Toto vs. the Four

Toto vs. the Four
Directed by	Steno
Written by	Bruno Corbucci Giovanni Grimaldi Stefano Vanzina
Starring	Totò Peppino De Filippo Aldo Fabrizi Nino Taranto Erminio Macario
Music by	Gianni Ferrio
Cinematography	Clemente Santoni
Edited by	Giuliana Attenni
Distributed by	Titanus
Release dates	1963
Running time	94 min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Totò contro i quattro, internationally released as Toto vs. the Four, is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Steno.^[1] Despite its title, it was not a true fusion between Totò and the four, but the film consists in interwoven episodies in which Totò makes pair from time to time with one of them.^[2] It was defined as a "winningly funny police farce".^[3]

Plot

At the Commissioner Antonio is stolen the car during a night. He needs to find her first address four cases of thievery in the city of Rome. The defendants are Peppino De Filippo, Aldo Fabrizi, Nino Taranto and Erminio Macario. Thanks to the stories these four funny characters at the end Antonio, moreover, by disguising woman, manages to capture the thieves in an area of Villa Borghese.

Cast

• Totò: Police Commissioner Antonio Saracino
• Peppino De Filippo: Cav. Alfredo Fiore
• Aldo Fabrizi: Don Amilcare
• Nino Taranto: Giuseppe Mastrillo
• Erminio Macario: Colonel La Matta
• Ugo d'Alessio: Di Sabato
• Carlo delle Piane: Pecorino
• Mario Castellani: Comm. Filippo Lancetti
• Rossella Como: Wife of Lancetti
• Dany París: Jacqueline
• Ivy Olsen: Miss Durant
• Moira Orfei: Miss Fiore
• Nino Terzo: Agent Pappalardo

References

1. Alberto Anile. I film di Totò (1946-1967): la maschera tradita. Le mani, 1998.
2. Enrico Giacovelli, Enrico Lancia. I film di Peppino De Filippo. Gremese Editore, 1992.
3. Jean-Louis Ginibre, John Lithgow, Barbara Cady. Ladies Or Gentlemen. Filipacchi Publishing, 2005.

External links

• Toto vs. the Four at the Internet Movie Database