Totò plays Figaro with a mustache that defies gravity AND the law.
In the 18th century, Figaro the Sevillian barber is likely to be arrested because he operates his shop on Sundays, which is forbidden.
Acting
Totò's rubber-faced genius turns a simple shave into existential crisis.
Costume
Figaro's barber coat is doing more work than most supporting characters.
Director
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Totò
Figaro
Isa Barzizza
Rosina
Renato Rascel
Don Alonzo
Gianni Agus
Il conte di Almaviva
Guglielmo Barnabò
Don Bartolo, il governatore
Jole Fierro
Colomba
Luigi Pavese
Pedro
Franca Marzi
Consuelo
Mario Castellani
Roberto
Pietro Tordi
Fiorello
Ugo Sasso
Uno dei banditi
Nino Marchesini
Mario
Giulio Battiferri
Il sergente dei gendarmi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Totò filmed this between his legendary stage runs, treating cinema as a delightful side hustle.
This was one of early postwar Italy's most popular comedies, helping establish the 'Totò phenomenon' that would dominate Italian screens for two decades.
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