Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita (1961)

Antonio Barbacane is sent by his wealthy grandfather to Rome for trying to corrupt politicians to shift the route of a motorway on their town so to increase the land values.

Director:

Sergio Corbucci

Writers:

Steno (story), Lucio Fulci (story) (as L. Fulci)

Stars:

Totò, Peppino De Filippo, Mara Berni

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Totò	...	Antonio Barbacane
Peppino De Filippo	...	Peppino Barbacane
Mara Berni	...	Elena
Francesco Mulè	...	Guglielmo, un signore eccentrico (as Francesco Mulé)
Rosalba Neri	...	Magda
Antonio Pierfederici	...	Oscar
Gloria Paul	...	Patrizia, un'altra attrice
Peppino De Martino	...	Il Ministro
Tania Béryl	...	Alice, l'attrice straniera (as Taina Berjll)
Daniele Vargas	...	Marchese Daniele (as Daniele Varcas)
Giancarlo Zarfati	...	Il piccolo Renato
Dina Perbellini	...	Luisa Giovanna
Irene Aloisi	...	Baronessa Renata Francesca
Jacqueline Pierreux	...	Jacqueline
Franco Rossellini	...	Franco

Storyline

Antonio Barbacane is sent by his wealthy grandfather to Rome for trying to corrupt politicians to shift the route of a motorway on their town so to increase the land values.

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Plot Keywords:

cocaine | satire | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The plot was developed during the filming. Many scenes, in particular the one of Antonio ( Totò ) and Peppino Barbacane ( Chi si ferma è perduto (1960) ) at the cafe with two American girls, were improvised. indeed, it was reported that director Sergio Corbucci, when he took over the direction by Camillo Mastrocinque, was worrying about the lack of a screenplay: Totò reassured him and told him that he and Peppino would have taken care of everything. Corbucci stated that it was very funny for the crew to see them ad-libbing.

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Connections

Spoofs La Dolce Vita (1960)

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

1 April 1961 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Toto, Peppino és az édes élet

Filming Locations:

Roma, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

MB Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1