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Il medico dei pazzi

Il medico dei pazzi

19547.11h 23m

Overview

Felice Sciosciammocca, the mayor of Roccasecca, sends his nephew Ciccillo to Naples so that he will become a good doctor.

Directed by Mario Mattoli
Written by Eduardo Scarpetta, Ruggero Maccari, Vincenzo Talarico
Produced by Carlo Ponti
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Top Cast

Totò

Totò

Felice Sciosciammocca

Franca Marzi

Franca Marzi

La moglie di Cristaldi

Maria Pia Casilio

Maria Pia Casilio

Margherita

Aldo Giuffrè

Aldo Giuffrè

Ciccillo

Vittoria Crispo

Vittoria Crispo

Amalia

Carlo Ninchi

Carlo Ninchi

L'attore

Tecla Scarano

Tecla Scarano

La moglie di Felice

Nerio Bernardi

Nerio Bernardi

Il colonnello

Giacomo Furia

Giacomo Furia

Michele

Nora Ricci

Nora Ricci

La figlia di Amalia

Themes & Keywords

asylumnaples, italydebtmoney problemsmadhousecrazynapoli

About Il medico dei pazzi

Il medico dei pazzi is a comedy film released in 1954 exploring themes of asylum, naples, italy, debt, money problems, madhouse, crazy. Directed by Mario Mattoli, it stars Totò, Franca Marzi, Maria Pia Casilio. Felice Sciosciammocca, the mayor of Roccasecca, sends his nephew Ciccillo to Naples so that he will become a good doctor.

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