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Bombolo
Franco Lechner, best known as Bombolo (22 May 1931 – 21 August 1987), was an Italian character actor and comedian. Life and career Born in Rome into a humble family, a former peddler of dishes, Lechner was discovered in a tavern by Franco Castellacci and Pierfrancesco Pingitore, who entered him in their cabaret company "Il Bagaglino". He got a large popularity in cinema as the sidekick of Tomas Milian in a successful series of half-serious poliziottesco films directed by Bruno Corbucci. He was also partner of Enzo Cannavale in a number of comedy films. He died at age 56 as a result of complications following a major surgical operation. Decades later, his characteristic slang, and particularly his distinctive "tze tze", remain popular among the younger generations. Partial filmography * ''Remo e Romolo (Storia di due figli di una lupa)'' (1976) - Pappo * ''La prima notte di nozze'' (1976) * '' Hit Squad'' (1976) - Er Trippa * '' Nerone'' (1977) - Roscio * '' Il marito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombolo 1983
Franco Lechner, best known as Bombolo (22 May 1931 – 21 August 1987), was an Italian character actor and comedian. Life and career Born in Rome into a humble family, a former peddler of dishes, Lechner was discovered in a tavern by Franco Castellacci and Pierfrancesco Pingitore, who entered him in their cabaret company "Il Bagaglino". He got a large popularity in cinema as the sidekick of Tomas Milian in a successful series of half-serious poliziottesco films directed by Bruno Corbucci. He was also partner of Enzo Cannavale in a number of comedy films. He died at age 56 as a result of complications following a major surgical operation. Decades later, his characteristic slang, and particularly his distinctive "tze tze", remain popular among the younger generations. Partial filmography * ''Remo e Romolo (Storia di due figli di una lupa)'' (1976) - Pappo * ''La prima notte di nozze'' (1976) * ''Hit Squad (film), Hit Squad'' (1976) - Er Trippa * ''Nerone (1977 film), Nerone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'imbranato
''L'imbranato'' (''The bumbling man'') is a 1979 Italian comedy film written and directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore. Plot Pippo Sperandio is an employee of an Italian electronics company in direct contact with his boss, the pleasure-seeker Dr. Maramotti, who never misses an opportunity to have relationships with different types of women including Laura, his secretary. However, when he needs to be replaced during a holiday in Sardinia he calls and sends Pippo Sperandio to his place who - as Doctor Maramotti - will have to deal with a hectic holiday full of sport and goliardic parties, typical of the tourist villages of those years, which he is not used to. Cast * Pippo Franco: Pippo Sperandio * Laura Troschel: Laura * Bombolo: Bombolo Cicerchia * Luciana Turina: Poldina Sperandio * Duilio Del Prete: Dr. Felice Maramotti * Oreste Lionello: "Man-i-drake" * Enzo Cannavale: The man who laughs * Teo Teocoli: Teo * Sergio Leonardi: Bandit * Giancarlo Magalli: Capo animatore * Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W La Foca
''W la foca'' is a 1982 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Nando Cicero. Plot Andrea (Lory Del Santo) is a young and naïve nurse from Veneto who is employed by the Roman physician Dr. Filippo Patacchiola (Bombolo). Patacchiola lives with his nymphomaniac wife (Dagmar Lassander), raunchy daughter Marisa (Michela Miti), senile father (Riccardo Billi), mentally retarded son Paolo (Fabio Grossi), and African maid Domenica (Anna Fall) who Patacchiola wants to use as a "manmaker" for his son. The inevitable cycle of misunderstandings, couple exchange, and sexual seductions gets even more complicated when Andrea's lover Michele (Carlo Marini) arrives in Rome to see Andrea. Cast *Lory Del Santo: Andrea *Michela Miti: Marisa Patacchiola *Riccardo Billi: the Grandfather *Bombolo: Dr. Filippo Patacchiola *Dagmar Lassander: Signora Patacchiola *Fabio Grossi: Paolo Patacchiola *Anna Fall: Domenica *Carlo Marini: Michele *Victor Cavallo: painter *Franco Bracardi: tramp * Enzo Andronico: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime At The Chinese Restaurant
