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Excellent Cadavers (film)
''Excellent Cadavers'' ( it, I giudici) is a 1999 television film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. The film is based on the book with the same name by Alexander Stille and tells the real life events of judge Giovanni Falcone. It was filmed in Palermo and Rome. The TV movie was broadcast by HBO October 16, 1999. Plot Cast * Chazz Palminteri as Giovanni Falcone *F. Murray Abraham as Tommaso Buscetta *Tony Sperandeo as Stefano Bontate *Anna Galiena as Francesca Morvillo *Andy Luotto as Paolo Borsellino *Lina Sastri as Agnese Borsellino *Arnoldo Foà as Judge Antonino Caponnetto *Ivo Garrani as Judge Gaetano Costa *Gianmarco Tognazzi as Antonino Cassarà *Pierfrancesco Favino as Mario Fabbri *Mattia Sbragia as Judge Quinzi * Francesco Benigno as Giuseppe Greco *Mario Erpichini as Judge Rocco Chinnici * Paolo Paoloni as Salvo Lima *Victor Cavallo as Totò Riina *Giuseppe Cederna as Judge Giuseppe Ayala *Stefano Benassi as Inspector *Bruno Bilotta as Salvatore Inzerillo * Luigi Mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Tognazzi
Ricky Tognazzi (born Riccardo Tognazzi; ; 1 May 1955) is an Italian actor and film director. He has appeared in 50 films and television shows since 1963. His film '' The Escort'' was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his film ''Ultra''. Five years later, his film '' Strangled Lives'' won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. He is the son of film actor and director Ugo Tognazzi and the half-brother of actor Gianmarco Tognazzi and film director Maria Sole Tognazzi. In 2016, he appeared as an out-of touch variety show host in the music video for "''Tutti Frutti''" by English rock band New Order. He's an outspoken atheist, even if he admires some religious figures such as Saint Thomas, Pope John XXIII and Pope Francis. Selected filmography Director * ''Little Misunderstandings'' (1989) * ''Ultra'' (1991) * '' The Escort'' (1993) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Sperandeo
Tony Sperandeo (born 8 May 1953) is an Italian actor of cinema and television. Sperandeo is notable for frequently playing the roles of tough characters from his native region, Sicily. As of 2011, he was working on ''La Nuova Squadra'', a police drama televised by Rai Tre, as the Superintendent Salvatore Sciacca. Career He was born Gaetano Sperandeo in Palermo. In 1983, his acting career began with a small part in the film '' Kaos'', directed by the Taviani brothers. In 1985, he landed a role in a cinematographic film '' Pizza Connection'', by Damiano Damiani. He also acted in four of the sequels of the popular television drama, ''" La piovra"'', which is about the Mafia and had a little role in The Sicilian of Michael Cimino. He has appeared in many other Italian films, the most notable being ''La scorta'' (" The escort") by Ricky Tognazzi, as well as ''" Ragazzi fuori"'' and ''" Mery per sempre"'', the latter two set in his home town of Palermo. They are both directed by Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierfrancesco Favino
Pierfrancesco Favino (; August 24, 1969) is an Italian actor, voice actor and producer. He has appeared in more than fifty European and American movies and television series since the early 1990s, including '' The Prince of Homburg'' (1997), '' The Last Kiss'' (2001), '' El Alamein: The Line of Fire'' (2002), '' The Keys to the House'' (2004), ''Romanzo Criminale'' (2005), ''The Unknown Woman'' (2006), ''Night at the Museum'' (2006), ''Saturn in Opposition'' (2007), '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'' (2008), ''Angels & Demons'' (2009), ''ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards'' (2012) '' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' (2012), ''World War Z'' (2013), '' Rush'' (2013), ''Suburra'' (2015) and '' The Traitor'' (2019). In 2020, he won the Volpi Cup at Venice Film Festival for his performance in '' Padrenostro''. Life and career Favino was born in Rome, Italy, to Apulian parents from Candela, a ''comune'' in the province of Foggia. He has appeared in more than 40 European f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonino Cassarà
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Antonino may refer to: * Antonino (name), a given name and a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Antonino, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas, United States See also * Antoniano (other) * Antoñito (other) * San Antonino (other) * Sant'Antonino (other) Sant'Antonino is a municipality in the district of Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland. Sant'Antonino may also refer to: * Sant'Antonino, Haute-Corse, France, on the island of Corsica * Sant'Antonino di Susa, Turin, Piedmont, Italy See also * Antonian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianmarco Tognazzi
Gianmarco Tognazzi (born 11 October 1967) is an Italian actor. Life and career Born on 11 October 1967 in Rome, the son of actors Ugo Tognazzi and Franca Bettoia,Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . from his youth Tognazzi attended the film sets alongside his father, debuting in a small role in Marco Ferreri's '' Don't Touch the White Woman!'' (1974). After some experiences as an assistant director, he graduated at the Institute of State for cinematography and television "Roberto Rossellini" in Rome. In 1991 he won a Grolla d'oro for his performance in Emidio Greco's '' Una storia semplice''. He was also nominated to Nastro d'Argento twice, in 2000 as best actor for '' First Light of Dawn'' and in 2006 in the supporting actor category for '' Romanzo Criminale''. In the second half of 1980s Tognazzi had also some experiences as a television presenter, including the hosting of the 1989 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaetano Costa
Gaetano Costa (; Caltanissetta, 1 March 1916 - Palermo, 6 August 1980) was an Italian magistrate killed by the Cosa Nostra. Chief Prosecutor of Palermo, he was assassinated by the Mafia on 6 August 1980 while browsing books on a stall located on a sidewalk in Via Cavour in Palermo, a few steps from his home. He was hit with three gunshots to his back by two killers on a motorcycle. The cause of that ruthless execution was the fact that he had personally signed the arrest orders against boss Rosario Spatola and some of his men while other colleagues of his refused to sign. The crime was ordered by the Mafia clan headed by Salvatore Inzerillo. Life Gaetano Costa was born in Caltanissetta. He graduated in Law at the University of Palermo. As a boy, during the Fascist regime, he joined the then clandestine Italian Communist Party. After winning the competitive examination in the magistracy, he was enlisted as an officer of the Regia Aeronautica and obtained two War Crosses. Fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivo Garrani
Ivo Garrani (6 February 1924 – 25 March 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor. In films since 1952, Garrani is possibly best known for his role as Prince Vajda in Mario Bava's '' Black Sunday'' (1960). Biography Born in Introdacqua, Garrani was a student at the Faculty of Engineering in Rome when started his theatrical career, at first as amateur, then entering the stage company of Carlo Tamberlani in 1943. Aside from his work on stage, including works with Giorgio Strehler, in the fifties he started a parallel activity in cinema, starring in a great number of films, even if usually in secondary roles. Garranidied on 25 March 2015, at the age of 91. Selected filmography *'' Ragazze da marito'' (1952) - Tommaso Spadoni *''Orient Express'' (1954) *''Eighteen Year Olds'' (1955) - Il medico *'' The Rival'' (1956) - Secondo ufficiale inquirente *''Roland the Mighty'' (1956) - Carlo Magno *'' Terrore sulla città'' (1957) *''Hercules'' (1958) - Pelias, King of Iolcus *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonino Caponnetto
Antonino Caponnetto (5 September 1920 – 6 December 2002) was an Italian Antimafia magistrate. Biography Caponnetto was born in Caltanissetta in 1920. His career began in 1954 in Florence, but he became famous only in 1983, after Rocco Chinnici's assassination, when he took over his job in Palermo. Under his lead, the Antimafia pool of magistrates came to organise the first grand trial against the Mafia. The pool included magistrates such as Chinnici, Paolo Borsellino, Giovanni Falcone, Giuseppe Di Lello and Leonardo Guarnotta. He retired in 1990, and engaged himself since then in political activities supporting legality and social justice. In 1999 he organised the first "Legality meeting", an annual event that gathers journalists, magistrates and civil associations. The meetings are still held today. He died from natural causes in 2002 in Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnoldo Foà
