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David Brandon (actor)
David Cain Haughton (born 13 December 1951), known professionally as David Brandon (although originally credited as David Haughton), is an Irish actor who has mostly appeared in Italian films. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1978, including the title role in Joe D'Amato's controversial '' Caligula... The Untold Story'' (1982). Before working in film, he was a member of Lindsay Kemp's theatre company, where his roles included Jokanaan in Kemp's all-male production of Salomé (1975). He lives in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption .... Selected filmography References External links * 1950s births Living people American male film actors {{US-stage-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork (city)
Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city's boundary in 2019, its population is over 222,000. The city centre is an island positioned between two channels of the River Lee which meet downstream at the eastern end of the city centre, where the quays and docks along the river lead outwards towards Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, one of the largest natural harbours in the world. Originally a monastic settlement, Cork was expanded by Viking invaders around 915. Its charter was granted by Prince John in 1185. Cork city was once fully walled, and the remnants of the old medieval town centre can be found around South and North Main streets. The city's cognomen of "the rebel city" originates in its support for the Yorkist cause in the Wars of the Roses. Corkonians sometimes refer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Fright (1987 Film)
''Stage Fright'' ( it, Deliria) is a 1987 Italian slasher film directed by Michael Soavi, and starring Barbara Cupisti, David Brandon, and Giovanni Lombardo Radice. The plot involves a group of stage actors and crew who lock themselves inside a theater for rehearsal of a musical production, unaware that an escaped mental patient is locked inside with them. Plot Late at night, inside a theater, a troupe of actors and crew consisting of the director Peter, Alicia, Mark, Sybil, Betty, Corinne, Laurel, Danny, Brett, and Ferrari are rehearsing a musical about a fictional mass murderer known as the Night Owl. Peter is very dominating over the group and tries to keep them from leaving under any circumstances without his permission. When Alicia sprains her ankle, she and Betty sneak out of rehearsal for medical assistance, the closest being a mental hospital. When speaking to the psychiatrist, Betty notices an imprisoned patient named Irving Wallace, a former actor who had gone insan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Births
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 hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neverlake
''Neverlake'' is a 2013 Italian horror film. The film had its world premiere on 13 December 2013 at the Courmayeur Film Festival. ''Neverlake'' was the feature film directorial debut of Riccardo Paoletti and stars Daisy Keeping, David Brandon, and Joy Tanner. Plot Jenny (Daisy Keeping) is a young English woman who travels to Italy to visit her father Dr. Brooks (David Brandon), a former doctor turned amateur archaeologist. Her father is currently participating in a dig at a lake that was previously worshipped by the Etruscans and is surrounded by mystery. Jenny is ultimately unaware that her visit will bring to light several horrible secrets about her father and her past, secrets that could put her very well-being at risk. Cast *Daisy Keeping as Jenny Brook * David Brandon as Dr. Brook *Joy Tanner Joy Tanner (born March 7, 1966) is an American-born Canadian actress, who is known for roles such as George Fayne in the 1995 ''Nancy Drew'' TV series, Jill Stone in ''Cold S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood
''Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood'', or only ''Diaz'', is a 2012 Italian-French-Romanian drama film directed by Daniele Vicari, focusing on the final days of the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, when police stormed Armando Diaz, a school in Genoa. In the nighttime raid, over 300 police officers attacked activists and journalists, seriously injuring 61 and putting one in a coma. Plot The film focuses on the storming of the Diaz school in Genoa by the police after the 2001 G8 summit. In that building were protesters against the international summit on the night between 21 and 22 July 2001. It is based on the testimonies and reports from judicial processes. The film develops through the intertwining stories of some of the protagonists. Luca is a reporter for the Journal of Bologna. He decides to go and verify what's happening in Genoa, after the death of Carlo Giuliani. Alma is a German anarchist who participated in the fighting. Alma, Marco (a member of the Social Forum) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mean Tricks
''Mean Tricks'' (original name: ''Hornsby e Rodriguez - Sfida criminale'') is a 1992 crime thriller film produced in Italy and directed by Umberto Lenzi. Released in 1992, it starred Charles Napier, David Warbeck and Stefano Sabelli. It was shot between Kinepolis Studios in Rome, Santo Domingo and Miami. Plot Hornsby, a recently retired FBI agent (Charles Napier) goes to South America to find his old partner because rumor has it that his old partner has become a criminal. When the former partner is killed, Hornsby alters the crime scene to make it appear that his ex-partner killed the gunman himself. The rest of the movie follows Hornsby as he tries to discover who killed his partner and why. Cast * Charles Napier as Brian Hornsby * Stefano Sabelli as Rodriguez * Iris Peynado as Candelaria * David Brandon as Jimmy Gandelman / Cobra * David Warbeck as Frank Mendoza * Bettina Giovannini * Stelio Candelli * Salvatore Lago * Italo Clemente * Marco Felicioli * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casablanca Express
''Casablanca Express'' is a 1989 Italian action war film starring Jason Connery and Francisco Quinn that was filmed in Morocco. It was produced by Pietro Innocenzi and Umberto Innocenzi and directed by Sergio Martino. The film was later featured in an episode of ''Cinema Insomnia''. Plot In 1942 Winston Churchill arrives in Algiers. He plans to travel on to Casablanca where he will meet Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin for the Casablanca Conference. His aides and army commanders strongly advise against travelling by train, but Churchill is adamant. Intelligence discovers that Churchill's presence is known to the Germans, and they fear a killing or kidnapping may be attempted. An especially secure carriage is attached to a train (The Casablanca Express) and a unit of American commando troops assigned to travel with him. Three intelligence agents, Alan Cooper, Captain Franchetti and Lt. Lorna Fisher are assigned as bodyguards, but Cooper is held back after he chases a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Postcards
* Christiana Borghi
* David Brandon
* Stefano Davanzati
* Antonello Fassari - Eugenio - il fantas ...
