Toto of Arabia

Toto of Arabia
Directed byJosé Antonio de la Loma [es]
Written byBruno Corbucci
Giovanni Grimaldi
Produced byAlberto Pugliese
Luciano Ercoli
StarringTotò
CinematographyAldo Nascimbene
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino
Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
Running time
84 min
CountryItaly/Spain
LanguageItalian

Toto of Arabia (Italian: Totò d'Arabia, Spanish: Toto de Arabia) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish adventure-comedy film directed by José Antonio de la Loma [es]. It is a parody of Lawrence of Arabia and of spy films.[1][2]

Plot

Toto, a former Italian military service who works as a servant at the British Intelligence Service, is promoted to secret agent with the name of Agent 00Ø8 in order to convince the ruler of Shamara, Sheikh Ali El Buzur, to yield oil to UK.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Alberto Anile (1998). I film di Totò (1946-1967): la maschera tradita. Le mani, 1998. ISBN 8880120808.
  2. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.