Macario Against Zagomar
| Macario Against Zagomar | |
|---|---|
 First theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Giorgio Ferroni |
| Written by | Gian Paolo Callegari Vittorio Metz Giorgio Ferroni |
| Produced by | Mario Borghi |
| Starring | Erminio Macario |
| Cinematography | Sergio Pesce |
| Edited by | Arturo Gemmiti |
| Music by | Amedeo Escobar |
| Distributed by | Scalera Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Macario Against Zagomar (Italian: Macario contro Zagomar; also known as Macario Against Fantomas) is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Erminio Macario.[1][2]
Plot
In Paris, the dreaded Zagomar kidnapped the daughter of a scientist to force him to deliver his latest discovery: a machine that "blocks" over time. Macario, the assistant teacher, decides to confront this elusive bandit that lurks in the bowels of the city.
Cast
- Erminio Macario as Macario Duplessis
- Nino Crisman as Zagomar
- Gero Zambuto as Professor Moreau
- Nada Fiorelli as Mirella Moreau
- Olga Villi as Annette
- Carlo Rizzo as Fandors, journalist
Production
The film was made during World War II[3][4] and should have been entitled "'Macario Against Fantomas'" but producers never be able to acquire the rights to do so. To resolve the issue Vittorio Metz created the character of "Zagomar" a master villain modeled on "Fantomas".[5]
Notes
- ^ Enrico Lancia (7 May 2014). I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944 (in Italian). Gremese Editore, 2005. ISBN 9788889908877.
- ^ Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto (2005). I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944 on Google Books (in Italian). ISBN 9788884403513. Retrieved Jul 10, 2016.
- ^ Alessandro Faccioli (7 May 2014). Leggeri come in una gabbia: L'idea comica nel cinema italiano (1930-1944) (in Italian). Edizioni Kaplan, 2014. ISBN 9788889908877.
- ^ Faccioli, Alessandro (7 May 2014). Leggeri come in una gabbia: L'idea comica nel cinema italiano (1930-1944) on Google Books (in Italian). ISBN 9788889908877. Retrieved Jul 10, 2016.
- ^ "Movies - Z" (PDF). www.jessnevins.com. Retrieved Jul 10, 2016.
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