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Francesca Marsi
Franca Marzi (18 August 1926 – 6 March 1989) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1943 and 1977. Life and career Born in Rome as Francesca Marsi, after working in the revue, Marzi made her film debut in her early twenties, in ''The Lovers'' (1946) by Giacomo Gentilomo. She was usually cast in roles of provocative women and femme fatales in films of sentimental or comic genre. The only exception was the Federico Fellini's drama '' Nights of Cabiria'' (1957), in which she played the role of the prostitute Wanda, the best friend of Giulietta Masina, a role for which she was rewarded with the Silver Ribbon for Best Supporting Actress. Selected filmography * ''Harlen'' (1943) - Une spettatrice al teatro * ''The Lovers'' (1946) - Porzia * ''Tombolo'' (1947) - Lidia * '' The Two Orphans'' (1947) - Susanne de la Pleine * ''Mad About Opera'' (1948) - Carmen * ''L'isola di Montecristo'' (1948) - Lucy * ''Letter at Dawn'' (1948) - Lilly - l'amante di Carlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
, established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption = The territory of the ''comune'' (''Roma Capitale'', in red) inside the Metropolitan City of Rome (''Città Metropolitana di Roma'', in yellow). The white spot in the centre is Vatican City. , pushpin_map = Italy#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Italy##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = yes , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Italy , subdivision_type2 = Region , subdivision_name2 = Lazio , subdivision_type3 = Metropolitan city , subdivision_name3 = Rome Capital , government_footnotes= , government_type = Strong Mayor–Council , leader_title2 = Legislature , leader_name2 = Capitoline Assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devotion (1950 Film)
''Devotion'' (Italian title ''L'edera'') is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Augusto Genina. The film is adapted from the famous Italian novel '' L'Edera'' written by Grazia Deledda and published in 1908. Synopsis Annesa (played by Columba Dominguez), is a from a declining aristocratic family and very much devoted to her family, the Decherchi, which is at the edge of financial collapse. The fate of the family depends on the success of their efforts to inherit the estate of a distant uncle who, is hosted by the Decherchis, because of his ill health and is now on the verge of dying. Annesa, exacerbated by the refusal of the uncle to help financially Annesa's financially strapped nephew Don Paulu Decherchi (played by Roldano Lupi), that she is secretly in love with, murders the uncle. Despite the suspicions and investigations by the police, the murder is not discovered. But Annesa, overcome by remorse, confesses her deed to a priest. Cast * Columba Domínguez: Annesa * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardinian Vendetta
''Sardinian Vendetta'' (Italian: ''Vendetta... sarda'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Carlo Croccolo and Giovanna Pala. Apràp p.101 It as shot at the Icet Studios in Milan and the Ponti-De Laurentiis Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti. Synopsis A Sardinian working as a chef in Milan returns to the island believing that he has inherited money from his uncle. Once there he discovers that he has been killed by a rival family, and he quickly finds himself drawn into a local vendetta. Cast * Walter Chiari as Gualtiero Porcheddu * Carlo Croccolo as Pinuccio * Mario Riva as Mario * Giovanna Pala as Lulù * Carlo Campanini as Ottavio * Franca Marzi as Annesa Leoni * Benedetta Rutili as Efisia Leoni * Anna Maestri as Gavina Leoni * Furio Meniconi as Primo fratello Leoni * Angelo Dessy as Secondo fratello Leoni * Ughetto Bertucci as Terzo fratello Leoni * Mario Feliciani as Zio P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzaccio (film)
''Lorenzaccio'' is a 1951 Italian historical drama film directed by Raffaello Pacini and starring Giorgio Albertazzi, Folco Lulli and Anna Maria Ferrero.Farassino p.221 It is an adaptation of the 1834 play ''Lorenzaccio'' by Alfred de Musset about the life of Lorenzino de' Medici. Cast * Giorgio Albertazzi as Lorenzo de' Medici, nicknamed Lorenzaccio * Folco Lulli as Scoronconcalo * Anna Maria Ferrero as Luisa Strozzi * Franca Marzi as Clarice * Lia Di Leo as Courtesan * Arnoldo Foà as Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence * Marcello Giorda * Carlo D'Angelo * Natale Cirino * Silvio Bagolini * Franco Balducci * Fedele Gentile * Alessandro Fersen * Dolores Palumbo * Mario Billi * Piero Pastore * Mercedes Brignone Mercedes Brignone (18 May 1885 – 24 June 1967) was a Spanish-born Italian stage, film and television actress. She was the daughter of the actor Giuseppe Brignone. She often played divas, and appeared in numerous silent films for Milano Films d ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvate Mia Figlia
''Salvate mia figlia'' (''Save My Daughter'') is a 1951 Italian melodrama film. Cast * Bianca Doria * Juan de Landa * Vittorio Duse * Fosca Freda - Carla * Mary Jokam * Franca Marzi - Ex amante di Andrea * Bianca Manenti * Lamberto Maggiorani * Andreina Mazzotto - Mariuccia * Sandro Ruffini - Chirurgo * Ermanno Randi Ermanno Randi (27 April 1920 – 1 November 1951) was an Italian film actor. After serving in the Italian Army during the Second World War, Randi made his screen debut in 1947. He gradually moved up from playing supporting to lead role A lea ... - Andrea External links * 1951 films 1950s Italian-language films Italian drama films 1951 drama films Melodrama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tizio, Caio, Sempronio
''Tizio, Caio, Sempronio'' (Italian equivalent of "Tom, Dick, and Harry") is a 1951 Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ... film. Cast External links * 1951 films 1950s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films 1951 comedy films Italian comedy films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Heart Sings
''My Heart Sings'' ( it, Anema e core) is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini. Cast * Ferruccio Tagliavini - Marco * Franca Marzi - Gina * Riccardo Billi - Riccardo * Mario Riva - Mario * Carlo Campanini - Bossoli * Dorian Gray - Amica di Cocciaglia * Bice Valori - Liliana * Guglielmo Inglese - Brigadiere Bichetti * Giorgio Bixio - Avvocato Pelletti * Silvana Jachino - Cameriera * Alberto Sorrentino * Nino Manfredi - Enrico * Margherita Autuori - Elsa * Bruno Lanzarini - Commissario * Vera Carmi - Madre di Enrico * Carlo Romano - Commendator Russo * Adriana Montuori Adriana, also spelled Adrianna, is a Latin name and feminine form of Adrian. It originates from present day Italy. Translations *Arabic: أدريان * Belorussian: Адрыяна (Adryjana) *Bulgarian: Адриана (Adriana) *Chinese Simplifi ... * Karl Ludwig Diehl - Neurologo * Loris Gizzi - Commendator Cocciaglia External links * 1951 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenge Of Black Eagle
''Revenge of Black Eagle'' (Italian: ''La Vendetta di Aquila Nera'', released in UK as ''Revenge of the Black Eagle'') is a 1951 Italian adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is a sequel to Freda's 1946 film ''Black Eagle''. Cast * Rossano Brazzi as Vladimir Dubrovskij * Gianna Maria Canale as Tatiana Cernicevskij * Nerio Bernardi as the Zar * Franca Marzi as Katia * Vittorio Sanipoli as Prince Boris Yuravleff Release ''Revenge of Black Eagle'' was released in Italy on October 25, 1951 where it was distributed by Associati Produttori Indipendenti (A.P.I.). It grossed a total of 368.15 million Italian lire The lira (; plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was first introduced by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc, and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually f ... domestically. The film was released as ''Revenge of the Black Eagle'' in the United Kingdom and ''The Vengeance of the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paura Fa 90
''La Paura fa 90'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Cast * Silvana Pampanini: Luisa * Ugo Tognazzi: Anastasio/Duca Di Boffignac * Franca Marzi: Nanda * Carlo Croccolo: Pinotto * Virgilio Riento: Bargilio * Galeazzo Benti: Carlo Champignon * Luigi Pavese: Impresario * Anna Maria Bottini: Gipsy * Mario Castellani: Avvocato Lefevre * Alfredo Rizzo Alfredo Rizzo (2 January 1902 – 6 September 1991) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and director. Life and career Born in Nice, France into a family of actors, Rizzo started his career as an actor of avanspettacolo and revue, often alongs ...: Suggeritore External links * 1951 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Giorgio Simonelli Italian comedy films 1951 comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toto The Third Man
''Toto the Third Man'' ( it, Totò terzo uomo) is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò. Plot In a small village Peter and Paul (both starring Toto), twin brothers of opposite characters, Peter, mayor of the town, is gruff, precise, picky all of a piece and never lets talk about his wife (Bice Valori), is totally different from his brother Paul, who loves the good life and beautiful women, such as the innkeeper's wife Oreste (Carlo Campanini) at the expense of his wife. The dispute between the two brothers is affecting the whole country, because the construction of the new prison, which will give bread and work for all, will be built on land owned by Paul and despite already there is a municipal resolution acquisition of land by part of the town, Peter refuses to carry out the transaction with his brother, blocking the start of work, because they are afraid you might think that makes favoritism to his brother. A groped to take advantage of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verginità
''Verginità'' is a 1951 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Leonardo De Mitri. Plot A country girl who is a diligent devourer of picture stories, decides to participate in a beauty contest without the consent of her father. She dreams of a glamorous career in the big city. When she loses the contest, she is approached by two men who offer her a modeling job. However, they are in fact human traffickers who intend to lure her to Brazil. Cast *Irene Genna as Gina *Leonardo Cortese as Franco Rossi *Franca Marzi as Giulia *Otello Toso as Giancarlo *Eleonora Rossi Drago as Mara Sibilia *Arnoldo Foà as René *Tamara Lees as Lidia *Checco Durante as Mr. Corelli *Guglielmo Barnabò as Impresario *Mario Siletti *Mario Ferrari Mario Ferrari (September 3, 1894 – June 28, 1974) was an Italian film actor. After making his debut in 1920, Ferrari became a mainstay of Italian cinema during the Fascist era appearing in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He pla . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milano Miliardaria
''Milano miliardaria'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Marino Girolami, Marcello Marchesi and Vittorio Metz. Cast * Tino Scotti: Cavalier Luigi Pizzigoni * Isa Barzizza: Vittoria Pizzigoni * Franca Marzi: Italia Furioni * Dante Maggio: Peppino Avallone * Mario Carotenuto: Avvocato Amleto Furioni * Aroldo Tieri: Marito geloso * Giovanni Barrella: Comm. Fantini * Alberto Sorrentino: Oscar, il fotografo * Galeazzo Benti: Walter * Marsha Gayle: Corinna * Gipsy Kiss: Giovannina * Vera Carmi: Paola * Giovanni D'Anzi: Se stesso * Sofia Loren: Commessa del bar * Carlo Giuffré: Tifoso coi pomodori * Roberto Murolo: Himself * Giuseppe Meazza Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza (; 23 August 1910 – 21 August 1979), also known as il Balilla, was an Italian football manager and player. Throughout his career, he played mainly for Inter Milan in the 1930s, scoring 242 goals in 365 games for the ...: Himself External links * 1951 films 1950s Italian-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
