Macario Against Zagomar
{{Infobox film
| name = Macario Against Zagomar
| image = Macario contro Fantomas - Film 1944.jpg
| caption = First theatrical release poster
| director = Giorgio Ferroni
| producer = Mario Borghi
| writer = Gian Paolo Callegari
Vittorio Metz
Giorgio Ferroni
| starring = Erminio Macario
| music = Amedeo Escobar
| cinematography = Sergio Pesce
| editing = Arturo Gemmiti
| distributor = Scalera Films
| released = {{film date|1944|03|25|df=yes}}
| runtime = 83 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| budget =
}}
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.{{cite book|author1=Enrico Lancia|title=I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944|date=7 May 2014|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2005|language=italian|isbn=9788889908877}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UlKjE82BEe4C&q=macario+fantomas&pg=PA204|title=I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944 on Google Books|isbn=9788884403513|accessdate=Jul 10, 2016|language=italian|last1=Chiti|first1=Roberto|last2=Poppi|first2=Roberto|year=2005|publisher=Gremese Editore }}
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{{cite book|author1=Alessandro Faccioli|title=Leggeri come in una gabbia: L'idea comica nel cinema italiano (1930-1944)|date=7 May 2014|publisher=Edizioni Kaplan, 2014|language=italian|isbn=9788889908877}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J3MaCwAAQBAJ&q=MACARIO+CONTRO+ZAGOMAR&pg=PT241|title=Leggeri come in una gabbia: L'idea comica nel cinema italiano (1930-1944) on Google Books|isbn=9788889908877|accessdate=Jul 10, 2016|language=italian|last1=Faccioli|first1=Alessandro|date=7 May 2014|publisher=Edizioni Kaplan }} 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".{{cite web|url=http://www.jessnevins.com/z.pdf |title=Movies - Z|publisher=www.jessnevins.com|accessdate=Jul 10, 2016|language=}}
Notes
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0036123|title=Macario contro Zagomar}}
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Category:1940s Italian-language films
Category:Italian black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Giorgio Ferroni
Category:Italian-language comedy films
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