Rascel-Fifì
{{Infobox film
| name = Rascel-Fifì
| image = Rascel-Fifì.jpg
| caption =
| director = {{Interlanguage link multi|Guido Leoni (director)|it|3=Guido Leoni|lt=Guido Leoni}}
| writer = Dario Fo
Dino Verde
Guido Leoni
| starring =
| music = Gino Mazzocchi
Renato Rascel
| cinematography = Gianni Di Venanzo
| editing =
| producer =
| language = Italian
}}
Rascel-Fifì is a 1957 Italian crime-comedy film directed by {{Interlanguage link multi|Guido Leoni (director)|it|3=Guido Leoni|lt=Guido Leoni}}. It is a parody of Jules Dassin's Rififi.{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film|date=1991 |publisher=Gremese, 1991|isbn=8876055487}}{{cite book|last=Paolo Mereghetti|title=Il Mereghetti|date=2010 |publisher=B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010|isbn=978-8860736260}}{{cite book|last1=Enrico Giacovelli|title=La commedia all'italiana|year=1995|publisher=Gremese Editore, 1995|isbn=8876058737}} The film was a success at the Italian box office.
Plot
Renato and Gideone team up in business and open a Night in one of the worst and infamous neighborhoods in New York, provoking the ire of Gionata a gangster owner of a nightclub right in front of Renato's, the boss will open a series of actions to close the competitors' business, first by sending a dancer, Barbara, who, performing in a risqué show, tries to get the police to intervene, then with the kidnapping of Renatino, son of Renato, to blackmail his father.
Renatino proves to be smarter than he seems, challenges Gionata to the dice and beats him, making him lose all the money and also the club.
Michaela, daughter of the bandit, has in the meantime fallen in love with Renato and helps him find her son, everything will end in a marriage and Gionata will pass, with her accomplices, in Renato's service.
Cast
- Renato Rascel: Renato
- Annie Fratellini: Michaela
- Dario Fo: Pupo aka "The Blonde"
- Franca Rame: Barbara
- Peppino De Martino: Gedeone
- Carlo Hintermann: Tre Dita
- Riccardo Cucciolla: Undici
- Gino Buzzanca: Gionata
- Enzo Garinei: The Prince
- Antonella Steni: TV Presenter
- Zoe Incrocci: Miss Patrick
- Gisella Sofio: Woman at the phone
- Ignazio Leone: Pennsylvania Bill
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0050887}}
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Category:1950s crime comedy films
Category:Italian crime comedy films
Category:Films directed by Guido Leoni
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