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Andrea Checchi
Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was a prolific Italian film actor. Biography Born in Florence, Checchi appeared in over 150 films in his lengthy career, which spanned from 1934 to his death in 1974. The son of a painter, he studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze. Moved to Rome, he attended the acting course held by Alessandro Blasetti who gave him a small role in ''1860''. After graduating at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, he had his first role of weight in the 1940 historical drama film '' L'assedio dell'Alcazar'' by Augusto Genina. He later appeared in Mario Camerini's '' Due lettere anonime'' (for which he received a Silver Ribbon as best actor), Giuseppe De Santis's ''Tragic Hunt'' (1947), Michelangelo Antonioni's ''La signora senza camelie'' (1953), Vittorio De Sica's ''Two Women'' (1960), and Mario Bava's '' Black Sunday'' (1960), among many other films. In 1958, he won the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achtung! Banditi!
''Achtung! Banditi!'' also known as ''Attention! Bandits!'' is a 1951 Italian World War II film drama directed by Carlo Lizzani and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Andrea Checchi. Cast *Gina Lollobrigida as Anna *Andrea Checchi as the engineer *Lamberto Maggiorani as Marco * Giuseppe Taffarel as Commander Vento * Vittorio Duse as Domenico *Giuliano Montaldo as Lorenzo *Franco Bologna as Gatto * Maria Laura Rocca as the diplomat's lover *Pietro Tordi Pietro Tordi (12 July 1906 – 14 December 1990) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1942 and 1988. He was born in Florence, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) - L'altro conspiratore * ''Don C ... as the diplomat * Ferdinando Costa as a German official * Bruno Berellini as a blond man * Pietro Ferro as a partisan * Lucia Feltrin as the courier * Giuseppe Mantero as Pietro * Domenico Grassi as a German soldier Notes and references External links * 1950s Italian-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià '' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary), while ''Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow'' and '' Il giardino dei Finzi Contini'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indeed, the great critical success of ''Sciuscià '' (the first foreign film to be so recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and ''Bicycle Thieves'' helped establish the permanent Best Foreign Film Award. These two films are considered part of the canon of classic cinema. ''Bicycle Thieves'' was deemed the greatest film of all time by ''Sight & Sound'' magazine's poll of filmmakers and critics in 1958, and was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history. De Sica was also nominated for the 1957 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for playing Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Conquest Of The Air
''Conquest of the Air'' is a 1936 documentary film or docudrama on the history of aviation up to that time. The film features historical footage, and dramatic re-creations, of the developments of commercial and military aviation; including the early stages of technology developments in design, propulsion, and air navigation aids. The film was a London Films production, commissioned by the British Air Ministry. Synopsis Cast * Frederick Culley as Roger Bacon * Laurence Olivier as Vincent Lunardi * Franklin Dyall as Jerome de Ascoli * Henry Victor as Otto Lilienthal * Hay Petrie as Tiberius Cavallo * John Turnbull as Ferdinand Von Zeppelin * Charles Lefeaux as Louis Bleriot * Bryan Powley as Sir George Cayley * Alan Wheatley as Giovanni Alfonso Borelli * John Abbott as Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier Production background The film was initially commissioned by Alexander Korda prior to the advent of World War II, and the Air Ministry saw the value in promoting Britain's co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Of The Bergeracs
''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (Italian: ''L'ultimo dei Bergerac'') is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Ketty Maya, Arturo Falconi and Italia Almirante-Manzini.Goble p.996 Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1934 films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1934 comedy films Films directed by Gennaro Righelli Cines Studios films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadium (film)
''Stadium'' (Italian: ''Stadio'') is a 1934 Italian sports film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Emma Guerra, Maria Arcione, and Giorgio Censi.Mancini p.229 It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by Gastone Medin. Cast * Emma Guerra as Renata * Maria Arcione as Phily * Giorgio Censi as Gianni * Enrico Amante as Ugo * Enzo Rampelli as Fulvio * Giancarlo Del Vecchio as Gino * Luigi Beccali as Se stesso * Gianfranco Bondi * Andrea Checchi * Enzo Pietropaoli Enzo Pietropaoli (born in 1955) is an Italian jazz bassist. In 1987 with the group Lingomania; in 1988 and 1989 with Enrico Pieranunzi Space Jazz Trio; and in 1999, 2001 and 2003 with Doctor 3 group (with pianist Danilo Rea and drummer Fabrizio Sf ... * Piero Vinci References Bibliography * Mancini, Elaine. ''Struggles of the Italian film industry during fascism, 1930-1935''. UMI Research Press, 1985. External links * 1934 films 1930s sports films Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Guard (1934 Film)
''The Old Guard'' (Italian: ''Vecchia guardia'') is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Gianfranco Giachetti, Mino Doro, and Franco Brambilla. It was one several pro- Fascist films made by Blasetti during the era. The film is set in a small Italian town in 1922, where a local group of Fascist blackshirts battle against rival socialists who have called a strike at the hospital. Mario, the young son of Doctor Cardini, is killed in the fighting. The film ends with the March on Rome that brought Benito Mussolini to power. Although intended as sympathetic to the regime, and the methods by which it came to power, the film was not popular with the Fascist hierarchy who felt its portrayal of violence undermined the respectable image the party was now trying to cultivate.Moliterno p.41 Cast * Gianfranco Giachetti as Dott. Claudio Cardini * Mino Doro as Roberto * Franco Brambilla as Mario * Maria Puccini as La moglie * Barbara Monis as La mae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody's Woman
