The Emperor of Capri (1949)
"L'imperatore di Capri" (original title)

Sonia, a beautiful gold digger, mistakes Antonio, a waiter in a Neapolitan hotel, for the Arab prince Bey of Agapur and makes an appointment with him for the following day in Capri. Antonio... See full summary »

Director:

Luigi Comencini

Writers:

Luigi Comencini (dialogue), Gino De Santis (story),

Stars:

Totò, Gianni Appelius, Galeazzo Benti

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Totò	...	Antonio De Fazio
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gianni Appelius	...	Bubi di Primaporta
Galeazzo Benti	...	Dodo della Baggina
Nerio Bernardi	...	Osvaldo
Mario Castellani	...	Asdrubale Stinchi
Pina Gallini	...	La suocera
Aldo Giuffrè	...	Omar Bey Kahn di Agapur
Enrico Glori	...	Il maggiordomo
Laura Gore	...	Lucia
Alda Mangini	...	Emanuela
Nino Marchetti	...	Geremia
Marisa Merlini	...	La baronesa von Krapfen
Lino Robi	...	Basilio
Yvonne Sanson	...	Sonia Bulgarov
Piero Tordi	...	Il marito di Emanuela

Storyline

Sonia, a beautiful gold digger, mistakes Antonio, a waiter in a Neapolitan hotel, for the Arab prince Bey of Agapur and makes an appointment with him for the following day in Capri. Antonio goes there behind his wife and mother in law's back. Due to a lucky series of circumstances he really does becomes the prince of the island.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

16 December 1949 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Emperor of Capri

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lux Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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