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Deadly Chase (film)
''Deadly Chase'' ( it, Il commissario Verrazzano) is a 1978 Italian film directed by Franco Prosperi. Plot Inspector Verrazzano is joined by the owner of an art gallery, Giulia Medici, who must investigate the death of her brother, whose case was filed a few months earlier as a suicide. Cast *Luc Merenda: Inspector Verrazzano * Janet Agren: Giulia Medici *Luciana Paluzzi: Rosy *María Baxa: Kora Verelli * Patrizia Gori: Giorgia *Daniele Dublino: Inspector Biagi *Giacomo Rizzo: Brigadeer Baldelli *Gloria Piedimonte: Giorgia *Isarco Ravaioli: Alberto Volci aka The Baron *Chris Avram: Marco Verelli *Attilio Dottesio: Notary Bruni Style Despite the films aggressive title, ''Deadly Chase'' was described by Italian film historian Roberto Curti as a film that "moves away from out-and-out ''poliziotteschi'' and its worn out schems and moves closer to the melancholic, contemplative vein of '' film noir''". Production ''Deadly Chase'' was the second of two films directed by Franco P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Prosperi
Franco Prosperi (2 September 1926 – 17 October 2004) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, active between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s. Born Francesco Prosperi in Rome, Prosperi began his career as an assistant director with Mario Bava and with whom he also wrote several screenplays. In 1966, he made his directorial debut, credited as Frank Shannon, with the thriller film, ''Tecnica di un omicidio'' and over the years he built a solid reputation as a director of crime-action films. He also occasionally directed comedies (with Lando Buzzanca or Alighiero Noschese) and, in the final stage of his career, at the beginning of the 1980s, several low-budget sword and sorcery films. Selected filmography * ' (1966) * ''Hired Killer'' (1966) * ''Every Man Is My Enemy'' (1967) * ''Ripped Off'' (1971) * ''The Funny Face of the Godfather'' (1973) (parody of ''The Godfather'') * '' Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia'' (1974) * ''Meet Him and Die'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isarco Ravaioli
Isacco Ravaioli, best known as Isarco Ravaioli (3 March 1933 – 15 February 2004), was an Italian film actor. Life and career Born in Ravenna, Ravaioli obtained a diploma of teaching in his hometown, and he started working as a primary school teacher. Later, driven by his passion for cinema, he moved to Rome where he first attended the drama school held by Peter Scharoff, soon obtaining his first film roles, and then enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1957. Ravaioli appeared in dozens of films until his retirement in the 1980s, mainly of adventure and peplum genre. Selected filmography * ''La storia del fornaretto di Venezia'' (1952) * ''La muta di Portici'' (1952) * ''Francis the Smuggler'' (1953) - Marinaio al bar (uncredited) * '' Capitan Fantasma'' (1953) - (uncredited) * ''La figlia del forzato'' (1953) * ''La schiava del peccato'' (1954) - (uncredited) * ''Accadde di notte'' (1956) * ''Wives and Obscurities'' (1956) - Giovanotto del pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Italian-language Films
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Italian Crime Drama Films
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List Of Italian Films Of 1978 ...
