Macario Against Zagomar
1944 Italian film
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Macario Against Zagomar (Italian: Macario contro Zagomar; also known as Macario Against Fantomas) is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Erminio Macario.[1][2]
Vittorio Metz
Giorgio Ferroni
| Macario Against Zagomar | |
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First theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Giorgio Ferroni |
| Written by | Gian Paolo Callegari Vittorio Metz Giorgio Ferroni |
| Produced by | Mario Borghi |
| Starring | Erminio Macario |
| Cinematography | Sergio Pesce |
| Edited by | Arturo Gemmiti |
| Music by | Amedeo Escobar |
| Distributed by | Scalera Film |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
In Paris, the dreaded Zagomar kidnapped the daughter of a scientist to force him to deliver his latest discovery: a machine that "blocks" over time. Macario, the assistant teacher, decides to confront this elusive bandit that lurks in the bowels of the city.
Cast
- Erminio Macario as Macario Duplessis
- Nino Crisman as Zagomar
- Gero Zambuto as Professor Moreau
- Nada Fiorelli as Mirella Moreau
- Olga Villi as Annette
- Carlo Rizzo as journalist Fandors
Production
The film was made during World War II[3][4] and should have been entitled "'Macario Against Fantomas'" but producers never acquired the rights to do so. To resolve the issue Vittorio Metz created the character of "Zagomar" a master villain modeled on "Fantômas".[5]
