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Benito Stefanelli
Benito Stefanelli (2 September 1928 – 18 December 1999) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and weapons master who made over 60 appearances in film between 1955 and 1991. Biography and career Stefanelli is best known in world cinema for his roles as henchmen in several of Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western films, portraying gang members in the trilogy of films ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964), ''For a Few Dollars More'' (1965), and ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966). He played the town drunk in '' Wanted'' (1967) starring Giuliano Gemma and Serge Marquand. In his career, Stefanelli appeared in countless other western films and he worked simultaneously as a stunt coordinator (particularly during the 1960s and early 1970s) on the films that he performed in including those of Sergio Leone. A fluent English speaker, he also reportedly served as Clint Eastwood's interpreter together with Bill Thompkins on the set of ''A Fistful of Dollars''. Selected filmography * ''Ulysses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Of Anger
''Day of Anger'' ( it, I giorni dell'ira, lit. "The Days of Wrath") is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Tonino Valerii and starring Lee Van Cleef and Giuliano Gemma, and features a musical score by Riz Ortolani. The film credits the novel ''Der Tod ritt dienstags'' ("Death Rode on Tuesdays") by Ron Barker (Rolf O. Becker) as its basis, although Valerii and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi have attested that this credit was primarily included to appease the West German co-producers, and that although some scenes are partially borrowed from it, the film is not an adaptation of Becker's novel. ''Day of Anger'' was Valerii's second film, as well as his second Spaghetti Western, following ''Taste for Killing''. Valerii went on to film his third Spaghetti Western, ''The Price of Power'', also featuring Gemma, in 1969. Plot Scott is a young man working as a street sweeper in the town of Clifton, Arizona. Scott is looked down upon by the town people, as he has neve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clint Eastwood
Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "''Dollars Trilogy''" of Spaghetti Westerns during the mid-1960s and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five ''Dirty Harry'' films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, among others, have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity. Elected in 1986, Eastwood served for two years as the mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. An Academy Award nominee for Best Actor, Eastwood won Best Director and Best Picture for his Western film ''Unforgiven'' (1992) and his sports drama '' Million Dollar Baby'' (2004). His greatest commercial successes are the adventure comedy ''Every Which Way but Loose'' (1978) and its action comedy sequel ''Any Which Way You Can'' (1980). Other popular Eastwood films include the Westerns ''Hang 'Em H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Canyon Massacre
''Grand Canyon Massacre'' (Italian language, Italian: ''Massacro al Grande Canyon'', lit. "Massacre at Grand Canyon") is a 1964 Italian Spaghetti Western filmed in Croatia starring James Mitchum, Milla Sannoner, and George Ardisson. It was directed by Sergio Corbucci and film producer, produced by Albert Band. The film's theme music, theme song was performed by Rod Dana. The film has nothing to do with the Grand Canyon. Plot Wes Evans has completed his quest in finding and killing the Slade brothers, who have murdered his father, the sheriff of Arriba Mesa. Returning home, Wes is stopped by a large amount of gunmen in Butte Canyon, whose presence is a mystery. Wes escapes and returns home to Arriba Mesa. The judge offers him the job as sheriff and Cooley, the holder of the office and a friend of Wes, is anxious to step down. Wes however only wants to settle down, but when he learns that his love Nancy (who believed Wes to be dead) has married Tully Dancer, he decides to leave ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorro And The Three Musketeers
