Mario De Simone

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Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)

Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Monicelli
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Renato Salvatori  •  Totò

Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Monicelli
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Renato Salvatori  •  Totò

Marisa la civetta (1957)

For the 17-year-old Mariza, there is no other house than the train station in Civitavecchia. Here, an orphaned girl lives early after the death of her father, a railwayman; here she earns additionally at the station buffet, selling ice cream to passengers of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mauro Bolognini
CAST:  Marisa Allasio  •  Renato Salvatori  •  Francisco Rabal  •  Luz Márquez

For the 17-year-old Mariza, there is no other house than the train station in Civitavecchia. Here, an orphaned girl lives early after the death of her father, a railwayman; here she earns additionally at the station buffet, selling ice cream to passengers of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mauro Bolognini
CAST:  Marisa Allasio  •  Renato Salvatori  •  Francisco Rabal  •  Luz Márquez

Il fischio al naso (1967)

In this unusual offbeat black comedy directed by Ugo Tognazzi, Giuseppe (Tognazzi) is a middle-aged industrialist obsessed with gadgets. When his nose starts to whistle uncontrollably, he checks into a clinic to resolve the problem. What begins as a minor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ugo Tognazzi
CAST:  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Franca Bettoia  •  Tina Louise  •  Gigi Ballista

In this unusual offbeat black comedy directed by Ugo Tognazzi, Giuseppe (Tognazzi) is a middle-aged industrialist obsessed with gadgets. When his nose starts to whistle uncontrollably, he checks into a clinic to resolve the problem. What begins as a minor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ugo Tognazzi
CAST:  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Franca Bettoia  •  Tina Louise  •  Gigi Ballista

The Two Marshals (1961)

September 1943: in the general confusion a thief dressed as a priest and a sergeant exchange clothes and roles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Totò  •  Vittorio De Sica  •  Gianni Agus  •  Arturo Bragaglia

September 1943: in the general confusion a thief dressed as a priest and a sergeant exchange clothes and roles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Totò  •  Vittorio De Sica  •  Gianni Agus  •  Arturo Bragaglia

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DIRECTION:  Daniele D'Anza
CAST:  Totò  •  Mario Castellani  •  Ernesto Calindri  •  Giusi Raspani Dandolo

The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina (1958)

Sabrina is a beautiful thief, one who happens to have seven moles on her thigh, forming the constellation Ursa Minor; this is the only clue German police have to solve a recent robbery. Teo is a photographer looking for a pair of beautiful legs to participate in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Camillo Mastrocinque
CAST:  Mamie Van Doren  •  Antonio Cifariello  •  Willy Birgel  •  Adrian Hoven

Sabrina is a beautiful thief, one who happens to have seven moles on her thigh, forming the constellation Ursa Minor; this is the only clue German police have to solve a recent robbery. Teo is a photographer looking for a pair of beautiful legs to participate in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Camillo Mastrocinque
CAST:  Mamie Van Doren  •  Antonio Cifariello  •  Willy Birgel  •  Adrian Hoven

Totò vs the Four (1963)

The day of Chief Constable Saracino begins badly when his new car is stolen. Then, in his office, he meets Alfredo Fiori who believes that his wife and her lover, a veterinary, are trying to murder him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Totò  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Aldo Fabrizi  •  Nino Taranto

The day of Chief Constable Saracino begins badly when his new car is stolen. Then, in his office, he meets Alfredo Fiori who believes that his wife and her lover, a veterinary, are trying to murder him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Totò  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Aldo Fabrizi  •  Nino Taranto

Io non protesto, io amo (1967)

Caterina, a young teacher, has a hobby of singing and occasionally delights her students.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ferdinando Baldi
CAST:  Caterina Caselli  •  Terence Hill  •  Tiberio Murgia  •  Livio Lorenzon

Caterina, a young teacher, has a hobby of singing and occasionally delights her students.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ferdinando Baldi
CAST:  Caterina Caselli  •  Terence Hill  •  Tiberio Murgia  •  Livio Lorenzon

The Swindlers (1963)

A day in a tribunal where the defendants are: the manager of a soccer team, charged with bribery, two Sicilians who have sold fake archaeological findings, two nuns who have offended a public servant and an industry manager.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucio Fulci
CAST:  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  José Luis López Vázquez  •  Franco Franchi  •  Pietro De Vico

A day in a tribunal where the defendants are: the manager of a soccer team, charged with bribery, two Sicilians who have sold fake archaeological findings, two nuns who have offended a public servant and an industry manager.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucio Fulci
CAST:  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  José Luis López Vázquez  •  Franco Franchi  •  Pietro De Vico

L'amico del giaguaro (1959)

A grown man named Augusto escapes from an orphanage and after several unsuccessful attempts at holding down a job, decides to start a gang and make a living by stealing from the rich.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe Bennati
CAST:  Walter Chiari  •  Mario Carotenuto  •  Gabriella Pallotta  •  Isabelle Corey

