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Totò | ... | Torquato Pezzella | |
Aldo Fabrizi | ... | Maresciallo Fabio Topponi | |
Cathia Caro | ... | Laura Topponi (as Katia Caro) | |
Luciano Marin | ... | Tino Pezzella | |
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Anna Campori | ... | Dora Pezzella |
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Nando Bruno | ... | L'ubriaco |
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Miranda Campa | ... | Fabio Topponi's wife |
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Fernand Sardou | ... | Ernesto |
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Anna Maria Bottini | ... | Mara (as A. Maria Bottini) |
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Ciccio Barbi | ... | Il brigadiere Bardi |
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Piera Arico | ... | Commessa |
Ignazio Leone | ... | Il guardiacaccia | |
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Gianna Cobelli | ||
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Lamberto Antinori | ... | Cameriere |
Louis de Funès | ... | Ettore |
Mr. Pezzella owns and operates a very well established luxury clothing store. He does not like and does not consider it right to pay taxes and therefore uses a tax consultant to be able to evade more taxes.
One day the most terrible nightmare of Mr.Pezzella (Toto'), owner of a chic boutique, comes true: the incorruptible tax inspector Topponi (Aldo Fabrizi), pays him a visit...and their troubles begin. Following the advice of his tax consultant (Luis de Funes), Pezzella tries unsuccessfully to become a friend of Topponi and avoid the prohibitive penalty he should pay.
I tartassati ("Over-taxed" ) is an excellent, extremely funny satire of the all-Italian desire to avoid paying taxes. Not an artsy movie but certainly an underrated one.