Totò Diabolicus
Totò Diabolicus (English: Diabolical Antonio) is a 1962 Italian black comedy film directed by Steno. The film consists in a parody of Italian noir comic books (such as Diabolik, Kriminal and Satanik) and giallo,[1] and in it Totò plays six different characters.[2]
| Totò Diabolicus | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Steno |
| Written by | Vittorio Metz Roberto Gianviti Marcello Fondato Steno Giovanni Grimaldi Bruno Corbucci |
| Starring | Totò |
| Cinematography | Enzo Barboni |
| Music by | Piero Piccioni |
| Distributed by | Titanus |
Release date | 1962 |
Running time | 92 min |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
Baron Torrealta is mysteriously killed by a mysterious murderer, dressed in black, who call himself "Diabolicus". The police suspects that one of his relatives is guilty of murder because of the enormous legacy, but every time they are going to incarcerate someone, this one gets killed by Diabolicus.
Cast
- Totò: Galeazzo di Torrealta/Carlo di Torrealta/Scipione di Torrealta/Monsignor Antonino di Torrealta/Laudomia di Torrealta/Pasquale Bonocore
- Raimondo Vianello: Michele aka Lallo
- Béatrice Altariba: Diana
- Nadine Sanders: donna Fiore di Torrealta
- Luigi Pavese: police commissioner
- Mario Castellani: inspector Scalarini
- Peppino De Martino: Cocozza
- Steno: Angelo, the gardener
- Franco Giacobini: Dr. Pandoro
- Pietro De Vico: patient
References
- Fabio Rossi. La lingua in gioco. Bulzoni, 2002.
- Orio Caldiron. Totò. Gremese Editore, 2001.
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