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Attilio Dottesio
Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985. Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success as a pop singer and later debuted as an actor in the film ''The Pearls of the Crown'' directed by Sacha Guitry. Back in Italy, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, then he began an intense career as a character actor. His first Italian film was ''La peccatrice'' by Amleto Palermi (1940). In 1955, he had his only experience as a director, with the documentary film ''Amazzonia terra sconosciuta''. Selected filmography * ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * '' The Sinner'' (1940) * ''The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1942) * '' The Man with a Cross'' (1943) * '' Giacomo the Idealist'' (1943) * ''The Charterhouse of Parma'' (1948) * '' The Wolf of the Sila'' (1949) * '' Ring Around the Clock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brescia
Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of more than 200,000, it is the second largest city in the administrative region and the fourth largest in northwest Italy. The urban area of Brescia extends beyond the administrative city limits and has a population of 672,822, while over 1.5 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city is the administrative capital of the Province of Brescia, one of the largest in Italy, with over 1,200,000 inhabitants. Founded over 3,200 years ago, Brescia (in antiquity Brixia) has been an important regional centre since pre-Roman times. Its old town contains the best-preserved Roman public buildings in northern Italy and numerous monuments, among these the medieval castle, the Old and New cathedral, the Renaiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolves Hunt At Night
''Wolves Hunt at Night'' (French: ''Les Loups chassent la nuit'', Italian: ''La ragazza di Trieste'') is a 1952 French-Italian spy thriller film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Carla Del Poggio and Fernand Ledoux.Gili & Tassone p.246 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Trieste and Venice. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. Synopsis A French secret agent is summoned by his superior, the head of a counterespionage organisation, to Trieste where he is takes with trying to unmask a potential enemy operating in Venice. His attempts are obstructed by an attractive cabaret singer who may be working with the opposition. Cast * Jean-Pierre Aumont as Cyril Dormoy, an agent of Mollert * Carla Del Poggio as Catherine, the friend of Cyril, singer of cabaret * Fernand Ledoux as Thomas Mollert, journalist and leader of a spy ring of counterespionage * Marcel Herrand as Pedro, the director of caba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Of Shanghai Joe
''Return of Shanghai Joe'' ( it, Il ritorno di Shanghai Joe) is a 1975 Western film directed by Bitto Albertini and starring Klaus Kinski. Plot The medicine show man Bill Cannon gives refuge to the bandit Pedro Gomez, who is wounded by the men of Barnes. Before dying, Gomez suggests that Cannon should bring in his body to collect bounty. Bill is subsequently robbed by Barnes' men, but they are stopped with kung fu fighting by the Chinese Shanghai Joe. Cannon steals his horse, but Joe follows and convinces him that they should be friends. In town Joe helps Cannon at gambling and force a bartender to eat crooked dice. Cannon helps Joe at an ambush by Barnes' men, and later helps him escape when he is to be lynched on a trumped up charge. They get support from the judge. The two men attack Barnes’ ranch and the latter is killed by Cannon in a fight on top of a cliff. When it is disclosed that Joe is a federal agent Cannon at first leaves in disgust, but then he comes back and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Smiles At A Murderer
''Death Smiles on a Murderer'' ( it, La morte ha sorriso all'assassino; English title sequence: ''Death Smiles at Murder'') is a 1973 Italian horror film directed by Joe D'Amato and starring Ewa Aulin, Klaus Kinski and Luciano Rossi. Plot 1906. In a crypt-like room, hunchbacked Franz von Holstein mourns over the body of Greta, his young sister and only love. A first flashback shows him sexually assaulting her, after which she expresses her wish to leave this cursed place with him, to live and to be among people. In a second flashback, she teases him into chasing her when she stumbles upon Doctor Herbert von Ravensbrück; they get romantically involved while Franz watches from hiding. 1909. Walter von Ravensbrück (Herbert's son) and his wife Eva are being served tea by butler Simeon when a carriage driving by at high speed is overturned and the coachman fatally impaled. Inside the coach is Greta, unconscious. Inspector Dannick wants to question her, but Walter convinces him oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes In Hell (film)
''Heroes in Hell'' ( it, Eroi all'inferno) is a 1974 Italian Macaroni War film written, directed and lensed by Joe D'Amato (using the pseudonym "Michael Wotruba" for the directorial credit), produced by Walter Brandi and starring Klaus Kinski, Luciano Rossi and Franco Garofalo. Plot A group of American POW's escape from a vile Nazi prison camp in Germany during World War II. They escape into the countryside, pursued by a squadron of Nazi soldiers assigned to recapture them. The Americans join forces with a group of French freedom fighters, and agree to help them kidnap the high-level German general Kaufmann from his chateau. Using German uniforms captured in combat, the men succeed in capturing the general, but when he puts up a fight they are forced to tranquilize him and physically carry him out of the building. The Nazi platoon catches up with them and a firefight ensues, killing almost everyone on both sides. The last surviving Americans succeed in escaping with their uncons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Barrel Full Of Dollars
''A Barrel Full of Dollars'' also known as ''Coffin Full of Dollars'' ( it, Per una bara piena di dollari) is a 1971 Italian Western film directed by Demofilo Fidani and starring Jack Betts. Cast * Hunt Powers – Tamayo * Gordon Mitchell – John * Ray Saunders – Sam * Simone Blondel – Monica Benson * Dennis Colt – Ramirez * Dean Reese – Charles Benson * Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor, equally renowned for his intense performance style and notorious for his volatile personality. He appeared in over 130 film roles in a c ... – Hagen * Jeff Cameron – George 'Nevada Kid' Hamilton * Lorenzo Arbore – Sheriff * Lucky McMurray * Custer Gail References External links * 1971 films 1971 Western (genre) films 1970s Italian-language films Spaghetti Western films Films directed by Demofilo Fidani Films scored by Lallo Gori 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shango (film)
''Shango '' ( it, Shango, la Pistola Infallibile, , Shango, the Infallible Pistol) is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Edoardo Mulargia. The film was written by Mulargia and Anthony Steffen, and stars Steffen as the titular Shango. Plot Cast * Anthony Steffen as Shango * Eduardo Fajardo as Major Droster * Maurice Poli as Martinez * Barbara Nelli as Consuelo * Giusva Fioravanti Giuseppe Valerio "Giusva" Fioravanti (born 28 March 1958) is an Italian former terrorist and actor, journalist and human rights activist, who, with Francesca Mambro, was a leading figure in a Far-right politics, far-right terrorism, terrorist gro ... as Pedrito * Attilio Dottesio as Fernandez * Gabriella Giorgelli as Pamela * Massimo Carocci as Scott * Spartaco Conversi as Bragna * Liana Del Balzo as Tana References External links * Spaghetti Western films 1970 Western (genre) films 1970 films Films directed by Edoardo Mulargia Films with screenplays by Edoa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Diamonds For Ursula
''No Diamonds for Ursula'' (Italian: ''I diamanti che nessuno voleva rubare'') is a 1967 Italian crime film directed by Gino Mangini and starring Jeanne Valérie, Salvo Randone and Dana Andrews.McKay p.191 Cast * Jeanne Valérie as Ursula * Salvo Randone as Spiros * Hannes Schmidhauser (billed as John Elliot) as Fangio * Dana Andrews as Maurizio, Il gioielliere * Aldo Giuffrè as Marcos * Mario Brega as Sansone * Bruno Piergentili as Giorgio * Roger Beaumont as Charlie * Aymo as Edison * Lilly Mantovani as La governante * Kathy Baron as La commessa * Giovanni Petrucci as Il commesso * Ignazio Spalla as Caravella * Thomas Walton as Il commissario * Nino Vingelli as Carta Carbone * Attilio Dottesio Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985. Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success ... as Il mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamonds Are A Man's Best Friend
''Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend'' ( it, Ray Master l'inafferrabile) is a 1966 Italian thriller-heist film written and directed by Vittorio Sala and starring Félix Marten, Liana Orfei and Gastone Moschin.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Plot An adventurer steals a valuable diamond known as "Mountain of Light" from the museum. A band of gangsters gets on his trail to take his loot. Cast * Félix Marten as Ray Master * Liana Orfei as Françoise * Gastone Moschin as Pete O'Connor * Alan Collins as Max * Seyna Seyn as Princess Ratana * Attilio Dottesio Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985. Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success ... References External links * 1966 films 1960s crime thriller films 1960s heist films Italian crime thriller films Italian heist films Films d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 Winchester Per El Diablo
''30 Winchester per El Diablo'' is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed and written by Gianfranco Baldanello. The film stars Carl Möhner and has occasionally been mistaken for a German western. Plot Federal agent John Heston has received order to bring the notorious villain El Diablo to justice. Cast *Carl Möhner as Jeff Benson *Alessandra Panaro as Pamela Webb *Ivano Staccioli as Black * Antonio Garisa as Jerry (as Anthony Garuf) *José Torres as El Diablo * as Rosario *Guglielmo Spoletini as Blacky *Renato Chiantoni as Mr. Randall *Attilio Dottesio as Sheriff Webb * Mario Dardanelli (as Max Darnell) *Dante Maggio as Billy - telegrapher *Carlo Accalai as Carl - soldier *Richard Beery *Omero Capanna Omero is an Italian given name whose English equivalent is Homer. Omero may refer to: *Omero Antonutti Omero Antonutti (3 August 1935 – 5 November 2019) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Basiliano, in the province of U ... * Gilberto G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terror Of The Steppes
''Terror of the Steppes'' ( it, I predoni della steppa, also known as ''The Mighty Khan'') is a 1964 Italian adventure film written and directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Kirk Morris. Plot Cast * Kirk Morris as Sandar Khan * Moira Orfei as Malina * Daniele Vargas as Altan Khan * Ombretta Colli as Samira * Peter White as Yessen Khan * Giulio Donnini as Khan's Consouler * Ugo Sasso as Ciukhai * Attilio Dottesio as Commander of the Guards * Furio Meniconi Furio Meniconi (22 February 1924 – 12 December 1981) was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Meniconi was born in Rome into a family active in the cinema industry in the technical cast, or engaged in the general organizati ... as Kublaï References External links * Italian adventure films 1964 adventure films Films directed by Tanio Boccia Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli Films set in Asia 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{adventure-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanina Vanini (film)
''Vanina Vanini'' also known as ''The Betrayer'' is a 1961 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini. It is based on Stendhal's 1829 novella of the same name. Plot Cast * Sandra Milo ... Vanina Vanini *Laurent Terzieff ... Pietro Missirilli * Martine Carol ... Contessa Vitelleschi *Paolo Stoppa... Asdrubale Vanini *Isabelle Corey ... Clelia *Antonio Pierfederici ... Livio Savelli * Olimpia Cavalli ... La femme de chambre *Nerio Bernardi ... Cardinal Savelli * Mimmo Poli ... Il boia * Claudia Bava * Leonardo Botta ... Le confesseur *Nando Cicero ... Saverio Pontini * Attilio Dottesio * Carlo Gazzabini *Enrico Glori Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry ( English), Henri (French), E ... * Jean Gruault ... Le castrat * Evar Maran * Leonardo Severini * Nando Tamberlani External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
