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Bruno Canfora
Bruno Canfora (; 6 November 1924 – 4 August 2017) was an Italian composer, conductor, and music arranger. Life and career Born in Milan, Canfora studied piano at an early age, then studied oboe at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. During the Second World War, he played several concerts with his group in Trieste. After the war, he moved to Turin and became conductor of the Castellino Danze Orchestra. Besides having composed scores for television programs and films, Canfora is known for his work in pop music, particularly for his collaboration with Mina, for whom he composed songs like ''Brava'', ''Un bacio è troppo poco'', ''Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore'', ''Sono come tu mi vuoi'' and ''Vorrei che fosse amore'' (the latter two were also translated into other languages like Spanish, the latter also in French). In the 60's he toured with Mina in Japan and wrote a hit for her in that country: "Anata To Watashi". He also composed songs for Rita Pavone, Ornella Vano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area (whose outer suburbs extend well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city and even stretch into the nearby country of Switzerland) is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 million making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, chemicals, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peppino Di Capri
Peppino di Capri (born Giuseppe Faiella on 27 July 1939) is an Italian popular music singer, songwriter and pianist, successful in Italy and Europe. His international hits include "St. Tropez Twist", "Daniela", "Torna piccina", "Roberta", "Melancolie", "Freva", "L'ultimo romantico", "Un grande amore e niente più", "Non lo faccio più", "Nun è peccato", and "Champagne". Biography Peppino began singing and playing the piano at age 4, entertaining the American army troops stationed on the island of Capri with a repertoire of American standards. After 6 years of classical studies and playing at nightclubs around Capri, Peppino and his group The Rockers released their first single, with the songs "Malattia" ("Sickness") and "Nun è Peccato" ("It's not a sin"), sung in Neapolitan in 1958. The single was an instant hit, and Peppino spent most of the following year touring. A string of hit singles soon followed, usually alternating between Italian versions of American rock'n'roll a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Kuljerić
Igor Kuljerić (February 1, 1938 – April 20, 2006) was an important Croatian composer and conductor. His large opus followed the stylistic changes and evolutions of 20th and 21st century music. Biography Born in the coastal city of Šibenik on the Adriatic Sea, Kuljerić graduated in composition from Zagreb Academy of Music and received a grant from the Italian government to study opera repertoire at La Scala in Milan, Italy. Attracted by the new movements in contemporary music, he participated in the experiments held in the Studio di fonologia musicale (Studio for musical phonology) at RAI with Luigi Nono and in Monte Carlo with Igor Markevitch. From 1960 to 1967 he served as the rehearsal and assistant conductor of the Opera of Croatian National Theater in Zagreb and later became a member of the famed I Solisti di Zagreb ensemble as harpsichordist and assistant to the director Antonio Janigro. His conducting debut in 1967 during the Zagreb soloists' tour in the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destruction Force
''Destruction Force'' (originally titled ''La banda del trucido'' (''The Numbskull's Gang''), also known as ''Dirty Gang'') is a 1977 Italian poliziottesco directed by Stelvio Massi. It is the second film in which Tomas Milian plays the character of Monnezza after ''Free Hand for a Tough Cop'' (''Il trucido e lo sbirro''). The participation of Milian was due to an old contract he was forced to fulfill; originally intended as a special appearance, the role of Milian was expanded to make it appear as the star of the film, and Milian obtained in exchange to construct his character as he wanted and to write (uncredited) his dialogue lines. The film was shot in three weeks, but Milian filmed his part in just five days. Cast *Luc Merenda: Commissioner Ghini *Tomas Milian: Sergio Marazzi, aka "Er Monnezza" * Massimo Vanni: Marchetti *Elio Zamuto: Belli *Franco Citti: Lanza *Mario Brega:Quaestor Alberti *Imma Piro ''Imma'' is a large genus of moths in the obtectomeran "micromoth" f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Hand For A Tough Cop
''Free Hand for a Tough Cop'' ( it, Il trucido e lo sbirro / The Numbskull and the Cop), also known as ''Tough Cop'', is an Italian poliziottesco-action film directed in 1976 by Umberto Lenzi and the second entry into the Tanzi/Moretto/Monnezza shared universe. In this movie Tomas Milian plays for the first time Sergio Marazzi a.k.a. "Er Monnezza", a role that he later played several more times, in Lenzi's '' Brothers Till We Die'' (1978, a sort of sequel of this movie), in ''Destruction Force'' by Stelvio Massi (1977) and, with slight differences, in '' Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici'' by Bruno Corbucci (1980) and in Francesco Massaro's ''Il lupo e l'agnello'' (1980). Plot Camilla is a little girl suffering with a kidney disorder. Before she can receive her next due treatment she gets kidnapped. The gangsters intend to blackmail her rich father. Commissario Antonio Sarti knows that time is running out on the victim and takes desperate measures. He secretly organises a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Funny Face Of The Godfather
