Defendant, Stand Up!
| Imputato, alzatevi! | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mario Mattoli |
| Written by | Anacleto Francini Vittorio Metz Mario Mattoli |
| Produced by | Eugenio Fontana |
| Starring | Erminio Macario |
| Cinematography | Arturo Gallea |
| Edited by | Fernando Tropea |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Imputato, alzatevi! is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[1]
Plot
Italy, late 1930s. Cipriano, nurse and handyman in the pediatric clinic of a doctor his foster brother, is wrongly accused of having committed a murder. The process, however, proves his innocence, and Cipriano become so popular as to obtain a theatrical writing for a show that tells the true story of the murder. But the culprit is still there.
Cast
- Erminio Macario as Cipriano Duval
- Leila Guarni as Giorgetta
- Ernesto Almirante as André Copersche, il presidente del tribunal
- Greta Gonda as La cantante afona
- Enzo Biliotti as L'avvocato Gaveneau
- Carlo Rizzo as Il medico
- Armando Migliari as Il ladro Vetriolo
- Lola Braccini as La portinaia
- Arturo Bragaglia as Il proprietario del tabarin 'Mariette'
- Felice Romano as Il commissario
- Lauro Gazzolo as L'uomo dagli schiaffi
References
- ^ "Italian Comedy - The State of Things". labiennale.org. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
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