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Ernesto Almirante
Ernesto Almirante (24 September 1877 – 13 December 1964) was an Italian film and stage actor. Life and career Born in Mistretta into a family of actors, Almirante worked several years on stage along his father Nunzio. He was also active as agent and organizer of several stage companies. After an occasional film role in the 1919 mute film ''Federica d'Illirio'', starting from mid-1930s Almirante became one of the most active character actors of his time. In 1955 he retired from acting and moved into a retirement home for actors in Bologna. He was the uncle of politician Giorgio Almirante. Partial filmography * ''Federica d'Illiria'' (1919) * ''Red Passport'' (1935) - L'addetto di passaporto clandestini * ''At Your Orders, Madame'' (1939) - Lorot, l'impiegato del notaio * ''We Were Seven Widows'' (1939) - L'anziano capitano della nave * ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' (1939) - André Copersche, il presidente del tribunal * ''La mia canzone al vento'' (1939) * ''The Document'' (193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Sheik
''The White Sheik'' ( it, Lo sceicco bianco) is a 1952 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Brunella Bovo and Giulietta Masina. Written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano and Michelangelo Antonioni, the film is about a man who brings his new bride to Rome for their honeymoon, to have an audience with the Pope, and to present his wife to his family. When the young woman sneaks away to find the hero of her romance novels, the man is forced to spend hour after hour making excuses to his eager family who want to meet his missing bride. ''The White Sheik'' was filmed on location in Fregene, Rome, Spoleto and Vatican City. Plot Two young newlyweds from a provincial town, Wanda (Brunella Bovo) and Ivan Cavalli (Leopoldo Trieste), arrive in Rome for their honeymoon. Wanda is obsessed with the "White Sheik" (Alberto Sordi), the Rudolph Valentino-like hero of a soap opera photo strip and sneaks off to find him, leavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding Day (film)
''Wedding Day'' (Italian: ''Giorno di nozze'') is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Armando Falconi, Amelia Chellini and Anna Proclemer.Gundle p.174 It was shot at the Cinecitta Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gastone Medin and Gino Brosio. Partial cast * Armando Falconi as Mariano Bonotti * Amelia Chellini as Amalia - Mariano's wife * Anna Proclemer as Mariella Bonotti * Roberto Villa as Giorgio Birolli * Antonio Gandusio as Amedeo Birolli * Paola Borboni Paola Borboni (1 January 1900 – 9 April 1995) was an Italian stage and film actress whose career spanned nine decades of cinema. Early life Borboni was born on 1 January 1900 in Parma, Italy. Career Borboni made her stage debut in 19 ... as Elena - Amedeo's wife * Chiaretta Gelli as Marisa Birolli - Amedeo's daughter References Bibliography * Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father's Dilemma
''Father's Dilemma'' ( it, Prima comunione) is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It won an award at the Venice Film Festival. Details * The voice of the narrator is Alberto Sordi. When Sordi worked on the film he had just finished dubbing the ''Atoll K'' with main characters Laurel and Hardy. * Various sequences of the Italian neo-realist film ''Prima Comunione'' were filmed on the exterior double stair of the Church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, the university church of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, ''Angelicum''. * ''Prima comunione'' has been put on the list of the ''100 Italian films to be saved''. Cast * |
I'm In The Revue
''I'm in the Revue'' ( it, Botta e risposta) is a 1950 French-Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Nino Taranto - L'Habilleur * Isa Barzizza - Cleo, la kleptomane * Irasema Dilián * Louis Armstrong - Himself * Dante Maggio * Suzy Delair - La Chanteuse * Fernandel - Le peintre en bâtiment dévot * Katherine Dunham - Herself * Vanda Osiris - Herself * Renato Rascel * Carlo Dapporto * Andreina Paul * Enrico Viarisio * Claudio Villa * Isa Miranda Isa Miranda (born Ines Isabella Sampietro; 5 July 1909 – 8 July 1982) was an Italian actress with an international film career. Biography Miranda was born Ines Isabella Sampietro in Milan, the daughter of atreet car conductor in Mian. When s ... * Borrah Minevitch - Himself References External links * 1950 films 1950 comedy films 1950s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bride Can't Wait
