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Appointment For Murder
''Appointment for Murder'' ( it, Amo un assassino) is a 1951 Italian crime melodrama film drama directed by Baccio Bandini. Plot A woman is found dead in the atrium of a Roman building. In that same building lives the police commissioner Pietrangeli, in charge of the investigations, with his daughter Silvia. It soon turns out that Manni, the new tenant of the building, was the husband of the dead woman. The couple had been separated for some time, but the woman kept asking him for money. The man tries to exonerate himself, but the alleged alibi cannot be revealed, in fact Manni has for some time now formed a bond with Silvia who has never had the courage to speak with her father. Cornered, the girl confesses and runs away with the man but she is tracked down thanks to the help of Giorgio, another tenant. During a tough confrontation, the police arrive who had been alerted by an anonymous phone call. Thanks to this phone call from a night club, the commissioner will be able to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baccio Bandini
Baccio is an Italian masculine given name, the diminutive form of the name Bartolommeo. Notable people with the name include: *Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Florentine Mannerist sculptor * Baccio D'Agnolo (Bartolomeo Bagglioni), Florentine Renaissance sculptor and architect *Baccio Pontelli, Florentine Renaissance architect *Baccio Baldini, Renaissance engraver *Baccio Ciarpi, Tuscan Mannerist painter *Baccio della Porta, Florentine Renaissance painter also known as Fra Bartolommeo *Baccio del Bianco (1604-1657), Florentine architect, engineer, scenic designer and painter *Baccio da Montelupo, Italian Renaissance sculptor See also * Bart (other) Bart is a masculine given name and a surname, and as an acronym, most frequently refers to Bay Area Rapid Transit. Bart or BART may also refer to: Acronym * Best Available Retrofit Technology, review or rule required under the U.S. Clean Air Act ... {{given name Italian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natale Cirino
Natale Cirino (5 February 1894 – 29 May 1962) was an Italian stage and film actor. Life and career Born in Catania, Cirino started his career entering the most important theatrical companies active in Sicily (including the ones held by Turi Pandolfini, Michele Abruzzo, Rosina Anselmi and Giovanni Grasso) before forming his own stage company in 1928. In 1943 he made his film debut in the Pino Mercanti's historical drama ''All'ombra della gloria'', and from then he started an intense career as a character actor, with some sporadic main roles. He was married to stage actress Rita Alaimo (1894-1964). Selected filmography * ''For the Love of Mariastella'' (1946) * ''Appointment for Murder'' (1951) * '' The Crossroads'' (1951) * '' Carcerato'' (1951) * ''Lorenzaccio'' (1951) * ''Buon viaggio pover'uomo'' (1951) * ''Ergastolo'' (1952) * ''Saluti e baci'' (1953) * ''It Happened at the Police Station'' (1954) * ''Letter from Naples'' (1954) * '' Tragic Ballad'' (1954) * '' Maddalena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Crime Drama Films
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1951 Crime Drama Films
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1951 Films
The year 1951 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films United States The top ten 1951 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows: International The highest-grossing 1951 films in countries outside of North America. Worldwide gross The following table lists known worldwide gross figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1951. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1951. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases. Events * February 15 – new management takes over at United Artists with Arthur B. Krim, Robert Benjamin and Matty Fox now in charge. * April – French magazine '' Cahiers du cinéma'' is first published. * July 26 – Walt Disney's '' Alice in Wonderland'' premieres; while a disappointment at first and hardly released in theaters, it would later become one of the biggest cult classics in the ani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Italian-language Films
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Maria Zanoli
Maria Zanoli (26 October 1896 – 15 November 1977) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 45 films between 1943 and 1961. Partial filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) - La cameriera pettegola di casa Confalonieri * ''Incontri di notte'' (1943) * ''Zazà'' (1944) * ''Macario contro Zagomar'' (1944) * ''Circo equestre Za-bum'' (1944) - (segment "Galop finale al circo") * ''Giudicatemi!'' (1948) * ''Il sentiero dell'odio'' (1950) * '' Il nido di Falasco'' (1950) * ''Tragic Spell'' (1951) - Witch * ''Quo Vadis'' (1951) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Amo un assassino'' (1951) * ''Barefoot Savage'' (1952) - Cameriera * ''Europa '51'' (1952) - Mrs. Galli * '' Inganno'' (1952) - La padrona della pensione * '' Girls Marked Danger'' (1952) - Fossati's Wife * ''Il romanzo della mia vita'' (1952) - Maddalena Tuttafuoco's Mother (uncredited) * ''Non ho paura di vivere'' (1952) * '' Non è vero... ma ci credo'' (1952) - Party Guest (uncredited) * '' Carne inquieta'' (1952) - Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amina Pirani Maggi
