''Arrivano i dollari!'' (i. e. "The dollars are coming!") is a 1957 Italian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Mario Costa and starring
Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, director and screenwriter.
Early life
Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician and the last of five children, Sordi was named in hon ...
,
Nino Taranto
Nino Taranto (28 August 1907 – 23 February 1986) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1924 and 1971.
Life and career
Born in Naples, Taranto started his career as a child actor in 1918 starring in some loca ...
and
Isa Miranda
Isa Miranda (born Ines Isabella Sampietro; 5 July 1909 – 8 July 1982) was an Italian actress with an international film career.
Biography
Miranda was born Ines Isabella Sampietro in Milan, the daughter of atreet car conductor in Mian. When s ...
.
Plot
Arduino Pasti, poor left
Italy
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and search fortune in
South Africa
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, at his dead left a good
Inheritance
Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Officia ...
for own five
nephews in Italy. Giuseppe Pasti and his brother Alfonso think every tricks for achieve maximum amount and for that try to make a fake good impression to widow of uncle Arduino and female
notary
A notary is a person authorised to perform acts in legal affairs, in particular witnessing signatures on documents. The form that the notarial profession takes varies with local legal systems.
A notary, while a legal professional, is disti ...
.
Cast
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Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, director and screenwriter.
Early life
Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician and the last of five children, Sordi was named in hon ...
as Count Alfonso Pasti
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Nino Taranto
Nino Taranto (28 August 1907 – 23 February 1986) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1924 and 1971.
Life and career
Born in Naples, Taranto started his career as a child actor in 1918 starring in some loca ...
as Giuseppe Pasti
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Isa Miranda
Isa Miranda (born Ines Isabella Sampietro; 5 July 1909 – 8 July 1982) was an Italian actress with an international film career.
Biography
Miranda was born Ines Isabella Sampietro in Milan, the daughter of atreet car conductor in Mian. When s ...
as Caterina Marchetti
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Mario Riva
Mario Riva (26 January 1913 – 1 September 1960) was an Italian television presenter and actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1941 and 1960.
Life and career
Born in Rome as Mariuccio Bonavolontà, the son of a composer, Giuseppe (Joseph) ...
as Cesaretto Pasti
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Riccardo Billi
Riccardo Billi (22 April 1906 – 15 April 1982) was an Italian film actor and comedian. With Mario Riva he appeared as ''Billi & Riva'', one of the most popular Italian comic duos in the 1950s.
He appeared in around 85 films between 1938 ...
as Michelino Pasti
* as Hélène Marigny
* as Piero Pasti
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Turi Pandolfini
Turi Pandolfini (1 November 1883 – 6 March 1962) was an Italian stage and film character actor. He appeared in 46 films between 1917 and 1961.
Life and career
Born in Catania, Sicily as Salvatore Pandolfini, the nephew of the actor Ange ...
as Alfonso's Butler
* as Lola
*
Diana Dei as Clara
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Ignazio Balsamo
Ignazio Balsamo (25 October 1912 – 7 August 1994) was an Italian film and stage actor.
Life and career
Born in Catania, Balsamo began his career on stage, being part of several Sicilian language theatrical companies. Discovered by Pietr ...
as Ernesto
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Rosita Pisano
Rosa Pisano (15 October 1919 – 24 December 1975) was an Italian stage, film and television actress.
Life and career
Pisano was born in Naples, into a family of dialect theatre actors. She debuted on stage as a child actress in her family comp ...
as Rosina
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Natale Cirino
Natale Cirino (5 February 1894 – 29 May 1962) was an Italian stage and film actor.
Life and career
Born in Catania, Cirino started his career entering the most important theatrical companies active in Sicily (including the ones held by Turi ...
as Vincenzo
References
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Italian comedy films
1957 comedy films
1957 films
Films directed by Mario Costa
Italian black-and-white films
1950s Italian films
1950s Italian-language films
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