''Zorro and the Three Musketeers'' ( it, Zorro e i tre moschettieri, also known as ''Mask of the Musketeers'' and ''Zorro vs. the Three Musketeers'') is a 1963 Italian comedy-adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Gordon Scott. Plot In the 17th century, Zorro joins forces with the Three Musketeers to rescue a princess kidnapped by a Spanish emissary. Cast * Gordon Scott as Zorro * José Greci as Isabella * Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Athos * Livio Lorenzon as Porthos * Roberto Risso as Aramis * Nazzareno Zamperla as D'Artagnan * Franco Fantasia as Count of Sevilla * Nerio Bernardi as Cardinal Richelieu * Gianni Rizzo as King Philip * Maria Grazia Spina as Manuela * Mario Pisu as Count of Tequel * Ignazio Leone as Sancho * Giuseppe Addobbati * Ignazio Balsamo * Enzo Maggio * Renato Malavasi * Ugo Sasso * Bruno Scipioni * Charles Fawcett * Benito Stefanelli * Nando Tamberlani Nando Tamberlani (1896–1967) was an Italian film actor. A c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenge Of The Musketeers (1964 Film)
''Revenge of the Musketeers'' ( it, D'Artagnan contro i tre moschettieri / ''D'Artagnan vs the Three Musketeers'') is a 1963 Italian adventure film directed by Fulvio Tului. Cast * Fernando Lamas as d'Artagnan * Gloria Milland as Olimpia Mancini * Roberto Risso as Aramis * Walter Barnes as Porthos * Franco Fantasia as Athos * Folco Lulli as Cardinal Mazarin * Andreina Paul as Queen Anne * Gabriele Antonini as King Charles II * Renzo Palmer * Piero Lulli * Ignazio Leone * Franco Ressel * Benito Stefanelli References External links *''Revenge of the Musketeers''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film ... 1964 films 1964 adventure films Italian adventure films Italian swashbuckler films Films based on Twenty Years After Cultural depict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Queen For Caesar
''A Queen for Caesar'' ( it, Una regina per Cesare, french: Cléopâtre une reine pour César) is a 1962 Italian-French historical drama film directed by Piero Pierotti and Victor Tourjansky and starring Pascale Petit, George Ardisson and Rik Battaglia. It is set in Egypt in 48 BC. Unlike other films about Caesar and Cleopatra, this film focuses entirely on the dynastic struggle within Egypt leading up to the arrival of Caesar, and in fact, we only see him in the closing scene of the film when he arrives at the Ptolemaic Palace in Alexandria. This film was shot at the Incir De Paolis Studios in Rome. 20th Century Fox bought the rights for the film to keep it out of release lest it compete with their own Elizabeth Taylor ''Cleopatra''.p.173 Hatchuel, Sarah ''Shakespeare and the Cleopatra/Caesar Intertext: Sequel, Conflation, Remake'' Rowman & Littlefield, 16/07/2011 Cast * Pascale Petit as Cleopatra *George Ardisson as Achillas * Rik Battaglia as Lucius Septimius *Akim Tamiroff as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Avenger (1962 Film)
''The Avenger'' ( it, La leggenda di Enea, lit=The Legend of Aeneas) is a 1962 film directed by Giorgio Venturini. Plot summary Aeneas leads escaped survivors of the Trojan War to new land in Italy. Based on Virgil's ''The Aeneid''. Cast * Steve Reeves as Enea (Aeneas) * Carla Marlier as Lavinia, Latino's Daughter * Liana Orfei as Camilla, Queen of the Volsci * Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Eurialo (Euryalus) * Gianni Garko as Turno (Turnus), King of the Rusalie (Rutuli) * Mario Ferrari as King Latino (Latinus) * Lulla Selli as Queen Amata, Latino's Wife * Maurice Poli as Mesenzio (Mezentius), Turno's Henchman * Luciano Benetti as Sergesto (Sergestus) * Pietro Capanna as Bisia * Enzo Fiermonte as Acate (Achates) * Charles Band as Ascanio (Ascanius) * Benito Stefanelli as Niso ( Nisus) * Nerio Bernardi as Drance * Adriano Vitale as Dancer * Walter Zappolini as Dancer * Robert Bettoni as Pallante (Pallas) Release ''The Avenger'' was released in Italy on 28 November 1962 wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Slave (1962 Film)
''The Slave'' ( it, Il figlio di Spartacus, lit=The Son of Spartacus) is a 1962 Italian ''peplum'' film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Steve Reeves and Gianna Maria Canale. It is an unofficial sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film ''Spartacus'', as it includes a mention of the character Varinia, who was specifically created for the novel template for that film. The running time was 100 minutes.Della Casa, Steve; Giusti, Marco (2013). "Il Grande Libro di Ercole". Edizione Sabinae. Page 157. Plot In 48 B.C., twenty-five years after the revolt of Spartacus, the slave leader's son Randus (who is ignorant of his heritage) has grown to become a soldier in the Roman army. Stationed in the city of Alexandria, Egypt, Randus has been promoted to centurion by his commander, Gaius Julius Caesar, and is given an important task to accomplish: To travel to the city of Zeugma in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire and learn of the secret plots planned out by the local R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romolo E Remo
