''If You Won a Hundred Million'' (Italian: ''Se vincessi cento milioni'') is a 1953 Italian

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directed by Carlo Campogalliani and Carlo Moscovini and starring

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, Nerio Bernardi and Anna Carena.Betz p.249 It is an anthology film split into several different episodes.

Plot

The fan

A fan hopes that his favorite team will one day finish first in the standings. One day his requests are granted and, by betting, the young man wins a lot of money, with which he can go on vacation to Hawaii.

The model

A simple model is in love with a superior of her; she hopes she can win a nice nest egg to so join her beloved of hers. She succeeds, but when she finally introduces herself to her Mario, she discovers that the man already has someone else.

The main

Ugo is an entrepreneur who owns a brewery, but contrary to his expectations he is hated by all his friends and even by employees. When he wins a large sum he decides to take revenge once and for all by firing all the staff: he closes the factory and leaves his city, skidding in a sports car and waving an umbrella to everyone.

The retired

A poor old man has not received his pension for a long time. When the story finally breaks free and the money is about to be handed over, it is too late: the man has already taken his own life.

The promised ... married

Angelo and Stella are about to get married, while the father of the lucky one, modest manager of a farm, receives a large sum. The man immediately took advantage of this to renovate the building and thus be able to receive more tourists, involving not only his family, but also that of the bride.

Cast

as Ambrogio (segment "Il tifoso") * Nerio Bernardi as Commendator Galloni (segment "Il tifoso") * Anna Carena as La moglie di Ambrogio (segment "Il tifoso") *

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as Beniamino (segment "Il tifoso") * Elsa Martinelli as Anna (segment "L'indossatrice") * Armando Francioli as Mario (segment "L'indossatrice") * Milly Vitale as (segment "L'indossatrice") * Ugo Tognazzi as Ugo (segment "Il principale") *

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as Un impiegato (segment "Il principale") *

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as Luisa (segment "Il principale") * Carlo Rizzo as Il principale (segment "Il principale") *

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as Ventura (segment "Il pensionato") * Andrea Checchi as (segment "Il pensionato") * Renato Chiantoni as Roberto Greppi (segment "Il pensionato") * Memmo Carotenuto as Angelo Natarello (segment "Il promesso... sposato") * Checco Durante as Giovanni (segment "Il promesso... sposato") * Anita Durante as Pasqua (segment "Il promesso... sposato") * Isa Querio as Stella (segment "Il promesso... sposato") * Margherita Bagni * Gabriella Cioli * Franco Pesce *

Amina Pirani Maggi Amina Pirani Maggi (January 15, 1892 – November 10, 1979) was an Italian stage and film actress.Waldman p.162 Selected filmography * ''Television'' (1931) * ''Seconda B'' (1934) * '' Dimmed Lights'' (1934) * ''Like the Leaves'' (1935) * ''Depar ...

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Marcella Mariani Marcella Mariani (Rome, Italy, 8 February 1936 – Monte Terminillo, Italy, 13 February 1955) was an Italian actress and Miss Italia, Miss Italy contest winner. Though she appeared in several popular movies and was garnering acclaim as an actress ...

References

Bibliography

* Mark Betz. ''Beyond the Subtitle: Remapping European Art Cinema''. University of Minnesota Press, 2009.

External links

* 1953 films 1953 comedy films Italian comedy films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Carlo Campogalliani Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub