Mario Castellani

Mario Castellani was born in 1906 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor and assistant director.

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Toto and Carolina (1955)

During a police raid at Villa Borghese, the agent, a widower named Antonio Caccavallo, stays to get better acquainted with the young Carolina.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Monicelli
CAST:  Totò  •  Arnoldo Foà  •  Maurizio Arena  •  Tina Pica

During a police raid at Villa Borghese, the agent, a widower named Antonio Caccavallo, stays to get better acquainted with the young Carolina.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Monicelli
CAST:  Totò  •  Arnoldo Foà  •  Maurizio Arena  •  Tina Pica

Man, Beast and Virtue (1953)

Paolino, a teacher at an elementary school near Naples, appears nervous for a few days and his friends do not know why. The man is the lover of Assunta, the mother of one of his pupils, and he discovers that she has become pregnant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Totò  •  Orson Welles  •  Viviane Romance  •  Mario Castellani

Paolino, a teacher at an elementary school near Naples, appears nervous for a few days and his friends do not know why. The man is the lover of Assunta, the mother of one of his pupils, and he discovers that she has become pregnant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Totò  •  Orson Welles  •  Viviane Romance  •  Mario Castellani

Totò all'inferno (1955)

After several attempts at suicide, depressed thief Antonio Marchi accidentally drowns in a river and ends up in hell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Camillo Mastrocinque
CAST:  Totò  •  Franca Faldini  •  Galeazzo Benti  •  Maria Frau

After several attempts at suicide, depressed thief Antonio Marchi accidentally drowns in a river and ends up in hell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Camillo Mastrocinque
CAST:  Totò  •  Franca Faldini  •  Galeazzo Benti  •  Maria Frau

La cambiale (1959)

The Posalaquaglia cousins are two small scammers and make a living of expedients: Dante receives as recognition for Tommaso a bill of one hundred thousand lire from the famous financier Bruscatelli, who ends up in prison immediately afterwards.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Camillo Mastrocinque
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Sylva Koscina  •  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Giorgia Moll

The Posalaquaglia cousins are two small scammers and make a living of expedients: Dante receives as recognition for Tommaso a bill of one hundred thousand lire from the famous financier Bruscatelli, who ends up in prison immediately afterwards.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Camillo Mastrocinque
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Sylva Koscina  •  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Giorgia Moll

Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy (1956)

Antonio, Peppino and Lucia are three brothers who live in the country near Naples. Lucia's son, Gianni, goes to Naples to study medicine, but there he knows a ballet dancer. They fall in love and, when she goes to Milan, Gianni follows her. Informed of this and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Camillo Mastrocinque
CAST:  Totò  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Dorian Gray  •  Teddy Reno

Antonio, Peppino and Lucia are three brothers who live in the country near Naples. Lucia's son, Gianni, goes to Naples to study medicine, but there he knows a ballet dancer. They fall in love and, when she goes to Milan, Gianni follows her. Informed of this and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Camillo Mastrocinque
CAST:  Totò  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Dorian Gray  •  Teddy Reno

The Sons of the Leopard (1965)

Penniless Baron Tulicò, nicknamed Leopard, abandons his mistress, with whom he's had two sons, and marries a rich woman. The mistress tries to have her rights established with the help of her sons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Evi Marandi  •  Raimondo Vianello

Penniless Baron Tulicò, nicknamed Leopard, abandons his mistress, with whom he's had two sons, and marries a rich woman. The mistress tries to have her rights established with the help of her sons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Evi Marandi  •  Raimondo Vianello

Sette ore di guai (1951)

Totò is a tailor but not a great tailor. He is married and his son is to be baptized and Totò hopes that his grand-mother will be moved by the baptism, so moved to help him. Unfortunately his wet nurse Maria loses his son in the garden. Totò doesn't lose heart and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcello Marchesi  •  Vittorio Metz
CAST:  Totò  •  Isa Barzizza  •  Carlo Campanini  •  Eduardo Passarelli

Totò is a tailor but not a great tailor. He is married and his son is to be baptized and Totò hopes that his grand-mother will be moved by the baptism, so moved to help him. Unfortunately his wet nurse Maria loses his son in the garden. Totò doesn't lose heart and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcello Marchesi  •  Vittorio Metz
CAST:  Totò  •  Isa Barzizza  •  Carlo Campanini  •  Eduardo Passarelli

Figaro qua... Figaro là (1950)

In the 18th century, Figaro the Sevillian barber is likely to be arrested because he operates his shop on Sundays, which is forbidden.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
CAST:  Isa Barzizza  •  Gianni Agus  •  Renato Rascel  •  Guglielmo Barnabò

In the 18th century, Figaro the Sevillian barber is likely to be arrested because he operates his shop on Sundays, which is forbidden.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
CAST:  Isa Barzizza  •  Gianni Agus  •  Renato Rascel  •  Guglielmo Barnabò

Totò cerca moglie (1950)

Aunt Agatha writes to Toto, informing him that she won't send him another penny until he is married.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
CAST:  Totò  •  Marisa Merlini  •  Aroldo Tieri  •  Paul Müller

Aunt Agatha writes to Toto, informing him that she won't send him another penny until he is married.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
CAST:  Totò  •  Marisa Merlini  •  Aroldo Tieri  •  Paul Müller

Le sei mogli di Barbablù (1950)

Young swain Toto Esposito tries to abduct his beloved to marry her, but he makes a mistake: he kidnaps an ugly woman named Carmela, who loves him--and chases him when he escapes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
CAST:  Totò  •  Isa Barzizza  •  Arturo Bragaglia  •  Carlo Ninchi

Young swain Toto Esposito tries to abduct his beloved to marry her, but he makes a mistake: he kidnaps an ugly woman named Carmela, who loves him--and chases him when he escapes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
CAST:  Totò  •  Isa Barzizza  •  Arturo Bragaglia  •  Carlo Ninchi

