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Are We Men or Corporals? (1955)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Camillo Mastrocinque
Writer : Camillo Mastrocinque, Vittorio Metz, Totò, Mario Mangini, Francesco Nelli

Synopsis

These are the years of the Second World War, and Toto is imprisoned in a concentration camp, suffering the harassment of Colonel Hammler, a Nazi cruel and despotic.

Actors

Totò
Totò
Totò Esposito
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa
Il caporale
Fiorella Mari
Fiorella Mari
Sonia
Agnese Dubbini
Agnese Dubbini
The mother of Mimi
Franca Faldini
Franca Faldini
Gabrielle - the editor of Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Rosita Pisano
Rosita Pisano
Filomena Ossobucco
Mara Werlen
Mara Werlen
Mimi
Vincent Barbi
Vincent Barbi
Mr. Black's secretary
Nerio Bernardi
Nerio Bernardi
The psychiatrist
Gino Buzzanca
Gino Buzzanca
The director of the film about Nero
Loris Gizzi
Loris Gizzi
The tenor
Vinicio Sofia
Vinicio Sofia
Cesarino Ossobucco
Henri Vidon
Henri Vidon
The German doctor
Sylva Koscina
Sylva Koscina
The aspiring actress
Gildo Bocci
Gildo Bocci
A witness
Pasquale De Filippo
Pasquale De Filippo
The operator of the film about Nero
Giacomo Furia
Giacomo Furia
Nero's interpreter
Mario Passante
Mario Passante
The German sergeant
Denise Carpenter
Denise Carpenter
The other dancer (uncredited)
Salvo Libassi
Salvo Libassi
An editor of Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (uncredited)
Nicola Maldacea Jr.
Nicola Maldacea Jr.
The first cop (uncredited)
Romano Molani
Romano Molani
The second cop (uncredited)
Gina Rovere
Gina Rovere
A dancer (uncredited)
Alessandro Tedeschi
Alessandro Tedeschi
The Nazi doctor (uncredited)
Lella Cattaneo
Lella Cattaneo
Prostitute at the police station (uncredited)

Crews

Camillo Mastrocinque
Camillo Mastrocinque
Director
Camillo Mastrocinque
Camillo Mastrocinque
Screenplay
Vittorio Metz
Vittorio Metz
Screenplay
Totò
Totò
Story
Totò
Totò
Screenplay
Alessandro Cicognini
Alessandro Cicognini
Original Music Composer
Riccardo Pallottini
Riccardo Pallottini
Director of Photography
Aldo Tonti
Aldo Tonti
Director of Photography
Gisa Radicchi Levi
Gisa Radicchi Levi
Editor
Piero Filippone
Piero Filippone
Production Design
Luigi Gervasi
Luigi Gervasi
Set Decoration
Gaia Romanini
Gaia Romanini
Costume Design
Mario Mangini
Mario Mangini
Screenplay
Francesco Nelli
Francesco Nelli
Screenplay
Giuliano Laurenti
Giuliano Laurenti
Makeup Artist
Elda Magnanti
Elda Magnanti
Hairstylist
Giusto Vittorini
Giusto Vittorini
First Assistant Director
Alfredo De Laurentiis
Alfredo De Laurentiis
Production Manager
Giorgio Morra
Giorgio Morra
Unit Manager

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