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Totò Sapore and the Magical Story of Pizza

Totò Sapore and the Magical Story of Pizza

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Totò Sapore and the Magical Story of Pizza

2003

1h 20m

6.7(148 votes)

Animation

Comedy

Family

Adventure

Music

Romance

Overview

Naples, 18th century. Salvatore "Totò" Sapore, an unemployed minstrel, always manages to cheer up the hungry with his songs about good food, always upsetting Vesuvia, a magma witch who lives inside the Vesuvius.

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Social & External

Production Companies

Lanterna Magica

MiC

Medusa Film

Kinder & Ferrero Multimedia Production

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Eugenio Bennato

Eugenio Bennato

Totò Sapore (singing voice)

Marco Vivio

Marco Vivio

Totò Sapore (voice)

Pietra Montecorvino

Pietra Montecorvino

Vesuvia (voice)

Mario Merola

Mario Merola

Vincenzone (voice)

Lello Arena

Lello Arena

Pulcinella (voice)

Saba Anglana

Saba Anglana

Confiance (voice)

Tino Cervi

Re di Napoli (voice)

Francesco Paolantoni

Francesco Paolantoni

Le Pentole Magiche (voice)

Rosalia Porcaro

Rosalia Porcaro

Regina di Napoli (voice)

Antonio Conte

Antonio Conte

Maggiordomo (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Maurizio Forestieri
Written by: Paolo Cananzi
Umberto Marino
Produced by: Marco Massa

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