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Gentlemen Are Born

1960 · 92 min · Director: Mario Mattoli

Gentlemen Are Born (1960) is a comedy, directed by Mario Mattoli. It stars Totò and Peppino De Filippo. The 92-minute film holds an audience score of 7.1/10.

What Gentlemen Are Born Is About

Baron Zaza, devoted to a dissolute life, is broke as usual and this time plans to extract a serious sum from his wealthy but tight-fisted brother. The plan fails, and the more it fails the bigger the lies have to get. Toto and Peppino De Filippo were one of the great pairings in Italian comedy and are opposite each other here. The title is itself a joke: one is not made a gentleman, one is born one. That line carries extra weight given Toto's own life, since he spent years in court seeking recognition of his noble title.

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What is Gentlemen Are Born about?

Baron Zaza, devoted to a dissolute life, is broke as usual and this time plans to extract a serious sum from his wealthy but tight-fisted brother. The plan fails, and the more it fails the bigger the lies have to get.

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How long is Gentlemen Are Born?

Gentlemen Are Born runs for 92 minutes (1h 32m).

When did Gentlemen Are Born come out?

Gentlemen Are Born was released in 1960.

Who directed Gentlemen Are Born?

Gentlemen Are Born was directed by Mario Mattoli.

Who stars in Gentlemen Are Born?

Gentlemen Are Born stars Totò, Peppino De Filippo, Delia Scala, Riccardo Garrone.

What is Gentlemen Are Born's rating?

Gentlemen Are Born holds 7.1/10 on IMDb and 7.1/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 68 out of 100.

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