Toto in Madrid

Toto in Madrid (Italian: Totò, Eva e il pennello proibito) is an Italian comedy film from 1959, directed by Steno, written by Vittorio Metz, starring Totò and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles: "Toto in Madrid" (English title), "Totò a Madrid", "Un coup fumant" (France), "La culpa fue de Eva" (Spain).

Toto in Madrid
Directed by	Steno
Written by	Vittorio Metz Roberto Gianviti
Produced by	Cormoran Films
Starring	Totò Louis de Funès
Cinematography	Manuel Berenguer Alvaro Mancori
Edited by	Giuliana Attenni
Music by	Gorni Kramer
Release date	6 February 1959 (1959-02-06) (France)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

The penniless painter Toto is commissioned by unknown Spanish fraudsters to mirror the famous masterpiece Maja Desnuda by Francisco Goya, with some details. In fact, these thieves have agreed with a rich billionaire who plans to buy the original masterpiece. When Toto discovers that all that was nothing more than a scam, it's too late...

Cast

• Totò: Toto Scorcelletti
• Louis de Funès: Professor Francisco Montiel
• Abbe Lane: Eva
• Mario Carotenuto: Raoul La Spada
• Giacomo Furia: Tobia
• Luna Pilar Gomez Ferrer: Gloria Harrison
• Ricardo Valle: Pablo Segura, the torero
• Enzo Garinei: the lover
• Guido Martufi: Oriundo
• Anna-Maria Marchi: Caterina
• Anna Maestri: Mrs. Treno
• Gianni Partanna : notary
• Anna-Maria Di Giulio: Don Alonzo's wife
• Silvia de Vietri: the chambermaid
• Luigi Pavese: the policeman
• José Guardiola: José
• Francesco Mulé: Don Alonzo