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Angelo Tra La Folla
''Angelo tra la folla'' ("Angel in the Crowd") is a 1950 Italian film directed by Leonardo de Mitri. The protagonist of the film is Angelo Maggio, the first Afro-Italian child actor to establish himself in post-war Italian cinema, after the experience of the little Somali-Italian Ali Ibrahim Sidali in fascist colonial cinema.Holmstrom, ''The Moving Picture Boy'', p. 219. Abandoned at birth, Angelo had been adopted by the actor Dante Maggio and had already signalled himself in the film Il mulatto (1950) in the role of a black boy struggling with the prejudices of his environment. Plot Angelo is a mulatto orphan child, raised in Ciampino in a nuns' institute. One day he gets on a van that takes him to Rome. After a series of meetings, he is helped by Sora Rosa, a fruit seller, who takes him to her house. While Angelo remains alone at home, a murder is committed in the neighbouring apartment, of which he is the only witness. The police unjustly accuse Pietro, son of Sora Rosa, of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo De Mitri
Leonardo De Mitri (1914–1956) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.Goble p.270 Selected filmography * '' The Outlaws'' (1950) * '' Cats and Dogs'' (1952) * '' The Angel of Sin'' (1952) * '' Verginità'' (1952) * ''Martin Toccaferro'' (1953) * ''Altair'' (1956) * ''Wives and Obscurities ''Wives and Obscurities'' (Italian:''Moglie e buoi...'') is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo De Mitri and starring Gino Cervi, Walter Chiari Walter Annicchiarico (8 March 1924 – 20 December 1991), known as Walter Chiari , ...'' (1956) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1914 births 1956 deaths Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian film directors Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Andriani
Oscar Andriani (28 December 1905 – 17 July 1987) was an Italian actor and playwright. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1937 to 1969. Life and career Born in Brescia, Andriani made his stage debut at 17 years old in the theatrical company of , and later worked with other important companies of the time, such the ones led by Emma Gramatica, Wanda Capodaglio and Annibale Ninchi. He had a prolific career as a character film actor, often appearing alongside his real life friend Amedeo Nazzari. He also was a playwright, whose works (often published under pseudonyms) were staged by prominent companies, such as the Giovanni Grasso's, Carlo Veneziani's and Tino Scotti's ones. He wrote the script of the partially autobiographical film ''World of Miracles'', directed in 1959 by Luigi Capuano Luigi Capuano (13 July 1904 – 20 October 1979) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Naples, he directed 43 films between 1947 and 1971. Selected filmography * ''Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Drama Films
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1950s Italian-language Films
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Italian Black-and-white Films
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1950 Films
The year 1950 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1950 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 13 – Three weeks after its world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City, Cecil B. DeMille's ''Samson and Delilah'' opens in Los Angeles. The film is a massive commercial success and wins the awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design at the 23rd Academy Awards. * February 15 – Walt Disney Studios' animated film ''Cinderella'' debuts. The film is the most successful the studio has made since ''Dumbo'', and saves the studio from four million dollars in debt. * July 19 – Walt Disney Studios' first completely live-action film ''Treasure Island'' debuts. Awards Top ten money making stars Notable films released in 1950 US unless stated # *'' 47 morto che parla'', starring Totò – (Italy) *''711 Ocean Drive'', starring Edmond O'Brien and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Pozzetto
Diego Pozzetto was an Italian stage and film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.237 Selected filmography * ''Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno'' (1937) * ''Nina non far la stupida'' (1937) * ''Il conte di Brechard'' (1938) * ''The Black Corsair'' (1938) * ''L'argine'' (1938) - (uncredited) * '' Star of the Sea'' (1938) * ''Marionetes'' (1939) - (uncredited) * ''Tre fratelli in gamba'' (1939) * ''Guest for One Night'' (1939) - Mattia * '' Men on the Sea Floor'' (1941) - (uncredited) * ''Fatal Symphony'' (1947) * ''Se fossi deputato'' (1949) * ''Margaret of Cortona'' (1950) * ''Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950) * ''Angelo tra la folla'' (1950) * ''Feathers in the Wind'' (1950) * ''Love and Blood'' (1951) - Il storpio * ''Shadows Over Naples'' (1951) - Der Behinderte * ''Trieste mia!'' (1951) * ''Maschera nera'' (1951) * '' When in Rome'' (1952) - Bearded Priest (uncredited) * ''Prisoner in the Tower of Fire'' (1953) - Frate Raimondo * ''Südliche Nächte'' (1953) * ''Disonorata - Senza colpa'' (1954) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clelia Matania
