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Anna Arena
Anna Arena (June 21, 1919 – August 19, 1974) was an Italian film actress.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * ''Jealousy'' (1942) * ''Vacation with a Gangster'' (1951) * ''The Piano Tuner Has Arrived'' (1952) * ''Beauties in Capri'' (1952) * ''The Dream of Zorro'' (1952) * ''The Ship of Condemned Women'' (1953) * '' La lupa'' (1953) * ''Orphan of the Ghetto'' (1954) * ''It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' (1954) * '' The Law'' (1959) * ''Il bell'Antonio'' (1960) * ''Queen of the Seas'' (1961) * ''Hercules Against Rome ''Hercules Against Rome'' ( it, Ercole contro Roma) is a 1964 '' peplum'' film directed by Piero Pierotti. Plot A childhood friend enlists Hercules to protect the Roman Emperor Gordiano, who is in danger from his own mutinous Praetorian Guards. ...'' (1964) References Bibliography * Gary Allen Smith. ''Epic Films: Casts, Credits and Commentary on More Than 350 Historical Spectacle Movies''. McFarland, 2004. External links * 1919 births 1974 deaths Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiliano
Quiliano ( lij, Cuggen) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Savona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,225 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Quiliano contains these ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) : Cadibona, astride the watershed between the Alps and Apennines, Valleggia, Montagna, Roviasca, Faia and Tiassano. In the environs of Quiliano remain several Roman archaeological sites: a Roman bridge still functions in the valley of Quazzola and remains of a Roman villa may be seen at San Pietro in Carpignano. Quiliano borders the following municipalities: |
La Lupa (1953 Film)
''La lupa'' (also known as ''She-Wolf'', ''The Vixen'' and ''The Devil Is a Woman'') is a 1953 Cinema of Italy, Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It is based on the novella with the same name by Giovanni Verga. Synopsis In a remote village in southern Italy, La Lupa ("The Wolf"), a woman with a free attitude and manners, fascinates and attracts husbands and sons who can't resist her. However, she falls in love with Nanni, who grows olive trees and wants to marry her daughter, Maricchia. At her mother's urging, Maricchia marries Nanni. But "the Wolf" still lurks around the latter, to the great despair of Maricchia. Overwhelmed, Nanni then decides to kill "the Wolf" ... which will have an atrocious end. Adaptation It should also be noted that Giovanni Verga later made a theatrical adaptation (1896) - one of the plays was directed by Franco Zeffirelli with Anna Magnani and Lucia Bosè, Lucia Bosé in 1965 - and then a libretto. For a musical melodrama, in collabor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Deaths
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the Germany national football team, German national team won the championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2– 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in Berlin: The Marxist Spartacus League, with the newly formed Communist Party of Germany and the Independent Social De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules Against Rome
''Hercules Against Rome'' ( it, Ercole contro Roma) is a 1964 '' peplum'' film directed by Piero Pierotti. Plot A childhood friend enlists Hercules to protect the Roman Emperor Gordiano, who is in danger from his own mutinous Praetorian Guards. By the time the hero reaches Italy and the temporary Roman capital of Ravenna, the guards have already murdered the mild and scholarly Emperor, replacing him with their chief officer Filippo Afro. Gordiano's daughter Ulpia faces the prospect of marrying Filippo's worthless son Rezio, linking the usurper to the imperial family. Hercules undertakes to set the situation right, rescuing Ulpia and helping the great Roman general Lucio Trajano Decio seize the throne. Cast *Alan Steel as Hercules *Wandisa Guida as Ulpia *Livio Lorenzon as Mansurio *Daniele Vargas as Filippo Afro *Dina De Santis as Arminia *Tullio Altamura as Lucillo *Carlo Tamberlani as Emperor Gordiano *Andrea Aureli as Rosio *Anna Arena as Fenicia *Nello Pazzafini as S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of The Seas
''Queen of the Seas'' ( it, Le avventure di Mary Read) is a 1961 adventure film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Lisa Gastoni and Jerome Courtland. Plot Cast * Lisa Gastoni as Mary Read * Jerome Courtland as Peter Goodwin * Walter Barnes as Captain Poof * Agostino Salvietti as Mangiatrippa * Germano Longo as Ivan * Gianni Solaro as Governor of Florida * Tullio Altamura as Don Pedro Alvarez * Gisella Arden as The French Dancer * Dina De Santis as Peter's Lover * Ignazio Balsamo as Captain of the Guards * Anna Arena as Lady in the Diligence * Giulio Battiferri as Prison Guard * Edoardo Toniolo as Lord Goodwin * Piero Pastore as Master of Protocol * Loris Gizzi as The Director of the Prison * Bruno Scipioni as Lord Stewart Release ''Queen of the Seas'' was released theatrically in Italy on December 1, 1961. It was released in the United States in 1964. It has received a home video release by Something Weird. Reception In a contemporary review, the ''Monthl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Bell'Antonio
