Toto vs. Maciste
Toto vs. Maciste (Italian: Totò contro Maciste) is a 1962 Italian adventure-comedy film directed by Fernando Cerchio. It is a parody of the Sword and Sandal cinema, which was highly successful at the time in Italy.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Fernando Cerchio |
| Written by | Bruno Corbucci Giovanni Grimaldi Ugo Liberatore Gastone Da Venezia |
| Story by | Ottavio Poggi |
| Starring | Totò Nino Taranto |
| Music by | Francesco De Masi Armando Trovajoli |
| Cinematography | Angelo Lotti |
Release date | 1962 |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
Totokamen is an entertainer and an illusionist who performs in various Egyptian nightclubs assisted by his manager, Tarantenkamen. Taking advantage of cheesy tricks, Totokamen pretends to be the son of the god Amun. The Pharaoh Ramses is in the meanwhile facing the inexplicable betrayal of trust Maciste, who has decided to unleash a revolt against him, along with the Assyrians. To cope the emergency, a minister who had witnessed the spectacle of Totokamen is convinced that the man is really a demigod and that he is the right man to face Maciste.
Cast
- Totò as Totokamen / Sabakis, Totokamen's father
- Nino Taranto as Tarantenkamen
- Samson Burke as Maciste
- Nadine Sanders as Pharaoh's wife
- Nerio Bernardi as Pharaoh Ramses
- Gabriella Andreini as Nefertiti
- Luigi Pavese as owner of the nightclub
- Nino Marchetti as the great dignitary
- Piero Palermini as Baitan
- Carlo Taranto as Assyrian counsellor
References
- Alberto Anile. I film di Totò (1946-1967): la maschera tradita. Le mani, 1998. ISBN 8880120808.
- Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
- Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.