In the first Italian film to be shot in color, Totò portrays a musician named Antonio Scannagatti who strongly hopes to sell his composition, "Epopea italiana", to Tiscordi, who is one of the most important Italian impresarios.
Screenplay: Furio Scarpelli, Steno, Mario Monicelli, Agenore Incrocci
Story: Michele Galdieri, Totò, Steno
Director: Steno
Director of Photography: Tonino Delli Colli
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti