The Rape of the Sabine

The Rape of the Sabine

73 mins | Comedy | Nov. 21, 1945

Ernesto is the teacher of the village, he is married and he is dominated by his wife. He has the passion of the theatre and he has written a drama in verse named "Il ratto delle Sabine". Unfortunately he has only an admirer and she is their servant Rosina. When the touring company of Prof. Tromboni arrives in the village, Ernesto decides to let them perform his play, though anonymously. So the day arrives and the theatre is sadly empty. But when the news that the author is the teacher spreads far and wide...

The Rape of the Sabine

73 mins | Comedy | Nov. 21, 1945

The Rape of the Sabine
Ernesto is the teacher of the village, he is married and he is dominated by his wife. He has the passion of the theatre and he has written a drama in verse named "Il ratto delle Sabine". Unfortunately he has only an admirer and she is their servant Rosina. When the touring company of Prof. Tromboni arrives in the village, Ernesto decides to let them perform his play, though anonymously. So the day arrives and the theatre is sadly empty. But when the news that the author is the teacher spreads far and wide...
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Produzione Capitani Film
Original title Il ratto delle Sabine
Directors Gastone Bartolucci, Gino Talamo, Mario Bonnard
Writers Giorgio Moser, Mario Bonnard, Mario Amendola

Cast

Totò

as Aristide Tromboni

Carlo Campanini

as Maestro Ernesto Molmenti

Clelia Matania

as Rosina

Laura Gore

as Paolina

Luisa Alliani

as Ermenegilda

Olga Solbelli

as Matilde

Lia Corelli

as Mariannina

Fosca Spadaro

as Figlia di Tancredi

Aldo Silvani

as Tancredi

Mario Pisu

as Alberto Randoni

Giuseppe Rinaldi

as Emilio

Claudio Ermelli

as Germani

Mario Castellani

as Il proprietario del teatro

Peppino Spadaro

as Turiddu

Aristide Garbini

as Bartolomeo

Ciro Berardi

as Il brigadiere dei carabinieri

Italo Pirani

as Il direttore della scuola

Erminio Spalla

as Giovanni