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Cavalcade Of Heroes
''Cavalcade of Heroes'' ( it, Cavalcata d'eroi) is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Cesare Danova, Carla Del Poggio and Vittorio Sanipoli. It depicts the events around the founding of the short-lived Roman Republic of 1849. Plot Love story of a patriot and a girl with a noble lineage, already linked to a Frenchman, against the backdrop of the second assault of the French troops in Rome which took place between June 3 and July 2, 1849. With the French entry and victory, who install a provisional government, the two lovers will decide, once the differences of a social nature have been overcome, to follow Garibaldi's troops in Northern Italy. Partial cast *Cesare Danova as Massimo Ruffo * Carla Del Poggio as Giulia Fabbri * Vittorio Sanipoli as Ottavio Monis * Otello Toso as Angelo Masina * Camillo Pilotto as Alessandro Fabbri * Paola Borboni as La marchesa Ferrari * Alfredo Varelli as Luciano Manara * Carlo Tamberlani as Pisacane * U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Costa (director)
Mario Costa (30 May 1904, in Rome – 22 October 1995, in Rome) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter, active from 1934 to 1971. Selected filmography * ''Stadium'' (1934) * ''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * ''Guest for One Night'' (1939) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1947) * '' Pagliacci'' (1948) * ''Mad About Opera'' (1948) * '' Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950) * '' Song of Spring'' (1951) * ''Trieste mia!'' (1952) * '' Melody of Love'' (1952) * ''I Always Loved You'' (1953) * ''Perdonami!'' (1953) * ''For You I Have Sinned'' (1953) * ''Pietà per chi cade'' (1954) * ''The Lovers of Manon Lescaut'' (1954) * ''Revelation'' (1955) * '' Arrivano i dollari!'' (1957) * ''Attack of the Moors'' (1959) * ''Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' (1959) * ''Queen of the Pirates'' (1960) * '' The Centurion'' (1961) * ''Kerim, Son of the Sheik'' (1962) * ''Gladiator of Rome'' (1962) * ''Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West ''Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West '' (''Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Republic (19th Century)
) , capital = Rome , national_anthem = , common_languages = Italian , government_type = Directorial parliamentary republic , official_languages = Italian French Italian , regional_languages = German , religion = Roman Catholicism , title_leader = Triumvirate , leader1 = , year_leader1 = 1849 , today = , image_coat = Emblem of Roman Republic 1849.svg The Roman Republic ( it, Repubblica Romana) was a short-lived state declared on 9 February 1849, when the government of the Papal States was temporarily replaced by a republican government due to Pope Pius IX's departure to Gaeta. The republic was led by Carlo Armellini, Giuseppe Mazzini, and Aurelio Saffi. Together they formed a triumvirate, a reflection of a form of government during the first century BC crisis of the Roman Republic. One of the major innovations the Republic hoped to achieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Dominici
Arturo Dominici (2 January 1916 – 7 September 1992) was an Italian film, television and voice actor. Biography Born in Palermo, Dominici became best known for his many villainous roles in horror and fantasy films. He is best remembered for his performance as the monstrous Igor Javuto in Mario Bava's ''Black Sunday (1960 film), Black Sunday'' (1960) and the evil Eurysteus in the 1958 Steve Reeves epic ''Hercules (1958 film), Hercules''. His filmography includes more than 80 titles, including Antonio Margheriti's ''Castle of Blood'' (1964), in which he appeared with ''Black Sunday'' star Barbara Steele. Dominici dubbed the voice of Austrian actor Walter Ladengast in the Italian release version of Werner Herzog's ''Nosferatu the Vampyre'' (1979). Dominici's daughter, Germana, is an Italian stage actress; at the age of 14 she had a small role as a farm girl in ''Black Sunday''. Death Dominici died of cancer on 7 September 1992 and is buried in Rome. Partial filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante Maggio
Dante Maggio (2 March 1909 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 115 films between 1940 and 1975. Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio had a turbulent adolescence that led his father to send him in an institute for problematic minors. He debuted on stage aged 18 years old.Antonio Virgilio Savona; Michele Lo Straniero. "Maggio, Famiglia". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 959-960. He worked on stage in several sceneggiate and with the companies of Anna Fougez and Raffaele Viviani before creating his own revue company. Maggio was the brother of actors Enzo, Rosalia, Beniamino and Pupella Maggio. Selected filmography * ''The Palace on the River'' (1940) * ''Un giorno nella vita'' (1946) - Carlo * ''The Ways of Sin'' (1946) - La guardia carceraria (uncredited) * ''The Great Dawn'' (1947) * '' Last Love'' (1947) - Il partner di Maria * ''Tombolo, paradiso nero'' (1947) - Agostino * ''Le ... [...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] |
Attilio Dottesio
Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985. Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success as a pop singer and later debuted as an actor in the film ''The Pearls of the Crown'' directed by Sacha Guitry. Back in Italy, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, then he began an intense career as a character actor. His first Italian film was ''La peccatrice'' by Amleto Palermi (1940). In 1955, he had his only experience as a director, with the documentary film ''Amazzonia terra sconosciuta''. Selected filmography * ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * '' The Sinner'' (1940) * ''The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1942) * ''The Man with a Cross'' (1943) * ''Giacomo the Idealist'' (1943) * ''The Charterhouse of Parma'' (1948) * '' The Wolf of the Sila'' (1949) * '' Ring Around the Clock' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ave Ninchi
