The Overtaxed
I Tartassati is an Italian comedy film from 1959, directed by Stefano Vanzina, written by Aldo Fabrizi, starring Totò and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles The Overtaxed (English) and Fripouillard et Compagnie (French).
The Overtaxed | |
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Directed by | Steno |
Produced by | C.E.I. |
Written by | Aldo Fabrizi Roberto Gianviti Steno Vittorio Metz Ruggero Maccari |
Starring | Totò Louis de Funès Aldo Fabrizi |
Music by | Piero Piccioni |
Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
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Running time | 105 minutes; 89 (France) |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Plot
Mr. Pezzella (Toto) owns and runs a successful luxury clothes shop. He does not like and does not consider right to pay taxes, hence why he hires a tax consultant (interpreted by Louis de Funès) to evade taxes more easily. Unfortunately for Pezzella, the Guardia di Finanza orders an inspection, sending Marshal Topponi (Aldo Fabrizi) and Brigadier Bardi. This event sets off Pezzella's attempts (guided by the advice of his incompetent tax consultant) to bribe the marshal, sometimes openly declaring his intentions through an excessive dose of servility. These clumsy attempts will cause the marshal many issues, due to Pezzella's intrusiveness, while also constantly backfiring against the former. In the end, Topponi completes his report, which would force Pezzella to pay a 15 million lire fine. However, Pezzella does not give up, and decides to take an extreme measure: a plan to steal the marshal's bag, with the report inside. But in the end, perhaps moved by the pity for Topponi - should he get in trouble With the finanza because of the loss of the bag - and thanks the advice of a priest, Pezzella returns the bag. After several issues, Topponi and Pezzella finally become friends, and even father in-laws: in fact, Pezzella's clumsy attempts to fool Topponi allowed his son to date the marshal's daughter.
Cast
- Totò : Torquato Pezzella, director of magazine "Tessuti"
- Aldo Fabrizi : Fabio Topponi, the polyvalent fiscal inspector
- Louis de Funès : Hector "Ettore" Curto, conseiller fiscal
- Anna Campori : Dora Pezzella
- Miranda Campa : L'épouse de Fabio
- Luciano Marin : Augustin "Tino" Pezzella
- Ciccio Barbi : the brigadier
- Anna-Maria Bottini : Mara
- Cathia Caro : Laura, the girl of Topponi
- Jacques Dufilho : the director of the prison
- Elena Fabrizi : Une infirmière
- Ignazio Leone : the guard - village
- Fernand Sardou : Ernesto Topponi, l'oncle de Laura
- Jean Bellanger : the security guard of the prison
- Miranda Campa : L'épouse de fabio
- Nando Bruno : L'Ubracio
- Piera Arico
- Gianni Cobelli
- Mario Corbelli
- Cesare Fantoni
- Lamberto Antinori