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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