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Alberto Dell'Acqua
Alberto Dell'Acqua (born 14 March 1938) is an Italian actor and stuntman. He appeared in more than forty films since 1955 mostly Italian Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...s, and was often credited as Robert Widmark, Cole Kitosh, Al Waterman and Albert Nova. Selected filmography References External links *Alberto Dell'Acqua @ fandango.com 1938 births Living people < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campobasso
Campobasso (, ; nap, label= Campobassan, Cambuàsce ) is a city and ''comune'' in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Molise and of the province of Campobasso. It is located in the high basin of the Biferno river, surrounded by Sannio and Matese mountains. Campobasso is renowned for the craftsmanship of blades (including scissors and knives), a fact well documented since the 14th century. It is also famous for the production of pears and scamorza (cheese). The city is the home of the University of Molise and of the Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano. History The origins of Campobasso are disputed. According to the most widely held theory, the city was founded by the Lombards before the 8th century as a fortified camp on the slope of the hill where the castle stands. The original name was ''Campus vassorum'', suggesting that the city was the seat of the vassals of the duke of Spoleto. After the Norman conquest of Southern Italy, Campobasso lost its importance as a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giants Of Rome
''Giants of Rome'' ( it, I giganti di Roma) is a 1964 international co-production sword and sandal set in the Gallic Wars. It was directed by Anthony Dawson and starred Richard Harrison and Wandisa Guida. The film involves a handpicked group of expert soldiers infiltrate the enemy's stronghold to locate and destroy a secret weapon prior to the Battle of Alesia. The film is a co-production between Italy's Devon Film and N.C. and France's Radius Productions. Ralph Hudson's only other credited film role was the lead in ''Tarzak contro gli uomini leopardo''/''Ape Man of the Jungle'' also released in 1964. Plot In 52 B.C. Julius Caesar is planning to conquer Vercingetorix and Gaul. Prior to the invasion Caesar orders the four "bravest and strongest soldiers in the army" to be sent on an undercover reconnaissance and raiding mission to locate and destroy an unknown but feared secret weapon of the Druids in three days time as Caesar will attack on the dawn of the fourth day. Centurion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Guns For The MacGregors
''Seven Guns for the MacGregors'' ( it, Sette pistole per i MacGregor) is a Technicolor 1966 Spaghetti Western. It is the directorial debut film of Franco Giraldi (here credited as Frank Garfield), who was Sergio Leone's assistant in ''A Fistful of Dollars''. The film gained a great commercial success and generated an immediate sequel, ''Up the MacGregors!'' (1967), again directed by Giraldi,Hughes, p.106 Plot The MacGregors, horse ranchers of Scottish descent, are underway to the market when they are robbed of their horses by a gang under the helm of a corrupt sheriff. One of the brothers infiltrates the gang but his first attempt tries to play them backfires. Cast * Robert Woods as Gregor MacGregor * Fernando Sancho as Miguel * Agata Flori as Rosita Carson * Nazzareno Zamperla as Peter MacGregor * Paolo Magalotti as Kenneth MacGregor * Leo Anchóriz as Santillana * Perla Cristal as Perla * George Rigaud as Alastair MacGregor * Manuel Zarzo as David MacGregor * Alberto D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas, Adios
''Texas, Adios'' (Italian: ''Texas, addio'') is a 1966 Italian/Spanish international co-production Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Franco Nero. It is often referenced in connection with '' Django'', also starring Nero, and although was referred to as ''Django 2'' in some countries, it is not considered a sequel. The film is mostly remembered as a lesser known Spaghetti Western. Plot Although technically a Spaghetti Western, the plot of ''Texas, Adios'' plays more like a traditional American western film. Franco Nero plays two-fisted, taciturn Texas sheriff Burt Sullivan, a man committed to duty and justice but possessed by a desire for revenge. Sullivan, along with his younger brother, crosses the border to bring wealthy and sadistic Mexican crime boss Cisco Delgado ( José Suárez) to justice for the murder of their father. Eventually joining forces with a group of Mexican revolutionaries, Sullivan and his brother soon find themselves at the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up The MacGregors!
