''Too Bad She's Bad'' ( it, Peccato che sia una canaglia) is a
1955 Italian
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comedy directed by
Alessandro Blasetti.
It stars
Sophia Loren and is based on
Alberto Moravia
Alberto Moravia ( , ; born Alberto Pincherle ; 28 November 1907 – 26 September 1990) was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism. Moravia is best known for his de ...
's story "Fanatico", from his ''
Racconti Romani
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''.
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It was shot at the ]Cinecittà Studios
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and on location around Rome
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. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mario Chiari
Mario Chiari (14 July 1909 – 8 April 1989) was an Italian production designer and art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''Doctor Dolittle''.
Selected filmography
* '' Un gio ...
and Mario Garbuglia.
Plot
Young and shapely Lina Stroppiani and her two accomplices try to con a taxi driver out of his cab and money, with unexpected results when he discovers what they are up to.
Cast
* Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary) ...
as "Professor" Vittorio Stroppiani
* Sophia Loren as Lina Stroppiani, the "professor's" daughter
* Marcello Mastroianni as Paolo Silvestrelli, a taxi driver
* Marcella Melnati
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as Lina's grandmother, the "professor's" mother
* Giorgio Sanna as Peppino
* Michael Simone as Toto
* Umberto Melnati as Robbery victim
* Margherita Bagni
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as Elsa, Umberto's wife
* Mario Scaccia
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Biography
Born in Rome, the son of a painter, during the Second World War Scaccia was conscripted i ...
as Robbery victim
* Wanda Benedetti as Valeria, Mario's wife
* Walter Bartoletti as Brunetto
* Mario Passante
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as Commissioner
* 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 Cesare, a taxi driver
* Giacomo Furia as Luigi, a taxi driver
* Lina Furia as Luigi's wife
* Vittorio Braschi as Fence
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* Manlio Busoni
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Selected filmography
* '' Roma città libera'' (1946)
* ''The White Primrose'' (1947)
* ...
as Journalist
* Giulio Calì
Giulio Calì (26 March 1895 – 20 January 1967) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1966.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Calì started his career on stage, being mainly active in Roman dialect thea ...
as Night watchman
* John Stacy as English tourist
* Maria Britneva
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as Tourist's wife
* Giulio Paradisi
Giulio Paradisi (born 21 March 1934) is an Italian film director, actor and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Paradisi enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and immediately after the graduation he made his acting debut w ...
as Server in bar
* Marga Cella as Bar owner
* Pietro Carloni
Pietro Carloni (28 October 1896 – 3 August 1968) was an Italian stage and film actor.
Life and career
Born in Taurisano, Lecce into a family of actors, Carloni debuted on stage at young age in the theatrical company held by Ernesto Murolo. I ...
as Intriguing gentleman
* Amalia Pellegrini as Old woman at station
* Mauro Sacripanti as Peppino
* Pasquale Cennamo as Sergeant
* Franco Fantasia
Franco Fantasia (5 March 1924 – 10 November 2002) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and fencing master. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1951 to 2002. He was the brother of actor Andrea Fantasia. Illness and Death
Septemb ...
as Radiologist
* Nino Dal Fabbro
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as dishonest car mechanic
References
External links
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1955 films
1950s Italian-language films
1955 comedy films
Italian black-and-white films
Films based on works by Alberto Moravia
Films directed by Alessandro Blasetti
Films set in Rome
Films shot in Rome
Films with screenplays by Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Italian comedy films
Films shot at Cinecittà Studios
Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini
1950s Italian films
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