A grown man named Augusto escapes from an orphanage and after several unsuccessful attempts at holding down a job, decides to start a gang and make a living by stealing from the rich.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe Bennati
CAST:  Walter Chiari  •  Mario Carotenuto  •  Gabriella Pallotta  •  Isabelle Corey

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

James Tont Operation U.N.O. (1965)

The diabolical Goldsinger, enraged at being excluded from the UN, hatches a plot to blow up the assembly while all the heads of the state participate. Luckily, inept agent James Tont discovers the plot and sets out to stop Goldsinger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruno Corbucci  •  Giovanni Grimaldi
CAST:  Lando Buzzanca  •  Evi Marandi  •  Gina Rovere  •  Loris Gizzi

The diabolical Goldsinger, enraged at being excluded from the UN, hatches a plot to blow up the assembly while all the heads of the state participate. Luckily, inept agent James Tont discovers the plot and sets out to stop Goldsinger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruno Corbucci  •  Giovanni Grimaldi
CAST:  Lando Buzzanca  •  Evi Marandi  •  Gina Rovere  •  Loris Gizzi

Veneri al sole (1964)

Three episodes: In the first one a girl gets a journalist to help her recover a case with some precious designs in it; in the second a worker keen on helping his boss gets him into trouble instead and in the third one a shy boy who tries to impress women pretending ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marino Girolami
CAST:  Raimondo Vianello  •  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Ennio Girolami

Three episodes: In the first one a girl gets a journalist to help her recover a case with some precious designs in it; in the second a worker keen on helping his boss gets him into trouble instead and in the third one a shy boy who tries to impress women pretending ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marino Girolami
CAST:  Raimondo Vianello  •  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Ennio Girolami

Six Days a Week (1965)

A young woman tries to deceive both her husband and her prospective lover, but is hoist with her own petard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Comencini
CAST:  Catherine Spaak  •  Enrico Maria Salerno  •  Marc Michel  •  Manuel Miranda

A young woman tries to deceive both her husband and her prospective lover, but is hoist with her own petard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Comencini
CAST:  Catherine Spaak  •  Enrico Maria Salerno  •  Marc Michel  •  Manuel Miranda

Love Italian Style (1966)

Anthology comedy structured in 10 episodes (The Exam, Blue Bloods, Too Easy, Love Italian Style, Sunday Story, Wedding Present, Gold Fischer, The Tuxedo, Railway Courtesy, Play Boy). Whimsical exploration of the mores, customs and vices of Italy at that time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Walter Chiari  •  Raimondo Vianello  •  Paolo Panelli  •  Isabella Biagini

Anthology comedy structured in 10 episodes (The Exam, Blue Bloods, Too Easy, Love Italian Style, Sunday Story, Wedding Present, Gold Fischer, The Tuxedo, Railway Courtesy, Play Boy). Whimsical exploration of the mores, customs and vices of Italy at that time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Walter Chiari  •  Raimondo Vianello  •  Paolo Panelli  •  Isabella Biagini

Hate for Hate (1967)

After being captured during a bank robbery, a cowboy is sent to a prison located in a swamp, where he contracts malaria. He soon escapes and, with the help of a Mexican, sets out to track down his partner, who escaped from the bank robbery with all the money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Domenico Paolella
CAST:  Antonio Sabàto  •  John Ireland  •  Piero Vida  •  Nadia Marconi

After being captured during a bank robbery, a cowboy is sent to a prison located in a swamp, where he contracts malaria. He soon escapes and, with the help of a Mexican, sets out to track down his partner, who escaped from the bank robbery with all the money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Domenico Paolella
CAST:  Antonio Sabàto  •  John Ireland  •  Piero Vida  •  Nadia Marconi

Hercules, Samson & Ulysses (1963)

Two strongmen set out to hunt down a murderous sea monster. Their ship is wrecked and they end up in the Holy Land where Hercules is assumed to be Samson who is a wanted man. The two team up to survive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pietro Francisci
CAST:  Kirk Morris  •  Iloush Khoshabe  •  Liana Orfei  •  Enzo Cerusico

Two strongmen set out to hunt down a murderous sea monster. Their ship is wrecked and they end up in the Holy Land where Hercules is assumed to be Samson who is a wanted man. The two team up to survive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pietro Francisci
CAST:  Kirk Morris  •  Iloush Khoshabe  •  Liana Orfei  •  Enzo Cerusico

Gli onorevoli (1963)

Some political candidates are determined to win the electors' preference during an election campaign in Italy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Totò  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Walter Chiari  •  Franca Valeri

Some political candidates are determined to win the electors' preference during an election campaign in Italy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Totò  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Walter Chiari  •  Franca Valeri

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DIRECTION:  Giorgio Bianchi
CAST:  Raimondo Vianello  •  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Sandra Mondaini  •  Delia Scala

Scandali al mare (1961)

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DIRECTION:  Marino Girolami
CAST:  Carlo Dapporto  •  Valeria Fabrizi  •  Gino Bramieri  •  Bice Valori

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DIRECTION:  Marino Girolami
CAST:  Carlo Dapporto  •  Valeria Fabrizi  •  Gino Bramieri  •  Bice Valori
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