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Franco Micalizzi
Franco Micalizzi (born 21 December 1939 in Rome) is an Italian composer and conductor, best known for his scores in Poliziotteschi films. His first success was for the musical score of the Spaghetti Western ''They Call Me Trinity'', in 1970. He had previously collaborated on composing with Roberto Pregadio the famous whistled western score for the 1969 film ''The Forgotten Pistolero'' (original: ''Il Pistolero dell'Ave Maria''). His main theme for the 1976 poliziottesco film ''A Special Cop in Action'' was used in the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's ''Death Proof''. His other scores include ''The Last Snows of Spring'', '' Beyond the Door'' and ''The Last Hunter''. He often worked with Umberto Lenzi, scoring his movies ''Syndicate Sadists'', '' Rome Armed to the Teeth'', ''Violent Naples'', ''The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist'', ''Brothers Till We Die'', ''The Greatest Battle'', ''From Corleone to Brooklyn'', '' Black Demons'' and ''Mean Tricks''. In 1984 he founded the group "Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poliziotteschi
Poliziotteschi (; singular ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime film, crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ''Euro-crime'', ''Italo-crime'', ''spaghetti crime films'', or simply ''Italian crime films''. Influenced by both 1970s Gangster film#French gangster films, French crime films and gritty 1960s and 1970s American Crime thriller, cop films and vigilante films, poliziotteschi films were made amidst an atmosphere of socio-political turmoil in Italy known as Years of Lead (Italy), Years of Lead and increasing Italian crime rates. The films generally featured graphic and brutal violence, organized crime, car chases, vigilantism, heist film, heists, gunfights, and corruption up to the highest levels. The protagonists were generally tough working class loners, willing to act outside a corrupt or overly bureaucratic system. Etymology of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers Till We Die
''Brothers Till We Die'' ( it, La banda del gobbo) is a 1977 Italian poliziottesco-action film by Umberto Lenzi and fifth and final entry into the Tanzi/Moretto/Monnezza shared universe. This film is the last collaboration among Lenzi and Tomas Milian. In this movie Milian plays two characters, Vincenzo Marazzi a.k.a. "The Hunchback" that he already played for Lenzi in '' The Tough Ones'', and his twin brother Sergio Marazzi a.k.a. "Er Monnezza", a role that he played for the first time in Lenzi's ''Free Hand for a Tough Cop'' and later resumed in ''Destruction Force'' by Stelvio Massi. Plot The notorious Italian criminal known as "Hunchback" (Italian: il gobbo) returns in Rome from Corsica after his imprisonment. Together with his younger brother and other accomplices he plans to raid an armoured truck. But things go awry. Cast * Tomas Milian: Vincenzo Marazzi, a.k.a. "Il Gobbo" (The Hunchback)/ Sergio Marazzi, a.k.a. "Er Monnezza" (a double role) * Pino Colizzi: Commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Faces Of Fear
''The Two Faces of Fear'' ( it, I Due Volti della Paura) is a film directed by Tulio Demicheli. The film is an Italian and Spanish co-production between the Rome based company B.R.C. and Tecisa a Madrid based company. Cast * George Hilton as Dr. Roberto Carli * Fernando Rey as Inspector Nardi * Luciana Paluzzi as Elena Carli * Anita Strindberg as Dr. Paola Lombardi * Manuel Zarzo as Félix, Nardi's assistant * Luis Dávila as Dr. Michele Azzini * Eduardo Fajardo as Luisi * Antonio del Real as Dr. Michele Azzini * Teresa Guayda González as Maria Release ''The Two Faces of Fear'' was distributed in Spain on 24 March 1972. It grossed a contemporary value of 81,001.29 Euro with admissions of 396,942 in Spain. Reception From contemporary reviews, David McGillivray reviewed an 88 minute dubbed version in the ''Monthly Film Bulletin ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 to April 1991, when i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Secchi
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan language, Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony (given name), Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito (name), Antoñito, Antonino (name), Antonino, Antonello (name), Antonello, Tonio (name), Tonio, Tono (other), Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino (other), Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Toto (other), Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito (name), Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panhandle 38
