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Aldo Giordani
Aldo Giordani (1914–1992) was an Italian cinematographer.Cowie & Elley p.301 Selected filmography * ''Night Taxi'' (1950) * '' Welcome, Reverend!'' (1950) * '' The Force of Destiny'' (1950) * ''The King's Mail'' (1951) * ''Beauties in Capri'' (1952) * '' Too Bad She's Bad'' (1954) * '' The Moorish Queen'' (1955) * ''The Two Friends'' (1955) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * ''Engaged to Death'' (1957) * ''The Mongols'' (1961) * ''Desert Raiders'' (1964) * '' A Sword for Brando'' (1970) * ''Amuck!'' (1972) * ''Due sul pianerottolo ''Due sul pianerottolo'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film written and directed by Mario Amendola. It is based on a successful comedy play with the same name starred by the same cast. Cast * Erminio Macario: Prof. Luigi Savoia * Rita Pavone: Gug ...'' (1976) References Bibliography * Peter Cowie & Derek Elley. ''World Filmography: 1967''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1977. External links * 1914 births 1992 deaths Italian cinematograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
, established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption = The territory of the ''comune'' (''Roma Capitale'', in red) inside the Metropolitan City of Rome (''Città Metropolitana di Roma'', in yellow). The white spot in the centre is Vatican City. , pushpin_map = Italy#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Italy##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = yes , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Italy , subdivision_type2 = Region , subdivision_name2 = Lazio , subdivision_type3 = Metropolitan city , subdivision_name3 = Rome Capital , government_footnotes= , government_type = Strong Mayor–Council , leader_title2 = Legislature , leader_name2 = Capitoline Assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Friends
''The Two Friends'' (Italian: ''I due compari'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Peppino De Filippo and Giulia Rubini.Pintaldi p.69 The film's sets were designed by Flavio Mogherini. Cast * Aldo Fabrizi as Giovanni Bellini * Peppino De Filippo as Ciccillo * Giulia Rubini as Giulietta Bellini * Carlo Ninchi as Pietro Carletti * Germana Paolieri as Signora Carletti * Giacomo Furia as Vincenzo, il sarto * Ilse Peterson as Figlia di Carletti * Loris Gizzi as Un invitato * Leonardo Botta as Enrico Carletti * Vincenzo Talarico as Lorenzucci * Mario Siletti * Lidia Martora * Rosita Pisano * Lia Reiner * Pietro Carloni * Ugo Sasso Ugo Sasso, born Domenico Pasquale Giuseppe Sasso (23 March 1910 - 21 July 1981), was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Turin, in the early 1930s Sasso moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia ... References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Deaths
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Births
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Due Sul Pianerottolo
''Due sul pianerottolo'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film written and directed by Mario Amendola. It is based on a successful comedy play with the same name starred by the same cast. Cast * Erminio Macario: Prof. Luigi Savoia * Rita Pavone: Guglielmina 'Mimma' Castigliano * Margherita Fumero: Margherita Boccioni Stagno * Gianni Agus: Dr. Gianni Tagliolini * Mario Carotenuto: Vespasiano Baudolino * Enzo Liberti: Brigadiere Icardi * Franco Agostini: Ettore Baudolino * Renzo Marignano * Luca Sportelli See also * List of Italian films of 1976 A list of films produced in Italy in 1976 (see 1976 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * External linksItalian films of 1976at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1976 1976 Films A fil ... References External links * 1976 films Italian comedy films Films directed by Mario Amendola 1976 comedy films Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis 1970s Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amuck!
''Amuck!'' ( it, Alla ricerca del piacere, lit=In Pursuit of Pleasure) is an Italian ''giallo'' film written and directed by Silvio Amadio. Plot Greta, a beautiful blonde American, is hired as the new secretary to Richard Stuart, a famous novelist who lives on an island near Venice with his wife Eleanora. Sally, the previous secretary, had disappeared without a trace. Unbeknownst to Richard and Eleanora, Greta has taken the job in order to investigate the disappearance of her lover, Sally. Greta learns that Sally was accidentally killed in the heat of passion during one of the kinky sex games the Stuarts hold in their mansion occasionally; a hulking man-brute named Rocco lost control and strangled the girl. The bizarre couple then kills their butler when he attempts to blackmail them over the incident. All that remains is for Greta to be disposed of, then the crimes will never be uncovered. Eleanora lures Greta into a three-way private orgy with Rocco and herself, in an attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Sword For Brando
