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Il comandante

  • 1963
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
152
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Totò in Il comandante (1963)
Comedy

The retired general Antonio Cavalli is a nuisance to his family: to his wife Francesca who still works, to his son, and to his daughter-in-law. Then he finds a job in a building firm. Only b... Read allThe retired general Antonio Cavalli is a nuisance to his family: to his wife Francesca who still works, to his son, and to his daughter-in-law. Then he finds a job in a building firm. Only by chance Cavalli finds out that his salary is paid by his wife to keep him busy. But the g... Read allThe retired general Antonio Cavalli is a nuisance to his family: to his wife Francesca who still works, to his son, and to his daughter-in-law. Then he finds a job in a building firm. Only by chance Cavalli finds out that his salary is paid by his wife to keep him busy. But the general is well known as a very reliable man, and Sandrelli, the firm's owner, uses him and... Read all

  • Director
    • Paolo Heusch
  • Writer
    • Rodolfo Sonego
  • Stars
    • Totò
    • Andreina Pagnani
    • Britt Ekland
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    152
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paolo Heusch
    • Writer
      • Rodolfo Sonego
    • Stars
      • Totò
      • Andreina Pagnani
      • Britt Ekland
    • 1User review
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    Totò
    Totò
    • Col. Antonio Cavalli
    Andreina Pagnani
    • Francesca Cavalli
    Britt Ekland
    Britt Ekland
    • Iris
    • (as Britt Marie Eklund)
    Isa Crescenzi
    • La coinquilina
    Linda Sini
    Linda Sini
    • La contessa
    Carlotta Barilli
    • Luisa
    Alberto De Amicis
    Alberto De Amicis
    • Il socio de Sandrelli
    Luciano Marin
    Luciano Marin
    • Franco, figlio di Antonio
    Mario Castellani
    • Castelletti
    Franco Fabrizi
    Franco Fabrizi
    • Sandrelli
    Piero Morgia
    Piero Morgia
    • Autista del colonello
    Peter Martell
    Peter Martell
    • Giovane ufficiale
    Anna Lina Alberti
    • Giocatrice in casa Cavalli
    • (as Lina Alberti)
    Elvira Cortese
    Elvira Cortese
    • Coinquilina
    Marcella Valeri
    • Cassiera bar tabacchi
    Alessio Ruggeri
    Gian Luigi Scarpa
      Ermelinda De Felice
      • Director
        • Paolo Heusch
      • Writer
        • Rodolfo Sonego
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      7mrsalzanohyper

      A toy boat for the general

      Unsuccessful attempt at the box office to relaunch the great Toto in the more serious comedy italianstyle of the early 60s wirth the help of legendary screenwriter Rodolfo Sonego (the alter ego of Sordi for many years). In the shoes of a stiff general who does not surrender to alife as a retired man and wants to make Easy Money as many other did in Italy during the economic boom but unfortunately remains victim of two fraudsters (one of which is the smooth Franco Fabrizi right out of Fellini's filicks) Anyway here Totò offers one of his best and most measured interpretations. The female cast with Andreina Pagnani as his wife and a young Beautiful Britt Ekland as his secretary is also noteworthy.

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      • Trivia
        One of the only two purely dramatic roles of Totò, after Yvonne la Nuit (1949). In other movies he had some partially dramatic roles but always mixed up with comedic elements: Totò e i re di Roma (1952), Gendarmes et Voleurs (1951), Una di quelle (1953), Questa è la vita (1954), L'or de Naples (1954), Siamo uomini o caporali (1955), Il coraggio (1955), Mon gosse (1958). After this movie he starred in other two partially dramatic roles directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini: Des oiseaux, petits et gros (1966) and Caprice à l'italienne (1968).

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • December 23, 1963 (Italy)
      • Country of origin
        • Italy
      • Language
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • The Commandant
      • Filming locations
        • Rome, Lazio, Italy
      • Production companies
        • Incei Film
        • Produzioni Cinematografiche Mediterranee (PCM)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 49 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono

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