Ave Maria Ninchi (14 December 1914 – 10 November 1997) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage, television, and in over 98 feature films that included ''Tomorrow Is Too Late'' (1949) and Louis Malle's ''Murmur of the Heart'' (1971) and '' Lacombe Lucien'' (1974). Ninchi worked with some of Italy's top movie stars, including Sophia Loren, Anna Magnani, Marcello Mastroianni, Alberto Sordi, and Gina Lollobrigida; her performances playing in duo with Aldo Fabrizi and Totò are particularly memorable. Her television career was at its peak during the 1960s and 1970s when she was appearing in some of Italy's top-rated series. Selected filmography *'' Circo equestre Za-bum'' (1944) - (segment "Galop finale al circo") *''Un giorno nella vita'' (1946) - Suor Celeste *'' Un uomo ritorna'' (1946) - Un'amica di Adele *''Canto, ma sottovoce...'' (1946) - Laura, la cameriera *''Before Him All Rome Trembled'' (1946) - Nina *''Roma città libera'' (1946) - L' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Vicario
Marco Vicario (20 September 1925 – 10 September 2020) was an Italian film actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He appeared in 23 films between 1950 and 1958. He also wrote for 13 films, produced 12 and directed a further 11. He was born in Rome, Italy in September 1925. Vicario died in September 2020 at the age of 94. Selected filmography * ''Wifemistress'' (1977 - wrote and directed) * ''The Sensual Man'' (1974 - wrote and directed) * '' Man of the Year'' (1971 - wrote and directed) * ''The Swinging Confessors'' (1970 - wrote and directed) * ''Machine Gun McCain'' (1969 - produced) * '' Seven Times Seven'' (1968 - produced) * ''Seven Golden Men'' (1965 - directed) * '' The Naked Hours'' (1964 - wrote, directed, and produced) * '' Danza macabra'' (1964 - produced) * ''Songs of Italy ''Songs of Italy'' (Italian: ''Canzoni di tutta Italia'') is a 1955 Italian musical film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Marco Vicario, Rossana Podestà and Silvana Pamp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Romano
Carlo Romano (8 May 1908 – 16 October 1975) was an Italian actor, voice actor and screenwriter. Biography Born in Livorno, Romano was the son of actress Dina Romano and the younger brother of actor Felice Romano. Romano started his acting career on stage in 1927. During World War II, he committed himself to starring mainly in revues and he still remained active in cinema, theatre, radio and television. In 1939, Romano began his radio acting career. He appeared in 94 films between 1934 and 1975. He also wrote for 14 films between 1955 and 1975. Among his most popular films include ''Four Steps in the Clouds'' and he also portrayed composer Ruggero Leoncavallo in the film ''I pagliacci''. Romano was also a famous voice actor, most notably the Italian voice of Don Camillo (played by French actor Fernandel) and he was the official Italian voice of Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope and Lou Costello. Other actors he dubbed included Louis de Funès, Jack Oakie, Edward Andrews, Fred Astaire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germana Paolieri
Germana Paolieri (29 August 1906 – 8 August 1998) was an Italian actress. During the 1930s she became a leading lady of Italian cinema appearing in major films such as the 1938 biopic ''Giuseppe Verdi''. Selected filmography * ''The Opera Singer'' (1932) * ''The Gift of the Morning'' (1932) * '' La Wally'' (1932) * '' My Little One'' (1933) * ''Lorenzino de' Medici'' (1935) * ''Luciano Serra, Pilot'' (1938) * '' Star of the Sea'' (1938) * '' All of Life in One Night'' (1938) * ''Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938) * ''Madame Butterfly'' (1939) * ''Kean'' (1940) * '' Saint Maria'' (1942) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1942) * ''Resurrection'' (1944) * ''The Ten Commandments'' (1945) * '' Hand of Death'' (1949) * ''Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950) * ''Naples Sings'' (1953) * ''It Happened in the Park'' (1953) * ''The Island Monster'' (1954) * '' It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' (1954) * ''The Two Friends'' (1955) * '' The Song of the Heart'' (1955) * ''The Angel of the Alps ''The Angel of the Alps'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Sasso
Ugo Sasso, born Domenico Pasquale Giuseppe Sasso (23 March 1910 - 21 July 1981), was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Turin, in the early 1930s Sasso moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He made his film debut in 1934, in Alessandro Blasetti's '' The Old Guard'', and until his retirement in 1973 he appeared in over 100 films, sometimes in main roles. He was mainly active in the adventure, historical and peplum film genres. Also active on television, he was sometimes credited as Hugo Arden.Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema''. Gremese 2006, pp. 99–100. . Selected filmography * ''The Amnesiac'' (1936) * ''Joe the Red'' (1936) * '' Tonight at Eleven'' (1938) * ''Guest for One Night'' (1939) * ''The Prisoner of Santa Cruz'' (1941) * '' Light in the Darkness'' (1941) * ''Rita of Cascia'' (1943) * ''La Fornarina'' (1944) * ''The Ten Commandments'' (1945) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Tamberlani
Carlo Tamberlani (11 March 1899 – 5 August 1980) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1931 and 1976. He was born in Salice Salentino, Italy and died in Subiaco, Italy. His brother Nando Tamberlani was also an actor. Life and career Born in Salice Salentino, Tamberlani was born in a family of actors and made his debut in his father's stage company. After working with some of the major companies of the time he founded his own company with the actress Bella Starace Sainati and later served as vice-director of the Ermete Zacconi's stage company. Between 1936 and 1939 he worked as acting teacher at the Accademia di Arte Drammatica. Selected filmography * ''The Devil's Lantern'' (1931) * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) - Luigi Parravicini * ''Red Passport'' (1935) - L'ufficiale comandante le truppe * '' Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal'' (1937) - Ambasciatore Romano * ''Condottieri'' (1937) - Il duca d'Urbino * ''The Count of Brechard'' (1938) - Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
