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Achille Majeroni
Achille Majeroni (24 August 1881 – 12 October 1964) was an Italian film actor. Born in Syracuse, Sicily, son of Achille Majeroni and his second wife Graziosa Bignetti, he made his stage debut at age twelve with the Marazzi-Diligenti company. He later formed his own company, specializing in Shakespearean works. He appeared in 73 films between 1913 and 1964, notably Fellini's ''I Vitelloni'', in which he played an old comedian. He died in Rome. Selected filmography * '' The Courier of Moncenisio'' (1916) * '' Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * '' La Wally'' (1932) * ''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * ''Everybody's Woman'' (1934) * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) * ''The Joker King'' (1935) * '' La damigella di Bard'' (1936) *''Music in the Square'' (1936) * '' The Ambassador'' (1936) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * ''Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938) * ''Pride'' (1938) * ''At Your Orders, Madame'' (1939) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Viale Della Speranza
''Il viale della speranza'' (English: ''The street of hope'') is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Dino Risi. It grossed over 100 million lire at the Italian box office. Cast *Cosetta Greco as Luisa Guglielmi *Liliana Bonfatti as Giuditta Robotti * Piera Simoni as Franca Albani *Marcello Mastroianni as Mario Montesi *Pietro De Vico as Tonino *Nerio Bernardi as Franzi * Gisella Monaldi as Titina *Maria Pia Casilio as Concettina *Achille Majeroni as Acting teacher *Bianca Maria Fusari as Stefania * Odoardo Girotti as Giorgio *Franco Migliacci *Silvio Bagolini *Corrado Pani *Carlo Hintermann *Alessandro Fersen *Nino Marchetti *Giulio Calì Giulio Calì (26 March 1895 – 20 January 1967) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1966. Life and career Born in Rome, Calì started his career on stage, being mainly active in Roman dialect thea ... References External links * 1953 films 1950s Italian-language films 1953 drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Former Mattia Pascal
'' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (Italian: ''Il fu Mattia Pascal'') is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Blanchar, Isa Miranda and Irma Gramatica.Landy p.155 It is based on the 1904 novel '' Il fu Mattia Pascal'' by Luigi Pirandello. The film was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. A separate French-language version was also made, under the title '' The Man from Nowhere''. The film's art direction was by Guido Fiorini. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Mattia Pascal * Isa Miranda as Luisa Paleari * Irma Gramatica as La vedova Pescatore * Nella Maria Bonora as Romilda Pescatore Pascal * Olga Solbelli as Silvia Caporale * Enrico Glori as Il conte Papiano * Adele Garavaglia as Angelica Bonafede Pascal * Silvio Bagolini as Il portiere dell'hotel Luxor * Pina Gallini as Zia Scolastica * Luigi Pralavorio as Pomino * Giuseppe Pierozzi as Il bibliotecario anziano * Luigi Zerbinati as L'idiota della pensione * Cesare Zoppetti as Paleari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stasera Niente Di Nuovo
''Stasera niente di nuovo'' (literally: ''Tonight nothing is new'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli. Plot Cesare, a journalist, recognizes among some prostitutes arrested by the police, the young woman that saved his life some time earlier, without his having learned her identity. He tries to help the woman, Maria, and convince her to change her life, but without success. Later on, Maria asks Cesare for his help. She is dying in a hospital, but cannot tell her parents, because, some time earlier, she had told them that she was married. So, in the last hours of her life, Cesare marries Maria, and then calls for her family to be with her. Cast * Alida Valli - Maria * Carlo Ninchi - Cesare Manti * Antonio Gandusio - Il dottore Moriesi * Giuditta Rissone - Clelia, la padrona di casa * Dina Galli - La portinaia * Armando Migliari - Il direttore del giornale * Aldo Rubens - Giorgio, il ballerino * Paolo Bonecchi - Il fattorino del g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hero Of Venice
''The Hero of Venice'' (Italian: ''Il bravo di Venezia'') is a 1941 Italian historical adventure film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Gustav Diessl, Paola Barbara, Rossano Brazzi and Valentina Cortese.Damiani p.256-257 It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel and Amleto Bonetti. Synopsis Marco Fuser, an outlaw. returns to Venice after many years. His son who works in the studio of a celebrated painter is unaware of his father's history. Arrested by the Doge's men, Marco agrees to become a bravo Bravo(s) or The Bravo(s) may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Groups and labels *Bravo (band), a Russian rock band * Bravo (Spanish group), represented Spain at Eurovision 1984 *Bravo Music, an American concert band music publishing company ... in the service of the city's ruler and kill his enemies. He enjoys some success at this, until he finds he has been tasked with killing his son. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mask Of Cesare Borgia
''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (Italian: ''La maschera di Cesare Borgia'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Osvaldo Valenti, Elsa De Giorgi and Carlo Tamberlani. Coletti asserted that the 1948 20th Century Fox film ''Prince of Foxes'' was a remake of his work, the American studio having bought the rights, although the latter film's source is credited as a novel of the same title by Samuel Shellabarger.Anile p.129 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in 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 film's sets were designed by the art directors Antonio Tagliolini and Enrico Verdozzi. Cast References Bibliography * Alberto Anile. ''Orson Welles in Italy''. Indiana University Press, 2013. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caravaggio (1941 Film)
''Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto'' is a 1941 Italian historical film, historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai and Lamberto Picasso. Nazzari portrays the painter Caravaggio as a wayward genius. It was one of his favourite screen roles. Main cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Michelangelo Merisi, il "Caravaggio" * Clara Calamai as Madonna Giaconella * Lamberto Picasso as Il cavalier d'Arpino * Nino Crisman as Alef di Wignacourt * Lauro Gazzolo as Zio Nello * Beatrice Mancini as Lena * Olinto Cristina as Il cardinale Dal Monte * Maria Dominiani as Alessandra * Achille Majeroni as Il cardinale Scipione Borghese * Renato Malavasi as Mauro Production Screenwriter Riccardo Freda met Francesco Curato and parter of his Carbone, who were trying to produce a film on the Italian painter Caravaggio. The budget of the film became higher and higher. It was shot in 1940 and was released the following year, making it the first fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Wedding (1941 Film)
''Blood Wedding'' (Italian: ''Nozze di sangue'') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Beatrice Mancini, Fosco Giachetti and Luisa Ferida.Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013, p. 215. It is set in 19th century South America, and features an arranged marriage. The film is based on the novel ''Immacolata'' by Lina Pietravalle. Cast * Beatrice Mancini as Immacolata * Fosco Giachetti as Gidda * Luisa Ferida as Nazaria * Nino Pavese as Pietro * Umberto Spadaro as Maso * Adele Garavaglia as Gliceria, la comare * Elio Marcuzzo as Angelo * Felice Romano as Matteo * Fedele Gentile as Raffaele * Claudia Marti as Lina * Giuseppe Bordonaro as Un boscaiolo * Vasco Creti as Il padrone * Achille Majeroni as L'affittuario della falegnameria * Felice Minotti as Un boscaiolo * Katiuscia Odinzova as La danzatrice * Emilio Petacci as Lo sposo per procura * Mirella Scriatto as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Woman Who Passes
''The First Woman Who Passes'' (Italian: ''La prima donna che passa'') is a 1940 Italian historical comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Carlo Lombardi and Niní Gordini Cervi. The film is set in eighteenth century France.Gundle p.226 It was made at the Palatino Studios in Rome. Cast * Alida Valli as Gabrielle de Vervins * Carlo Lombardi as Il duca di Richelieu * Niní Gordini Cervi as La marchesa de Prie * Giuseppe Rinaldi as Raoul d'Aubigny * Lisa Varna as Marietta * Achille Majeroni as Il vescovo di Fleury * Olinto Cristina as Il conte di Vervins * Guglielmo Barnabò as Il console d'Auvray * Giuseppe Pierozzi as Il duca di Borbone * Renato Malavasi as Andrea * Augusto Marcacci as Il governatore Delaroche * Emilio Petacci as Lagrange * Mario Giannini as Luigi XV * Diana Lante as Madame Charolais * Eugenio Duse Eugenio Duse (1889–1969) was an Italian stage and film actor who appeared in thirty one films during his career.Hoch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Of Tricks
