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Death Sentence (1968 Film)
''Death Sentence'' ( it, Sentenza di morte) is a 1968 Spaghetti Western directed by Mario Lanfranchi and starring Richard Conte. Plot The rancher Diaz, the gambler Montero, the hypocrite clergyman Baldwin and the mentally distorted rover O'Hara are all former bandits. Cash has unfinished business with this lot and for each single one he conceives a tailored trap which turns their individual preferences against them until they are all put down. Cast * Robin Clarke as Cash * Richard Conte as Diaz * Enrico Maria Salerno as Montero * Adolfo Celi as Friar Baldwin * Tomas Milian as O'Hara, the Albino * Eleonor Brown * Lilli Lembo * Luciano Rossi * Monica Pardo * Glauco Scarlini * Giorgio Gruden * Umberto Di Grazia * Dony Baster * Silvana Bacci * Raffaele Di Mario * Claudio Trionfi Claudio Trionfi is an Italian film and television actor.Pitts p.91 Selected filmography * '' China Is Near'' (1967) * '' The Protagonists'' (1968) * ''Death Sentence'' (1968) * '' Bridge Over the Elb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Lanfranchi
Mario Lanfranchi (30 June 1927 – 3 January 2022) was an Italian film, theatre, and television director, screenwriter, producer, collector, and actor. Career Lanfranchi was born in Parma. After receiving a degree at the Drama Academy ( Accademia dei Filodrammatici) of Milan in the early 1950s, he was hired by Sergio Pugliese at RAI, at the onset of Italian television. He was the first to bring opera to the small screen, in 1956, with '' Madama Butterfly'', by Giacomo Puccini, which introduced to a wide public Anna Moffo, at that time an unknown American soprano, who became his wife for 17 years. In 1967 he began his career as a film director with the western movie ''Death Sentence''. He lived in a 16th-century villa in Santa Maria del Piano outside Parma (). Lanfranchi died in Langhirano, near Parma, on 3 January 2022, at the age of 94. Opera TV productions and films * 1956 – ''Madama Butterfly'' – Anna Moffo, Renato Cioni, Miti Truccato Pace, Afro Poli * 1956 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Rossi
Luciano Rossi (28 November 1934 – 29 May 2005) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 67 films between 1966 and 1987. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Partial filmography * ''Ten Italians for One German'' (1962) - German Soldier at Fosse Ardeatine (uncredited) * '' Django'' (1966) - Klan Member (uncredited) * '' Sicario 77, vivo o morto'' (1966) - Dr. Krauss (uncredited) * ''Ramon il Messicano'' (1966) * ''Uno sceriffo tutto d'oro'' (1966) - Jack * ''LSD Flesh of Devil'' (1967) - Stanis - Gioglu's man * ''Bill il taciturno'' (1967) - Dr. Thompson * ''Omicidio per appuntamento'' (1967) - Massimo Tucci * ''Son of Django'' (1967) - Mack * '' The Rover'' (1967) - Michel * ''Halleluja for Django'' (1967) - Astola * ''Death Sentence'' (1968) - Paco * ''Django, Prepare a Coffin'' (1968) - One of the Hanged * '' The Last Chance'' (1968) - Besive * ''Frame Up'' (1968) - Tippit * ''Run, Man, Run'' (1968) - Jean-Paul * ''Five for Hell'' (1969) - Johnny 'Chicken' White * ''Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Shot In Almería
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albinism In Popular Culture
The depiction of albinism in popular culture, especially the portrayal of people with albinism in film and fiction, has been asserted by albinism organizations and others to be largely negative and has raised concerns that it reinforces, or even engenders, societal prejudice and discrimination against such people."'Evil Albino' missing from 2004 movies. Will ''The Da Vinci Code'' revive the cliché?" , The National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation, 6 January 2005; accessed 15 December 2006 This trend is sometimes referred to as the ''"evil albino" ''. The "evil albino" [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Mario Lanfranchi
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaghetti Western Films