''The Bride Can't Wait'' (Italian: ''La sposa non può attendere'') is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini and starring Gino Cervi, Gina Lollobrigida and Odile Versois. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome. The film earned around 15 million lira at the box office.Chiti & Poppi p.346 Cast *Gino Cervi as Anselmo Brunelli *Gina Lollobrigida as Donata Venturi *Odile Versois as Maria * Giacomo Furia as Giovanni * Leopoldo Valentini as Capostazione *Ave Ninchi as Miss Evelina *Nando Bruno as Mr. Venturi * Ada Colangeli as Sister Celeste *Adriano Ambrogi Adriano or Adrião is the form of the Latin given name ''Hadrianus'' commonly used in the Italian language; the form Adrian is used in the English language. Notable people with the name include: * Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer, music theori ... as Doctor * Cosetta Greco as Young Nun References External links * 1949 films 1949 comedy films Italian comedy films Films directed by G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alarm Bells (film)
''Alarm Bells'' (Italian: ''Campane a martello'') is a 1949 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Yvonne Sanson and Eduardo De Filippo. Location shooting took place on Ischia in the Gulf of Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Gherardi. A separate English-language version '' Children of Chance'' was produced. It was directed by Zampa but otherwise featured a different British cast of actors. It took around 113 million lira at the box office.Chiti & Poppi p.74 Plot Agostina has been working as a prostitute during World War II, has been sending the money she has saved back to her hometown priest for safekeeping. After the war she returns to the island with her friend Australia, planning to open a clothing shop. However, she discovers that the Priest had been dead a year and his successor believing that the money was a donation has spent it all on an orphanage for those who have lost their parents in the war. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Firemen Of Viggiù
''The Firemen of Viggiù'' ( it, I pompieri di Viggiù) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Nino Taranto. Plot In the village of Viggiù the men of the local volunteer fire brigade, believing their famous song "The Firemen of Viggiù" a resounding success, organize various skits and performances in their theater, inviting all the celebrities known at that time. Totò in the film plays a playboy who falls for the wife (Barzizza) of a seller of textiles (Castellani). The woman is calling her friend, telling her of his secret admirer, calling it "not exactly an Adonis" but trying some feeling of admiration for him. Totò brazenly enters the store and begins to woo the wife, but soon comes her husband, who is afraid to go bankrupt. Totò pretends to be a store dummy, while the man takes his wife away. Then the husband sits to invoke the soul of the father, hoping that he can give him some advice, but suddenly loses his temper and begins to kick the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleven Men And A Ball
''Eleven Men and a Ball'' (Italian: ''11 uomini e un pallone'') is a 1948 Italian sports comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Carlo Dapporto, Carlo Campanini and Clelia Matania.Chiti & Poppi p.385 The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio. Synopsis To prevent a gifted player performing for his team in a decisive match, the opposing club go to greatlengths to try to avoid him making it to the game. Cast * Carlo Dapporto as Romeo * Carlo Campanini as Achille * Clelia Matania as Clelia * Ernesto Almirante as Il professore * Adriana Serra as Cassiera bar * Enrico Luzi as Un barista * Ferruccio Amendola * Giorgio Baraghi * Fiorella Betti * Arturo Bragaglia * Bruno Cantalamessa * Andrea De Pino Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that re . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Difficult Years