''L'altra faccia del padrino'' (internationally released as ''The Funny Face of the Godfather'') is a 1973 Italian parody film directed by Franco Prosperi. It is a spoof of Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film ''The Godfather''. Plot The film partially follows the plotline of the 1972 film The Godfather but with numerous visual gags and sketch comedies along the way. One major difference is that the protagonist is a young man who acts disguised as the godfather. Cast *Alighiero Noschese as Don Vito Monreale / Nick Buglione *Minnie Minoprio as Bonnie * Raymond Bussières as Don Gennaro Magliulo *Lino Banfi as Rocky Canosa *Fausto Tozzi as Tony Malonzo *Stefano Satta Flores as Jimmy Salvozzo *Elena Fiore as Godfather's Wife *Haydée Politoff as Angelica Magliulo *Lenny Montana as Saro *Guido Leontini as Tom Iager *Mario Pilar as Tartaglioni *Romano Puppo as Godfather's Henchman *Dada Gallotti See also * List of Italian films of 1973 A list of films produced in Italy i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Sting The Mosquito
''Don't Sting the Mosquito'' ( it, Non stuzzicate la zanzara) is a 1967 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Lina Wertmüller (under the stage name George H. Brown). It is the sequel of '' Rita the Mosquito''. Cast * Rita Pavone: Rita Santangelo * Giancarlo Giannini: Paolo Randi * Giulietta Masina: Maria Cristina * Romolo Valli: Bartolomeo Santangelo * Peppino De Filippo: Carmelo * Enrico Viarisio: General * Mita Medici: Vanessa * Raffaele Pisu: Sergeant * Giusi Raspani Dandolo: Director * Caterina Boratto: Marchesa Filangeri * Ugo Fangareggi: Wolfang * Teddy Reno: Himself * Pietro De Vico Pietro De Vico (1 February 1911 – 10 December 1999) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1948 and 1991. He was born in Naples, and died in Rome. He was married, from 1937 until his death in 1999, to actress Anna Campo ... References External links * 1967 films 1967 musical comedy films Films directed by Lina Wertmüller Musicarelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tont Operazione D
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Vostro Super Agente Flit
''Il vostro superagente Flit'' is a 1966 Italian Eurospy comedy that is a parody of ''Our Man Flint'' (''Il nostro agente Flint''). Starring Raimondo Vianello and Raffaella Carra, it was directed by Mariano Laurenti in his debut as a director and written by Bruno Corbucci who also wrote the James Tont films.p.261-262 Blake, Matt & Deal, David ‘’The Eurospy Guide’’ 2004 Luminary Press Plot When the world is threatened by a series of mysterious catastrophic events from an unknown power from alien planet called Bral, only one man can save the planet...Your Man Flit. Cast * Raimondo Vianello as Agent Flit * Raffaella Carrà as Aura * Fernando Sancho as Smirnoff * Pamela Tudor as Mrs. Smirnoff * Kitty Swan as Flit's girlfriend * Ursula Janis as blonde Flit's girlfriend *Alfredo Marchetti Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon name Alfred (name), Alfred and a common Italian language, Italian, Galician language, Galician, Portuguese langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita The Mosquito
''Rita the Mosquito'' ( it, Rita la zanzara) is a 1966 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Lina Wertmüller (under the stage name George H. Brown). It has a sequel, ''Don't Sting the Mosquito''. Plot Cast * Rita Pavone: Rita * Giancarlo Giannini: Professor Paolo Randi * Peppino De Filippo: Carmelo * Nino Taranto: Director of education * Turi Ferro: Sicilian professor * Bice Valori: Luigina * Laura Efrikian: Lili * Tanya Lopert: Lida * Vittorio Congia: Ciccio * Giusi Raspani Dandolo: "Catherine Spaak" * Paolo Panelli: Peppino * Gino Bramieri: Drunkard * Milena Vukotic: Dance instructor * Ugo Fangareggi Ugo Fangareggi (30 January 1938 – 20 October 2017) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Genoa, Fangareggi worked as a dental technician when in 1961 he was noticed by Luigi Squarzina who chose him to act in the play ''Ciascuno a suo ...: Wolfgang * Teddy Reno: Himself * Silvia Dionisio: Collettina References External links * 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall Of The Mohicans
''Fall of the Mohicans'' ( es, Uncas, el fin de una raza/ ''Uncas, The End of a Race'', or it, L'ultimo dei Mohicani) is a 1965 Spanish-Italian historical western adventure film directed by Mateo Cano and starring Jack Taylor, Paul Muller and Sara Lezana. The film is based on James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel ''The Last of the Mohicans'', but made in the style of a Spaghetti Western. It was shot on location in the Tabernas Desert of Almería Another adaptation of the story '' The Last Tomahawk'' was released the same year by Germany's Constantin Film. Story In 1757 French troops take Fort William Henry. British Colonel Munro and his two daughters are captured by the Marques of Montcalm and offered to the Huron chief Cunning Fox. Cast * Jack Taylor as Duncan Edward * Paul Muller as Colonel Munro * Sara Lezana as Cora Munro * Daniel Martín as Uncas * José Manuel Martín as Cunning Fox * Barbara Loy as Alice Munro * Luis Induni as Hawkeye * José Marco as Chinga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Huns (film)
''The Huns'' ( it, La regina dei tartari is a 1960 adventure film directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Chelo Alonso and Jacques Sernas about Attila the Hun. Plot Cast * Chelo Alonso as Tanya * Jacques Sernas as Malok * Folco Lulli as Igor * Mario Petri as Timur * Philippe Hersent as Kathierma * Piero Lulli as Seikor * Andrea Scotti as Chagatai * Ciquita Coffelli as Oruska * Pietro Tordi as Morobas * Raf Baldassarre Raf Baldassarre (17 January 1932 - 11 January 1995) was an Italian film actor. Life and career Born Raffaele Baldassarre in Giurdignano, Lecce, Apulia, he started his career in the late 1950s, being cast in many peplum and adventure films, a ... as Prisoner Release ''The Huns'' was released in Italy on 5 October 1960. It was released in the United States on 14 November 1962. References Footnotes Sources * External links * 1960 adventure films Italian adventure films French adventure films Peplum films Films directed by Serg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
