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Enzo Fiermonte
Enzo Fiermonte (17 July 1908 – 22 March 1993), sometimes credited as William Bird, was an Italian actor and boxer. Early life Vincenzo "Enzo" Fiermonte was born on 17 July 1908 in Casamassima, a rural village near Bari, in southern Italy to Donato and Lucrezia Fiermonte. Career From 1925 to 1934, he was a professional boxer, with a lifetime record of 47 wins (11 by knockout), 17 losses (10 by knockout), and 2 draws. On June 22, 1943, he announced his permanent retirement from boxing. In 1937, he entered his Maserati in the Vanderbilt Cup auto race in Westbury, New York, but was not allowed to participate because he had no formal auto racing experience. Acting career In 1940, he starred as a boxer in Dino De Laurentiis' first film, '' L'ultimo Combattimento'' (The Last Fight), directed by Pietro Ballerini. Between the 1940s and the 1980s, he had acting roles in at least 116 films. Personal life Fiermonte was married to Tosca Manetti. In June 1933, Fiermonte's wife anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casamassima
Casamassima ( Barese: ) is a town and ''comune'' of 19,786 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy. Is also called "The Blue Town". The town is located inland from the Italian coastline, thrives and is built on agriculture, primarily that of wine, olives and almond production. Founded around the seventh and eighth centuries, the village started as a Roman encampment, according to legend. Physical geography Casamassima is located at the foot of the Murge with an average altitude of 230 meters. The highest point of the town is located at the area, in Casamassimese dialect "Vì d Caldaral" while the lower one is the area near Via Conversano and near to the commercial area. The territory is characterized by very fertile land and the presence of Lama San Giorgio that flows near the Bosco di Marcedd. Casamassima borders the municipalities of Turi, Adelfia, Sammichele di Bari, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Noicattaro, Valenzano, Capurso, Cellamare and Rutig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RMS Titanic
RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died, making it the deadliest sinking of a single ship up to that time. It remains the deadliest peacetime sinking of a superliner or cruise ship. The disaster drew public attention, provided foundational material for the disaster film genre, and has inspired many artistic works. RMS ''Titanic'' was the largest ship afloat at the time she entered service and the second of three s operated by the White Star Line. She was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Thomas Andrews, the chief naval architect of the shipyard, died in the disaster. ''Titanic'' was under the command of Captain Edward Smith, who went down with the ship. The ocean liner carri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Bill A Roma
''Buffalo Bill in Rome'' ( it, Buffalo Bill a Roma) is a 1949 black-and-white Italian Western film directed by Giuseppe Accatino. It is set in 1905 with Buffalo Bill William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, Bison hunting, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa, Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but ... as the main character. Cast References External links * {{IMDb title, 0041214 1949 films 1949 Western (genre) films Italian Western (genre) films Italian black-and-white films Cultural depictions of Buffalo Bill 1940s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buried Alive (1949 Film)
''Buried Alive'' (Italian: ''La sepolta viva'') is a 1949 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Milly Vitale, Paul Muller and Evi Maltagliati.Bayman p.148 It is based on the novel of the same title by Francesco Mastriani, set during the campaign for Italian unification. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ivo Battelli. Cast * Milly Vitale as Eva * Paul Muller as Federico * Evi Maltagliati as Elisa * Tina Lattanzi as Elena * Piero Palermini as Giorgio * Carlo Tamberlani as Conte Capecci * Enzo Fiermonte as Bruno * Luigi Garrone as Silvestro * Cesare Polacco as Ferdinando * Eddie Rodd as Himself * Ben Rodd as Himself References Bibliography * Bayman, Louis. ''The Operatic and the Everyday in Postwar Italian Film Melodrama''. Edinburgh University Press, 2014. External links * ''Buried Alive''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran (film)
''Teheran'' is a 1946 British-Italian thriller film co-directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and William Freshman. It stars Derek Farr as Pemberton Grant, a British intelligence officer who discovers a plot to assassinate the President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference during the Second World War. It also featured Marta Labarr, Manning Whiley and Pamela Stirling. It was also released under the alternative titles ''Appointment in Persia'' and ''The Plot to Kill Roosevelt'' and ''Conspiracy in Teheran''. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. Plot In 1943, Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt meet at the Tehran conference to agree plans for the Allied invasion of Europe. Whilst attempting to trace ballerina Natalie Trubetzin (Marta Labarr), who he met before the outbreak of war, British journalist Pemberton Grant (Derek Farr) uncovers a deadly conspiracy. The plot, led by Paul Sherek (Manning Whiley), involves international arms dealers, who can't af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non Canto Più
''Non canto più'' () is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Enzo Fiermonte, Vera Bergman and Paola Borboni.Quinlan p.120 The film originally began shooting several years earlier, but its production was heavily delayed due to wartime conditions and it wasn't released until 1945. Cast * Enzo Fiermonte as Il tenore Guido Revi * Vera Bergman as Lisa Baratti * Paola Borboni as L'impresaria teatrale Greta Arden * Virgilio Riento as Roberto * Giuseppe Porelli as Adolfo * Olinto Cristina as Carlo Baratti, padre di Lisa * Arturo Bragaglia as Il commissario * Lamberto Picasso as L'ispettore Carter * Agnese Dubbini as La cuoca di casa Baratti * Giuseppe Pierozzi as Il fattore Production Following Freda's directorial debut with ''Don Cesare di Bazan'', he found his next project he wanted to work on was rejected he wanted to make ''L'atleta di cristallo'' (), a film about the behind the scenes world of boxing, was rejected. Freda stated that his ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'abito Nero Da Sposa
