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The Emperor of Capri (1949)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Luigi Comencini
Writer : Vittorio Metz, Marcello Marchesi, Luigi Comencini

Synopsis

Beautiful gold-digger Sonia mistakes Antonio, a waiter in a Neapolitan hotel, for Arab Prince Bey of Agapur and makes an appointment with him for the following day in Capri, and Antonio goes there behind the backs of his wife and mother-in-law. A lucky series of circumstances actually does transform him into the prince of the island.

Actors

Totò
Totò
Antonio De Fazio
Gianni Appelius
Gianni Appelius
Bubi di Primaporta
Galeazzo Benti
Galeazzo Benti
Dodo della Baggina
Nerio Bernardi
Nerio Bernardi
Osvaldo
Mario Castellani
Mario Castellani
Asdrubale Stinchi
Pina Gallini
Pina Gallini
La suocera
Aldo Giuffrè
Aldo Giuffrè
Omar Bey Kahn di Agapur
Laura Gore
Laura Gore
Lucia
Alda Mangini
Alda Mangini
Emanuela
Nino Marchetti
Nino Marchetti
Geremia
Marisa Merlini
Marisa Merlini
La baronesa von Krapfen
Yvonne Sanson
Yvonne Sanson
Sonia Bulgarov
Pietro Tordi
Pietro Tordi
Il marito di Emanuela
Toni Ucci
Toni Ucci
Pupetto Turacciolo
Ugo Mari
Ugo Mari
Cliente che si becca la Torta in Faccia (uncredited)

Crews

Luigi Comencini
Luigi Comencini
Director
Gino De Santis
Gino De Santis
Story
Carlo Ponti
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Teresa Ricci Bartolini
Teresa Ricci Bartolini
Story
Vittorio Metz
Vittorio Metz
Screenplay
Marcello Marchesi
Marcello Marchesi
Screenplay
Giuseppe Caracciolo
Giuseppe Caracciolo
Director of Photography
Otello Colangeli
Otello Colangeli
Editor
Luigi Comencini
Luigi Comencini
Screenplay
Felice Montagnini
Felice Montagnini
Original Music Composer
Guido Caracciolo
Guido Caracciolo
Camera Operator
Silvio Clementelli
Silvio Clementelli
Production Manager
Pasquale Misiano
Pasquale Misiano
Production Manager
Rudy Bauer
Rudy Bauer
Production Manager
Carlo Egidi
Carlo Egidi
Production Design
Carlo Egidi
Carlo Egidi
Set Decoration
Galeazzo Benti
Galeazzo Benti
First Assistant Director
Paolo Heusch
Paolo Heusch
First Assistant Director
Anna Maria Feo
Anna Maria Feo
Costume Design
Giuseppe Annunziata
Giuseppe Annunziata
Makeup Artist
Kurt Doubrowsky
Kurt Doubrowsky
Sound

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