Millionaire almost from a slum Long bankrupt Duke Galiardo della Forcoletta (Toto) trades in fraud at the races. From the gloss of his past life, he has only the title of forever hungry butler. Everything changes when the count learns that he has a 20-year-old daughter. The girl works at the Aurora bar at the cash register and dreams of marrying Bruno. A young man tries to quickly earn money for a wedding in the TV quiz "Do You Leave or Double?" but is defeated. The Duke knows all about horse racing. He also decides to take part in the quiz, earn the final 5 120,000 liras and secure the future of his new daughter. But he can prevent not only excitement, but also a couple of gangsters who made a bet on the life of the count.
The role did not require Toto to grimace and grimace. Therefore, he emphasized the complexity of mutual understanding between the southerners (his hero is a Neapolitan) and the northerners. Especially funny are the verbal impromptu of the Duke and his servant.
The plot is built around the first TV game of the same name in the history of Italian television, which was led by Mike Bongiorno and Edie Champagnoli. For greater authenticity, the presenters agreed to play themselves in the film. By the way, Bruno pierced the question about the authorship of the popular song at the time Malafemmena. The Duke wonders, “Even I know the answer!” Of course, because this song was written by Antonio De Curtis, he is Toto.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the creators of Slumdog Millionaire also saw this movie.
6 out of 10