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Deadly Inheritance
''Deadly Inheritance'' ( it, Omicidio per vocazione), is a 1969 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Vittorio Sindoni. Plot An old man named Oscar is "accidentally" run over by a train in France. According to his will, his heirs must wait until the youngest among them (a simpleton named Janot) reaches the age of 21 before the estate can be settled. Janot unfortunately soon after turns up dismembered by a train as well, in another "accident". Then Rosalie and her husband meet untimely deaths, which calls the affair to the attention of a police inspector. A young family member named Collette is next on the killer's list. Cast Production Director Vittorio Sindoni stated that the film was initially set to film in France, but ended on location in Anguillara Sabazia, just outside of Rome. The director stated they had tried to pass off the location as Aix-les-Bains. Film critic and historian Roberto Curti stated that the film was low budget and barely had time to complete and mix the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Sindoni
Vittorio Sindoni (born 21 April 1939) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Sindoni started his career on stage directing the theater group "Il Collettivo" ("The Collective") in Rome, and worked for some years as author of several RAI cultural programs. In the late 1960s he entered the film industry as director and screenwriter, directing numerous comedies. He is known to Italian giallo fans for his 1968 film '' Deadly Inheritance''. For his film ''Gli anni struggenti'' he won the Mario Gromo Plate at the 1979 Grolle d'oro Awards. Since the 1980s he devoted himself to television. Selected filmography * '' Deadly Inheritance'' (1969) * '' Per amore di Cesarina'' (1975) * '' Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe'' (1976) * ''Positano Positano (Campanian: ) is a village and ''comune'' on the Amalfi Coast (Province of Salerno), in Campania, Italy, mainly in an enclave in the hills leading down to the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeria Ciangottini
Valeria Ciangottini (born 6 August 1945) is an Italian film-, television-, and stage-actress. Life and career Born in Rome, at fourteen years old Ciangottini was chosen by Federico Fellini, after he noticed her at the exit of the school, for the role of Paola in ''La Dolce Vita'' (1960). From then she started a successful acting career, being usually cast in the stereotypical role of young, pure, and tender girls. She is also active on television, in which she played main roles in several TV-movies and -series, and she hosted several programs for children. Over the years Ciangottini has essentially focused her career on theater, in particular on comedy plays. She is married to journalist Fabrizio Ricci. Selected filmography * ''Béatrice ou la servante folle'' (1959, film corto) * ''La Dolce Vita'' (1960) * ''La giornata balorda'' (1960) * '' Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo'' (1961) * '' Cronaca familiare'' (1962) * ''I Giacobini'' (1962, Serie televisive) * '' Le vice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Italian-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 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 attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giallo Films
In Italian cinema, ''Giallo'' (; plural ''gialli'', from ''giallo'', Italian for yellow) is a genre of mystery fiction and thrillers that often contains slasher, crime fiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, sexploitation, and, less frequently, supernatural horror elements. This particular style of Italian-produced murder mystery horror-thriller film usually blends the atmosphere and suspense of thriller fiction with elements of horror fiction (such as slasher violence) and eroticism (similar to the French ''fantastique'' genre), and often involves a mysterious killer whose identity is not revealed until the final act of the film. The genre developed in the mid-to-late 1960s, peaked in popularity during the 1970s, and subsequently declined in commercial mainstream filmmaking over the next few decades, though examples continue to be produced. It was a predecessor to, and had significant influence on, the later American slasher film genre. Literature In the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Films
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events, with '' Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' dominating the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time and ''Midnight Cowboy'', a film rated X, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1969 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 14 - Louis F. Polk Jr. becomes president and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * February 23 - Madhubala dies due to a congenital heart disease, at age 36. * June 22 - American singer and actress Judy Garland dies at age 47 of an accidental barbiturate overdose in London. * July 8 - Kinney National Services Inc. acquire substantially all of the assets of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. * July 13 - Al Pacino's film debut (''Me, Natalie''). * Summer - Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980. From 1969 to 1979, the festival is non-competitive. * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains (, ; frp, Èx-los-Bens; la, Aquae Gratianae), locally simply Aix, is a commune in the southeastern French department of Savoie.Commune d'Aix-les-Bains (73008) INSEE Situated on the shore of the largest natural lake of glacial origin in France, the , this is a major ; it has the largest freshwater |
