Cose Da Pazzi (1953 Film)
''Crazy Affairs'' ( it, Cose da pazzi) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by G. W. Pabst. In May 2016, it was shown as part of a retrospective of Pabst's films at the Filmarchiv Austria. Cast * Aldo Fabrizi as Gnauli * Carla Del Poggio as Dalia Rossi * Enrico Viarisio as Professor Ruiz * Enzo Fiermonte as Paolo * Rita Giannuzzi as Silvia * Lianella Carell as Diomira Guidi * Arturo Bragaglia as The fisherman as a Patient * Oscar Andriani as The lunatic who writes a letter * Marco Tulli as The Inventor as a patient * Gianna Baragli as Madwoman playing canasta * Nietta Zocchi as Madwoman playing canasta * Lia Di Leo as The Nurse * Walter Brandi Walter Bigari better known by his stage name Walter Brandi was an Italian actor. In his book on European exploitation films, Danny Shipka described Brandi as "one of the first de facto stars of Italian horror/exploitation", while noting he was nev ... as A doctor References External links *''Cose da pazzi''at Variety Distribu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Léo Lania
Leo Lania ( 1896 – 9 November 1961) was a journalist, playwright and screenwriter. He was born Lazar Herrmann to a Jewish family in Kharkov. Although born in Russian Empire, Lania emigrated to Vienna and served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War. After the war he became increasingly involved with far-left politics and political theatre. In Germany he worked for the Communist-affiliated Prometheus Film and wrote '' The Shadow of a Mine'' (1929) for the Volksfilmverband. He also produced the screenplay for G. W. Pabst's ''The Threepenny Opera'' (1931). During the late Weimar era, Lania worked with the celebrated theatre directors Max Reinhardt and Alexis Granowsky. Lania's play ''Konjunktur (Oil Boom)'' premiered in Berlin in 1928, directed by Erwin Piscator, with incidental music by Kurt Weill. Three oil companies fight over the rights to oil production in a primitive Balkan country, and in the process exploit the people and destroy the environment. Weill's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Films Directed By G
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Italian Black-and-white Films
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Italian Comedy Films
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1950s Italian-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1954 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered subm ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1954 Films
Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Walter Brandi
Walter Bigari better known by his stage name Walter Brandi was an Italian actor. In his book on European exploitation films, Danny Shipka described Brandi as "one of the first de facto stars of Italian horror/exploitation", while noting he was never as popular as Christopher Lee, Barbara Steele or Peter Cushing Peter Wilton Cushing (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage, and radio roles. He achieved recognition .... He predominantly acted in genre films in the 1960s. Brandi died in May 1997. Filmography References Sources * * * * * * External links * Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors 1997 deaths {{Italy-movie-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lia Di Leo
Lia Anna Di Leo (22 July 1923 – 15 December 2006) was an Italian actress and model. She entered the 1951 Miss Italy contest and then began acting in films, generally playing glamorous supporting roles. Di Leo's parents died while she was very young, and as a result she raised her two younger twin brothers, Marion and Tony. After marrying in 1957 she retired from the screen and moved to the United States, where she worked as a sculptor. She died in Palm Springs, California on 15 December 2006, at the age of 83. Selected filmography * ''Lorenzaccio'' (1951) * ''Quo Vadis'' (1951) * ''Il bandolero stanco'' (1952) * ''Maschera nera'' (1952) * ''The Piano Tuner Has Arrived'' (1952) * ''The Earrings of Madame de…'' (1953) * '' Empty Eyes'' (1953) * ''The Return of Don Camillo'' (1953) * ''Cose da pazzi'' (1954) * '' Mizar (Sabotaggio in mare)'' (1954) * ''Tower of Lust'' (1955) * ''Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova'' (1955) * ''Wives and Obscurities ''Wives and Obscurities'' (Ita ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nietta Zocchi
Nietta Zocchi (10 July 1909 – 23 April 1981) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 70 films between 1936 and 1976. Selected filmography * ''The Amnesiac'' (1936) - Zelinda (uncredited) * '' To Live'' (1936) - Una spettatrice al concerto * ''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) - Nurse * '' The Dance of Time'' (1936) * ''The Anonymous Roylott'' (1936) * ''But It's Nothing Serious'' (1937) * ''Adam's Tree'' (1938) - Infermiera Ersilia * ''Il suo destino'' (1938) - Una reclusa * ''The Faceless Voice'' (1939) - La cameriera della primattrice * '' Heartbeat'' (1939) - Un' altra ragazza disoccupata * '' The Widow'' (1939) - Un'invitata alla festa * ''Department Store'' (1939) - La commessa racchia (uncredited) * ''Mamma'' (1941) - La cameriera dell'albergo a Venezia * ''Orizzonte dipinto'' (1941) - Blandina * ''Il re del circo'' (1941) - La signora Speranza * ''Villa da vendere'' (1941) - Gabriella * '' A Woman Has Fallen'' (1941) - Una cliente della casa di mode * ''La scuo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marco Tulli
Marco Tulli (20 November 1920 – 20 March 1982) was an Italian character actor, probably best known in the role of "Smilzo" in the Don Camillo film series. Born in Rome, Tulli debuted as actor while he was still a university student, at the end of the Second World War. He was a prolific character actor in comedy films, often playing roles of curious and nosy persons. He was also very active on stage, in which he worked with Giorgio Strehler Giorgio Strehler (; ; 14 August 1921 – 25 December 1997) was an actor, Italian opera and theatre director. Biography Strehler was born in Barcola, Trieste; His father, Bruno Strehler, was a native of Trieste with family roots in Vienna and died ... and Luciano Lucignani, and as television actor. Selected filmography References External links * Italian male film actors 1920 births Male actors from Rome Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors 1982 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors People of Lazia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |