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Ely Galleani
Ely Galleani (born 24 April 1953), sometimes credited as Justine Gall and Ely Gall, is a retired Italian film actress. Born in Alassio as Federica Elisabetta De Galleani, daughter of an Italian count and of a Polish woman of Lithuanian origin, Galleani made her film debut in 1970 with a small role in ''Quella piccola differenza'' by Duccio Tessari, then appeared in a number of films with roles of more weight. Drug problems and a decline in Italian film production forced her to retire from acting in 1978. She moved on to a career as an accountant. She was the half-sister of actress Halina Zalewska, who accidentally died in 1976, at 36, in a fire. Galleani is also the ex-wife of Italian filmmaker Carlo Vanzina. Selected filmography * '' Quella piccola differenza'' (1970) * ''The Swinging Confessors'' (1970) * ''Five Dolls for an August Moon'' (1970) * ''In the Name of the Italian People'' (1971) * ''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' (1971) * ''Roma Bene'' (1971) * ''High Crime'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Nome Del Popolo Italiano
''In the Name of the Italian People'' ( it, In nome del popolo italiano) is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Dino Risi. It represents a reflection about the crisis of the Italian judiciary and the growing phenomenon of corruption. Plot Set in Rome and its surroundings, the film tells in a frighteningly realistic, ruthless and grotesque the evil of two powerful men of Italy in the seventies: a Director of illegal buildings (Vittorio Gassman), extremist fascist, and an upright judge, cynical looking in part to the Italian law (Ugo Tognazzi). Both can not stand each other, given the contrasts between the two men in any social, political and philosophical. Everyone hates each other and would like to delete it, but just because of the bad example that the two men give power to the people, many Italians are adversely affected because of cheating and rudeness of the fascist manufacturer and the communist magistrate. The director Dino Risi underlines the misdeeds and the wea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baba Yaga (film)
''Baba Yaga'' is a 1973 giallo film directed by Corrado Farina based on the Guido Crepax '' Valentina'' comic series. The film stars Carroll Baker, Isabelle De Funès and George Eastman. The subject is Valentina Rosselli, a Milanese photographer, who meets a middle-aged seductress who inexplicably calls herself "Baba Yaga." Plot Valentina Rosselli ( Isabelle De Funès) is a Milanese photographer with a knack for controversial shoots. Her friend and lover, Arno (George Eastman), is a director. One night, on her way home, Valentina gets struck by a car driven by a middle-aged blonde (Carroll Baker) who introduces herself as "Baba Yaga" and tells Valentina their meeting was preordained. After driving Valentina home, Baba Yaga snatches the clip from her garter belt, saying she needs a personal object from her and that she will return it tomorrow. That night, Valentina has a series of vivid and sexually charged dreams. Baba Yaga invites Valentina to her old home to take some photog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Births
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Italian Film Actresses
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Emanuelle And The White Slave Trade
''Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade'' ( it, La via della prostituzione, lit=The path of prostitution) is an Italian sexploitation film from 1978 directed by Joe D'Amato as his last ''Black Emanuelle'' film. It was also known as ''Emanuelle and the Girls of Madame Claude''. Plot Emanuelle is in Kenya to arrange an interview with the Italian American gangster George Lagnetti ("Giorgio Rivetti" in the English dub). She succeeds in meeting him with help from her friend Susan Towers and Prince Aurozanni but is intrigued by other events, leading her to meet the white slave trader Francis Harley, and setting her up for a dangerous undercover operation at the San Diego mansion of Madame Claude, which functions as a brothel for top-level dignitaries and civil servants. Cast * Laura Gemser as Emanuelle * Ely Galleani as Susan Towers * Gabriele Tinti as Francis Harley * Venantino Venantini as Giorgio Rivetti * Pierre Marfurt as Prince Arausani * Gota Gobert as Madame Claude * Nicola D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nero Veneziano
''Damned in Venice'' ( it, Nero veneziano, literally "''Venetian Black''") is an Italian horror film directed in 1978 by Ugo Liberatore. Plot Mark is a nice, young, blond teenage boy, who's blind and, as of recently, is suffering from disturbing visions. He lives with his cold, beautiful, older, blonde sister Christine and their strict, religious grandmother. When the grandmother dies in a freak accident caused accidentally by Mark, he and Christine go to live in a rundown hotel in Venice owned by their sickly aunt and depressed uncle. When the aunt dies, the uncle kills himself and the kids are left to their own devices. Christine takes charge and turns the place into a successful brothel. Then she suddenly becomes pregnant even though she's supposedly still a virgin. She also becomes meaner and meaner to the point of sadism towards Mark. Mark fears that all this has something to do with a disturbing vision he had about the birth of the Antichrist. Mark finds an ally in Giorgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apache Woman (1976 Film)
