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Condottieri (film)
''Condottieri'' is a 1937 Italian historical drama film directed by Luis Trenker and starring Trenker, Loris Gizzi and Laura Nucci. It portrays the life of Giovanni de' Medici, a celebrated condottiere of the sixteenth century. A separate German-language version was also made. The film received 9.6 million lire of funding from the Italian government, as part as a major drive by the Fascist authorities to develop the Italian film industry (which also involved the construction of the large Cinecittà complex in Rome). Along with ''Scipio Africanus'', the film was an attempt to harness history to support the Fascist regime's current policies. ''Condottieri'' drew parallels between the dictator Benito Mussolini and the historical figure of de' Medici, portraying both as unifying Italy. The film's elaborate sets were designed by Virgilio Marchi and Erich Grave, while Herbert Ploberger produced the costumes. Cast *Luis Trenker as Giovanni de' Medici *Loris Gizzi as Malatesta *Laura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Trenker
Luis Trenker (born Alois Franz Trenker, 4 October 1892 – 13 April 1990) was a South Tyrolean film producer, director, writer, actor, architect, Mountaineering, alpinist, and Bobsleigh, bobsledder. Biography Early life Alois Franz Trenker was born on 4 October 1892 in Urtijëi, County of Tyrol, Tyrol (german: link=no, St. Ulrich in Gröden, it, Ortisei) in the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire (in present-day northern Italy). His father Jacob Trenker was a painter from North Tyrol, and his mother Karolina (''née'' Demetz) was from Urtijëi in Val Gardena. He grew up speaking two languages: German, the language of his father, and Ladin language, Ladin, the language of his mother. He attended the local primary school from 1898 to 1901, and then attended the Josefinum in Bolzano in 1902 and 1903. From 1903 to 1905, he attended the arts and crafts school in Bolzano, where he developed his skills as a woodcarver. In 1912, he entered the Realschule in Innsbruck, where he stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 1943, and "Duce" of Italian Fascism from the establishment of the Italian Fasces of Combat in 1919 until his execution in 1945 by Italian partisans. As dictator of Italy and principal founder of fascism, Mussolini inspired and supported the international spread of fascist movements during the inter-war period. Mussolini was originally a socialist politician and a journalist at the ''Avanti!'' newspaper. In 1912, he became a member of the National Directorate of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), but he was expelled from the PSI for advocating military intervention in World War I, in opposition to the party's stance on neutrality. In 1914, Mussolini founded a new journal, ''Il Popolo d'Italia'', and served in the Royal Italian Army durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umberto Sacripante
Umberto Sacripante (2 October 1904 – 14 January 1975) was an Italian film and stage actor. Life and career Born Umberto Sacripanti in Rome, Sacripante debuted on stage in 1921, and in 1926 he became first actor in the theatrical company Teatro degli Indipendenti directed by Anton Giulio Bragaglia. He made his film debut in 1930, and in a short time he became one of the most active character actors of his time. Thanks to his good knowledge of German language, he was also often cast in German and Austrian productions. He also worked as general organizer for the production company Cines, and also was secretary of the National Syndicate of Film Actors. Personal life Sacripante was married to Assunta Lelli. Their sons Luciano and Mauro both worked in the cinema industry, respectively as film director and executive producer. Selected filmography * ''Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * ''Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ''Five to Nil'' (1932) * '' Zaganella and the Cavalier'' (1932) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nino Marchetti
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Augusto Marcacci
Augusto Marcacci (4 June 1892 – 7 December 1969) was an Italian actor and voice actor.Mancini p.229 Selected filmography * '' Dimmed Lights'' (1934) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' Golden Arrow'' (1935) * ''Condottieri'' (1937) * '' The Cuckoo Clock'' (1938) * '' Beyond Love'' (1940) * ''Eternal Melodies'' (1940) * ''The First Woman Who Passes'' (1940) * ''First Love'' (1941) * ''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (1941) * '' Girl of the Golden West'' (1942) * '' Love Story'' (1942) * '' Invisible Chains'' (1942) * ''Fedora'' (1942) * ''A Little Wife'' (1943) * ''Rita of Cascia Rita of Cascia, born Margherita Lotti (1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italians, Italian widow and Augustinian nuns, Augustinian nun venerated as a List of Catholic saints, saint in the Roman Catholic Church. After Rita's husband died, she joine ...'' (1943) References Bibliography * Mancini, Elaine. ''Struggles of the Italian film industry during fascism, 1930-1935''. UMI Research Press, 1985. Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tito Gobbi
Tito Gobbi (24 October 19135 March 1984) was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation. He made his operatic debut in Gubbio in 1935 as Count Rodolfo in Bellini's ''La sonnambula'' and quickly appeared in Italy's major opera houses. By the time he retired in 1979 he had acquired a repertoire of almost 100 operatic roles. They ranged from Mozart's mid-range baritone roles through Rossini's Barber through Donizetti and the standard Verdi and Puccini baritone roles to Alban Berg's ''Wozzeck''. He had a worldwide career as operatic baritone, appearing in (or recording the singing role) for over 25 films and, from the mid-1960s onward, was the stage director for about ten different operas which were given close to 35 productions throughout Europe and North America, including a significant number in Chicago for the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Gobbi and his wife, Tilde De Rensis, had a daughter, Cecilia, who now runs the "Associazione Musicale Tito Gobbi", an organizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo Ferrari
