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Totò Double or Nothing?

Totò Double or Nothing?

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Totò Double or Nothing?

1956

1h 32m

7.0(87 votes)

Comedy

Overview

The penniless Duke decides to participate in "Lascia o raddoppia", a TV quiz show, in order to win five million lira. Then two gangsters bet between themselves on his success and, alas, the Duke is kidnapped.

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10 featured cast members

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Totò

Totò

Duca Gagliardo della Forcoletta

Mike Bongiorno

Mike Bongiorno

Self

Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

Hélène

Valeria Moriconi

Valeria Moriconi

Elsa della Forcoletta

Gabriele Tinti

Gabriele Tinti

Bruno Palmieri

Carlo Croccolo

Carlo Croccolo

Camillo il maggiordomo

Rosanna Schiaffino

Rosanna Schiaffino

Colomba

Edy Campagnoli

Self

Gisella Monaldi

Bice

Luigi Pavese

Luigi Pavese

Anastasio

Creative team

Directed by: Camillo Mastrocinque
Written by: Marcello Marchesi
Vittorio Metz
Produced by: Luigi Carpentieri
Ermanno Donati

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