''L'abito nero da sposa'' () is a 1945 Italian historical drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Fosco Giachetti. It is based on the play ''The Cardinal'' by Louis N. Parker. Cast * Fosco Giachetti as Il cardinale Giovanni de Medici * Jacqueline Laurent as Berta Chigi * Enzo Fiermonte as Giuliano de Medici * Carlo Tamberlani as Andrea Strozzi * Aldo Silvani as Bartolomeo Chigi * Domenico Viglione Borghese as Il governatore Baglioni * Manoel Roero as Raffaello (as Manuel Roero) * Fausto Guerzoni as Beppe, il campanaro * Evelina Paoli as Madonna de Medici * Peppino Spadaro as Luigi * Renato Chiantoni as Bernardino * Emilio Petacci as Un mercante della statua di Venere * Franco Pesce as Un invitato alla festa Production ''L'abito nero da sposa'' is based on the play ''The Cardinal'' by Louis N. Parker. The film had some notoriety in Italy as it was blacklisted by the church. The film was originally going to be the directorial debut of Mario Pannunzio, who dropped out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Wagon (1943 Film)
''The Last Wagon'' ( it, L'ultima carrozzella) is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, and Anita Durante.Brunetta 89 A number of the personnel were involved in the subsequent development of neorealism. The hero is the driver of a horse-drawn carriage who objects to the competition from motorised taxis. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome and on location around the city. Cast * Aldo Fabrizi as Antonio Urbani, detto "Toto" * Anna Magnani as Mary Dunchetti, la canzonettista * Anita Durante as Adele Urbani * Elide Spada as Nannarella Urbani * Enzo Fiermonte as Roberto Pinelli, l'autista * Aristide Garbini as Pasquale, suo padre * Lauro Gazzolo as Andrea, il portiere * Tino Scotti as Valentino Doriani, il comico * Nando Bruno as Augusto Pallotta, il vetturino * Leopoldo Valentini as Ottone Roncucci detto "Paradiso" * Oreste Fares as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Champion (1943 Film)
''The Champion'' (Italian: ''Il campione'') is a 1943 Italian sports film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Enzo Fiermonte, Vera Bergman and Erminio Spalla.Chiti & Poppi p.56 It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luigi Ricci. Synopsis A former boxer, now a trainer, discovers a young fighter who he feels has all the skills to become a champion. He takes him under his wing and begins to shape him into a fully rounded fighter. However the young man's success goes to his head and he becomes involved with a rich, vapid lady without realising that his trainer's daughter is in love with him. Cast * Enzo Fiermonte as Massimo * Vera Bergman as Wanda Gregorovitch * Erminio Spalla as Mario Martini * Fiorella Betti as Bianca Martini, sua figlia * Michele Riccardini as Federico * Alessandra Adari * Michele Bonaglia * Mario Bosisio * Luigi Garrone * Amedeo Martini * Bianca Martini * Merlo Preciso * Massimo Riccardi * Vera Rub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Fra Diavolo
''The Adventures of Fra Diavolo'' ( it, Fra' Diavolo) is a 1942 Italian adventure film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Enzo Fiermonte. Cast * Enzo Fiermonte - Michele Pezza detto " Fra' Diavolo" * Elsa De Giorgi - Fortunata Consiglio * Laura Nucci - Gabriella Del Prà * Cesare Bettarini - Carlo Consiglio * Agostino Salvietti - Ciccio La Rosa, il capo della polizia * Carlo Romano - Tiburzio * Loris Gizzi - Il prefetto * Marcello Giorda - Il generale * Renato Chiantoni Renato Chiantoni (19 April 1906 – 24 December 1979) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1978. Born in Brescia, the son of the stage actor Amedeo, Chiantoni debuted on stage entering several drama and revue comp ... - Sputafuoco See also * '' Donne e briganti'' (1950) External links * 1942 films 1942 adventure films Italian adventure films 1940s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Luigi Zampa Napoleonic Wars films Films set i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Cenci (1941 Film)
''Beatrice Cenci'' is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Carola Höhn, Giulio Donadio and Tina Lattanzi. It is one of several films portraying the story of the sixteenth century Italian noblewoman Beatrice Cenci.Waters p.40 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. The costume design was by Gino Sensani. Cast * Carola Höhn as Beatrice Cenci * Giulio Donadio as Francesco Cenci * Tina Lattanzi as Lucrezia Cenci * Osvaldo Valenti as Giacomo Cenci * Elli Parvo as Angela * Enzo Fiermonte as Olimpio Calvetti * Sandro Ruffini as Il giudice Moscato * Luigi Pavese as Catalano * Marcello Giorda as Il presidente del tribunale * Arturo Bragaglia as Don Lorenzo * Iginia Armilli * Franco Cuppini * Aulo D'Anzio as Il segretario del giudice * Giovanni Dal Cortivo as Il brigante nella grotta * Gualtiero De Angelis as Curzio * Angelo Dessy * Carlo Duse as Il capitano dei gendarmi * Pina Gallini as La gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jacob Astor VI
John Jacob Astor VI (August 14, 1912 – June 26, 1992) was an American socialite, shipping businessman, and member of the Astor family. He was dubbed the "''Titanic'' Baby" for his affiliation with the RMS ''Titanic''; Astor was born four months after his father, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, died in the sinking of the ''Titanic''; his pregnant mother Madeleine Astor survived the sinking. Astor was known for his legal battles with the estate of his elder half-brother, Vincent Astor, to inherit a larger portion of their father's $85 million fortune (approximately $ billion in dollars). He was also known for his many engagements and four marriages to prominent society women. Early life John Jacob Astor VI (nicknamed "Jakey") was born at 840 Fifth Avenue in New York City on August 14, 1912. He was the son of Colonel John Jacob Astor IV (nicknamed "Jack") and socialite Madeleine Talmage Force. Jakey's parents' marriage, on September 9, 1911, had sparked much controversy both beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