This list of Spaghetti Western films includes Western films primarily produced and directed by Italian production companies between 1913 and 1978. For a list of non-Italian produced European Westerns see List of Euro-Western films. In the 1960s, the Spaghetti Western genre grew in popularity. Films, particularly those of the influential Dollars trilogy, spawned numerous films of the same ilk and often with similar titles, particularly from the mid to late 1960s and early 1970s. By the end of the 1970s, Spaghetti Westerns had lost their following among mainstream cinema audiences and the production had ground to a virtual halt. List by release date Spaghetti westerns from the 1980s and 90s include: * '' Comin' at Ya!'' (1981) * ''Buddy Goes West'' (1981) * ''Tex and the Lord of the Deep'' (1985) * '' Django 2: il grande ritorno'' (1987) * '' White Apache'' (1987) * '' Scalps'' (1987) * ''Lucky Luke'' (1991) * '' Troublemakers'' (1994) * ''Sons of Trinity'' (1995) * ''Gunsli ... [...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] |
1968 Western (genre) Films
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * January 23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Films
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley Kubrick's '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', as well as two highly successful musical films, '' Funny Girl'' and '' Oliver!'', the former earning Barbra Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress (an honour she shared with Katharine Hepburn for her role in ''The Lion in Winter'') and the latter winning both the Best Picture and Best Director awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1968 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * November 1 – The MPAA's film rating system is introduced. Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): canceled due to events of May 1968 Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :'' Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos'' (''Artists under the Big Top: Perplexed''), directed by Alexander Kluge, West Germany Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''Ole dole doff'' (''Who Saw Him Die?''), directed by Jan Troell, Sweden Films released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Trionfi
Claudio Trionfi is an Italian film and television actor.Pitts p.91 Selected filmography * '' China Is Near'' (1967) * '' The Protagonists'' (1968) * ''Death Sentence'' (1968) * '' Bridge Over the Elbe'' (1969) * '' Normal Young Man'' (1969) * '' Double Face'' (1969) * '' More Dollars for the MacGregors'' (1970) * '' Black Killer'' (1971) * '' They Have Changed Their Face'' (1971) * ''Morel's Invention ''La invención de Morel'' (; 1940) — translated as ''The Invention of Morel'' or ''Morel's Invention'' — is a novel by Argentine writer Adolfo Bioy Casares. It was Bioy Casares' breakthrough effort, for which he won the 1941 First Mu ...'' (1974) References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * * Claudio Trionfi (Italian Version) 1942 births Living people Italian male television actors Italian male film actors Male actors from Rome {{Italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleonora Brown
Eleonora Brown (born August 22, 1948, in Naples) is an Italian film actress. Her first, and perhaps biggest, role was at age twelve as the daughter of Sophia Loren's character in ''Two Women'' (1960). Career Brown's primary acting role was in ''Two Women''. In an interview about the movie, Brown stated that Sophia Loren, who played her mother, protected her from some of the underlying implications of the rape scene in the film. She also said that director Vittorio De Sica brought her to tears for the climatic final scene (upon hearing that the character played by Jean-Paul Belmondo had died) by saying that a telegram had arrived saying that Brown's parents had died in an accident. Brown appeared in a few other films in the 1960s, including '' The Sailor from Gibraltar'', '' The Tiger and the Pussycat'' and '' Cuore matto... matto da legare'', before choosing to retire from acting at age 19, after her appearance in '' The Young, the Evil, and the Savage'' (1968). Brown later a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandro Bolchi
Sandro Bolchi (18 January 1924 – 2 August 2005) was an Italian director, actor and journalist. Biography Bolchi was born in Voghera, Italy on 18 January 1924. He died on 2 August 2005 in Rome, Italy. Background Born in Voghera, Bolchi, who was graduated in literature, made his debut as an actor in the "Guf" theater in Trieste, an experience that continued even after he moved to Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ..., where he also began his activity as journalist and stage director. In 1956 he made his directorial debut on television with '' Frana allo Scalo Nord'', since then he directed a large number of successful TV dramas, mostly based on masterpieces of nineteenth-century literature. Selected filmography * '' Red Shirts'' (1952) References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