''Difficult Years'' ( it, Anni difficili) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Umberto Spadaro, adapted from the 1946 short story ''Vecchio con gli stivali'' (''Old Man in Boots''), by the Sicilian author Vitaliano Brancati. Cast * Umberto Spadaro as Aldo Piscitello * Massimo Girotti as Giovanni * Ave Ninchi as Rosina * Delia Scala (as Odette Bedogni) as Elena * Ernesto Almirante as Grandpa * Milly Vitale as Maria * Enzo Biliotti as The Baron * Carlo Sposito (as Carletto Sposito) as Riccardo * Loris Gizzi as The Fascist minister * Aldo Silvani as The pharmacist * John Garfield as Narrator (English-language version) Plot Italy under Mussolini, 1922 to 1943. In 1922 Aldo Piscitello (Umberto Spadaro) is a municipal employee in the town of Modica, Sicily. With the rise of Mussolini to power, he is forced by his boss (Enzo Biliotti) to join the Fascist Party. If he fails to do so, he would lose his job. Piscitello reluctantly joins the Fascists and even b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brothers Karamazov (1947 Film)
''The Brothers Karamazov'' ( it, I fratelli Karamazoff) is a 1947 Italian historical drama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Fosco Giachetti, Lamberto Picasso and Mariella Lotti.Barattoni p.104 It is based on the 1880 novel of the same title by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It won two Nastro d'Argento Awards, for best screenplay and for best score. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti. Cast * Fosco Giachetti as Dimitri Karamazov * Mariella Lotti as Caterina Ivanovna * Elli Parvo as Gruscenka * Andrea Checchi as Ivan Karamazov * Giulio Donnini as Smerdyakov * Lamberto Picasso as Fjodor Karamazoff * Carlo Conso as Aljoscia * Milly Vitale as Lisa * Paola Veneroni as Fénja * Franco Scandurra as Pjotr Ilic Perchòtin * Laura Carli as Kòclakoff * Liana Del Balzo Liana Del Balzo (4 March 1899 – 26 March 1982) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 90 films between 1935 and 1979. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captain's Daughter (1947 Film)
''The Captain's Daughter'' ( it, La figlia del capitano) is a 1947 Italian adventure film directed by Mario Camerini. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the 1836 novel of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, which is set in Russia during the reign of Catherine II. It takes place during the Cossack Rebellion. Cast * Irasema Dilián as Maria Ivanovna "Masha" Mironova * Amedeo Nazzari as Yemelyan Pugachev, false tsar Peter III * Vittorio Gassman as Alexey Ivanovich Shvabrin * Cesare Danova as Pyotr Andreyevich Grinyov * Aldo Silvani as capitain Ivan Kuzmich Mironov, father of Masha * Ave Ninchi as Vasilisa Yegorovna Mironova, mother of Masha * Ernesto Almirante as Savelyich, servant of Grinyov * Olga Solbelli as Catherine II * Carlo Ninchi as Zurin * Laura Gore as Palashka * Gualtiero Tumiati Gualtiero Tumiati ( 8 May 1876 – 23 April 1971) was an Italian actor and stage director. Life and career Born in Ferrara, Tumiati studied at the Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'onorevole Angelina
''Angelina'' ( it, L'onorevole Angelina) is a 1947 film directed by Luigi Zampa. The star of the film is Anna Magnani, who won ''Volpi Cup'' prize for "Best Actress" at the Venice Film Festival. Zampa was nominated for a ''Golden Lion''. The film is in the public domain. Cast * Anna Magnani - Angelina Bianchi * Nando Bruno - Pasquale Bianchi * Ave Ninchi - Carmela * Ernesto Almirante - Luigi * Agnese Dubbini - Cesira * Armando Migliari - Callisto Garrone * Maria Donati - La signora Garrone * Maria Grazia Francia - Annetta Bianchi * Vittorio Mottini - Roberto * Franco Zeffirelli - Filippo Garrone * Gianni Musi - Libero Bianchi (as Gianni Glori) * Ughetto Bertucci Ughetto Bertucci (18 October 1907 – 25 June 1966) was an Italian film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1945 and 1960. Life and career He was born and died in Rome, Italy. A fruit vendor in a Roman market square ... - Il droghiere (as Ugo Bertucci) * Anita Angius - Adriana Bianchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
