Mario Zampi
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Most closely associated with the British "zany" comedy cycle of the '50s, producer/director Mario Zampi began his career far from London, as a juvenile actor in his native Rome. Emigrating to England in 1931, Zampi was hired by Teddington Studios (the... more
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Cast: Gilbert Taylor Mario Zampi John Stuart Martita Hunt Michael Pertwee
Tags: Slapstick Comedy Drama
Length: 89min
British comic actor Jimmy Edwards demonstrates his versatility in Bottoms Up by playing a character named Jimmy Edwards. Actually, it's Professor Jim Edwards, doctor of dunderheads. In the tradition of Will Hay, Edwards tries to maintain decorum in...
Cast: Tutte Lemkow Mario Zampi Terry-Thomas George Cole Brenda de Banzie
Tags: Parody/Spoof Satire Comedy Crime
Length: 85min
An uneven but at times hilarious slapstick comedy, Too Many Crooks features an inept gang of four would-be criminals who manage to botch every job they plan. After a few dismal failures they try to rob the wealthy, philandering Billy Gordon...
Cast: George Sanders Cyd Charisse Ernie Kovacs Mario Zampi Finlay Currie
Length: 89min
This Ernie Kovacs cult comedy was the last film directed by Mario Zampi and follows the exploits of Aldo Bondi (Kovacs) who earns his living off wealthy widows. When he consoles the beautiful and impoverished Baroness Sandra (Cyd Charisse), he makes...
Cast: Mario Zampi Janette Scott Pamela Brown Erwin Hillier Bryan Forbes
Length: 90min
Now and Forever is a very slight piece, buoyed by the charm and attractiveness of its young stars. Janette Scott and Vernon Grey play Janette Grant and Mike Pritchard, who fall in love despite the objections of Janette's wealthy parents. Realizing...
Cast: Peter Sellers Terry-Thomas Dennis Price Mario Zampi John Stuart
Tags: Satire Black Comedy Comedy
Length: 92min
Released in the U.S. as Your Past Is Showing, the British The Naked Truth is a wickedly funny satire of the tabloid-press industry. Dennis Price plays a scandal-sheet publisher named Nigel Dennis who lives high on the hog by blackmailing his wealthy...
Cast: David Niven Mario Zampi Barry Fitzgerald Anthony Nicholls Liam Redmond
Tags: Comedy
Length: 88min
David Niven plays the new squire in a small Irish community. As snooty and restrictive as the old squire was warmhearted and generous, Niven quickly earns the animosity of the locals. Eventually they draw lots for the privilege of bumping Niven off....
Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow (1952)
Cast: Christopher Lee Oscar Homolka Nadia Gray George Cole Mario Zampi
Tags: Spy Film Satire Action Comedy
Length: 93min
Top Secret gets under way when George (George Cole), a janitor in a research plant, accidentally comes into possession of the plans for a revolutionary atomic weapon. As George embarks on his annual vacation, the research security team embarks on a...
Cast: Mario Zampi Marisa Pavan Margherita Bagni Cesco Baseggio Renato Rascel
Tags: Drama
Length: 96min
Ho Scelto L'Amore (I Chose Love) is a satire of the Cold War, Italian style. Soviet flunkey Boris Popovitch (Renato Rascal) is sent on a goodwill mission to Rome, where he is to deliver a symbolic dove of peace to a group of WW II freedom fighters....
Cast: Alastair Sim Audrey Hepburn Hugh Griffith Mario Zampi Guy Middleton
Tags: Comedy
Length: 93min
Four relatives find themselves going to unusual lengths to inherit a fortune in this British comedy. Henry Russell (Hugh Griffith) was a practical joker all his life, and his sly sense of humor is hardly stilled by his death; when his four closest...
Cast: Mario Zampi Anton Karas Vincent Ball
Length: 58min
In this comedy, set in a nightclub, a butler plays a baronet, and a maid portrays a lady. Romance ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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