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Alda Mangini
Alda Mangini (1914–1954) was an Italian singer and film actress.Ponzi p.67 She appeared in several films alongside the Neapolitan comedian Totò Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi de Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il Principe della risata .... She was married to the singer Alfredo Clerici. Filmography References Bibliography * Mauricio Ponzi. ''The films of Gina Lollobrigida''. Citadel Press, 1982. External links * 1914 births 1954 deaths Italian film actresses Actresses from Milan {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Totò
Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi de Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il Principe della risata'' ("the Prince of laughter"), was an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, dramatist, poet, singer and lyricist. He was commonly referred to as one of the most popular Italian performers of all time. He is best known for his funny and sometimes cynical character as a comedian in theatre and then in many successful films shot from the 1940s to the 1960s, but he also worked with many iconic Italian film directors in dramatic/poetic roles. Early life Totò was born Antonio Vincenzo Stefano Clemente on 15 February 1898 in the Rione Sanità, a poor district of Naples, the illegitimate son of Anna Clemente (1881–1947), a Sicilian woman, and the Neapolitan marquis Giuseppe de Curtis (1873–1944). His father did not legally recognize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Peace Under The Olive Tree
''No Peace Under the Olive Tree'' (Italian: ''Non c'è pace tra gli ulivi'') is a 1950 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and starring Raf Vallone, Lucia Bosé and Folco Lulli. It was the director's follow-up to ''Bitter Rice'' (1949) which also starred Vallone. It was originally planned to partner him with Silvana Mangano again, but due to her pregnancy she was replaced by Lucia Bosé. Despite the commercial success of ''Bitter Rice'', the Communist De Santis had been stung by left-wing criticism due to American cultural elements included the film which he purposefully excluded from the follow-up. He also included characters who were less ambiguous and concluded with a happy ending, similar to those of Socialist realism.Gundle p.287-88 The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlo Egidi. Location shooting took place around Fondi in Lazio, the hometown of director De Santis. Synopsis A young shepherd returns home after the Second World War havi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered subm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Births
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pilgrim Of Love
''Pilgrim of Love'' ( it, Il Pellegrini d'amore), is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Andrea Forzano and starring Sophia Loren. Plot Two suitors fight over Sophia Loren (as Giulietta) in a gambling house run by Alda Mangini (as Madame Dalia). Cast * Sophia Loren as Giulietta / Beppina Delli Colli * Alda Mangini Alda Mangini (1914–1954) was an Italian singer and film actress.Ponzi p.67 She appeared in several films alongside the Neapolitan comedian Totò Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi de Curtis di Bisanzio ... as Madame Dalia References External links * Italian comedy films 1954 comedy films 1954 films Films directed by Andrea Forzano 1950s French films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Country Of The Campanelli
''The Country of the Campanelli'' ( it, Il paese dei campanelli, french: Ces voyous d'hommes, also known as ''Town of Bells'') is a 1954 Italian-French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Sophia Loren. It is loosely based on the operetta "Il paese dei campanelli" by Carlo Lombardo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Plot A fraudulent travelling magician convinces the inhabitants of a town that they can make the bells ring whenever someone is unfaithful to another. Cast * Sophia Loren as Bonbon * Carlo Dapporto as Lt. La Gaffe * Mario Riva as Tarquinio the Magician * Alda Mangini as Tenerina * Luisella Beghi as Candida * Sergio Tofano as Dr. Pott * Achille Togliani as René * Giuseppe Addobbati as Tom * Rosita Pisano as Annie * Alberto Talegalli as Bruto * Charles Fawcett as Admiral * Diana Dei as Admiral's wife * Alberto Sorrentino as The Stupid Sailor * Riccardo Billi Riccardo Billi (22 April 1906 – ... [...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] |
Ivan, Son Of The White Devil
