Macario Against Zagomar Explained

Macario Against Zagomar
Director:	Giorgio Ferroni
Producer:	Mario Borghi
Starring:	Erminio Macario
Music:	Amedeo Escobar
Cinematography:	Sergio Pesce
Editing:	Arturo Gemmiti
Distributor:	Scalera Films
Runtime:	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 acquired the rights to do so. To resolve the issue Vittorio Metz created the character of "Zagomar" a master villain modeled on "Fantomas".^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Enrico Lancia. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. 7 May 2014. Gremese Editore, 2005. italian. 9788889908877.
2. Book: I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944 on Google Books. 9788884403513. Jul 10, 2016. italian. Chiti. Roberto. Poppi. Roberto. 2005. Gremese Editore .
3. Book: Alessandro Faccioli. Leggeri come in una gabbia: L'idea comica nel cinema italiano (1930-1944). 7 May 2014. Edizioni Kaplan, 2014. italian. 9788889908877.
4. Book: Leggeri come in una gabbia: L'idea comica nel cinema italiano (1930-1944) on Google Books. 9788889908877. Jul 10, 2016. italian. Faccioli. Alessandro. 7 May 2014. Edizioni Kaplan .
5. Web site: Movies - Z. www.jessnevins.com. Jul 10, 2016.