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Ermanno Donati
Ermanno Donati was an Italian film producer. Along with Luigi Carpentieri, Donati won the Nastro d'Argento award for Best Producer for the film ''The Day of the Owl''. Selected filmography As producer * ''I Vampiri'' (1957) * '' The Son of the Red Corsair'' (1959) * ''Winter Holidays'' (1959) * '' Atlas Against the Cyclops'' (1961) * '' Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan'' (1961) * ''The Witch's Curse'' (1962) * '' Marco Polo'' (1962) * ''The Horrible Dr. Hichcock'' (1962) * '' The Ghost'' (1963) * ''The Magnificent Adventurer'' (1963) * '' Samson in King Solomon's Mines'' (1964) * '' The Third Eye'' (1966) * '' The Hills Run Red'' (1966) * ''Navajo Joe'' (1966) * ''Col cuore in gola'' (1967). * ''The Day of the Owl'' (1968) * ''Salon Kitty Salon Kitty was a high-class Berlin brothel used by the Nazi intelligence service, the ''Sicherheitsdienst'' (SD), for espionage purposes during . Created in the early 1930s, the salon was taken over by SS general Reinhard Heydrich and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Carpentieri
Luigi Carpentieri (1920-1987) was an Italian assistant director (1940-1949) and film producer (1947-1968). Together with Ermanno Donati, he founded the production company "Athena Cinematografica", which in 1960 became "Panda Cinematografica". All films produced by Nastro_d'Argento_award_for_Best_Producer_for_the_film_''The_Day_of_the_Owl_(film).html" ;"title="Godi Media">the company were genre films. Along with Ermanno Donati, Carpentieri Godi Media on the Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer">Nastro d'Argento award for Best Producer for the film ''The Day of the Owl (film)">The Day of the Owl''. Filmography As script supervisor * ''Torna, caro ideal!'' (1939) As assistant director * ''Cantate con me!'' (1940) * ''Beatrice Cenci (1941 film), Beatrice Cenci'' (1941) * ''La bocca sulla strada'' (1941) * ''Mamma'' (1941) * '' Casanova farebbe così!'' (1942) * ''Non ti pago!'' (1942) * '' La Gorgona'' (1942) * '' Vertigine'' (1942) * '' Il fidanzato di mia moglie'' (1943) * '' Fuga a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnificent Adventurer
''The Magnificent Adventurer'' ( it, Il magnifico avventuriero) is a 1963 adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is loosely based on real life events of Benvenuto Cellini. Plot Cast Production ''The Magnificent Adventurer'' was director Riccardo Freda's last film for Panda Cinematografica. It was based on the real-life character of Benvenuto Cellini, a sculptor, goldsmith, draftsman, soldier and musician. A memoir of his life gained huge popularity during the 19th century which became the inspiration for other famous writers such as Alexandre Dumas. Freda was fascinated by Cellini, declaring him Cellini has "always been a model of independence for me. However, he was more of a great brigand than a great artist." The script does follow Cellini's memoirs, and places him in an imaginary scenario. ''The Magnificent Adventurer'' was shot under the title ''Le avventure di Benvenuto Cellini'' between March and April 1963 in Rome at Castle Sant'Angelo, Castle d'Ostia, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Darkness (film)
''Beyond the Darkness'' ( it, Buio Omega, lit=Dark Omega) is a 1979 Italian exploitation horror film directed by Joe D'Amato. It follows Francesco (Kieran Canter), an orphaned taxidermist who inherits a house in the woods where he lives with his housekeeper Iris (Franca Stoppi), who is determined to become the new owner. After Iris kills his girlfriend Anna (Cinzia Monreale) with a voodoo curse, Francesco steals her corpse from the local cemetery. He then commits murders connected to his enduring passion for her. A local undertaker (Sam Modesto) investigates and meets Teodora (also Monreale), Anna's twin sister. Filmed in two weeks in South Tyrol and Rome, ''Beyond the Darkness'' is a remake of the 1966 film '' The Third Eye''. It was released in Italy to what Italian film historian Roberto Curti described as relatively poor box office, and was re-released in Italy in 1987 as ''In quella casa Buio omega'' to associate it with the ''La casa'' film series. Plot Anna Völkl, the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmportal
filmportal.de is an online database of information related to German film. It includes extensive information on films and filmmakers as well as articles on film issues. The website was released on occasion of the 54th Berlin International Film Festival on 11 February 2005. ''filmportal.de'' was revised and expanded in 2011/2012. Content The database provides information on about 85 000 German cinema and television films (as of June 2015) from 1895 to the present. About 8 000 films are presented in detail with content descriptions, stills and/or posters. In addition, ''filmportal.de'' catalogues about 190 000 names of filmmakers, 5 000 of these entries feature a biography. The lexical information is supplemented by trailers, film clips from German classics, and, increasingly, full-length films. Moreover, editorial texts link the information with the history of film in the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany and the GDR. Organising institutions ''filmportal.de'' was established by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salon Kitty (film)
''Salon Kitty'' is a 1976 erotic-war-drama film directed by Tinto Brass. The film was coproduced by Italy, France and West Germany. It is based on the novel of the same name by Peter Norden Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ..., covering the real life events of the Salon Kitty, Salon Kitty operation, under which the ''Sicherheitsdienst'' took over an expensive brothel in Berlin, had the place telephone tapping, wire tapped, and replaced all the prostitutes with trained spies, in order to gather information on various members of the Nazi Party, Nazi party and foreign dignitaries. It is considered among the progenitors of Nazisploitation genre. In the U.S., the film was edited to lighten the political overtones for an easier marketing as a sexploitation film and release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Col Cuore In Gola
''Col cuore in gola'' () is a 1967 ''giallo'' film directed by Tinto Brass. It is loosely based on the novel ''Il sepolcro di carta'' ( The Paper Tomb) written by Sergio Donati. The film used storyboards from cartoonist Guido Crepax. It has been released under several titles including ''Deadly Sweet'' and ''I Am What I Am''. Plot A French actor named Bernard (Jean-Louis Trintignant) comes across a beautiful young woman (Ewa Aulin) bending over the corpse of a murdered nightclub owner in London. He believes her that she is innocent of the crime, and runs off with her to protect her from a group of criminal types who are stalking her. Cast *Jean-Louis Trintignant as Bernard *Ewa Aulin as Jane *Vira Silenti as Martha *Roberto Bisacco as David *Charles Kohler as Jerome *Luigi Bellini as Jelly-Roll *David Prowse as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited) *Janet Street-Porter as Salon Receptionist (uncredited) Production ''Col cuore in gola'' was adapted from the paperback novel ''Il s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navajo Joe
''Navajo Joe'' is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Burt Reynolds as the titular Navajo Indian who opposes a group of bandits responsible for killing his tribe. Plot Having massacred an Indian village with his gang, scalp hunter Duncan rides to the nearest town to discover that he is now an outlaw, as scalp hunting is now illegal. Duncan murders the sheriff and begins burning the town. In the town, Duncan meets Lynne, the town doctor, who conspires with Duncan to steal a train full of the bank's money. Three female entertainers and their manager overhear talk of the plot and ride to the next town of Esperanza to warn people. Several of Duncan's gang attempt to kill them, but their scheme is thwarted by Navajo Joe. Joe steals the train back from Duncan's gang. He asks the townspeople of Esperanza to pay him to protect them from Duncan, demanding, "I want a dollar a head from every man in this town for every bandit I kill." The townspeople reje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hills Run Red (1966 Film)
''The Hills Run Red'' ( it, Un Fiume di dollari, lit=A River of Dollars) is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film stars Thomas Hunter in the heroic lead role, along with veteran American actors Henry Silva and Dan Duryea. Plot synopsis In the aftermath of the American Civil War, two rebel Texans are seen fleeing toward the Mexican border in a wagon, having made off with a huge sum of money stolen from the United States government. Just before reaching the safety of foreign soil they are intercepted by a U.S. army patrol. As the mounted soldiers close in, the men draw cards to decide who will stay on the wagon and draw the pursuit, and who will jump off with the loot and escape, keeping the other man's share safe until he can claim it. Ken Seagull (Nando Gazzolo) wins the draw, jumps off and successfully hides. Jerry Brewster ( Thomas Hunter) crashes the wagon, is apprehended by the troopers, and is sent to a military prison. Five years later, Brews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Eye (1966 Film)