Anguillara Sabazia
Anguillara Sabazia is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, around northwest of Rome. It nestles on a small cape on the coast of Lake Bracciano; its medieval center and its beach make it a popular destination for tourists. Anguillara is served by a local train (line "FR3", or Rome-Capranica-Viterbo Railroad) which connects it with Rome (stations of Roma Ostiense and of Valle Aurelia) in around 40 minutes. About east of the town lies the small, volcanic Lake Martignano, also popular with tourists. The two lakes and the surrounding area have been declared a Regional Park and are under a strict naturalistic control. A two-part episode of the American sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and ...'' was sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanna Lenzi
Giovanna is an Italian feminine first name. It is the feminine counterpart of the masculine Giovanni, which in turn is the Italian form of John; it is thus the Italian equivalent of Jane, Joanna, Jeanne, etc. In Brazil, the feminine name Giovanna has many variations, the most common of which is Geovanna. People known by this name include: * Giovanna of Italy (Tsarina Ioanna of Bulgaria) born Princess Giovanna of Savoy and was the last Tsarina of Bulgaria * Giovanna (singer) Giovanna Nocetti (born 10 March 1945), known mononymously as Giovanna, is an Italian singer, record producer and songwriter, mainly successful in the 1970s. Life and career Born in Viareggio, Giovanna started playing the guitar during her high sch ... * References {{given name, nocat Italian feminine given names Given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivo Garrani
Ivo Garrani (6 February 1924 – 25 March 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor. In films since 1952, Garrani is possibly best known for his role as Prince Vajda in Mario Bava's '' Black Sunday'' (1960). Biography Born in Introdacqua, Garrani was a student at the Faculty of Engineering in Rome when started his theatrical career, at first as amateur, then entering the stage company of Carlo Tamberlani in 1943. Aside from his work on stage, including works with Giorgio Strehler, in the fifties he started a parallel activity in cinema, starring in a great number of films, even if usually in secondary roles. Garranidied on 25 March 2015, at the age of 91. Selected filmography *'' Ragazze da marito'' (1952) - Tommaso Spadoni *''Orient Express'' (1954) *''Eighteen Year Olds'' (1955) - Il medico *'' The Rival'' (1956) - Secondo ufficiale inquirente *''Roland the Mighty'' (1956) - Carlo Magno *'' Terrore sulla città'' (1957) *''Hercules'' (1958) - Pelias, King of Iolcus *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefano Torossi
Stefano is the Italian form of the masculine given name Στέφανος (Stefanos, Stephen). The name is of Greek origin, Στέφανος, meaning a person who made a significant achievement and has been crowned. In Orthodox Christianity the achievement is in the realm of virtues, αρετές, therefore the name signifies a person who had triumphed over passions and gained the relevant virtues. In Italian, the stress falls usually on the first syllable, (an exception is the Apulian surname ''Stefano'', ); in English it is often mistakenly placed on the second, . People with the given name Stefano * Stefano (wrestler), ring name of Daniel Garcia Soto, professional wrestler * Stefano Borgia (1731–1804), Italian Cardinal, theologian, antiquarian, and historian * Stefano Bertacco (1962–2020), Italian politician * Stefano Cagol (born 1969), Italian artist * Stefano Casiraghi (1960–1990), Italian socialite * Stefano Cavazzoni (1881–1951), Italian politician * Stefano Erardi ... [...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] |
Ernesto Colli
Ernesto Colli (16 May 1940 – 19 November 1982) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. Life and career Born in Biella, Colli graduated from liceo classico, then he started acting in some amateur dramatics and starred in two lost Super 8 films. After one year of university he decided to abandon his studies to enroll the Fersen drama school in Rome. A real life friend of Vittorio Gassman, Colli often acted alongside him, especially on stage, and he made his film debut playing a small role in the Gassman's film '' The Devil in Love''. He then appeared in a large number of movies and TV-series, even if usually in character roles. He was a character actor who acted actively especially during the seventies. Equipped with a particularly disturbing face, Ernesto Colli always recited customized roles for him, from the crazy to the delinquent and from the possessed to the weird man; probably the films where he had a most significant part wa''The Pleasure Shop on 7th Avenue' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