La paura fa 90 (1951)

A ghost who has spent 400 years in a trunk because of a jealous husband tries to take revenge on a descendant of the man but all in all he's a good bloke and when he gets the occasion he helps a youth wrongly accused of murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Silvana Pampanini  •  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Franca Marzi  •  Carlo Croccolo

A ghost who has spent 400 years in a trunk because of a jealous husband tries to take revenge on a descendant of the man but all in all he's a good bloke and when he gets the occasion he helps a youth wrongly accused of murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Silvana Pampanini  •  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Franca Marzi  •  Carlo Croccolo

Toto and the Women (1952)

Antonio Scaparro (Toto) is obsessed for women. He invents his own way to hide from them - in the attic of his house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Monicelli  •  Steno
CAST:  Totò  •  Lea Padovani  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Franca Faldini

Antonio Scaparro (Toto) is obsessed for women. He invents his own way to hide from them - in the attic of his house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Monicelli  •  Steno
CAST:  Totò  •  Lea Padovani  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Franca Faldini

The Anatomy of Love (1954)

Nine episodes about life in Italy in the period just before its economic boom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alessandro Blasetti
CAST:  Dany Robin  •  Vittorio De Sica  •  François Périer  •  Elisa Cegani

Nine episodes about life in Italy in the period just before its economic boom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alessandro Blasetti
CAST:  Dany Robin  •  Vittorio De Sica  •  François Périer  •  Elisa Cegani

Latin Lovers (1965)

The film is composed of five episodes which depict Italians' love lives in the 1960s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Costa
CAST:  Toni Ucci  •  Vittorio Congia  •  Alicia Brandet  •  Eva Gioia

The film is composed of five episodes which depict Italians' love lives in the 1960s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Costa
CAST:  Toni Ucci  •  Vittorio Congia  •  Alicia Brandet  •  Eva Gioia

The Firemen of Viggiù (1949)

In the village of Viggiù, the firemen organize various skits and performances in their theater, inviting all the celebrities known at that time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Mattoli
CAST:  Nino Taranto  •  Totò  •  Vanda Osiris  •  Carlo Dapporto

In the village of Viggiù, the firemen organize various skits and performances in their theater, inviting all the celebrities known at that time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Mattoli
CAST:  Nino Taranto  •  Totò  •  Vanda Osiris  •  Carlo Dapporto

Toto the Sheik (1950)

Antonio is the humble servant of a rich family governed by the Marquis Gastone. He is a young man madly in love with Lulu, but she betrays him, and he desperately enlist in the foreign legion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Mattoli
CAST:  Totò  •  Aroldo Tieri  •  Ada Dondini  •  Tamara Lees

Antonio is the humble servant of a rich family governed by the Marquis Gastone. He is a young man madly in love with Lulu, but she betrays him, and he desperately enlist in the foreign legion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Mattoli
CAST:  Totò  •  Aroldo Tieri  •  Ada Dondini  •  Tamara Lees

Funniest Show on Earth (1953)

A clown named Tottons of the Togni circus, obliged to never take off his clown makeup or reveal his identity, is continually persecuted by the jealousy of three women and even by a policeman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Mattoli
CAST:  May Britt  •  Mario Castellani  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Franca Faldini

A clown named Tottons of the Togni circus, obliged to never take off his clown makeup or reveal his identity, is continually persecuted by the jealousy of three women and even by a policeman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Mattoli
CAST:  May Britt  •  Mario Castellani  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Franca Faldini

I due orfanelli (1947)

In 19th-century France, middle-aged orphans Gasparre and Battista, watchmen at an orphanage, find out from a soothsayer that one of them is the offspring of the Hangman of Paris and the other is the son of a count. But it is only a dream of theirs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Mattoli
CAST:  Totò  •  Carlo Campanini  •  Isa Barzizza  •  Nerio Bernardi

In 19th-century France, middle-aged orphans Gasparre and Battista, watchmen at an orphanage, find out from a soothsayer that one of them is the offspring of the Hangman of Paris and the other is the son of a count. But it is only a dream of theirs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Mattoli
CAST:  Totò  •  Carlo Campanini  •  Isa Barzizza  •  Nerio Bernardi

Of Life and Love (1954)

A film made up of four episodes: a jar repairer gets trapped in a vat because of his hunch; a young unmarried mother is forced to beg to buy herself a fan; Rosario Chiarchiaro appears before a law court for casting spells; the discomfort of an overtight jacket ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Zampa  •  Aldo Fabrizi  •  Mario Soldati  •  Giorgio Pàstina
CAST:  Totò  •  Aldo Fabrizi  •  Turi Pandolfini  •  Natale Cirino

A film made up of four episodes: a jar repairer gets trapped in a vat because of his hunch; a young unmarried mother is forced to beg to buy herself a fan; Rosario Chiarchiaro appears before a law court for casting spells; the discomfort of an overtight jacket ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Zampa  •  Aldo Fabrizi  •  Mario Soldati  •  Giorgio Pàstina
CAST:  Totò  •  Aldo Fabrizi  •  Turi Pandolfini  •  Natale Cirino

Toto the Third Man (1951)

In a small village two twin brothers are of opposite characters. One is mayor of the town, gruff and precise. The other is totally different from his brother and loves the good life and beautiful women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Mattoli
CAST:  Totò  •  Franca Marzi  •  Elli Parvo  •  Carlo Campanini

In a small village two twin brothers are of opposite characters. One is mayor of the town, gruff and precise. The other is totally different from his brother and loves the good life and beautiful women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Mattoli
CAST:  Totò  •  Franca Marzi  •  Elli Parvo  •  Carlo Campanini
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