A list of films produced in Italy in 1978 (see 1978 in film): See also *1978 in Italian television References Footnotes Sources * * External linksItalian films of 1978at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1978 1978 Films Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Lire
The lira (; plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was first introduced by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc, and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually form the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. It was subdivided into 100 ''centesimi'' (singular: ''centesimo''), which means "hundredths" or "cents". The lira was also the currency of the Albanian Kingdom from 1941 to 1943. The term originates from ''libra'', the largest unit of the Carolingian monetary system used in Western Europe and elsewhere from the 8th to the 20th century. The Carolingian system is the origin of the French ''livre tournois'' (predecessor of the franc), the Italian lira, and the pound unit of sterling and related currencies. In 1999 the euro became Italy's unit of account and the lira became a national subunit of the euro at a rate of €1 = Lit. 1,936.27, before being replaced as cash in 2002. History Etymology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Noir
Film noir (; ) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American ''film noir''. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key, black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression. The term ''film noir'', French for 'black film' (literal) or 'dark film' (closer meaning), was first applied to Hollywood films by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, but was unrecognized by most American film industry professionals of that era. Frank is believed to have been inspired by the French literary publishing imprint Série noire, founded in 1945. Cinema historians and critics defined the category ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poliziotteschi
Poliziotteschi (; singular ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime film, crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ''Euro-crime'', ''Italo-crime'', ''spaghetti crime films'', or simply ''Italian crime films''. Influenced by both 1970s Gangster film#French gangster films, French crime films and gritty 1960s and 1970s American Crime thriller, cop films and vigilante films, poliziotteschi films were made amidst an atmosphere of socio-political turmoil in Italy known as Years of Lead (Italy), Years of Lead and increasing Italian crime rates. The films generally featured graphic and brutal violence, organized crime, car chases, vigilantism, heist film, heists, gunfights, and corruption up to the highest levels. The protagonists were generally tough working class loners, willing to act outside a corrupt or overly bureaucratic system. Etymology of ... [...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] |
Chris Avram
Chris Avram (born Cristea Avram; August 31, 1931 – January 10, 1989) was a Romanian-Italian film actor. Early life and career Avram was born in Bucharest, into a family of active communists (his father being a member of the Romanian Communist Party while it was still banned, and his brother, Puiu, a Communist activist). In his youth, he attended a military school, after which he studied law for two years at the University of Bucharest, before being admitted to the Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography. After graduation, he worked for a while as a theater actor in Timișoara, before joining the in Bucharest. At a film festival in Moscow, he befriended Marina Vlady, who later went to Romania to star in , directed by Henri Colpi. With her help, he managed to flee to Paris in 1966, where he remained. Later he settled in Rome, Italy, where he died of cancer. He was married for a while to Romanian actress , with whom he had a son, Alexandru. Partial filmography *'' Darcl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Piedimonte
Gloria Piedimonte (27 May 1955 – 6 January 2022), also known as La Guapa, was an Italian singer, actress, dancer, and television personality. Life and career Piedimonte was born in Mantua on 27 May 1955. After some minor film roles Piedimonte gained some popularity in 1978 appearing in the music show ''Discoring'', in which she danced to the tune of the theme song "Baila Guapa", performed by Bus Connection. In the same year she released two singles, the disco music song "Uno" and the space music song "Ping Pong Space". The following year she starred in her only film as lead actress, ''Baila Guapa''. After appearances in other films and in photonovelas, she brought out one more single in 1983, "Ma che bella serata". In the same period she posed in several hard-core magazines, such as ''Le Ore'' and ''Men'', although not personally involved in sex scenes. In her late years she focused on painting, holding several solo exhibitions. She died from COVID-19 in Mantua on 6 January 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Bottari
Franco Bottari (5 September 1925 – 4 January 1988) was an Italian set designer, screenwriter and film director. Life and career Born in Caserta, Bottari entered the film industry in 1959 as a set decorator. In 1963 he started an intense career as a costume and set designer, being mainly active in genre films. Occasionally, Bottari also collaborated on screenplays and in 1972 he made his directorial debut with the political drama ''Guernica'' (also known as ''24 ore... non un minuto di più''). Bottari died on 4 January 1988, at the age of 62. Selected filmography ;Director and screenwriter * ''Guernica'' (1972) * ''Voglia di donna'' (1978) * '' La vedova del trullo'' (1979) ;Screenwriter * ''The Young, the Evil and the Savage'' (1968) * ''Lips of Lurid Blue'' (1975) * ''Waves of Lust'' (1975) * ''Colt 38 Special Squad ''Colt 38 Special Squad'' ( it, Quelli della Calibro 38) is a 1976 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film. This film, by Massimo Dallamano, stars Ivan Rassimov a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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