Clelia Matania (28 March 1918 – 14 October 1981) was an Italian film and voice actress. Life and career Born in London, the daughter of the Capri-born naturalized Briton painter Fortunino Matania (best known as Saturnino), Matania attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and also followed courses of ballet, singing and music. When the family returned to Italy, she entered the company of the Arts Theater directed by Anton Giulio Bragaglia. In the second half of the thirties and during the war she was one of the most popular and requested young actresses of prose in Italy, then, from 1942, she also starred with some success in several revues. Her stage activity include works with Totò, Eduardo De Filippo and the musical comedy ''Enrico '61'' that she also represented in England, first in Liverpool and then in London, also participating in a Royal Performance in the presence of the Royal Family. Her film career mainly consists of supporting roles as a character actress; due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanna Galletti
Giovanna Galletti (27 June 1916 - 21 April 1992) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1938 to 1986. Life and career Galletti began her career on stage at a young age, in the early 1930s, and later attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. In the late 1930s, she started appearing in films, mostly in supporting roles, and in 1945, she appeared in Roberto Rossellini's ''Rome, Open City'' portraying the treacherous Ingrid, which is her best known role. After the war, she focused her activities on theatre, notably working intensively at the Piccolo Teatro of Milan under the direction of Giorgio Strehler and in the stage companies led by Luigi Cimara, Annibale Ninchi, Laura Adani, and Renzo Ricci Renzo Ricci (27 September 1899 – 20 October 1978) was an Italian stage and film actor. He was also a noted theatre director. Ricci played the title role in Roberto Rossellini's 1961 film ''Garibaldi''.Bondanella, Peter. ''The Films of Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edoardo Toniolo
Edoardo Toniolo (22 November 1907 - 31 December 1986) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Turin, the son of the stage actors Antonio and Rosa Rosaz, at young age Toniolo debuted on stage in supporting roles. He later worked on radio, and in the mid-1930s he started appearing in films, usually in character roles. After the Second World War, and following his role as leading actor in Ferruccio Cerio's ''Posto di blocco'', Toniolo also started working as a dubber, and since 1954 he was also pretty active in television dramas. He was sometimes credited as Edward Douglas. Selected filmography * ''Villafranca'' (1934) * ''Abandon All Hope'' (1937) * ''In the Country Fell a Star'' (1939) * ''The King's Jester'' (1941) * '' Rossini'' (1942) * ''Angelo tra la folla'' (1950) * ''La figlia del diavolo'' (1952) * '' The Legend of the Piave'' (1952) * ''Rivalry'' (1953) * ''Captain Phantom'' (1953) * '' Angels of Darkness'' (1954) * ''Symphony of Love'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Silena
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Silvio Bagolini
Silvio Bagolini (4 August 1914 – 26 September 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1936 and 1973. Life and career Born in Bologna, Bagolini studied architecture at the Bologna University, without graduating. He made his acting debut with a leading role in a 1934 experimental amateur film, ''Verde nei prati''. Moved to Rome, he enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. In 1936 he made his professional debut in the film ''La danza delle lancette'', and from then he started an intense career as a character actor, often cast in humorous roles. Also active on stage and on television, in the 1970s he abandoned his career to become manager of a spinning mill. Selected filmography * ''Cavalry'' (1936) * '' The Dance of Time'' (1936) *''The Castiglioni Brothers'' (1937) * '' It Was I!'' (1937) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * ''Pietro Micca'' (1938) * ''Happy Days'' (1942) * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1942) * '' Hand of D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |