Gentlemen Are Born (1960 film)

Gentlemen Are Born
Gentlemen Are Born
	Film poster
Directed by	Mario Mattoli
Written by	Edoardo Anton ; Franco Castellano ; Dino Falconi ; Giuseppe Moccia ; Luigi Motta
Produced by	Isidoro Broggi; Renato Libassi
Starring	Totò, Peppino De Filippo, Carlo Croccolo, Delia Scala, Riccardo Garrone
Cinematography	Alvaro Mancori
Edited by	Gisa Radicchi Levi
Music by	Gianni Ferrio
Distributed by	D.D.L.
Release date	1960;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Last updated December 27, 2025

Gentlemen Are Born (Italian : Signori si nasce) is a 1960 Italian historical comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò, Peppino De Filippo and Delia Scala.^[1]

Plot

Rome 1906: Baron Ottone Spinelli degli Ulivi, said Zaza, is a rich spendthrift who likes pretty girls. His brother Pio degli Ulivi is a miser tailor who hates Zazà because he is always in his house asking for money to pay off family debts. One day Zazà intends steal 300 lire to his brother, and makes him believe that he has a daughter to support.

Cast

Totò as Ottone Degli Ulivi, also known as Zazà
Peppino De Filippo as Pio Degli Ulivi, Ottone's brother
Delia Scala as Patrizia
Riccardo Garrone as Enzo, Patrizia's fiancé
Lidia Martora as Maria Luisa, Pio's wife
Luigi Pavese as Bernasconi
Angela Luce as Fedele, Pio's maid
Dori Dorika as Adelina Maniglia
Nico Pepe as Binotti
Liana Orfei as Titì
Carlo Croccolo as Battista, Ottone's butler

References

↑ "New York Times: Signori si nasce". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2008.

Bibliography

Aprà, Adriano. The Fabulous Thirties: Italian cinema 1929-1944. Electa International, 1979.

External links

Gentlemen Are Born at IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] "New York Times: Signori si nasce". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2008.

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