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Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life (1961)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 27M

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

Synopsis

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'

Actors

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
Tania Béryl
Alice, l'attrice straniera
Daniele Vargas
Daniele Vargas
Marchese Daniele
Jacqueline Pierreux
Jacqueline Pierreux
Jacqueline
Dina Perbellini
Dina Perbellini
Irene Aloisi
Irene Aloisi
Franco Rossellini
Franco Rossellini
Giò Stajano
Giò Stajano
Gianfranco Piacentini
Gianfranco Piacentini
Carlo Di Maggio
Carlo Di Maggio
Mario Castellani
Mario Castellani
Sergio Corbucci
Sergio Corbucci
Signore in coda al telefono (uncredited)
Giancarlo Zarfati
Giancarlo Zarfati

Crews

Sergio Corbucci
Sergio Corbucci
Director
Alvaro Mancori
Alvaro Mancori
Director of Photography
Renato Cinquini
Renato Cinquini
Editor
Piero Filippone
Piero Filippone
Production Design
Gianfranco Fini
Gianfranco Fini
Set Decoration
Maria Baroni
Maria Baroni
Costume Design
Mario Mariani
Mario Mariani
Producer
Gianni Buffardi
Gianni Buffardi
Producer
Armando Trovajoli
Armando Trovajoli
Original Music Composer
Steno
Steno
Story
Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci
Story
Bruno Corbucci
Bruno Corbucci
Screenplay
Giovanni Grimaldi
Giovanni Grimaldi
Screenplay
Mario Guerra
Mario Guerra
Screenplay
Guglielmo Mancori
Guglielmo Mancori
Camera Operator
Kurt Doubrowsky
Kurt Doubrowsky
Sound
Mario Amari
Mario Amari
Sound
Nellj Cavallo
Nellj Cavallo
Script Supervisor
Carlo Sindici
Carlo Sindici
Hairstylist
Nino Zanchin
Nino Zanchin
First Assistant Director
Danilo Marciani
Danilo Marciani
Production Manager
Armando Morandi
Armando Morandi
Unit Manager
Giancarlo Sambucini
Giancarlo Sambucini
Unit Manager
Nilo Jacoponi
Nilo Jacoponi
Makeup Artist

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