Totò Diabolicus (English: Diabolical Antonio) is a 1962 Italian black comedy film directed by Steno. The film consists in a parody of Italian noir comic books (such as Diabolik, Kriminal and Satanik) and giallo, and in it Totò plays six different characters.

Plot

Baron Torrealta is mysteriously killed by a mysterious murderer, dressed in black, who call himself "Diabolicus". The police suspects that one of his relatives is guilty of murder because of the enormous legacy, but every time they are going to incarcerate someone, this one gets killed by Diabolicus.

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Cast

Totò: Galeazzo di Torrealta/Carlo di Torrealta/Scipione di Torrealta/Monsignor Antonino di Torrealta/Laudomia di Torrealta/Pasquale Bonocore Raimondo Vianello: Michele aka Lallo Béatrice Altariba: Diana Nadine Sanders: donna Fiore di Torrealta Luigi Pavese: police commissioner Mario Castellani: inspector Scalarini Peppino De Martino: Cocozza Steno: Angelo, the gardener Franco Giacobini: Dr. Pandoro Pietro De Vico: patient

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References

External links

1962 films

Films directed by Stefano Vanzina

1960s crime comedy films

Italian black comedy films

Italian parody films

1960s black comedy films

Italian crime comedy films

Films with screenplays by Giovanni Grimaldi

1960s parody films

1962 comedy films

1962 drama films

1960s Italian-language films

1960s Italian films

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