''Ivan, Son of the White Devil'' ( it, Ivan, il figlio del diavolo bianco, also known just as ''Ivan'') is a 1953 Italian adventure film written and directed by Guido Brignone and starring Paul Campbell and Nadia Gray.Anonimo. "Ivan, il figlio del diavolo bianco". ''Segnalazioni cinematografiche'', Volume XXXIV, 1953. It grossed 345 million lire at the Italian box office. Plot Cast * Paul Campbell as Ivan *Nadia Gray as Princess Alina *Arnoldo Foà as Emir Abdul *Nando Bruno as Boris * Erica Vaal Pahlen as Myriam * Alda Mangini as Dunia *Alberto Sorrentino as Stepan *Sandro Ruffini *Mario Feliciani * Nerio Bernardi *Guido Celano * Ugo Sasso * Agostino Salvietti * Pietro Tordi Pietro Tordi (12 July 1906 – 14 December 1990) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1942 and 1988. He was born in Florence, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) - L'altro conspiratore * '' Don C ... References External links * 1953 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy Years
''Easy Years'' ( it, Anni facili) is a 1953 drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Nino Taranto. Cast *Nino Taranto as Professor Luigi De Francesco *Clelia Matania as Rosina, his wife *Giovanna Ralli as Teresa, his daughter *Gino Buzzanca as Baron Ferdinando La Prua *Armenia Balducci as Baroness La Prua *Salvatore Campochiaro as preside * Flirt Consalvo as Rosolino Loffredo * Gabriele Tinti as Piero Loffredo * Angiola Maria Faranda as Teresa Loffredo * Eleonora Tranchina as Assunta Loffredo *Checco Durante as doorman Ministero *Gildo Bocci as usciere al Ministero *Mara Berni as Vercesi, studentessa procace *Guglielmo Inglese as capo divisione al Ministero * Aldo Casino as comm. Larina *Alda Mangini as Fedora Larina *Giovanni Grasso as Mario Rapisarda *Turi Pandolfini as the veteran *Riccardo Billi as himself *Mario Riva as himself *Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno (; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wayward Wife
''The Wayward Wife'' ( it, La provinciale) is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Soldati. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. Cast * Gina Lollobrigida as Gemma Vagnuzzi * Gabriele Ferzetti as Il professore Franco Vagnuzzi * Franco Interlenghi as Paolo Sartori * Nanda Primavera as La signora Foresi, madre di Gemma * Marilyn Buferd as Anna Sartori (as Marylin Buferd) * Barbara Berg as Vannina * Alda Mangini as Elvira Coceanu * Renato Baldini as Luciano Vittoni as L'amante di Gemma * Capt. Vernon Jarratt * Gianni Luda * Anna-Maria Sandri * Milko Skofic * Alfredo Carpegna as Il conte Sartori (uncredited) * Rina Franchetti Rina Franchetti (23 December 1907 – 18 August 2010) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1932 and 1990. Selected filmography * ''Two Happy Hearts'' (1932) * ''La segretaria per tutti'' (1933) * ''The Peddler and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toto And The Women
''Toto and the Women'' ( it, Totò e le donne) is a 1952 Italian film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno. Plot The cloth retailer Philip (Totò) is no longer able to stand his possessive and tyrannical wife (Ave Ninchi) who claims a higher lifestyle. In fact, for years now after the wedding, Philip was totally deprived of his freedom as a husband. The only freedom left is to hole up in the attic reading police novels and venerating an altar dedicated to the infamous serial killer Landru. The balance family collapses as the younger daughter of Philip became engaged to a young doctor (Peppino De Filippo): to prove to everyone her talent in giving injections, she decides, along with her mother, to use the poor Philip as a guinea pig. When enough is enough, Philip decides live the high life together with his young lover. However Philip soon realizes that the girl is too young for him and, avoiding ridiculousness, breaks off the relationship. At home, things get worse: his wife i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knight Has Arrived!
''The Knight Has Arrived!'' (Italian: ''È arrivato il cavaliere!'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno and starring Tino Scotti, Silvana Pampanini and Nyta Dover. The film's sets were designed by the art director Flavio Mogherini. It earned around 254 million lira at the Italian box office.Chiti & Poppi p.135 It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival in 2010. Synopsis The eccentric leader of a group of small-time Hawkers known as "The Knight" tries to prevent the area they use from being redeveloped as part of a new business and Metro station complex. Employing a number of surreal schemes, he is eventually successful. Cast *Tino Scotti as Il Cavaliere *Silvana Pampanini as Carla Colombo *Enrico Viarisio as Il Ministro *Enzo Biliotti as Il Commissario * Nyta Dover as Musette *Rocco D'Assunta as Capo dei Banditi *Galeazzo Benti as Marchese Bevilacqua *Marcella Rovena as Signor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