''Il bell'Antonio'' ("Handsome Antonio") is a 1960 Italian-French drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. The film is based on a novel by Vitaliano Brancati and adapted for the screen by Pier Paolo Pasolini and Gino Visentini. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale and Tomas Milian. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. Cast *Marcello Mastroianni ... Antonio Magnano *Claudia Cardinale ... Barbara Puglisi *Pierre Brasseur ... Alfio Magnano * Rina Morelli ... Rosaria Magnano *Tomas Milian ... Edoardo * Fulvia Mammi ... Elena Ardizzone *Patrizia Bini ... Santuzza (as Patrizia Rini) *Anna Arena ... Signora Puglisi *Nino Camarda *Guido Celano ... Calderana *Maurizio Conti *Maria Luisa Crescenzi ... Francesa *Salvatore Fazio *Jole Fierro... Mariuccia * Cesarina Gherardi... Zia Giuseppina *Rino Giusti Rino may refer to: * Rino (given name) * Republican In Name Only, a pejorative term for U.S. Republicans considered to be in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Law (1959 Film)
''The Law'' ( it, La legge, french: La Loi and originally released in America as ''Where the Hot Wind Blows'') is a 1959 French-Italian film directed by Jules Dassin. Plot Beautiful Marietta (Gina Lollobrigida) is a small-town girl who lives in southern Italian fishing village of Porto Manacore, a corrupt village ruled by a petty crook Matteo Brigante (Yves Montand). An engineer, Enrico Tosso (Marcello Mastroianni) comes into town to drain the marshes, and helps the villagers to take back their town. Cast * Gina Lollobrigida - Marietta * Pierre Brasseur - Don Cesare * Marcello Mastroianni - Enrico Tosso, the Engineer * Melina Mercouri - Donna Lucrezia * Yves Montand - Matteo Brigante * Raf Mattioli - Francesco Brigante * Vittorio Caprioli - Attilio, the Inspector * Lidia Alfonsi - Giuseppina * Gianrico Tedeschi - First Loafer * Nino Vingelli - Pizzaccio * Bruno Carotenuto - Balbo * Luisa Rivelli - Elvira * Anna Maria Bottini - Maria * Anna Arena - Anna, Attilio's wife * Edda S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Takes Two To Sin In Love
''It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' (Italian: ''In amore si pecca in due'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Giorgio De Lullo, Cosetta Greco and Alda Mangini.Moliterno p.94 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. Cast * Giorgio De Lullo as Arturo Giorgi * Cosetta Greco as Luisa Galli * Alda Mangini as Olga * Vera Carmi as Bianca Giorgi * Carlo Lombardi as Armando Giorgi * Cristina Pall as Lolita * Rossana Rory as Elvira * Germana Paolieri * Anna Arena * Fiamma Breschi * Pina Piovani * Galeazzo Benti * Gianni Agus * Mario Siletti * Mimmo De Ninno * Carlo Mariotti * Giulio Battiferri * Franco Scandurra * Bruno Smith * Antonio Nicotra * Enrico Glori * Margherita Bossi * Aldo Vasco * Antonio Acqua Antonio Acqua (5 November 1893 - 18 October 1966) was an Italian actor of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Born in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orphan Of The Ghetto
''Orphan of the Ghetto'' (Italian: ''L'orfana del ghetto'') is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani. It is based on a novel of the same name by Carolina Invernizio.Goble p.238 Cast * Franca Marzi * Luisella Boni as Viola * Anna Arena * Renato Baldini * Alberto Farnese * Carlos Lamas * Barbara Leite * Carlo Lombardi * Nino Marchetti * Floriana Mulas * Nico Pepe * Letizia Quaranta * Domenico Serra References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links *''Orphan of the Ghetto''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 p ... 1954 films 1954 drama films Italian drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ship Of Condemned Women
''The Ship of Condemned Women'' (Italian: ''La nave delle donne maledette'') is a 1953 Italian historical adventure-melodrama film written and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Kerima, May Britt and Ettore Manni. It is loosely based on the novel ''Histoire de 130 femmes'' by Léon Gozlan. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Synopsis A young woman wrongly convicted or murder is sentenced to serve in a penal colony, departs on a ship carrying a hundred female prisoners. Cast * Kerima as Rosario *May Britt as Consuelo *Ettore Manni as Da Silva * Tania Weber as Isabella *Gualtiero Tumiati as Pietro Silveris *Olga Solbelli as Anita *Luigi Tosi as Fernandez *Marcella Rovena as Nora *Elvy Lissiak as Carmen *Romolo Costa as Manuel *Eduardo Ciannelli as Michele * Milly *Giovanna Ralli *Flo Sandon's *Anna Arena Anna Arena (June 21, 1919 – August 19, 1974) was an Italian film actress.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * ''Jealousy'' (194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is roughly coextensive with the former territory of the Republic of Genoa. Liguria is bordered by France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) to the west, Piedmont to the north, and Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany to the east. It rests on the Ligurian Sea, and has a population of 1,557,533. The region is part of the Alps–Mediterranean Euroregion. Etymology The name ''Liguria'' predates Latin and is of obscure origin. The Latin adjectives (as in ) and ''Liguscus'' reveal the original root of the name, ''ligusc-'': in the Latin name -sc- was shortened to -s-, and later turned into the -r- of , according to rhotacism (sound change), rhotacism. Compare grc, λίγυς, translit=Lígus, translation=a Ligurian, a person from Liguria whence . The name de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