Angelo Ferrari (14 August 1897 – 15 June 1945) was an Italian actor known for his work in German cinema. Selected filmography * ''The Nude Woman'' (1922) * ''The Green Manuela'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * ''Prater'' (1924) * ''The Circus Princess'' (1925) * ''Jealousy'' (1925) * '' The Golden Calf'' (1925) * ''The Motorist Bride'' (1925) * ''The Clever Fox'' (1926) * '' Tea Time in the Ackerstrasse'' (1926) * '' Battle of the Sexes'' (1926) * ''When She Starts, Look Out'' (1926) * ''The Flight in the Night'' (1926) * '' Roses from the South'' (1926) * '' Young Blood'' (1926) * ''Heads Up, Charley'' (1927) * ''Circus Renz'' (1927) * '' My Aunt, Your Aunt'' (1927) * '' Naples is a Song'' (1927) * ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927) * ''Orient Express'' (1927) * ''Folly of Love'' (1928) * ''The Lady and the Chauffeur'' (1928) * '' Odette'' (1928) * ''Pawns of Passion'' (1928) * '' Five Anxious Days'' (1928) * '' The Sinner'' (1928) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesare Borgia
Cesare Borgia (; ca-valencia, Cèsar Borja ; es, link=no, César Borja ; 13 September 1475 – 12 March 1507) was an Italian ex- cardinal and '' condottiero'' (mercenary leader) of Aragonese (Spanish) origin, whose fight for power was a major inspiration for ''The Prince'' by Niccolò Machiavelli. He was an illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI and member of the Spanish-Aragonese House of Borgia. After initially entering the Church and becoming a cardinal on his father's election to the Papacy, he became, after the death of his brother in 1498, the first person to resign a . He served as a ''condottiero'' for King Louis XII of France around 1500, and occupied Milan and Naples during the Italian Wars. At the same time he carved out a state for himself in Central Italy, but after his father's death he was unable to retain power for long. According to Machiavelli, this was not due to a lack of foresight, but his error in creating a new pope. Early life Like many aspects of Cesa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Ferrari
Mario Ferrari (September 3, 1894 – June 28, 1974) was an Italian film actor. After making his debut in 1920, Ferrari became a mainstay of Italian cinema during the Fascist era appearing in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He played the villainous Graiano d'Asti in the historical film '' Ettore Fieramosca'' (1938).Landy p.131-32 Ferrari continued to work regularly in the post-Second World War years. Selected filmography * ''Il milione'' (1920) * ''Il rosso e il nero'' (1920) * ''Castello dalle cinquantasette lampade'' (1920) * ''L'isola scomparsa'' (1921) * ''Palio'' (1932) - Bachicche * ''The Table of the Poor'' (1932) - Attorney Volterra * '' Your Money or Your Life'' (1932) * '' 1860'' (1933) - Colonel Carini * ''Villafranca'' (1934) * ''L'impiegata di papà'' (1934) - Capoufficio * ''La maestrina'' (1934) - Giacomo Macchia * ''Everybody's Woman'' (1934) - Il produttore cinamatografico * ''La città dell'amore'' (1934) * ''Red Passport'' (1935) - Don Pablo Ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caterina Sforza
Caterina Sforza (1463 – 28 May 1509) was an Italian noblewoman, the Countess of Forlì and Lady of Imola, firstly with her husband Girolamo Riario, and after his death as a regent of her son Ottaviano. Caterina was a noblewoman who lived a life maintaining her responsibilities with her family and power as a ruler in the courts. Her status and image was shaped by the masculine and feminine roles she took on throughout her lifetime as a ruler, wife, widow, and mother, in addition to the cultural activities she participated in during Renaissance Italy. The descendant of a dynasty of noted condottieri, from an early age, Caterina distinguished herself through her bold and impetuous actions taken to safeguard her possessions from possible usurpers and to defend her dominions from attack, when they were involved in political intrigues. In her private life, Caterina was devoted to various activities, including experiments in alchemy and a love of hunting, dancing, and horse riding. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Salviati
Maria Salviati (17 July 1499 – 29 December 1543) was a Florentine noblewoman, the daughter of Lucrezia di Lorenzo de' Medici and Jacopo Salviati. She married Giovanni delle Bande Nere and was the mother of Cosimo I de Medici. Her husband died 30 November 1526, leaving her a widow at the age of 27. Salviati never remarried; after her husband's death she adopted the somber garb of a novice, which is how she is remembered today as numerous late portraits show her attired in black and white.For information on portraits of Maria Salviati see Carl Brandon Strehlke, ''Pontormo, Bronzino, and the Medici: The Transformation of the Renaissance Portrait in Florence'' ( Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2004) cats. 30 and 46. Life Maria Salviati was born in Florence. She descended from two of Florence's most powerful banking families: the Salviati on her father's side, and the de' Medici on her mother's. Her maternal grandfather was Lorenzo "il Magnifico". When her cousin, Alessandro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Ploberger
Herbert Ploberger (1902–1977) was an Austrian costume designer and art director active in German and Austrian cinema.Fritsche p.232 Selected filmography * ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (1936) * ''Condottieri'' (1937) * ''Kora Terry'' (1940) * '' The Other Life'' (1948) * '' Dear Friend'' (1949) * ''Hula-Hopp, Conny ''Hula-Hopp, Conny'' is a 1959 West German musical comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Cornelia Froboess, Rudolf Vogel and Susi Nicoletti.Bock & Berfelder p.137 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designe ...'' (1959) References Bibliography * Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men In Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity ''. Berghahn Books, 2013. External links * 1902 births 1977 deaths Costume designers Austrian art directors People from Wels {{Austria-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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