua
Angela Passalacqua
Vittorio Vaser
Vittorio Vaser
Proietti
Gino Scotti
Gino Scotti
lo iettatore
Sergio Corbucci
Sergio Corbucci
uomo che gioca a biliardo con Cavicchioni (uncredited)

Crews

Sergio Corbucci
Sergio Corbucci
Director
Bruno Corbucci
Bruno Corbucci
Screenplay
Giovanni Grimaldi
Giovanni Grimaldi
Screenplay
Mario Guerra
Mario Guerra
Screenplay
Luciano Martino
Luciano Martino
Screenplay
Emo Bistolfi
Emo Bistolfi
Producer
Marco Scarpelli
Marco Scarpelli
Director of Photography
Dolores Tamburini
Dolores Tamburini
Editor
Franco Lolli
Franco Lolli
Production Design
Dina Di Bari
Dina Di Bari
Costume Design
Marcella Favella
Marcella Favella
Hairstylist
Pierantonio Mecacci
Pierantonio Mecacci
Makeup Artist
Renato Tonini
Renato Tonini
Production Manager
Kurt Doubrowsky
Kurt Doubrowsky
Sound
Franca Franco
Franca Franco
Script Supervisor
Dino De Palma
Dino De Palma
Co-Writer
Bruno Corbucci
Bruno Corbucci
Story
Giovanni Grimaldi
Giovanni Grimaldi
Story
Mario Guerra
Mario Guerra
Story
Luciano Martino
Luciano Martino
Story
Gianni Ferrio
Gianni Ferrio
Original Music Composer
Gianni Ferrio
Gianni Ferrio
Conductor
Alessandro Gori
Alessandro Gori
Production Secretary
Enrico Priori
Enrico Priori
Assistant Camera
Giorgio Pallotta
Giorgio Pallotta
Boom Operator
Pietro Vesperini
Pietro Vesperini
Sound Recordist
Athos Danilo Zanetti
Athos Danilo Zanetti
Assistant Production Design
Dario Di Palma
Dario Di Palma
Camera Operator
Divo Cavicchioli
Divo Cavicchioli
Still Photographer
Mario Castellani
Mario Castellani
First Assistant Director
Amasi Damiani
Amasi Damiani
First Assistant Director

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