
In the first Italian film to be shot in color, Totò portrays a musician named Antonio Scannagatti who strongly hopes to sell his composition, "Epopea italiana", to Tiscordi, who is one of the most important Italian impresarios.
Cast

Totò
Antonio Scannagatti

Isa Barzizza
La signorina nel vagone letto

Fulvia Franco
Poppy
Rocco D'Assunta
Il cognato siciliano

Vittorio Caprioli
Il tenore balbuziente

Virgilio Riento
Tiburzi

Alberto Bonucci
Il regista russo

Luigi Pavese
Tiscordi
Anna Vita
Un'esistenzialista

Galeazzo Benti
Poldo

Mario Castellani
Onorevole Trombetta

Rosita Pisano
Sorella di Antonio

Armando Migliari
Il sindaco di Caianiello
Bruno Corelli
Joe Pellechia

Guglielmo Inglese
Il giardiniere

Franca Valeri
Giulia Sofia
Crew

Steno
Director, Screenplay, Story

Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay

Mario Monicelli
Screenplay

Agenore Incrocci
Screenplay
Michele Galdieri
Story

Totò
Story
Mario Bonotti
Editor

Tonino Delli Colli
Director of Photography

Lucio Fulci
First Assistant Director

Dino De Laurentiis
Producer

Carlo Ponti
Producer
Piero Filippone
Production Design
Bianco Bernardini
Camera Operator
Giulio Coltellacci
Costume Design
Giuliano Laurenti
Makeup Artist
Felice Montagnini
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Riccardo Domenici
Set Decoration
Alfredo De Laurentiis
Unit Manager
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