''Crime at the Chinese Restaurant'' ( it, Delitto al ristorante cinese) is a 1981 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the eighth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series; in this chapter Tomas Milian plays a double role, the inspector Nico Giraldi and the Chinese Ciu Ci Ciao, a character reprised, with slight changes, from the role of Sakura that the same Milian played in the 1975 spaghetti western ''The White, the Yellow, and the Black''. Cast * Tomas Milian as Nico Giraldi / Ciu Ci Ciao * Bombolo as Bombolo * Enzo Cannavale as Vincenzo Quagliarulo * Olimpia Di Nardo as Angela * John Chen as Chan Zeng Piao * Giacomo Furia as Giudice Arducci * Massimo Vanni as Brigadier Gargiulo * Alfredo Rizzo as Il marito dell'amante di Papetti Release The film was released in Italy on November 19, 1981. See also * List of Italian films of 1981 A list of films produced in Italy in 1981 (see 1981 in film): References Footnotes Source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Italy (1978 Film)
''Squadra antimafia'', internationally released as ''Little Italy'', is a 1978 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the fourth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian. Cast * Tomas Milian as Nico Giraldi * Enzo Cannavale as Salvatore Esposito * Eli Wallach as Don Girolamo Giarra * Bombolo as Venticello * Margherita Fumero as Maria Sole Giarra * Massimo Vanni as Brigadiere Gargiulo * John P. Dulaney as Ballarin * Tomas Milian, Jr. as Francesco See also * List of Italian films of 1978 A list of films produced in Italy in 1978 (see 1978 in film): See also *1978 in Italian television References Footnotes Sources * * External linksItalian films of 1978at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films O ... References External links * 1978 films Films directed by Bruno Corbucci Italian crime comedy films Poliziotteschi films Films set in Rome Films set in the United States Films scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerone (1977 Film)
''Nerone'' is a 1977 Italian comedy film directed by Castellacci & Pingitore. It parodies real life event of the Roman emperor Nero. Plot Cast *Pippo Franco as Nero * Maria Grazia Buccella as Poppea * Paola Tedesco as Licia *Oreste Lionello as Seneca *Enrico Montesano as Petronio Arbitro *Paola Borboni as Agrippina * Gianfranco D'Angelo as Tigellino *Paolo Stoppa as San Pietro *Aldo Fabrizi as General Galba * Bombolo as Roscio * Marina Marfoglia as Atte *Laura Troschel as Locusta *Massimo Dapporto as Cristiano liberato *Attilio Dottesio as Centurione *Giancarlo Magalli as Presidente del senato *Carmen Russo ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opér ... as Lucilla References External links * 1977 films Italian comedy films 1977 comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciao Marziano
''Ciao marziano'' is a 1980 Italian science fiction-comedy film directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore. Plot An alien named Bix is sent from the planet Mars to Rome in order to learn the habits and customs of the humans. Cast * Pippo Franco: Bix * Silvia Dionisio: Maddalena * Laura Troschel: Judy * Oreste Lionello: Lazzaro * Aldo Giuffré: Dr. Ponzio * Bombolo: Brigadier Pietro * Franco Citti: Er Cinese * Teo Teocoli: Don Paolo * Isabella Biagini: Isabella * Luciana Turina: Singer * Adriana Russo: Journalist * Giancarlo Magalli: Mayor of Rome See also * List of Italian films of 1980 This is a list of Italian films that premiered or were originally released in 1980 (see 1980 in film). Footnotes References * * * Shipka, Danny. ''Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960-1980''. Mc ... References External links * 1980 films 1980s science fiction comedy films Italian science fiction comedy films Films set in R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassinio Sul Tevere
