Macario Against Zagomar

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]

Macario Against Zagomar
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 Films
Release date	25 March 1944 (1944-03-25)
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 Fandors, journalist

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 "Fantomas".^[5]