''Duel of the Titans'' ( it, Romolo e Remo, lit=Romulus and Remus) is a 1961 Italian / French film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Steve Reeves, Gordon Scott, and Virna Lisi. The film is about twin brothers revolt against tyranny in pre-Roman Italy and then come to a parting of the ways as they lead their people toward the founding of a new city, known as Rome. This is based on the legend of Romulus and Remus. Plot Born of a God and a mortal, two babies are abandoned to a river. Nurtured by a wolf, they are later recovered by a shepherd. Romulus (Reeves) and Remus ( Scott) grow up to lead a band of thieves in an effort to eliminate two cruel Kings— Amulias and Nemulias, the King of the Sabines. After 20 years, the two twins are briefly reunited with their mother. Before she dies, she tells her sons that they are destined to be the founders of a great city. Later after having fallen in love with the daughter of Nemulias, Romulus is unaware of his brother's ambitions as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trojan Horse (film)
''The Trojan Horse'' ( it, La guerra di Troia) is a 1961 Italian ''peplum'' film set in the tenth and final year of the Trojan War. The film focuses primarily on the exploits of the Trojan hero Aeneas during this time. The film was directed by Giorgio Ferroni and stars Steve Reeves as Aeneas and John Drew Barrymore as Odysseus. In 2004 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Storia Segreta del Cinema Italiano: Italian Kings of the Bs" at the 61st Venice International Film Festival. Cast Production The battle scenes were shot in Yugoslavia. Release ''The Trojan Horse'' was released in Italy on 26 October 1961 with a 115-minute running time. It was released in July 1962 in the United States with a 105-minute running time. See also * List of historical drama films * Greek mythology in popular culture * Sword-and-sandal Footnotes References * * External links * ''The Trojan Horse''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Sceriffa
''La sceriffa'' (''The Sheriff'') is a 1959 Italian Western comedy in black-and-white, directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero. It stars Italian comedy star Ugo Tognazzi. It was released on 16 August 1959. The film starred several comedians and spawned a number of western comedies which followed. Plot A sheriff is killed and his widow (Tina Pica) takes up his job to find the killers. Cast *Tina Pica as Carmela Esposito, 'la Sceriffa' *Ugo Tognazzi as Colorado Joe *Livio Lorenzon as Jimmy Jesse *Tino Scotti as The Judge *Alberto Sorrentino as Brutto Tempo - the Native American * Anita Todesco as Nuvola Rosa - Brutto Tempo's Daughter *Carlo Pisacane as Nick *Carlo Sposito as Gennarino - aka Gen *Annie Alberti as Connie Dallas *Franco Balducci as Jimmy Jesse's Brother *Stelio Candelli as Bruno Carotenuto *Elio Crovetto as Jack - the Texan drunk *Tina De Mola as Dolly - the singer *Fanfulla Luigi Visconti, better known by his stage name Fanfulla, (26 February 1913 – 5 January 1971) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messalina (1960 Film)
''Messalina'' ( it, Messalina Venere imperatrice) is a 1960 Italian ''peplum'' film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. Plot After the death of the Emperor Caligula, Claudius is chosen to replace him. Claudius decides to take a new wife, the Vestal Virgin Messalina, the niece of Augustus Caesar. The night before the wedding Messalina murders a noble via poison. An assassin is sent to kill Messalina; she seduces him, has him killed and presents his severed head. Cast * Belinda Lee as Valeria Messalina * Spiros Focás as Lucius Maximus * Carlo Giustini as Lucius Geta (as Carlo Justini) * Giancarlo Sbragia as Aulo Celso (as Gian Carlo Sbragia) * Arturo Dominici as Gaius Lilius * Giulio Donnini as Narcissus * Ida Galli as Silvia * Mino Doro as Claudius * Giuliano Gemma as Marcellus * Annie Gorassini as Courtisan lover of Aulo Ceso * Lia Angeleri as Vipidia * Aroldo Tieri as Pirgo Pollinice * Vittorio Congia as Ortotrago * Paola Pitagora (as Paola Gargeloni) * Bruno Scipioni P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
