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Amina Pirani Maggi
Amina Pirani Maggi (January 15, 1892 – November 10, 1979) was an Italian stage and film actress.Waldman p.162 Selected filmography * ''Television'' (1931) * ''Seconda B'' (1934) * '' Dimmed Lights'' (1934) * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) * ''Department Store'' (1939) * '' Guest for One Night'' (1939) * '' A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) * '' Beyond Love'' (1940) * '' Lucrezia Borgia'' (1940) * ''Manon Lescaut'' (1940) * ''The King's Jester'' (1941) * '' The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * ''Luisa Sanfelice'' (1942) * '' Girl of the Golden West'' (1942) * '' Love Story'' (1942) * ''Rita of Cascia'' (1943) * '' A Living Statue'' (1943) * '' The Innocent Casimiro'' (1945) * '' Be Seeing You, Father'' (1948) * '' Ring Around the Clock'' (1950) * '' The Beggar's Daughter'' (1950) * '' Who Is Without Sin'' (1952) * '' If You Won a Hundred Million'' (1953) * ''The Knight of the Black Sword ''The Knight of the Black Sword'' (Italian: ''Il cavaliere dalla spada '') is a 1956 Italian historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verona
Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Northern Italy, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and the second largest in northeastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona covers an area of and has a population of 714,310 inhabitants. It is one of the main tourist destinations in northern Italy because of its artistic heritage and several annual fairs and shows as well as the Opera, opera season in the Verona Arena, Arena, an ancient Ancient Rome, Roman Amphitheatre, amphitheater. Between the 13th and 14th century the city was ruled by the Scaliger, della Scala Family. Under the rule of the family, in particular of Cangrande I della Scala, the city experienced great prosperity, becoming rich and powerful and being surrounded by new walls. The Della Scala era is survived in numerous monuments around Verona. Two of William Shakespeare's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King's Jester
''The King's Jester'' ( it, Il re si diverte) is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Michel Simon, María Mercader and Rossano Brazzi. The film is an adaptation of the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo and uses music from Verdi's later opera ''Rigoletto''.Fawkes p. 111 It is set at the court of Francis I of France in the Sixteenth century. Cast * Michel Simon as Rigoletto * María Mercader as Gilda * Rossano Brazzi as Il re Francesco Iº * Doris Duranti as Margot * Paola Barbara as La duchessa di Cosse * Elli Parvo as La zingara * Carlo Ninchi as Il conte di Saint Vallier * Juan de Landa as Sparafucile * Loredana as Diana Di Saint Vallier * Franco Coop as Il duca di Cosse * Corrado Racca as Signor De Brion * Giulio Battiferri as Uno dei rapitori di Gilda * Oreste Bilancia as Un cortegiano * Gildo Bocci as Il Gran Visir * Ruggero Capodaglio as Un cortegiano * Stanis Cappello as Un cortegiano * Renato Chiantoni as Il terzo zingaro * Gemm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knight Of The Black Sword
''The Knight of the Black Sword'' (Italian: ''Il cavaliere dalla spada '') is a 1956 Italian historical adventure film directed by and Luigi Capuano and starring Marina Berti, Steve Barclay and Otello Toso.Chiti & Poppi p.89 The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori Alfredo Montori (1893-1969) was an Italian art director. He designed the sets for more than a hundred films.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * '' My Little One'' (1933) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * ''A Lad .... Cast References Bibliography * Roberto Chiti & Roberto Poppi. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano''. Gremese Editore, 1991. External links * 1956 films 1950s historical adventure films Italian historical adventure films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Ladislao Kish Films directed by Luigi Capuano 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If You Won A Hundred Million
''If You Won a Hundred Million'' (Italian: ''Se vincessi cento milioni'') is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and Carlo Moscovini and starring Tino Scotti, Nerio Bernardi and Anna Carena.Betz p.249 It is an anthology film split into several different episodes. Plot The fan A fan hopes that his favorite team will one day finish first in the standings. One day his requests are granted and, by betting, the young man wins a lot of money, with which he can go on vacation to Hawaii. The model A simple model is in love with a superior of her; she hopes she can win a nice nest egg to so join her beloved of hers. She succeeds, but when she finally introduces herself to her Mario, she discovers that the man already has someone else. The main Ugo is an entrepreneur who owns a brewery, but contrary to his expectations he is hated by all his friends and even by employees. When he wins a large sum he decides to take revenge once and for all by firing all the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beggar's Daughter
''The Beggar's Daughter'' ( it, La figlia del mendicante) is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Paola Barbara, Franca Maj and Steve Barclay. It is based on a novel of the same name by Carolina Invernizio. Plot 1860. In a villa in Naples, a foreign lady was killed: a poor beggar without one arm, Paolo, was accused of the crime, although innocent, he was sentenced to twenty years. The poor man's daughter, Anna, has worked in vain in favor of her father: she has only obtained the moral support of Franco, the son of the judge who sentenced Paolo. Franco, who is the leader of a group of patriots, partisans of Garibaldi, investigates the murder on his behalf and is induced to suspect his brother-in-law Giorgio, chief of police and the ex-maid of the murdered woman, who now is at Giorgio's service. Meanwhile Anna, threatened by her stepmother, who tries to market the girl, saves herself with the help of another patriot. Franco entrust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Around The Clock