Arnoldo Foà (24 January 1916 – 11 January 2014) was an Italian actor, voice actor, theatre director, singer and writer. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 2014. Biography Foà was born in Ferrara, Italy, to a Jewish family, though Foà was an atheist in his adult life. Foà completed high school in Florence, where he moved with his family, and studied at the acting school of Rasi. He abandoned his studies in economics and at age 20 moved to Rome, where he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He was initiated to the Italian Scottish Rite Freemasonry in 1947 at the Lodge " Alpi Giulie" n.150 (in Rome), taking later the highest degree. Foà died on 11 January 2014 from respiratory failure, just 13 days short of his 98th birthday. Theatre 1930s * ''La serenata al vento'' by Carlo Veneziani, directed by Alberto Bracaloni, 1935 * ''La dodicesima notte'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Pietro Sharoff, 1938 * ''L’Alcalde di Zalamea'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lina Sastri
Pasqualina "Lina" Sastri is an Italian actress and singer. Life and career Born in Naples, Lina Sastri started acting in amateur dramatics at very young age. She made her professional debut with the theatrical company Teatro Libero, and had her breakout in 1974, starring in the musical drama ''Masaniello''. On stage, she worked intensively with Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, and her collaborations include Eduardo De Filippo, Fabio Carpi and Memè Perlini. Sastri made her film debut in ''Il prefetto di ferro'', in 1977. In 1984 she won a Silver Ribbon for Best Actress and a David di Donatello in the same category for her performance in '' Mi manda Picone''. One year later, she won the same two awards for her role in '' Segreti segreti''. In 1987 she was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for Damiano Damiani's ''L'inchiesta''. As a singer she has released numerous albums, mainly sung in the Neapolitan dialect. She participated at the Sanremo Festival in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Borsellino
Paolo Emanuele Borsellino (; scn, Pàulu Borsellino; 19 January 1940 – 19 July 1992) was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia. After a long and distinguished career, culminating in the Maxi Trial in 1986–1987, on 19 July 1992, Borsellino was killed by a car bomb in Via D'Amelio, near his mother's house in Palermo. Borsellino's life parallels that of his close friend Giovanni Falcone. They both spent their early years in the same neighbourhood in Palermo. Though many of their childhood friends grew up in the Mafia background, both men fought on the other side of the war against crime in Sicily as prosecuting magistrates.Stille, ''Excellent Cadavers'', pp. 22–27 They were both killed in 1992, a few months apart. In recognition of their tireless effort and sacrifice during the anti-mafia trials, they were both awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Luotto
André Paul "Andy" Luotto (born 30 July 1950) is an American actor, comedian, musician, chef, and restaurateur. He has resided in Italy since the mid-1970s, where he is a prolific television personality, and is the owner and operator of the Lá restaurant in Rome's Piazza Venezia. Biography Born as André Paul Luotto in New York, Luotto graduated in cinematography at the Boston University in 1969, then started working as dubbing voice for Italian films released in United States. Later Luotto moved to Rome where in 1978 obtained a great success as "fantasista" in the Renzo Arbore's TV-show ''L'altra domenica''. In 1979 he made his film debut as lead actor of ''SuperAndy'', a bizarre parody of ''Superman'', then started a quite regular career as character actor. In 1983 he wrote, directed and starred ''Grunt'', a film parody of Jean-Jacques Annaud's ''Quest for Fire''. Selected filmography * '' In the Pope's Eye '' (1980) * '' Ski Mistress '' (1981) * '' I carabbimatti'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
