Il barone Antonio Peletti (played by Totò) is a protagonist in 47 Talking Corpses.
The miserly and cruel protagonist who hoards wealth, refuses to fund local projects, and is tricked by the townspeople into believing he is dead and in Hell. Madame Bonbon, la canzonettista (played by Silvana Pampanini) is a protagonist in 47 Talking Corpses.
A local singer who plays the role of an ambiguous 'soul' from Hell, deceiving Antonio into handing over the gold box before escaping with it in a balloon. Rosetta (played by Adriana Benetti) appears in 47 Talking Corpses.
A resident of the small Neapolitan town who participates in the community's reaction to the Baron's miserliness and the staged death celebration. Dante Cartoni (played by Dante Maggio) appears in 47 Talking Corpses.
A local villager and member of the community that organizes and celebrates the elaborate ruse to confront the Baron's greed. Il dottore (played by Franco Pucci) appears in 47 Talking Corpses.
La moglie dei sindaco (played by Tina Lattanzi) appears in 47 Talking Corpses.
The mayor's wife who resides in the mayor's house, where Antonio later disguises himself as a ghost to retrieve the gold box. Gastone (played by Aldo Bufi Landi) appears in 47 Talking Corpses.
Antonio's son who, after being threatened with financial abandonment, steals the hidden gold box. He ultimately donates the contents to the municipality, facilitating the school's construction and his marriage. Gondrano (played by Carlo Croccolo) appears in 47 Talking Corpses.
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Characters
Il barone Antonio Peletti
(played by Totò) — protagonist
The miserly and cruel protagonist who hoards wealth, refuses to fund local projects, and is tricked by the townspeople into believing he is dead and in Hell.
Madame Bonbon, la canzonettista
(played by Silvana Pampanini) — protagonist
A local singer who plays the role of an ambiguous 'soul' from Hell, deceiving Antonio into handing over the gold box before escaping with it in a balloon.
Rosetta
(played by Adriana Benetti) — supporting
A resident of the small Neapolitan town who participates in the community's reaction to the Baron's miserliness and the staged death celebration.
Dante Cartoni
(played by Dante Maggio) — supporting
A local villager and member of the community that organizes and celebrates the elaborate ruse to confront the Baron's greed.
Il dottore
(played by Franco Pucci) — supporting
La moglie dei sindaco
(played by Tina Lattanzi) — supporting
The mayor's wife who resides in the mayor's house, where Antonio later disguises himself as a ghost to retrieve the gold box.
Gastone
(played by Aldo Bufi Landi) — supporting
Antonio's son who, after being threatened with financial abandonment, steals the hidden gold box. He ultimately donates the contents to the municipality, facilitating the school's construction and his...
Gondrano
(played by Carlo Croccolo) — minor
Il farmacista
(played by Eduardo Passarelli) — supporting
The town pharmacist who supplies the sleeping pill that enables the mayor and villagers to stage the Baron's death and transport him to the volcano set.
Il sindaco
(played by Arturo Bragaglia) — supporting
The local mayor who advocates for building a primary school. He orchestrates the elaborate death prank with the pharmacist and townspeople to punish the Baron's miserliness and reclaim the gold.
Il colonello Bertrand de Tassiny
(played by Mario Castellani) — supporting
A local citizen and member of the town's community, involved in the collective events surrounding the Baron's stinginess and the subsequent prank.
Il macellaio
(played by Gildo Bocci) — supporting
The town butcher whose livelihood and well-being are strained by the Baron's extreme miserliness, which forces servants and locals to go hungry.
Story Analysis
A miserly baron's greed triggers a village prank that leads to supernatural deception, a desperate chase, and eventual redemption.
