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Alfredo Varelli
Alfredo Varelli (born Alfredo Ciavarella, 31 August 1914, date of death unknown) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned more than six decades. Varelli was born ''Alfredo Ciavarella'' and debuted in Alessandro Blasetti's 1934 film ''Vecchia guardia''. He emerged during the Fascist era, but most of his work was post-Second World War. He played a leading role in the 1942 historical drama '' The Jester's Supper''.Reich & Garofalo p.159-60 Varelli is also known for playing "Lucan" in ''Quo Vadis'' (1951). His last role was in the film ''Roseanna's Grave'' (1997). Selected filmography * '' Vecchia guardia'' (1934) * ''Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938) * '' I, His Father'' (1939) * ''The Secret Lover'' (1941) * ''Fedora'' (1942) * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1942) * ''Measure for Measure'' (1943) * ''The Tyrant of Padua'' (1946) * ''The Devil's Gondola'' (1946) * ''The Beggar's Daughter'' (1950) * ''Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950) * ''Quo Vadis'' (1951) as Lucan, poet in Nero's court ubbed* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saracinesco
Saracinesco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about northeast of Rome. Saracinesco borders the following municipalities: Anticoli Corrado, Cerreto Laziale, Mandela, Rocca Canterano, Sambuci, Vicovaro. It lies on top of one of the highest mountains in the Aniene river valley. It has been described as situated "in a most singular and inaccessible position" and as "remarkable for the ancient costumes and customs of its inhabitants.", due to its location on a rocky outcrop towering above the Aniene river valley. It is reached by branching off from the Rome-L'Aquila highway at the Vicovaro-Mandela exit and follow a steeply twisting mountain road that leads up to and ends at the town. Origins The town was created after a group of raiding Arabs (known by medieval Italians as the Saracens) were cut off from the main Muslim force following the 846 Arab raid against Rome. These trapped Arabs took refuge on top of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Gondola
''The Devil's Gondola'' (Italian: ''La gondola del diavolo'') is a 1946 Italian historical drama-crime film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Loredana, Carlo Lombardi, and Erminio Spalla.Klossner p.103 Made by Scalera Films, it was shot at the Cinevillaggio Studios complex in Venice during the wartime Italian Social Republic. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Luigi Scaccianoce and Ottavio Scotti. Synopsis In the Venetian Republic a series of murders are carried out by a hooded man in black who always makes his escape through the city's waterways on a gondola. Cast * Loredana as Marina * Carlo Lombardi as messer Stelio Ricunis * Erminio Spalla as Marco, il gondoliere * Nino Pavese as Idillius, il bravo * Alfredo Varelli as Paolo Venier * Flora Marino as Imperia * Letizia Quaranta as Madre di Paolo * Carlo Micheluzzi as Il ministro di giustizia * Mario Sailer as Lorenzo * Giorgio Piamonti as Alvise Venier, padre di Paolo * Edgardo Pellegrini as B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Death Missing
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the me ... [...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] |
Assassination (1967 Film)
''Assassination'' is a 1967 Italian thriller-spy film starring Henry Silva. It marked the directorial debut of Emilio Miraglia.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Plot A Secret Service agent, supposedly dead, discovers that his wife is planning to marry the double agent he must expose. Cast * Henry Silva as John Chandler / Philip Chandler * Fred Beir as Bob * Evelyn Stewart as Barbara * Peter Dane as Lang * Bill Vanders as Thomas * Fred Farrell as Morrison (as Fred Farrell) * Roberto Maldera as Otto (as Bob Molden) * Karl-Heinz Menzinger as Hans (as Karl Menzinger) * Gunther Scholtz as Senator * Gert von Zitzewitz as Baron Reception The Italian film critic Francesco Puma described the film as "ambiguous, crepuscular and uneasy" and as a Eurospy version of ''The Late Mattia Pascal ''The Late Mattia Pascal'' ( ) is a 1904 novel by Luigi Pirandello. It is one of his best-known works and was his first major treatment of the theme of the mask.''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Dollars On The Red
'' Sette dollari sul rosso '' (released in the United States as ''Seven Dollars on the Red'' or ''Seven Dollars to Kill'') is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Alberto Cardone. It stars Anthony Steffen as the main character. Despite the name similarity, the film is not a part of Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy. Evidently the film was inspired by this. On release in the United States, several of the cast members and production team had their names changed for the English audience. Some parts of the soundtrack, composed by Francesco De Masi, are featured in the videogame ''Red Dead Revolver''. Cast *Anthony Steffen ... Johnny Ashley *Elisa Montés ... Sybil *Fernando Sancho ... El Cachal / Sancho *Roberto Miali ... Jerry *Loredana Nusciak ... Emily * Bruno Carotenuto ... Rosario *José Manuel Martín ... El Gringo / Chulo * Spartaco Conversi ... Bill *Alfredo Varelli ... 1st Sheriff * Gianni Manera ... Gambler *Franco Fantasia ... Sheriff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spartacus And The Ten Gladiators
''Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators'' ( it, Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori, link=no) is a 1964 international co-production sword-and-sandal film directed by Nick Nostro and co-written by Nostro, Alfonso Balcázar and Sergio Sollima. Plot Rocca and his nine gladiators have just completed a triumphal show in the arena in front of the Emperor. However their ebullient mood changes to horror and sadness when they are followed by a group of a dozen gladiators from Thrace who are ordered to kill each other until one man is standing. In this group is a father and son. They reluctantly comply but when the son faces his father one of the gladiators steps in to prevent the son from killing his father then throws his sword at the Emperor's box. The show is stopped with the manager flogging the defiant gladiator without effect until he is stopped by Rocca. A man named Chimbro offers to buy the survivors for his own use and mollifies the manager by not only the price paid but promising that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontius Pilate (film)
''Pontius Pilate'' ( it, Ponzio Pilato, french: Ponce Pilate) is an Italian drama film from 1962, directed by Gian Paolo Callegari and Irving Rapper, written by Oreste Biancoli, starring Jean Marais and Jeanne Crain. The film is known under the titles: ''Ponce Pilate'' (France), ''Poncio Pilatos'' (Spain), ''Pontius Pilate'' (UK / US), ''Pontius Pilatus – Statthalter des Grauens'' (Germany). John Drew Barrymore plays the characters of both Judas Iscariot and Jesus of Nazareth. The scenario is based mainly on the Gospel of John. The following biblical passages are quoted in the film: Matthew 27:11; Mark 15:2; Luke 23:1; John 18:33; 18:37; John 18:38; 19:9-11; Matthew 27:24; Deuteronomy 21:6-7; John 19:19-21; 19:22. - pejino.com This film takes a perspective on events surrounding the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colossus And The Amazon Queen
''Colossus and the Amazon Queen'' ( it, La regina delle Amazzoni/ ''Queen of the Amazons'') is a 1960 Italian sword and sandal comedy film directed by Vittorio Sala. Cast *Rod Taylor as Pirro *Ed Fury as Glauco *Dorian Gray as Antiope *Daniela Rocca as Melitta *Gianna Maria Canale as La Regina *Alberto Farnese as Losco - Il pirata *Giorgia Moll as Amazone *Folco Lulli *Ignazio Leone as Sopho *Adriana Facchetti as Sacerdota *Paola Falchi as Amazone *Enzo Cerusico as Menandro *Marco Tulli as Eumeo - Oste Production The film stars two American actors in the lead roles, Rod Taylor and bodybuilder Ed Fury Ed Fury (born Rupert Edmund Holovchik; June 6, 1928) is an American bodybuilder, actor, and model. He is best known for starring in a number of " sword-and-sandal" films in the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Born in Long Island, New York, Fury mov .... Taylor claims to have rewritten the script extensively.Stephen Vagg, ''Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood'', Bear Manor Media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Giants Of Thessaly
''The Giants of Thessaly'' ( it, I giganti della Tessaglia (Gli Argonauti), french: Le Géant de Thessalie, released in the UK as ''Jason and the Golden Fleece'') is a 1960 Italian-French adventure-fantasy film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is loosely based on the epic poem ''Argonautica'' by Apollonius Rhodius. Plot Thessaly, overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, sends King Jason and his Argonauts on a search for the fabled Golden Fleece. Meanwhile, back home, his scheming cohort is plotting to get his hands on the kingdom and the queen. The film's subplots bear some resemblance to Odysseus' odyssey including a plot by a trusted lord to seize a throne from an absent king and a desire to marry the king's faithful wife. Jason and his men encounter a queen on her island of siren witches who turns seduced men into animals much like Odysseus' encounter with the sorceress Circe. There is also a struggle against a Cyclops also reminiscent of the encounter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Assedio Di Siracusa (film)
''Siege of Syracuse'' ( it, L'assedio di Siracusa) is a 1960 historical drama film about the Roman Siege of Syracuse, which took place between 213 and 212 B.C., during the Second Punic War with Carthage. The film was directed by Pietro Francisci. Cast *Rossano Brazzi as "Archimedes" *Tina Louise as "Diana / Artemide / Lucrezia" *Sylva Koscina as "Clio" *Enrico Maria Salerno as "Gorgia" *Gino Cervi as "Gerone" *Alberto Farnese as "Marcus Claudius Marcellus" *Luciano Marin as "Marco" *Alfredo Varelli as "Kriton" * Walter Grant as "Tiresias" * Mara Lombardo as "Selinonte Dancer" Reception Dave Sindelar called the film "un-even". The film was criticized for a lack of historical accuracy. See also *List of historical drama films *List of films set in ancient Rome This article lists films set in the city of Rome during the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, or the Roman Empire. The films only partly set in Rome are so noted. The founding of Rome Films set during the founding of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripoli, Beautiful Land Of Love
''Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love'' (Italian: ''Tripoli, bel suol d'amore'') is a 1954 Italian comedy war film directed by Ferruccio Cerio and starring Alberto Sordi, Lyla Rocco and Fulvia Franco.Chiti & Poppi p.376 It takes its title from a traditional song of the same name which features prominently on the soundtrack. The plot draws some inspiration from that of ''The Three Musketeers''. It was shot in Ferraniacolor, and took around 248 million lire at the Italian box office. It is set against the backdrop of the Libyan War between Italy and the Ottoman Empire in 1911. A young man from the countryside volunteers to join the Bersaglieri, but quickly clashes with three overbearing comrades. They resent the newcomer because Maria the daughter of the marshal, who they are all in love with, has shown attention to the young man. However all eventually become close friends. When war breaks out they travel to Tripoli to fight, accompanied by Maria who has enlisted in the Red Cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
