TOTO TARZAN

Totò Tarzan (Tototarzan) is an Italian film realized by Mario Mattoli, release in 1950.

Personal comments : Louis de Funès is not marked in the credits, he does not appears of the film but, he doubles the voice of train driver :

He plays :
- to 1 hour, 15 minutes and 42 seconds ; he says : ''Qui vous a permis d'entrée, vous ne pouvez pas rester ici. Il ne va pas à Gène, il va à Palerme. Non il va à Palerme, Mais fichez moi la paix, allez vous en, il ne faut pas rester ici. Ah si vous recommencez, vous aurez affaire à moi. ''
- to 1 hour, 16 minutes and 20 seconds ; he says :
'' Mais fichez moi la paix, allez vous en !''
- to 1 hour, 16 minutes and 32 seconds ; he says : '' Mais que faites-vous, mais que faites-vous, que faites-vous ! Laissez ça tranquille, Allez tous nous tués !''

♦ Synopsis :

A lost child, Antonio lived for several years in the jungle with the Bongo monkey. But one day, a troop of scouts passes through the forests of the Congo and discovers it. Brought back to normal life, he learned the customs of men there, not without many difficulties and funny situations. Iva is the only girl who really understands how much he suffers from being separated from his environment. And now Antonio discovers that he comes from a noble family from which he inherited a pretty sum. Unscrupulous colleagues of Iva want to take the opportunity to appropriate all this money by taking advantage of Antonio's ignorance, but Iva manages to protect him and it is soon the two bad guys who will find themselves in trouble . The monkey Bongo will help to help against them Antonio and Iva.

Specification sheet :

  • Original title : Tototarzan
  • French title : Totò Tarzan
  • Realization : Mario Mattoli
  • Scenario : Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Marcello Marchesi and Vittorio Metz
  • Country of origin : Italy
  • Format : Black and white- 1,37:1 - Mono
  • Genre : comedy
  • Date exite : 1950

♦ Distribution :

  • Totò : Antonio Della Buffas
  • Marilyn Buferd : Iva
  • Bianca Maria Fusari : La maestra
  • Alba Arnova : Sonia
  • Vira Silenti : Dora
  • Mario Castellani : Stanis
  • Luigi Pavese : the Attorney General
  • Adriana Serra
  • Tino Buazzelli

Among the uncredited actors :

  • Carlo Croccolo
  • Aldo Giuffré
  • Nico Pepe
  • Nino Vingelli
  • Clara Bindi
  • Sophia Loren
  • Mario Siletti : the butler of Rosen

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