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Fabio Frizzi
Fabio Frizzi (born 2 July 1951) is an Italian musician and composer. Born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, he is best known for his film scores and was a frequent collaborator with horror director Lucio Fulci. Frizzi is the older brother of the late television presenter Fabrizio Frizzi. Selected filmography Solo Finnish singer Taiska used the melody of Frizzi's composition "Ibo lele" for her song, "Mombasa Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...".''L'Espresso'', Izd. 6-9. 2003. "''La musica originale sarebbe stata composta da Fabio Frizzi (fratello dello showman Fabrizio) per una cantante finlandese, tale Taiska, «una delle poche eroine nel misero panorama del pop finlandese».''” With Bixio - Frizzi - Tempera References External links *Fabio Frizziinterviewed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan area is home to more than 1,000,000 people. It is known as the Fat City for its rich cuisine, and the Red City for its Spanish-style red tiled rooftops and, more recently, its leftist politics. It is also called the Learned City because it is home to the oldest university in the world. Originally Etruscan, the city has been an important urban center for centuries, first under the Etruscans (who called it ''Felsina''), then under the Celts as ''Bona'', later under the Romans (''Bonōnia''), then again in the Middle Ages, as a free municipality and later ''signoria'', when it was among the largest European cities by population. Famous for its towers, churches and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of The Living Dead
''City of the Living Dead'' ( it, Paura nella città dei morti viventi, lit=Fear in the city of the living dead, also released as ''The Gates of Hell'') is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror film co-written and directed by Lucio Fulci. It stars Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo de Mejo, Antonella Interlenghi, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, and Janet Agren. The film follows a priest whose hanging opens a gateway to hell that releases the undead, where a psychic and a reporter team up to close it before All Saints' Day. ''City of the Living Dead'' was developed after the financial success of Fulci's previous film, ''Zombi 2'', leading him to work with screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti to write a new horror film inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The film was greenlit during production of ''Contraband'', which Fulci left to begin working on ''City of the Living Dead''. Principal photography was shot predominantly on location in the United States, with interiors shot in Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cop In Drag
''Delitto al Blue Gay'', internationally released as ''Cop in Drag'', is a 1984 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the eleventh and final chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian. Plot Rome, Italy early 1980s. A man who worked at the Blue Gay, a transvestite cabaret, is found murdered, strangled. Marshal Nico Giraldi (Tomas Milian) is responsible for investigating the death by infiltrating in the Roman Gay community. Cast *Tomas Milian as Nico Giraldi *Bombolo as Venticello *Olimpia Di Nardo as Angela * Vinicio Diamanti as Colomba Lamar * as Brigitte * as Kurt Linder *Marina Hedman as The Bait *Enzo Garinei as The Judge See also * List of Italian films of 1984 A list of films produced in Italy in 1984 (see 1984 in film): External linksItalian films of 1984at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1984 1984 Films Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or rela ... Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Corbucci
Bruno Corbucci (23 October 1931 – 7 September 1996) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He was the younger brother of Sergio Corbucci, and wrote many of his films. He was born in Rome, where he also died. The vast majority of his directorial efforts are lowbrow comedies. He also directed ''I figli del leopardo'', a parody of ''Il gattopardo''. His biggest success came with the long-running "Nico Giraldi" series, which starred Tomas Milian as a foul-mouthed Roman policeman. His 1971 film '' Io non spezzo... rompo'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Selected filmography As screenwriter * ''Who Hesitates Is Lost'' (1960) * ''Toto's First Night'' (1962) * '' Sexy Toto'' (1963) * ''Tears on Your Face'' (1964) * ''Rita the American Girl'' (1965) * '' James Tont operazione U.N.O.'' (1965) * ''James Tont operazione D.U.E.'' (1966) * ''Il vostro super agente Flit'' (1966) * ''4 Dollars of Revenge' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime In Formula One
''Crime in Formula One'' ( it, Delitto in Formula Uno) is a 1984 Cinema of Italy, Italian "Poliziotteschi, poliziottesco"-comedy film written and directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the tenth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian. Plot At the Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza a great champion becomes the victim of a mysterious accident. An ugly mess, until an unusual cop arrives from Rome, very rude in manner, in colorful dress and with a head full of very unconventional ideas... Cast *Tomas Milian as inspector Nico Giraldi *Bombolo as Venticello *Pino Colizzi as Martelli *Dagmar Lassander as Miss Martelli *Olimpia Di Nardo as Angela Giraldi *Sergio Di Pinto as Fabrizio *Licinia Lentini as Rossana *Isabel Russinova as Radio Dimensione Suono, RDS DJ *Maria Grazia Buccella as Gambling-room attendant *Enzo Garinei as Judge La Bella *Marcello Martana as Trentini *Massimo Vanni as Gargiulo *Aldo Ralli as Daniele Bertoni *Ennio Antone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamberto Bava
Lamberto Bava (born 3 April 1944) is an Italian film director. Born in Rome, Bava began working as an assistant director for his director father Mario Bava. Lamberto co-directed the 1979 television film ''La Venere d'Ille'' with his father and in 1980 directed his first solo feature film ''Macabre''. Bava continued working in the 1980s and collaborated with Dario Argento on films such as '' Demons''. After 1990, Bava's work was predominantly involved with television, such as his '' Fantaghirò'' series. Biography Lamberto Bava was born in Rome, Italy on 3 April 1944. Lamberto's father Mario Bava was a film director known primarily as a director of horror films. Lamberto's film career began in the mid-1960s working as an assistant director on his father's film ''Planet of the Vampires''. Lamberto would later collaborate with his father on several of his projects, including '' Danger: Diabolik'' (1966), ''Twitch of the Death Nerve'' (1971) and ''Shock'' (1977) (On ''Shock'', Lamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blastfighter
''Blastfighter'' is a 1984 action film directed by Lamberto Bava starring Michael Sopkiw and George Eastman. Plot Jake "Tiger" Sharp (Michael Sopkiw) is a former policeman who seeks revenge after his wife is murdered. After killing the murderer, Sharp is sentenced to seven years in prison. Upon release Jake is given an SPAS-12 Shotgun by his old friend Jerry in order to wreak vengeance upon the crooked attorney responsible for sending him away. However, Jake instead at the last minute decides to return to his secluded cabin in the Appalachian wilderness and bury his gun in the floorboards. Matters become complicated when a group of poachers run afoul of him and kill his baby deer. Jake goes to the Chinese herbal medicinist's office that the hunters have been selling to and smashes up the place. Jake's estranged daughter Connie then joins him with Jerry and her boyfriend, but all of them are killed off when the hunters decide to get revenge for scaring away the herbal medicinist. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romolo Guerrieri
Romolo Guerrieri, aka ''Romolo Girolami'' (born 5 December 1931) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1961 and 1992. Selected filmography ;Director * '' Ten Thousand Dollars for a Massacre'' (1966) * '' Johnny Yuma'' (1966) * '' The Sweet Body of Deborah'' (1968) * ''Detective Belli'' (1969) * ''The Divorce'' (1970) * '' The Double'' (1971) * '' The Police Serve the Citizens?'' (1973) * ''Salvo D'Acquisto'' (1974) * '' Young, Violent, Dangerous'' (1976) * '' Covert Action'' (1978) * '' La gorilla'' (1982) * ''The Final Executioner'' (1984) ;Screenwriter * ''Any Gun Can Play'' (1967) * ''Cornetti alla crema ''Cornetti alla crema'' a.k.a. ''Cream Horn'' and ''Creampuffs'' is a 1981 commedia sexy all'italiana, directed by Sergio Martino. Edwige Fenech, Lino Banfi and Milena Vukotic are featured in a comedic tale about a couple attempting to elude ...'' (1981) * '' Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio'' (1983) * '' Trainer on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Gorilla
''La gorilla'' ("''The female bodyguard''") is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Romolo Guerrieri. Plot Misadventures of the bodyguard Ruby, a muscular girl is in love with a shy designer in spite of her father, the owner of the security agency Securitas, who would want her married to more rich and important pretenders. Cast * Lory Del Santo: Ruby * Gianfranco D'Angelo: Ruby's Father * Tullio Solenghi: Adelmo Spallanzani * Giorgio Bracardi: Professor Marcellini/ Professor Aristide Pollastrini * Ugo Fangareggi: Macrò See also * List of Italian films of 1982 A list of films produced in Italy in 1982 (see 1982 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * External linksItalian films of 1982at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1982 1982 Films A film ... References External links * Italian comedy films 1982 comedy films 1982 films Films directed by Romolo Guerrieri Films scored by Fabio Frizzi 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Martino
Sergio Martino (born 19 July 1938) is an Italian film director and producer, notable for his contributions to the giallo genre. Martino is the brother of the late producer Luciano Martino (who died in 2013). They collaborated frequently in their respective professions. Their grandfather was director Gennaro Righelli. Sergio Martino worked for both the big screen as well as for Italian television where he does most of his current work. He often worked with actress Edwige Fenech who in the 1970s was married to his brother Luciano. He also worked with many genre actors such as George Hilton (actor), George Hilton (who was married to Sergio's cousin), Anita Strindberg, Ivan Rassimov and Claudio Cassinelli, as well as famed Italian screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi. Martino's pseudonyms include: Julian Barry, Martin Dolman, Serge Martin, Christian Plummer, George Raminto. Selected filmography :Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological. References Bibliograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpion With Two Tails
''The Scorpion with Two Tails'' ( it, Assassinio al cimitero etrusco, lit=Murder in the Etruscan Cemetery) is a 1982 film directed by Sergio Martino. Plot Joan has nightmares of Etruscan sacrifices. She knows very well the Etruscan language and her husband Arthur is an archeologist studying Etruscan tombs. In a nightmare she foresees her husband's death. And Arthur is then killed in the same way the Etruscans killed their sacrifice victims, convincing her that someone (or something) may be after her as well. Cast Production ''The Scorpion with Two Tails'' originally started life as an 8-part television series to be titled ''Il mistero degli Etruschi'' or ''Lo scorpione a due code''. Two original scripts are located in the SIAE archives, one signed by Ernesto Gastaldi and one by Dardano Sacchetti in 1982. The French film producer Jacques Leitienne is also listed in the credits as a co-writer, but this was purely for bureaucratic reasons. Shooting lasted for four months in Vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan Baby
''Manhattan Baby'' is a 1982 Italian horror film directed by Lucio Fulci, and starring Christopher Connelly and Carlo De Mejo. The film begins in Egypt, where Susie, the daughter of archaeologist George Hacker, is given a mysterious talisman by an old woman. Meanwhile, her father investigates a tomb, and is blinded by a blue light. George and Susie return to New York, where George gradually recovers his vision. Strange deaths begin to occur around the Hackers, seemingly caused by the amulet. ''Manhattan Baby'' was shot in New York and Egypt in March and April 1982. It was originally planned to be one of Fulci's more expensive films, but its budget was cut in half during production. After the film's release, both Fulci and screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti dismissed it. Fulci would not work with producer Fabrizio De Angelis again. The film received negative reviews from ''Corriere della Sera'' and ''La Stampa''. Plot On holiday in Egypt with her archaeologist father George and journa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
