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Rating: Cast:
Totò as the butler "Antonio Sapore"
Aroldo Tieri as the young marquis "Gastone"
Laura Gore in the role of the beautiful "Lulù"
Ada Dondini as the marchioness, Gastone's mother
Lauretta De Lauri in the role of "Fatma," sister of the sheikh
Mario Castellani as the leader of the rebels
Tamara Lees is "Antinea, Queen of Atlantis"
Cesare Polacco is "Mohamed"
Ughetto Bertucci as "Ludovico"
Carlo Croccolo in the role of the waiter at the Bar Verdi
One word: fantastic!
One of the most brilliant performances by Prince Antonio De Curtis in this stunning double parody of "The Son of the Sheik" by Rudolph Valentino and "Atlantis" by Gregg Tallas.
Hilarious jokes and hyper-imaginative gags that overwhelm the audience in a surreal setting with a rather irresistible comedic streak. Half filmed on the beaches of Sabaudia with a fairly expensive production, it was a global success for the king of Italian comedy, enriched by famous gags like the scene in the tavern where a confusing order of "Beer and Sausages" takes place, the one in Atlantis where the madman constantly looks at the clock, Totò reluctantly getting into a small barrel, the scene with the Arab speaking in a Bari dialect, and the recurring theme of the marchioness continually repeating "How I suffer!"
Fundamental was the birth of a famous line: "Look Omar how beautiful it is......!" and the song "Lulù del Cabaret" written by Armando Fragna.
The plot of the film theatrically reflects the classic Italian comedy with ease and simplicity: the marquis Gastone leaves his mother and his fiancée Lulù to join the foreign legion, but it is up to the faithful butler Antonio to bring him home amidst deserts, Arabs, dancers, and fantastic characters like the Queen of Atlantis.
An important piece in the filmography of Totò. Enjoy the show, everyone!
P.S... but is it "Caffè Porto" on Via Verdi or "Caffè Verdi" on via del porto?
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