Toto and Marcellino explained

Toto and Marcellino
Director:Antonio Musu
Cinematography:Renato Del Frate
Editing:Otello Colangeli
Language:Italian
Runtime:98 minutes

Toto and Marcellino (Italian: Totò e Marcellino, French: Mon gosse) is a 1958 Italian-French comedy film directed by Antonio Musu.[1] [2]

Plot

A little boy, Marcellino, sees his mother die, and follows her to the funeral. A poor street musician, affectionately called by his fellow citizens "the Professor", sees the little Marcellino follow the coffin of his mother, and decides to adopt him, pretending to be his uncle. The two live happily, but one day the real uncle of Marcellino, a greedy and cruel man, discovers the truth about his grandson, and sends Marcellino to the reformatory. Later the uncle forces Marcellino to live with him for doing so begging in the street, but the Professor runs to save his darling.

Cast

The Professor

Marcellino Merini

Uncle Alvaro Merini

Ardea

Zeffirino

The School Teacher

Rosina

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberto . Chiti . Roberto . Poppi . Enrico . Lancia . Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film Dal 1945 al 1959 . it . Dictionary of Italian Cinema: Films From 1945 to 1959 . 1991 . 2 . Gremese Editore . Rome . 88-7605-548-7 . Totò e Marcellino . 368 . 2023-10-28 . . limited.
  2. Book: Laura Morandini . Luisa Morandini . Morando Morandini . Il Morandini: Dizionario dei film, 2006. Zanichelli, 2005. 8808327108.