''A Sword for Brando'' (Italian: ''Una spada per Brando'') is a 1970 Italian adventure film directed by Alfio Caltabiano and starring Riccardo Salvino, Karin Schubert and Tano Cimarosa.Curti p.25 Cast * Riccardo Salvino as Robin Hood * Karin Schubert as Samanta * Tano Cimarosa as Greedy friar * Furio Meniconi as Tall friar * Gérard Herter * Sandro Dori as Fra' Gisippo * Richard Watson * Gianna Zingone * Dante Maggio * Consalvo Dell'Arti * Paolo Magalotti * Giorgio Dolfin * Alfio Caltabiano as The Count * Ivano Staccioli Ivano Staccioli (3 January 1927 – 15 July 1995) was an Italian film actor. Staccioli made 70 appearances between 1960 and 1991, mostly in film. He is best known for his appearances in historical adventures and action or western films in the 1 ... References Bibliography * Roberto Curti. ''Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980''. McFarland, 2013. External links * 1970s historical adventure films Italian historical adventure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Raiders
''Desert Raiders'' (Italian: ''Il dominatore del deserto'') is a 1964 Italian adventure film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Kirk Morris, Rosalba Neri and Hélène Chanel. It was one of a large number of peplum films made during the era. The story consists of a hero saves a beautiful young princess from a forced marriage to an evil villain. Cast * Kirk Morris as Nadir * Rosalba Neri as Fátima * Hélène Chanel as Zaira * Paul Muller as Yussuf * Aldo Bufi Landi as Salad * Ugo Sasso as Omar * Furio Meniconi as El Krim * Rinaldo Zamperla * Geneviève Audry as Shireen * Edda Ferronao * Franco Pechini * Nadir Moretti as Ibrahim * Rina Mascetti * Luigi Scavran * Wladimiro Tuicovich Wladimiro may refer to: * Wladimiro Ganzarolli (1932–2010), an Italian operatic bass-baritone * Wladimiro Calarese (1930–2005), an Italian fencer * Wladimiro "Tony" De Tomaso (born 1951), an Italian racing driver * Wladimiro Falcone (born 19 ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mongols (film)
''The Mongols'' ( it, I mongoli) is a 1961 Italian/French international co-production historical adventure film directed by Andre DeToth and Leopoldo Savona, and starring Jack Palance and Anita Ekberg. Plot Cast * Jack Palance as Ogatai * Anita Ekberg as Hulina * Antonella Lualdi as Amina * Franco Silva as Stepen of Crakow * Gianni Garko as Henry de Valois * Roldano Lupi as Genghis Khan * Gabriella Pallotta as Lutezia * Gabriele Antonini as Temugin * Pierre Cressoy as Igor * Mario Colli as Boris External links * * ''I mongoli''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film ... * * 1960 films 1960s historical adventure films French historical adventure films Italian historical adventure films Peplum films 1960s Italian-language films English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engaged To Death
''Engaged to Death'' (Italian: ''I fidanzati della morte'') is a 1957 Italian sports drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and starring Rik Battaglia, Sylva Koscina and Margit Nünke.Rondolino p.183 The veteran German star Hans Albers appears in a supporting role. The film portrays the lives of top motorcycle racing competitors. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlo Egidi. It was shot in Eastmancolor. Cast * Rik Battaglia as Carlo * Sylva Koscina as Lucia * Margit Nünke as Giovanna * Gustavo Rojo as Pietro * Hans Albers as Lorenzo * Carlo Ninchi as Parisi * Saro Urzì as Tulio * Anna Maini * Marida Vanni * Giovanni Piva * Marco Guglielmi * Edoardo Toniolo * Piero Pastore * Giorgio Pucci * Valeria Fabrizi * Renato Navarrini * Spartaco Ricci * Geoffrey Duke as Biker * Libero Liberati as Biker * Bill Lomas as Biker * Enrico Lorenzetti as Biker * Pierre Monneret as Biker * Alessandro Tedeschi as Tour Eiffel Tourist * Maria Tedeschi Maria may r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Alone (1956 Film)
''A Woman Alone'' (Italian: ''Donne sole'') is a 1956 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio Sala and Ottavio Alessi assistant director, and starring Eleonora Rossi Drago, Luciana Angiolillo and Ettore Manni.Miccichè p/107 Cast * Eleonora Rossi Drago as Luisa * Luciana Angiolillo as Nice * Ettore Manni as Giulio, il giornalista * Antigone Costanda as Franca * Gianna Maria Canale as Mara * Paolo Stoppa * Evi Maltagliati as Pressenda * Joseph Lenzi as Dino Franceschi * Ignazio Leone as Turi * Francesco Sormano * Matilde Orsini * Vittorio Vaser * Gino Buzzanca * Giorgio Gandos * Franca Ferrari * Francisco Prosperi * Ugo Ugolini * Enzo Garinei as Ciccio, il fotografo *Ottavio Alessi as the movie Cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ... Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moorish Queen (1955 Film)
''The Moorish Queen'' (Spanish:''La reina mora'') is a 1955 Spanish musical film directed by Raúl Alfonso and starring Antoñita Moreno, Pepe Marchena and Miguel Ligero (Spanish actor), Miguel Ligero.D'Lugo p.263 It is based on a zarzuela which had previously been made into a The Moorish Queen (1922 film), 1922 silent film and a The Moorish Queen (1937 film), 1937 sound film. It was shot in Ferraniacolor. Synopsis During the April Fair in Seville, Esteban wounds his rival Antonio in a fight. Coral, Esteban's girlfriend, asks Cotufo, her brother, to change their address, since she wants to live in isolation while her boyfriend remains in jail. Cotufo agrees and both brothers move to a mansion where, according to legend, a Christian and the daughter of a Moorish king lived three hundred years ago. She this she died of love sorrow and the legend adds that a goblin has lived in the house since then. Cast References Bibliography * D'Lugo, Marvin. ''Guide to the Cinema of Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