''The Night of Tricks'' (Italian: ''La notte delle beffe'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Dria Paola and Maurizio D'Ancora.Moliterno p.10 It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nino Maccarones. Cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Capatosta * Dria Paola as Giulietta * Maurizio D'Ancora as Filippo * Elli Parvo as Maria, la figlia dell'oste * Olga Capri as Assunta * Ernesto Almirante as Francesco Acquaviva * Achille Majeroni as Righetti * Giovanni Petti as Gennaro, l'oste * Andrea Checchi as Giorgio Albini * Arnaldo Arnaldi as Pallotta * Giuseppe Pierozzi as Pietro * Oscar Andriani as Un falso brigante * Lia Orlandini as Ersilia * Alberto Sordi as Bentivoglio * Mario Lodolini is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backstage (1939 Film)
''Backstage'' (Italian: ''Retroscena'') is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Filippo Romito, Elisa Cegani and Camillo Pilotto.Gundle p.224 It is part of the tradition of White Telephone films, popular in Italy during the era. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. It was shot at Cinecittà in Rome and on location in Naples and Pisa. Cast * Filippo Romito as Il baritone Alberto De Sanni * Elisa Cegani as Diana Martelli - la pianista * Camillo Pilotto as Parsifal Bernocchio * Lia Orlandini as Mirna Martelli - la zia di Diana * Enzo Biliotti as Silvio Dentice * Ugo Ceseri as Terenzio * Giovanni Grasso as Il commissario * Fausto Guerzoni as Il vice commissario * Ermanno Roveri as Un giornalista * Romolo Costa as Sablonscky * Mario Pucci as Il portiere dell'albergo * Oretta Fiume as La fioraia a bordo * Cesare Zoppetti as Il portiere dell'uscita degli artisti * Federico Collino as Il portiere dell'entra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dream Of Butterfly
''The Dream of Butterfly'' (Italian: '' Il sogno di Butterfly'', German: ''Premiere der Butterfly'') is a 1939 musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Maria Cebotari, Fosco Giachetti and Germana Paolieri. It is an variation of the plot of the opera ''Madame Butterfly''. A co-production between Italy and Germany, two separate versions were produced in the respective languages. It is also alternatively titled ''Madame Butterfly''. It was one of several opera-related films directed by Gallone following on from '' Casta Diva'' (1935) and '' Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938).Barron p.142-34 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ivo Battelli and Guido Fiorini. It was shown at the 1939 Venice Film Festival. Synopsis In nineteenth-century Italy, promising singer Rosi Belloni meets American music student Harry Peters and the two become engaged and she falls pregnant by him. Before she can tell him this news he in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At Your Orders, Madame
''At Your Orders, Madame'' ( it, Ai vostri ordini, signora) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Antonio Gandusio. Cast * Elsa Merlini as Manon * Vittorio De Sica as Pietro Haguet * Giuditta Rissone as Evelina Watron * Enrico Viarisio as Paolo Vernisset * Enzo Biliotti as Fleury Valée * Pina Renzi as Madame Bagnol * Armando Migliari as Il notaio * Elena Altieri as Ginette * Achille Majeroni s L'attore * Luigi Pavese as Il maître d'hotel * Lauro Gazzolo as Il cameriere all'albergo * Ernesto Almirante as Lorot, l'impiegato del notaio See also *''Breakfast at Sunrise ''Breakfast at Sunrise'' is a 1927 silent film comedy directed by Malcolm St. Clair and produced by and starring Constance Talmadge. It was distributed by First National Pictures. Prints survive at George Eastman House and Library of Congress. ...'' (1927) References External links * 1939 films 1930s Italian-language films 1939 comedy films Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |