The Emperor of Capri

The Emperor of Capri

Infobox Film
name = L'imperatore di Capri


image_size =
caption = Film poster
director = Luigi Comencini
producer = Carlo Ponti
writer = Luigi Comencini (dialogue)
Gino De Santis (story)
narrator =
starring = Totò
music = Felice Montagnini
cinematography = Giuseppe Caracciolo
editing = Otello Colangeli
distributor = Lux Film
released = 16 December 1949
runtime = 90 minutes
country = Italy
language = Italian
budget =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0041504

"L'imperatore di Capri" or "The Emperor of Capri" is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini.

Plot summary

Sonia, a beautiful gold digger, mistakes Antonio, a waiter in a Neapolitan hotel, for the Arab prince Bey of Agapur and makes an appointment with him for the following day in Capri. Antonio goes there behind his wife and mother in law's back. Due to a lucky series of circumstances he really does becomes the prince of the island.

Overview

The plot is a familiar one, involving mistaken identity, close shaves, and an affair with a beautiful woman. Forced to pose as a visiting Indian prince, Toto does his best to carry off the deception while visiting the island of Capri. This time, he must contend with the amorous advances of two well-proportioned ladies, played by Yvonne Sanson and Marisa Merlini

Cast

*Totò ... Antonio De Fazio
*Gianni Appelius ... Bubi di Primaporta
*Galeazzo Benti ... Dodo della Baggina
*Nerio Bernardi ... Osvaldo
*Mario Castellani ... Asdrubale Stinchi
*Pina Gallini ... La suocera
*Aldo Giuffrè ... Omar Bey Kahn di Agapur
*Enrico Glori ... Il maggiordomo
*Laura Gore ... Lucia
*Alda Mangini ... Emanuela
*Nino Marchetti ... Geremia
*Marisa Merlini ... La baronesa von Krapfen
*Lino Robi ... Basilio
*Yvonne Sanson ... Sonia Bulgarov
*Piero Tordi ... Il marito di Emanuela
*Toni Ucci ... Pupetto Turacciolo

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