''Apache Woman'' ( it, Una donna chiamata Apache) is a 1976 Italian Spaghetti Western film, written and directed by Giorgio Mariuzzo. Cast * Al Cliver as Tommy * Clara Hopf as Sunsirahè * Corrado Olmi as Honest Jeremy * Federico Boido as Keith * Stefano Oppedisano as Frankie * Mario Maranzana as Snake * Pietro Mazzinghi as The Preacher Masters * Ely Galleani Ely Galleani (born 24 April 1953), sometimes credited as Justine Gall and Ely Gall, is a retired Italian film actress. Born in Alassio as Federica Elisabetta De Galleani, daughter of an Italian count and of a Polish woman of Lithuanian origin, G ... as The Preacher's Daughter References External links * 1976 films 1976 Western (genre) films Italian Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Dottoressa Sotto Il Lenzuolo
''La dottoressa sotto il lenzuolo'' (Translation: ''The Lady Doctor Under the Sheet'') is a 1976 commedia sexy all'italiana film directed by Gianni Martucci and launched as part of ''dottoressa'' (female doctor) sexploitation theme. The film was also released as ''Under The Sheets''. Plot Three friends, students at the Pisa medical school are after their love adventures. Benito (Angelo Pellegrini) is trying to win the favours of Nurse Italia (Orchidea De Santis) but she seems to prefer the company of Prof. Ciotti (Gigi Ballista). Naïve Alvaro ( Alvaro Vitali) is desperate to lose his virginity with his girlfriend Lella (Ely Galleani) without knowing that she lives a double life as a prostitute. Finally, Sandro ( Eligio Zamara) is in love with the film's namesake Dr. Laura Bonetti (Karin Schubert), the fiancée of Prof. Paolo Cicchirini (Gastone Pescucci) who happens to be the butt of jokes at the medical school, and pretends to be sick to see her. Cast * Karin Schubert * Gaston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cobra Woman
''Black Cobra Woman'' (Italian language, Italian: ''Eva nera'') is a 1976 Italian exploitation movie written and directed by Joe D'Amato. The film starred Jack Palance and Laura Gemser. Plot While travelling to Hong Kong, snake dancer Eva meets businessman Julius. The two hit it off, and after arriving to the city, Eva invites him to a performance she is going to give at a local nightclub. Julius, in turn, invites his older brother Judas to the show. The two men become smitten after seeing her performance, which involves Eva dancing topless with a snake. She is later revealed to be in a relationship with a violent, wealthy man whom she does not love. She even cheats on him with at least one other woman. Using his influence, Judas manages to get Eva's number and takes her out to lunch. He then shows her his home and his snake collection. He proposes her to live with him in his house and with his money. He assures her she does not have to do anything in exchange, not even sleep with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuelle In Bangkok
''Emanuelle in Bangkok'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera - Orient Reportage'', also known as ''Black Emanuelle 2'' and ''Black Emanuelle Goes East'') is an Italian sexploitation film from 1976 starring Laura Gemser and Gabriele Tinti and directed by Joe D'Amato. It is the second in a series of films featuring the investigative journalist Emanuelle (played by Gemser). ''Emanuelle in Bangkok'' is considered a genuine sequel to the 1975 film ''Black Emanuelle'' (which was not directed by D'Amato, but by Bitto Albertini), whereas Albertini's own ''Black Emanuelle 2'' (1976) is a sequel only by name, with a different Emanuelle character played by a different actress. Plot Photojournalist Emanuelle and her friend, archaeologist Roberto, travel to Bangkok, where she hopes to shoot photos of the Thai king for her New York magazine and interview him. She meets Prince Sanit, the king's brother, who shows her his country and introduces her to the secrets of ancient oriental massage. Emanuelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Operator (1976 Film)
''The Big Operator'' (french: Le Grand escogriffe) is a 1976 French comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Yves Montand. Plot The aging villain Émile Morland talks his old friend Aristide into helping him with to kidnap the son of a millionaire. Moreover, Morland engages the young actress Amandine and borrows a child baptised Alberto from his acquaintance Tony. Morland's plan is to exchange the children and then to reveal this in order to retrieve ransom from millionaire Rifai. But to everybody's surprise Rifai prefers Alberto to his moody and wearisome own son. He refuses to pay ransom because he is now happy as it is. Cast * Yves Montand - Morland * Agostina Belli - Amandine * Claude Brasseur - Ari * Aldo Maccione - Tony * Adolfo Celi - Rifai * Valentina Cortese - the widow * Guy Marchand - Marcel * Ely Galleani - Dorotea * Gianni Cavina Gianni Cavina (9 December 1940 – 26 March 2022) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films from 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born For Hell
''Born for Hell'' (German: ''Die Hinrichtung'', "The Execution"; also released as ''Naked Massacre'') is a 1976 horror film directed by Denis Héroux, and starring Mathieu Carrière, Debra Berger, and Christine Boisson. Its plot follows a disturbed American Vietnam War veteran who, after arriving in Belfast, terrorizes a house full of international female nursing students. The film is set against the historical backdrops of the Northern Ireland conflict and the December Raids in North Vietnam. The screenplay is loosely based on the crimes of serial killer Richard Speck, who murdered eight nursing students in Chicago, Illinois in 1966. Plot In late 1972 Belfast, during the early stages of the Northern Ireland conflict, a disturbed American soldier, Cain Adams, has arrived after having deserted in the Vietnam War. Though eager to return to the United States, Cain is unable to board a ship from Belfast for approximately one week. While meandering around the city, Cain eventuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