''The Third Eye'' ( it, Il terzo occhio) is a 1966 Italian horror film. It was directed by Mino Guerrini and stars Franco Nero, Gioia Pascal and Erika Blanc. A young count, who lives with his domineering, jealous mother, begins on a downward spiral into madness after his fiancée dies in a car accident. This was one of Franco Nero's earliest films, before he achieved stardom in the spaghetti western genre. Erika Blanc plays a dual role in the film, portraying both the Count's dead fiancée Laura, as well as Laura's twin sister Daniela. Joe D'Amato remade the film as 1979's '' Beyond the Darkness''. Plot Mino, a wealthy count/ taxidermist living under the thumb of his domineering mother, decides to marry his fiancée Laura, a decision that infuriates not only his jealous mother, but their plotting maid Marta, who has desires of marrying the count someday herself. Before Laura goes out for a drive, Marta sabotages her car's brakes and the poor woman is killed when her car plunges o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson In King Solomon's Mines
''Samson in King Solomon's Mines'' ( it, Maciste nelle miniere de re Salmone) is a 1964 Italian peplum film written and directed by Piero Regnoli. Cast * Reg Park as Maciste * Wandisa Guida as Fazira * Dan Harrison as Abucar * Giuseppe Addobbati as Namar * Eleonora Bianchi as Samara * Elio Jotta as Riad * Carlo Tamberlani as Zelea * Bruno Scipioni Bruno Scipioni (29 July 1934 – 5 December 2019) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Rome, Scipioni graduated in accountancy and then, in 1958, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He started his film caree ... as Kadar Production ''Samson in King Solomon's Mines'' was produced by Italy's Panda Societa per L'Industria Cinematografica and filmed at Incir De Paolis Studios in Rome. The film had some location shooting done in South Africa for the wildlife scenes. Release ''Samson in King Solomon's Mines'' was released in Italy on 25 June 1964. References Footnotes Sources * * * Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost (1963 Film)
''The Ghost'' (Italian title: ''Lo Spettro'') is a 1963 Italian horror film directed by Riccardo Freda, using the pseudonym "Robert Hampton". The film stars Barbara Steele and Peter Baldwin. Other titles for the film include ''The Spectre'' and ''Lo Spettro del Dr. Hichcock''. Plot In 1910 in Scotland, the ailing Doctor Hichcock (Elio Jotta), confined to his wheelchair, presides over seances in which his housekeeper, Catherine ( Harriet Medin), acts as the medium. According to Hichcock's theory, shots of lethal poison followed by an antidote could cure his physical disability shortly after. The younger Doctor Livingstone ( Peter Baldwin) stays with him in the house to regularly administer this dangerous treatment. Hichcock's wife Margaret (Barbara Steele) finds living with her husband increasingly unbearable. Possibly suspected by her husband, she is having an affair with Livingstone. She implores him to murder Hichcock, which he eventually does by injecting the poison but not a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastro D'Argento For Best Producer
The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. This is the list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Producer. Angelo Barbagallo, Mario Cecchi Gori and Nanni Moretti are the most awarded Producers in this category, with 5 awards each. 1950s *1954 – Peg Film – ''I Vitelloni'' *1955 – Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti – ''La Strada'' *1956 – Cines – ''Amici per la pelle'' *1957 – Carlo Ponti – ''The Railroad Man'' *1958 – Dino De Laurentiis – ''Nights of Cabiria'' *1959 – Franco Cristaldi – ''A Man of Straw'', ''La sfida'', ''Big Deal on Madonna Street'' 1960s *1960 – Goffredo Lombardo – for the whole productions *1961 – Dino De Laurentiis – for the whole productions *1962 – Alfredo Bini – for the whole productions *1963 – Goffredo Lombardo – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