''Italian Postcards'' ( it, Cartoline italiane) is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Memè Perlini. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Geneviève Page * Lindsay Kemp Lindsay Keith Kemp (3 May 1938British Film Institute entry for Lindsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights
''Eleven Days, Eleven Nights'' (also spelled ''11 Days, 11 Nights''; Italian title: ''Undici giorni, undici notti'') is a 1987 Italian softcore erotic drama film produced, directed and lensed by Joe D'Amato and starring Jessica Moore, Joshua McDonald, and Mary Sellers set and shot in New Orleans. The film was one of D'Amato's biggest financial successes, selling well in countries around the world. Plot On a boat ride in New Orleans, Michael, a yuppie working in construction, meets writer and libertine Sarah Asproon. For her publisher, Sarah needs to finish an autobiographical book about her 100 erotic conquests and chooses her chance acquaintance Michael as her last and crowning conquest. However, he is about to marry Helen. Michael and Sarah strike an erotic pact for 11 days and 11 nights and live through a number sexual adventures with each other. After a while, Helen becomes suspicious and starts following them. At the end of the time, Sarah has fallen in love with Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Until Death (1987 Film)
''Until Death'' ( it, Per sempre) is a 1988 Italian made-for-TV horror film directed by Lamberto Bava. Plot Linda (Gioia Scola) and her lover Carlo ( David Brandon) committed a horrible crime: eight years ago they murdered the woman's husband, Luca ( Roberto Pedicini), while she was pregnant with his son. They hid the corpse and since then they are running a small hotel near a popular fishing lake. One rainy night a drifter named Marco ( Urbano Barberini) arrives to the hotel, but he seems to know too many details about Linda's dead husband. Production Following the success of the film '' Demons'' and ''Demons 2'' and other foreign horror films in Italy, the company Reiteitalia would announce in July 1986 that a series titled ''Brivido giallo'' which would be made featuring five made-for-television film directed by Lamberto Bava. Of these films only four would be made: ''Graveyard Disturbance'', ''Until Death'', '' The Ogre'' and '' Dinner with a Vampire''. The films were shot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Morning, Babylon
''Good Morning, Babylon'' ( it, Buongiorno Babilonia) is a 1987 drama film written and directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, starring Vincent Spano, Joaquim de Almeida, Greta Scacchi, Désirée Nosbusch, Omero Antonutti, and Charles Dance. The film follows the story of two Italian brothers who emigrate to America and find work as set designers for D.W. Griffith's silent film epic ''Intolerance'' (1916). The French-Italian co-production was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. It was a critical and financial hit in its native country, winning a Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design with an additional nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Plot Two Tuscan brothers, Nicola and Andrea Bonanno, come from a long line of artisans and church restorers. In 1911, they find themselves out of work without any real prospects. Hoping to find their fortunes elsewhere, they emigrate to the United States. Initially forced into precarious jobs, the two young man manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delirium (1987 Film)
''Delirium'' ( it, Le foto di Gioia, lit=Photos of Gioia) is a 1987 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Lamberto Bava and starring Serena Grandi, David Brandon, George Eastman and Daria Nicolodi. The film is about Gioia, a centerfold model for the adult Pussycat magazine. She is harassed by a killer who sends her photos of her co-workers with her own erotic photography in the background. The film was developed as a vehicle for Serena Grandi after the success of the film '' Miranda'' (1985). The film was shot in 10 weeks and released in April 1987 in Italy to negative critical and box office reaction. Plot Gloria, a former model, runs a men's magazine, ''Pussycat'', which she inherited from her late husband. One night, a killer in a blonde wig murders Gloria's friend Kim with a pitchfork outside Gloria's house. Her paraplegic neighbor Mark witnesses it and calls Gloria to alert her, but she finds nothing outside. The killer takes pictures of Kim's body in front of Gloria's mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
