''If You Won a Hundred Million'' (Italian: ''Se vincessi cento milioni'') is a 1953 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
Carlo Campogalliani
Carlo Campogalliani (10 October 1885 – 10 August 1974) was an Italian screenwriter, actor and film director. Campogalliani directed around eighty films during his career and acted in another fifty. He directed the 1934 sports film '' Stadio''.R ...
and Carlo Moscovini and starring
Tino Scotti
Tino Scotti (16 November 1905 – 16 October 1984) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1940 and 1984. He was born in Milan, Italy, and died in Tarquinia, Italy.
Partial filmography
* ''Fanfulla da Lodi'' (1940)
* ''L ...
,
Nerio Bernardi
Nerio Bernardi (23 July 1899 – 12 January 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1970. He was born in Bologna, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''Nero'' (1922)
* ''The Sheph ...
and
Anna Carena
Anna Carena (30 January 1899 - 15 April 1990) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1941 to 1983.
Filmography
References
External links
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1899 births
1990 deaths
Italian film actresses
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[Betz p.249] It is an anthology film split into several different episodes.
Plot
The fan
A fan hopes that his favorite team will one day finish first in the standings. One day his requests are granted and, by betting, the young man wins a lot of money, with which he can go on vacation to Hawaii.
The model
A simple model is in love with a superior of her; she hopes she can win a nice nest egg to so join her beloved of hers. She succeeds, but when she finally introduces herself to her Mario, she discovers that the man already has someone else.
The main
Ugo is an entrepreneur who owns a brewery, but contrary to his expectations he is hated by all his friends and even by employees. When he wins a large sum he decides to take revenge once and for all by firing all the staff: he closes the factory and leaves his city, skidding in a sports car and waving an umbrella to everyone.
The retired
A poor old man has not received his pension for a long time. When the story finally breaks free and the money is about to be handed over, it is too late: the man has already taken his own life.
The promised ... married
Angelo and Stella are about to get married, while the father of the lucky one, modest manager of a farm, receives a large sum. The man immediately took advantage of this to renovate the building and thus be able to receive more tourists, involving not only his family, but also that of the bride.
Cast
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Tino Scotti
Tino Scotti (16 November 1905 – 16 October 1984) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1940 and 1984. He was born in Milan, Italy, and died in Tarquinia, Italy.
Partial filmography
* ''Fanfulla da Lodi'' (1940)
* ''L ...
as Ambrogio (segment "Il tifoso")
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Nerio Bernardi
Nerio Bernardi (23 July 1899 – 12 January 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1970. He was born in Bologna, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''Nero'' (1922)
* ''The Sheph ...
as Commendator Galloni (segment "Il tifoso")
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Anna Carena
Anna Carena (30 January 1899 - 15 April 1990) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1941 to 1983.
Filmography
References
External links
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1899 births
1990 deaths
Italian film actresses
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as La moglie di Ambrogio (segment "Il tifoso")
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Enzo Maggio
Enzo Maggio (10 October 1902 – 13 July 1978) was an Italian actor.
Born Vincenzo Maggio in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio made a long apprenticeship in the avanspettacolo theaters before and during the Second World War. On stage, he ...
as Beniamino (segment "Il tifoso")
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Elsa Martinelli
Elsa Martinelli (born Elisa Tia; 30 January 1935 – 8 July 2017) was an Italian actress and fashion model.
Life and career
Born Elisa Tia in Grosseto, Tuscany, she moved to Rome with her family. In 1953, she was discovered by Roberto Capuc ...
as Anna (segment "L'indossatrice")
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Armando Francioli
Armando Francioli (21 October 1919 – 6 April 2020) was an Italian actor. He appeared in over 50 films since 1942.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1919 births
2020 deaths
Male actors from Rome
Italian centenaria ...
as Mario (segment "L'indossatrice")
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Milly Vitale
Camilla "Milly" Vitale (16 July 1933 – 2 November 2006) was an Italian actress. She was the daughter of Riccardo Vitale (Rome Opera House Director, deceased 1979) and choreographer Natasha Shidlowski Vitale (deceased 1994).
She appeared in n ...
as (segment "L'indossatrice")
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Ugo Tognazzi
Ugo Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
Early life
Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a travelling clerk fo ...
as Ugo (segment "Il principale")
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Alberto Sorrentino
Alberto Sorrentino (16 February 1916 – 31 January 1994), was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 89 films between 1943 and 1988. He was born in La Spezia, Italy.
Selected filmography
* '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) - Un passante
* '' I c ...
as Un impiegato (segment "Il principale")
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Lucia Banti as Luisa (segment "Il principale")
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Carlo Rizzo
Carlo Rizzo (April 30, 1907 – July 26, 1979) was an Italian stage and film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.333 He was the brother of the actor Alfredo Rizzo.
A regular in post-war Italian cinema he also featured in several American films produced in It ...
as Il principale (segment "Il principale")
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Carlo Campanini
Carlo Campanini (5 October 1906 – 20 November 1984), was an Italian actor, singer and comedian. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1939 and 1969.
Life and career
Born in Turin, Campanini attended a technical school and a course of ...
as Ventura (segment "Il pensionato")
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Andrea Checchi
Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was a prolific Italian film actor.
Biography
Born in Florence, Checchi appeared in over 150 films in his lengthy career, which spanned from 1934 to his death in 1974. The son of a painter, ...
as (segment "Il pensionato")
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Renato Chiantoni
Renato Chiantoni (19 April 1906 – 24 December 1979) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1978.
Born in Brescia, the son of the stage actor Amedeo, Chiantoni debuted on stage entering several drama and revue comp ...
as Roberto Greppi (segment "Il pensionato")
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Memmo Carotenuto
Memmo Carotenuto (23 August 1908 – 23 December 1980) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 125 films between 1941 and 1980.
Selected filmography
*''The Wedding Trip'' (1969)
* ''Assassination in Rome'' (1965)
* ''Male Companion'' (1964)
...
as Angelo Natarello (segment "Il promesso... sposato")
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Checco Durante
Francesco "Checco" Durante (19 November 1893 – 5 January 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 59 films between 1931 and 1973. He was born and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* '' The Doctor in Spite of Himself'' (193 ...
as Giovanni (segment "Il promesso... sposato")
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Anita Durante
Anita Durante (28 September 1897 – 2 May 1994) was an Italian actress.
Born Anita Bianchi in Rome into a humble family, after attending a dramatic society for several years Durante made her official debut on stage in 1919, in Ettore Petrol ...
as Pasqua (segment "Il promesso... sposato")
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Isa Querio
Isa or ISA may refer to:
Places
* Isa, Amur Oblast, Russia
* Isa, Kagoshima, Japan
* Isa, Nigeria
* Isa District, Kagoshima, former district in Japan
* Isa Town, middle class town located in Bahrain
* Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
* Mount I ...
as Stella (segment "Il promesso... sposato")
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Margherita Bagni
Margherita Bagni (pseudonym of Margherita Maria Bagna; 21 February 1902 – 2 July 1960) was an Italian actress and voice actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1918 and 1959. She was born in Turin, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.
Daughte ...
*
Gabriella Cioli Gabriella may refer to:
* Gabriella (given name), a feminine given name
* ''Gabriella di Vergy'', an opera seria by Gaetano Donizetti (1826, revised 1838), and an opera by Mercadante (1828), based on the tragedy ''Gabrielle de Vergy'' by Dormont De ...
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Franco Pesce
Franco Pesce (11 August 1890 – 6 December 1975) was an Italian actor and cinematographer.
Life and career
Franco Pesce was born in Naples. He was the son of the actor Ettore. At a young age Pesce studied lyric singing with the intention of ...
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Amina Pirani Maggi
Amina Pirani Maggi (January 15, 1892 – November 10, 1979) was an Italian stage and film actress.Waldman p.162
Selected filmography
* ''Television'' (1931)
* ''Seconda B'' (1934)
* '' Dimmed Lights'' (1934)
* '' Like the Leaves'' (1935)
* ''Depa ...
*
Silvana Stefanini
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Marcella Mariani
Marcella Mariani (Rome, Italy, 8 February 1936 – Monte Terminillo, Italy, 13 February 1955) was an Italian actress and Miss Italy contest winner. Though she appeared in several popular movies and was garnering acclaim as an actress, her career ...
References
Bibliography
* Mark Betz. ''Beyond the Subtitle: Remapping European Art Cinema''. University of Minnesota Press, 2009.
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1953 films
1953 comedy films
Italian comedy films
1950s Italian-language films
Films directed by Carlo Campogalliani
Italian black-and-white films
1950s Italian films
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