''Everybody's Woman'' (Italian: ''La signora di tutti'') is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Isa Miranda, Memo Benassi and Tatyana Pavlova. It is the only film Max Ophüls made in Italy. The film was a success and Isa Miranda became a star. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome and on location in Canzo.http://www.jsc15.it/brianza-le-stelle-del-lago-di-como/ Plot Gabriella Murge, alias Gaby Doriot (Miranda), is a famous film star and fascinating adventuress with whom men cannot help falling in love. Having brought several of them to their ruin, she slits her wrists. The movie opens with Gaby having attempted suicide. In the hospital, the anesthetic gas she is given induces the flashbacks which make up the entire movie. First, a young Gaby is expelled from her school when her music teacher falls in love with her, and then flees abroad, leaving his family. Later, after being confined to her home, she is invited to a party by Roberto Nanni, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stars Look Down
''The Stars Look Down'' is a 1935 novel by A. J. Cronin which chronicles various injustices in an English coal mining community. A film version was released in 1940, and television adaptations include both Italian (1971) and British (1975) versions. The novel is set in 'Sleescale,' a mining town on the coast of Northumberland, as well as in 'Tynecastle' (Newcastle upon Tyne). While 'Sleescale' is a fictional locale, it is based on an excellent knowledge of similar places and people. Cronin, a Scot, served as Medical Inspector of Mines in the South Wales Valleys during the 1920s. Beginning before World War I and extending into the 1930s, the story shows the different careers of several persons: principally, a miner's son who aspires to defend his people politically, a miner who becomes a businessman, and the mine owner's son in conflict with his domineering father. Plot summary The novel centres on three very different men: * David (Davey) Fenwick comes from a mining fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E Le Stelle Stanno A Guardare
''E le stelle stanno a guardare'' is a 1971 Italian adaptation of A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel ''The Stars Look Down''. It was written and directed by Anton Giulio Majano and was produced by Radiotelevisione Italiana. The miniseries was a massive success, averaging about 20 million viewers per episode. Cast * Andrea Checchi: Robert Fenwick * Orso Maria Guerrini: David Fenwick * Anna Miserocchi: Martha Fenwick * Giancarlo Giannini: Arthur Barras * Anna Maria Guarnieri: Jenny Sunley * Loretta Goggi: Grace Barras * Adalberto Maria Merli: Joe Gowlan * Scilla Gabel: Laura Millington * Enzo Tarascio: Richard Barras * Laura Carli: zia Carol * Roberto Chevalier: Pat Reedy * Stefano Sibaldi: Macer * Gioacchino Maniscalco: Ugo Fenwick * Daniela Goggi: Sally Sunley * Valentino Macchi: Harry Brice * Franco Volpi: Bebbington * Romano Malaspina: Henry Kinch * Guido Celano: Harry Morris * Dario Penne: Bert Wicks * Gianni Mantesi: Armstrong * Michele Malaspina: Hudspeth * Luciano Melani: Nugent * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giancarlo Giannini
Giancarlo Giannini (born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor and voice actor. He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' Love and Anarchy'' (1973) and received an Academy Award nomination for '' Seven Beauties'' (1975). He is also a four-time recipient of the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor. Giannini began his career on stage, starring in Franco Zeffirelli's productions of ''Romeo and Juliet'' and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. After appearing predominantly on television throughout the early 1960s, he had his first lead role in a film in ''Rita the Mosquito'' (1965), the first of many collaborations with filmmaker Lina Wertmüller. He rose to international stardom through Wertmüller's '' The Seduction of Mimi'' (1972), ''Love and Anarchy'' (1973), ''Swept Away'' (1974), culminating in his Oscar-nominated turn in ''Seven Beauties'' (1975). His other films include ''The Innocent'' (1976), ''Lili Marleen'' (1980), '' New York Stories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parola Di Ladro
''Parola di ladro'' (internationally released as ''Honor Among Thieves'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. This film represents the directorial debut of Gianni Puccini and Nanni Loy. For this film Andrea Checchi was awarded a Silver Ribbon The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ... for best supporting actor. References External links * 1957 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Nanni Loy Films directed by Gianni Puccini Films scored by Mario Nascimbene Italian comedy films 1957 comedy films 1957 directorial debut films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastro D'Argento Best Supporting Actor
The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. This is the list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Supporting Actor. Romolo Valli, Leopoldo Trieste and Alessandro Haber are the most awarded actors in this category, with 3 awards each. 1940s *1946 – Gino Cervi – ''His Young Wife'' *1947 – Massimo Serato – '' The Sun Still Rises'' *1948 – Nando Bruno – ''Flesh Will Surrender'' *1949 – Saro Urzì – '' In the Name of the Law'' 1950s *1950 – not awarded *1951 – Umberto Spadaro – ''Il Brigante Musolino'' *1952 – not awarded *1953 – Gabriele Ferzetti – '' The Wayward Wife'' *1954 – Alberto Sordi – ''I vitelloni'' *1955 – Paolo Stoppa – ''The Gold of Naples'' *1956 – Memmo Carotenuto – '' The Bigamist'' *1957 – Peppino De Filippo – '' Totà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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