''Ring Around the Clock'' (Italian: ''Vogliamoci bene!'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Paolo William Tamburella and starring Nando Bruno, Lauro Gazzolo, and Peppino Spadaro.Paietta p.162 The film's sets were designed by Arrigo Equini. Plot A dispute breaks out in a small town over planned repairs to the historic clock. Cast * Nando Bruno as Parboni * Lauro Gazzolo as Guerrieri * Mario Nicotra as Police Chief * Peppino Spadaro as Don Paolo * Arturo Bragaglia as Mayor * Paolo Stoppa as Rocchetti * Patrizia Mangano as Luisa * Gemma Bolognesi * Margherita Bossi as Signora Contonieri * Agostino Carucci as Francesco * Marga Cella as Signorina Guerrieri * Bruno Corelli * Alfred De Leo as Gino Maruchelli * Carlo Delle Piane as Vincenzo * Attilio Dottesio as Mario * Vittoria Febbi * Aristide Garbini as Bruno * Leda Gloria as Rosa * Zoe Incrocci as Concettina * Renato Malavasi as Capobanda * Nino Marchetti as Giulio * Mario Mazza as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be Seeing You, Father
''Be Seeing You, Father'' (Italian: ''Arrivederci, papà!'') is a 1948 Italian historical film, period comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Gino Bechi, Mariella Lotti and Silvana Pampanini. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. The film was a breakthrough for Pampanini, who outshone the more established female star Lotti and rapidly gained appeal at the box office.Gundle p.268 Synopsis The film takes place in the nineteenth century. Two as yet unborn children are allowed to select their future parents. They choose the daughter of a general and a young opera singer, but attempts to bring them together are far from simple. Cast * Gino Bechi as Stevano Mai * Mariella Lotti as Daniela Beauville * Silvana Pampanini as Chornette * Nino Besozzi as Tetriaca * Nico Pepe as Il principe * Guglielmo Barnabò as Generale Beauville * Marcella Rovena as Zia Gertrude * Galeazzo Benti as Il 'contino' * Nerio Bernardi as Bernardine - il critico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Innocent Casimiro
''The Innocent Casimiro'' (Italian: ''L'innocente Casimiro'') is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Erminio Macario, Lea Padovani and Olinto Cristina. It is based on a play ''Scandalo al Collegio'' by Mario Amendola, and was mainly shot in 1943. However it was disrupted by wartime events and was not released until 1945. It was the first release to be distributed by Lux Film following the Liberation. Critics were generally disappointed with the film, made in the traditional pre-war style of "schoolgirl comedies". The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gastone Medin and Gino Brosio. Cast *Erminio Macario as Casimiro Pelagatti *Lea Padovani as Marcella *Olinto Cristina as principal *Enzo Biliotti as Dr. Raglia *Ada Dondini as Zia Tecla * a Miss Pannelli *Baby Donall as Paola *Lauro Gazzolo as Pietro *Loris Gizzi as Gustavo Corra *Alberto Sordi as Corra's driver * Adriana Serra as Silvia *Paola Veneroni as Emilia *Vinicio Sofia as Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Living Statue
''A Living Statue'' (Italian: ''La statua vivente'') is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Laura Solari, Fosco Giachetti and Camillo Pilotto.Gundle p.215 The film's sets were designed by the art director Cesare Pavani. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. Cast * Laura Solari as Luisa / Rita * Fosco Giachetti as Paolo Vieri * Camillo Pilotto as Cesare Parodi * Lauro Gazzolo as Raffaele * Dhia Cristiani as Irma * Amina Pirani Maggi as Madre di Irma * Olga Solbelli as La padrona della taverna * Guido Celano as L'amante di Rita * Renato Malavasi as Un invitato alla festa * Pina Renzi * Checco Rissone * Lora Silvani * Ciro Berardi * Pietro Bigerna * Angelo Cecchelin * Carlo Dale * Enrico Luzi Enrico Luzi (27 September 1919 – 18 October 2011) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1941 to 1980. Selected filmography References External links * 1919 births 2011 deaths Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Of Cascia (film)
''Rita of Cascia'' (Italian: ''Rita da Cascia'') is a 1943 Italian historical film directed by Antonio Leonviola and starring Elena Zareschi, Ugo Sasso and Beatrice Mancini.Nerenberg p. 85 It was made at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film portrays the life of the Catholic saint Rita of Cascia. Cast * Elena Zareschi as Rita da Cascia * Ugo Sasso as Paolo di Ferdinando * Beatrice Mancini as Ada * Marcello Giorda as Antonio, il padre di Rita * Laura Nucci as Jacoviella * Augusto Marcacci as Il barone di Collegiacone * Elodia Maresca as Amata * Teresa Franchini as La madre superiore * Stefano Sciaccaluga as Il pellegrino * Giulio Battiferri as Lampo, il servo spia del barone * Gian Paolo Rosmino as Frate Remigio * Luigi Garrone as Il taverniere * Umberto Spadaro as Il delatore nella taverna * Giovanni Onorato as Un cliente nella taverna * Amina Pirani Maggi as Una suora * Nera Bruni as Un'altra suora * Vittoria Mongardi as Una conversa * Eli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Story (1942 Film)
''Love Story'' (Italian: ''Una storia d'amore'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Assia Noris, Piero Lulli and Carlo Campanini.Aprà p.82 It is based on the play ''Life Begins'' by Mary McDougal Axelson, previously adapted into a 1932 film of the same title and a 1939 film '' A Child Is Born''. Along with '' A Pistol Shot'' it marked an attempt to showcase Noris as a dramatic actress, rather than the White Telephone comedies she had become known for. It was screened at the 1942 Venice Film Festival. It was produced by Lux Film, one of the leading film companies of Fascist Italy. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gastone Medin and Gino Brosio. The future star Marcello Mastroianni appeared briefly as an uncredited extra. Plot A young woman with a troubled past marries a worker from a mechanical engineering factory and tries to live a respectable life. However a man who knows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