Amina Pirani Maggi (January 15, 1892 – November 10, 1979) was an Italian stage and film actress.Waldman p.162 Selected filmography * ''Television'' (1931) * ''Seconda B'' (1934) * '' Dimmed Lights'' (1934) * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) * ''Department Store'' (1939) * '' Guest for One Night'' (1939) * '' A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) * '' Beyond Love'' (1940) * '' Lucrezia Borgia'' (1940) * ''Manon Lescaut'' (1940) * ''The King's Jester'' (1941) * '' The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * ''Luisa Sanfelice'' (1942) * '' Girl of the Golden West'' (1942) * '' Love Story'' (1942) * ''Rita of Cascia'' (1943) * '' A Living Statue'' (1943) * '' The Innocent Casimiro'' (1945) * '' Be Seeing You, Father'' (1948) * '' Ring Around the Clock'' (1950) * '' The Beggar's Daughter'' (1950) * '' Who Is Without Sin'' (1952) * '' If You Won a Hundred Million'' (1953) * ''The Knight of the Black Sword ''The Knight of the Black Sword'' (Italian: ''Il cavaliere dalla spada '') is a 1956 Italian historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Perbellini
Dina Perbellini (14 January, 1901–2 April, 1984) was an Italian actress. She appeared in over sixty films and television series between 1934 and 1969 and was also a leading voice actress, dubbing foreign films for release in Italy. She made her film debut in the 1934 school comedy ''Seconda B''.Reich & Garofalo p.154 Partial filmography * ''Seconda B'' (1934) - Professorina Vanni * '' Three Cornered Hat'' (1935) - Donna Dolores, moglie del governatore * ''Le scarpe al sole'' (1935) - La moglie di Bepo * ''Ginevra degli Almieri'' (1936) * ''Amore'' (1936) - Luisa * ''The Castiglioni Brothers'' (1937) - Berta * '' It Was I!'' (1937) - Signora in villeggiatura * ''The Last Days of Pompeo'' (1937) * ''Il conte di Brechard'' (1938) * ''La sposa dei re'' (1938) - La signora Clary * ''Crispino e la comare'' (1938) - La comare * ''The Marquis of Ruvolito'' (1939) - La contessa Scoperlati * ''Il barone di Corbò'' (1939) - Didone * ''Mad Animals'' (1939) - La direttrice dell'ospedale de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorian Gray
''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical '' Lippincott's Monthly Magazine''.''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (Penguin Classics) – Introduction The novel-length version was published in April 1891. The story revolves around a portrait of Dorian Gray painted by Basil Hallward, a friend of Dorian's and an artist infatuated with Dorian's beauty. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton and is soon enthralled by the aristocrat's hedonistic worldview: that beauty and sensual fulfillment are the only things worth pursuing in life. Newly understanding that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than he, will age and fade. The wish is granted, and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful; all the while, his portrait ages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Vicario
Marco Vicario (20 September 1925 – 10 September 2020) was an Italian film actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He appeared in 23 films between 1950 and 1958. He also wrote for 13 films, produced 12 and directed a further 11. He was born in Rome, Italy in September 1925. Vicario died in September 2020 at the age of 94. Selected filmography * ''Wifemistress'' (1977 - wrote and directed) * ''The Sensual Man'' (1974 - wrote and directed) * '' Man of the Year'' (1971 - wrote and directed) * ''The Swinging Confessors'' (1970 - wrote and directed) * ''Machine Gun McCain'' (1969 - produced) * '' Seven Times Seven'' (1968 - produced) * ''Seven Golden Men'' (1965 - directed) * '' The Naked Hours'' (1964 - wrote, directed, and produced) * '' Danza macabra'' (1964 - produced) * ''Songs of Italy ''Songs of Italy'' (Italian: ''Canzoni di tutta Italia'') is a 1955 Italian musical film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Marco Vicario, Rossana Podestà and Silvana Pamp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandro Continenza
Sandro Continenza (13 July 1920 – 21 November 1996) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for 142 films between 1949 and 1982. He was born in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''Toto Looks for a Wife'' (1950) * '' Appointment for Murder'' (1951) * ''The Dream of Zorro'' (1952) * ''Neapolitan Turk'' (1953) * '' If You Won a Hundred Million'' (1953) * '' Funniest Show on Earth'' (1953) * ''A Day in Court'' (1954) * ''The Miller's Beautiful Wife'' (1955) * '' Donatella'' (1956) * ''Lucky to Be a Woman'' (1956) * ''Totò, Peppino e la malafemmina'' (1956) * ''I giorni più belli'' (1956) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * ''Gerusalemme liberata'' (1956) * ''The Day the Sky Exploded'' (1958) * ''The Italians They Are Crazy'' (1958) * ''Il vedovo'' (1959) * '' Il Mattatore'' (1960) * ''Hercules in the Haunted World'' (1961) * ''Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis'' (1961) * ''Gladiators 7'' (1962) * ''I cuori infranti'' (1963) * '' Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury'' (1965) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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