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The Rape of the Sabine(Movie, 1945)

Original title: "Il ratto delle Sabine" (Italian/IT)
1h 30min | Genre: Comedy
The Rape of the SabineRating: 2.9/5 (with 99 votes)
Romulus and the Sabines (Italian: Il ratto delle sabine) is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Totò, Carlo Campanini, and Clelia Matania. It was one of several of Totò's postwar comedies to use elements of neorealism. The film is based on the German comedy Der Raub der Sabinerinnen (1884) by Franz von Schönthan and Paul von Schönthan. ()
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About 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...

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«Il ratto delle Sabine» di Mario Bonnard (1945) - Trailer(Trailer, 1:47)

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Additional Information

Production country: Italy
Original language: Italian (IT)
Spoken languages: Italian (IT)
Translated into 6 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/21/1945
Director: Mario Bonnard
Film Editor: Gino Talamo
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Il professor Trombone"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

94 movies in the Totò Collection

1937 Hands Off Me! ("Fermo con le mani!")
1939 Animal Crackers ("Animali Pazzi")
1945 The Rape of the Sabine
1948 Toto Tours Italy ("Totò al giro d'Italia")
1949 The Emperor of Capri ("L'imperatore di Capri")
1949 The Firemen of Viggiù ("I pompieri di Viggiù")
1949 Yvonne of the Night ("Yvonne la Nuit")
1950 47 Talking Corpses ("47 morto che parla")
1950 Side Street Story ("Napoli milionaria")
1950 Toto the Sheik ("Totò sceicco")
1951 Cops and Robbers ("Guardie e ladri")
1951 Toto the Third Man ("Totò terzo uomo")
1952 Toto and the Kings of Rome ("Totò e i re di Roma")
1952 Toto and the Women ("Totò e le Donne")
1952 Totó in color ("Totò a colori")
1953 Funniest Show on Earth ("Il più comico spettacolo del mondo")
1953 Man, Beast and Virtue ("L'uomo, la bestia e la virtù")
1953 Neapolitan Turk ("Un turco napoletano")
1954 Of Life and Love ("Questa è la vita")
1954 Poverty and Nobility ("Miseria e nobiltà")
1954 The Gold of Naples ("L'oro di Napoli")
1954 Where Is Freedom? ("Dov'è la libertà...?")
1955 Are We Men or Corporals? ("Siamo uomini o caporali")
1955 Roman Tales ("Racconti romani")
1955 Toto and Carolina ("Totò e Carolina")
1956 The Band of Honest Men ("La banda degli onesti")
1956 Totò Double or Nothing? ("Totò, lascia o raddoppia?")
1956 Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy ("Totò, Peppino e la... malafemmina")
1957 Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor ("Totò, Vittorio e la dottoressa")
1958 Legs of Gold ("Gambe d'oro")
1958 The Law Is the Law ("La loi c'est la loi")
1958 Toto and Marcellino ("Totò e Marcellino")
1958 Toto in Paris ("Totò a Parigi")
1959 The Overtaxed ("I tartassati")
1959 The Thieves ("I ladri")
1959 Toto in Madrid ("Totò, Eva e il pennello proibito")
1959 You're on Your Own ("Arrangiatevi!")
1960 He Who Hesitates Is Lost ("Chi si ferma è perduto")
1960 The Passionate Thief ("Risate di gioia")
1960 Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today ("Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi")
1961 The Two Marshals ("I 2 marescialli")
1961 Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life ("Totò, Peppino e la dolce vita")
1962 Toto at Night ("Totò di notte n. 1")
1963 Gli onorevoli ("Gli Onorevoli")
1963 The Commandant ("Il comandante")
1963 The Monk of Monza ("Il Monaco di Monza")
1963 Toto and Cleopatra ("Totò e Cleopatra")
1963 Totò Sexy ("Totòsexy")
1963 Totò vs the Four ("Totò contro i quattro")
1963 Two Colonels ("I 2 colonnelli")
1964 Beautiful Families ("Le belle famiglie")
1964 What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? ("Che fine ha fatto Totò Baby?")
1965 Rita the American Girl ("Rita, la figlia americana")
1965 The Mandrake ("La mandragola")
1966 The Hawks and the Sparrows ("Uccellacci e uccellini")
1966 The Treasure of San Gennaro ("Operazione San Gennaro")
1967 The Witches ("Le streghe")
1968 Caprice Italian Style ("Capriccio all'italiana")

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