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Synopsis
Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy, is involved, due to his ability to mimic dialects of Italy, in a scam concocted by Lallo against a rich cloth-merchant.
Cast
Vittorio Gassman
Gerardo Latini
Anna Maria Ferrero
Annalisa Rauseo
Fosco Giachetti
General Mesci
Luigi Pavese
Adolfo - l'industriale
Dorian Gray
Elena
Mario Carotenuto
Lallo Cortina
Alberto Bonucci
Gloria Patri
Nando Bruno
Owner of big restaurant
Linda Sini
Laura, wife of Chinotto
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Director
Dino Risi
Writer
Sergio Pugliese, Ruggero Maccari, Sandro Continenza, Ettore Scola, Furio Scarpelli, Agenore Incrocci
Composer
Pippo Barzizza
Film details
Country
France / Italy
Runtime
1 hour 43 minutes
Production year
1960
Online premiere
18 October 2025
World premiere
11 February 1960
Release date
| 14 June 2017 | France | ||
| 11 February 1960 | Italy |
Production
CEI Incom, Maxima Film Compagnia Cinematografica, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
Also known as
Il mattatore, Love and Larceny, A matador, As asova, De fantast, Der Meistergauner, El estafador, El gran farsante, Herlig humbug, L'homme aux cent visages, Mestarihuijari, O Castigador, Pote min empistevesai gynaika, Sua Excelência o Trapaceiro, The Matador, Yüz Çehreli Sahtekâr, Ο βασιλιάς της κομπίνας, Актёр
Updated 13 July 2026
Showtimes
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