''Assassinio sul Tevere'' (''Assassination on the Tiber'') is a 1979 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the sixth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian. Cast * Tomas Milian: Nico Giraldi * Marina Ripa Di Meana (credited as Marina Lante della Rovere): Eleonora Ruffini * Angelo Pellegrino: Prosecutor Luciano Canuti * Roberta Manfredi: Angela Santi * Bombolo: Venticello * Marino Masé: Nardelli * Enzo Liberti: Otello Santi * Massimo Vanni: Gargiulo * Renato Mori: Galbiati * Marcello Martana Marcello is a common masculine Italian given name. It is a variant of Marcellus. The Spanish and Portuguese version of the name is Marcelo, differing in having only one "l", while the Greek form is Markellos. Etymology The name originally means ...: Trentini References External links * 1979 films Films directed by Bruno Corbucci Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli Italian crime comedy films Poliziotteschi films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squadra Antitruffa
''Squadra antitruffa'' is a 1977 Italian crime film directed by Bruno Corbucci and starring David Hemmings, Tomas Milian and Anna Cardini. It is the third chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian. Plot A rude Roman policeman (Nico Giraldi) and an English detective team up in search of a gang that has carried out an enormous fraud against the Lloyd's of London. The culprits eliminate all possible witnesses but, despite everything, the couple still manages to climb to the head and sent him to jail. Main cast * Tomas Milian - Nico Giraldi * David Hemmings - Robert Clayton * Anna Cardini - The Girl * Alberto Farnese - Avv. Ferrante * Massimo Vanni - Brigadiere Gargiulo * Leo Gullotta - Tarcisio Pollaroli - Er Fibbia * Bombolo - Franco Bertarelli - a.k.a. Venticello * Antonio De Leo - Milord * John P. Dulaney - Ballarin (uncredited) * Marcello Martana - maresciallo Trentini * Roberto Alessandri - Aldo Proietti - a.k.a. Er Picchio * Marcello Verzier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messalina, Messalina
''Messalina, Messalina!'', also known as ''Caligula II: Messalina, Messalina'' and ''Caligula:sins of Rome'', is a 1977 Italian sex comedy and sword-and-sandal spoof. Background The film is not in fact a sequel nor a prequel to Tinto Brass' 1979 film ''Caligula''. During the time that ''Caligula'' spent in post-production, the film's co-producer Franco Rossellini wanted to get usage from the $20,000,000 of sets and costumes used in ''Caligula'', fearing that the film would never be released. The sets and costumes, as noted in the film's opening credits, were those from ''Caligula'', designed by Danilo Donati and used without his consent. Anneka Di Lorenzo, who plays the title role of Messalina, had played the same role in ''Caligula''. Lori Wagner, who played Agrippina in Tinto Brass' film, also reprises her role. Synopsis The film begins with Messalina (Anneka Di Lorenzo), the wife of Claudius (Vittorio Caprioli), who is now Emperor succeeding Caligula. Most of the film revolves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Marito In Collegio
''Il marito in collegio'' is a 1977 Italian comedy film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It is based on the novel with the same name by Giovanni Guareschi. Plot A gas station attendant (Enrico Montesano) falls in love with a Lombard noblewoman ( Silvia Dionisio), who agrees to marry him just to get his uncle's inheritance. Cast *Enrico Montesano as Camillo Proietti * Silvia Dionisio as Carlotta *Anna Proclemer as Donna Leo Madellis *Mario Carotenuto as Casimiro Zanin * Stefania Careddu as Robinia *Pino Caruso as Baron Filippo Pancaldi d'Entreves * Gastone Pescucci as Giusmaria * Liana Trouché as Carlotta's mother *Bombolo Franco Lechner, best known as Bombolo (22 May 1931 – 21 August 1987), was an Italian character actor and comedian. Life and career Born in Rome into a humble family, a former peddler of dishes, Lechner was discovered in a tavern by Franco ... as Baron's driver References External links * 1977 films Italian comedy films 1977 comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Casinista
''Il casinista'' is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore. It stars Pippo Franco, Renzo Montagnani, Bombolo, and Simona Mariani Simona may refer to: * 1033 Simona, a main-belt asteroid * Simona (given name), a feminine given name of Hebrew origin * ''Simona'' (TV series), a 2018 Argentine telenovela * ''Simona'' (cicada), a genus of cicadas See also * Simon (disambiguati .... References External links * 1980 films Italian comedy films 1980 comedy films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