''Up the MacGregors!'' ( it, 7 donne per i MacGregor, link=no, a Technicolor film in Techniscope also known as ''7 Women for the MacGregors'') is a List of Italian films of 1967, 1967 Cinema of Italy, Italian spaghetti Western directed by Franco Giraldi (here credited as Frank Garfield). It is the immediate sequel of ''Seven Guns for the MacGregors'', still directed by Giraldi. The film has the same cast as its predecessor except for Manuel Zarzo and Robert Woods (actor), Robert Woods, who refused the role due to his conflicts with the leading actress Agata Flori, the wife of producer Dario Sabatello. Plot summary The elder MacGregors wakes up in the middle of the night to take out a chest of gold ingots and coins from the hiding place and bury it outside their house while being secretly watched by a bandit spy. On the day of the engagement party between Gregor MacGregor and Rosita Carson the bandit Maldonado, with his gang, came and robbed the MacGregors of their gold which the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanted (1967 Film)
''Wanted'' is a 1967 Italian Western film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Giuliano Gemma, Teresa Gimpera, and Nello Pazzafini. Gemma made two more westerns directed by Ferroni, with similar plots, where his character likewise carried the first name "Gary".Fridlund, Bert: ''The Spaghetti Western. A Thematic Analysis''. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company Inc., 2006 pp. 113-8. Plot Gary Ryan, a local sheriff (Giuliano Gemma) is unjustly accused of murder in a small town and forced to flee. He gets rid of his enemies one by one while he tries to prove his innocence. Cast *Giuliano Gemma as Gary Ryan *Germán Cobos as Martin Heywood *Teresa Gimpera as Evelyn *Serge Marquand as Fred Lloyd *Daniele Vargas as Mayor Samuel "Gold" Goldensberg *Gia Sandri as Cheryl *Nello Pazzafini as Father Carmelo *Benito Stefanelli as Bob Baker *Carlo Hintermann as Judge Anderson *Tullio Altamura as Ellis *Riccardo Pizzuti as Mathias *Franco Balducci as Cuzack Release '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Minute To Pray, A Second To Die (film)
''A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die'' ( it, Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire) is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western. It is the fourth and last western directed by Franco Giraldi. It was originally intended as being directed by Sergio Corbucci and the cast was to include also Raffaella Carrà and Renzo Palmer. The American version of the film was heavily cut, with a runtime 16 minutes shorter than the original version and featuring a different ending. Plot Clay McCord is a wanted criminal. He frequently suffers with fits which hinder him to defend himself. His condition seems to deteriorate continuously. Seeking shelter he enters the lawless town Escondido although it is currently under siege by a high-ranked law enforcement officer. There he gets to know the young Laurinda and finds a doctor who discovers the reason for his fits. Unlike he feared he's not epileptic and can be cured for good. Yet he's still an outlaw and that is in the end his downfall. Cast * Alex Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man, Pride And Vengeance
''Man, Pride and Vengeance'' ( it, L'uomo, l'orgoglio, la vendetta, german: Mit Django kam der Tod is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Luigi Bazzoni and starring Franco Nero, Tina Aumont, and Klaus Kinski. It is a Western film adaptation of the novella '' Carmen'' by Prosper Mérimée, and is one of the few Westerns not only filmed, but also set in Europe. Plot When stalwart Spanish soldier Don José meets the stunningly beautiful Carmen, he becomes instantly obsessed with the mysterious gypsy woman. After discovering she has cheated on him with his Lieutenant, Jose kills the officer during a brawl and flees the city. Forced to become a bandit, Jose partners with Carmen's villainous husband Garcia to rob a stagecoach and prove his love for the seductive femme fatale. Cast * Franco Nero as Don José * Tina Aumont as Carmen * Klaus Kinsky as Lt. Miguel Garcia * Lee Burton as Tanquiero * Franco Ressel as Lt. Pepe * Karl Schönböck as English Diplomat * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill Them All And Come Back Alone
''Kill Them All and Come Back Alone'' (Italian: ''Ammazzali tutti e torna solo'') is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. It stars American actors Chuck Connors and Frank Wolff, and features a film score by Francesco De Masi. Synopsis During the American Civil War, Clyde McKay recruits a group of skilled fighters and unrepentant murderers to steal a box of gold from a Union Western camp that the Confederate States of America are coveting on. McKay is ordered by Confederate Intelligence Captain Lynch that once he has completed his mission he is to "kill them all and come back alone". Lynch leads the unsuspecting group on their mission, which faces not only the Union Army, but a large amount of double-crosses along the way. Cast * Chuck Connors as Clyde McKay/Link * Frank Wolff as Captain Lynch * Franco Citti as Hoagy * Leo Anchóriz as Deker/Dexter * Giovanni Cianfriglia (as Ken Wood) as Blade * Alberto Dell'Acqua as the Kid * Hercules Corte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Sky Full Of Stars For A Roof
''A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof'' ( it, ...e per tetto un cielo di stelle) is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film. It is the second western film directed by Giulio Petroni. At first the director was to be Franco Giraldi, but then he moved to direct '' A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die'' and Petroni replaced him. Plot Roger Pratt and his band stop a stagecoach and kill the driver and the passengers, including a priest and a young woman, but the man he expected is not there so he also shoots his informant. Tim, who in fact is that man, arrives later by horse to the scene and starts digging graves. Harry watches him, approaches and gives help, and then rides off without saying a word. Later Tim sees Harry among gold miners in a saloon, losing at poker, and expose the games as crooked – but he refuses to draw against the gambler, showing that he carries no gun. There is a brawl and they are beaten out. Harry tells Tim he has gold that he has mined hidden in his underwea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