''Panhandle 38'' (Italian: ''...e alla fine lo chiamarono Jerusalem l'implacabile'', also known as ''Padella calibro 38'' and ''Panhandle Calibre 38'') is a List of Italian films of 1972, 1972 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy-western film. The film represents the debut and the only film directed by Antonio Secchi, Toni Secchi, that had previously been the cinematographer of a number of successful Spaghetti Western, spaghetti westerns. It was also the only leading role for Scott Holden, the son of William Holden and Brenda Marshall, who had a brief film career in early 70s. Cast *Scott Holden: Jessie Bronson / Jerusalem *Keenan Wynn: Billy Bronson / Kile Richards *Delia Boccardo: Connie Briscott *Philippe Leroy (actor), Philippe Leroy: General Briscott *Franco Fabrizi: Fernand *Mimmo Palmara: Sheriff *Remo Capitani: El Tornado (credited as Ray O'Connor) *Giorgio Trestini: Bobo Bison *Nello Pazzafini: Bullseye Joe *Giorgio White: Chief Black Eagle References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianfranco Plenizio
Gianfranco Plenizio (10 January 1941 – 7 February 2017) was an Italian conductor, composer, pianist and essayist. Life and career Born in Sedegliano, Plenizio studied piano with Enrico De Angelis Valentini and conduction under Franco Ferrara. After his debut as a pianist, he focused on conducting; among others, he conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, the Orquesta Nacional de España, the Orchestre de chambre de Genève and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Active as a film score composer, Plenizio collaborated with notable directors such as Federico Fellini, Billy Wilder, Mario Monicelli, Pietro Germi, Ermanno Olmi. He also authored essays, mainly focusing on the history of music. Selected filmography * ''Garter Colt'' (1968) * '' La gatta in calore'' (1972) * ''The Sensuous Nurse'' (1975) * '' Mark of Zorro'' (1975) * ''Young, Violent, Dangerous'' (1976) * ''Una bella governante di colore'' (1976) * ''Hurricane Rosy'' (1979) * ''Spaghetti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinando Baldi
Ferdinando Baldi (19 May 1917 – 12 September 2007) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Baldi was born in Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, on 19 May 1917. His early film work began in Italy in the early 1950s with films such as ''Il Prezzo dell'Onore''. He directed Orson Welles in the films ''David and Goliath'' and ''The Tartars''. Baldi died in Italy on 12 September 2007. Selected filmography *''Il prezzo dell'onore'' (1952) *''Assi alla ribalta'' (1954) *''David and Goliath'' (1960) *''Duel of Champions'' (1961) *''La spada del Cid'' (1962) * ''Taras Bulba, the Cossack'' (1962) *''Il figlio di Cleopatra '' (1964) *''Sfida al re di Castiglia'' (1964) *'' Suicide Mission to Singapore'' (1966) *''All'ombra delle aquile'' (1966) *''Texas, Adios'' (1966) *'' Massacre in the Black Forest'' (1967) *'' Io non protesto, io amo'' (1967) *'' Rita of the West '' (1967) *''Hate Thy Neighbor'' (1968) *''Django, Prepare a Coffin'' (1968) *''The Forgotten Pistolero'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Setó
Javier Setó (1926–1969) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * ''Forbidden Trade'' (1952) * '' Bronze and Moon'' (1953) * ''Bread, Love and Andalusia'' (1958) * ''Pelusa'' (1960) * ''The Castilian'' (1963) * '' The Sweet Sound of Death'' (1965) * '' The Drums of Tabu'' (1966) * ''Cry Chicago Cry Chicago (originally ''¡Viva América!'' and also released as ''The Mafia Mob'', it, La vera storia di Frank Mannata) is a 1969 Spanish-Italian crime film directed by the Catalan film director Javier Setó (in the credit ''Saviero Seto''), ...'' (1969) * ''Viaje a vacio'' (1969) aka ''Shadow of Death'' References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008. External links * 1926 births 1969 deaths Spanish film directors People from Lleida 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macabre
In works of art, the adjective macabre ( or ; ) means "having the quality of having a grim or ghastly atmosphere". The macabre works to emphasize the details and symbols of death. The term also refers to works particularly gruesome in nature. History Early traces of macabre can be found in Ancient Greek and Latin writers such as the Roman writer Petronius, author of the ''Satyricon'' (late 1st century CE), and the Numidian writer Apuleius, author of ''The Golden Ass'' (late 2nd century CE). During the Middle Ages, outstanding instances of macabre themes in English literature English literature is literature written in the English language from United Kingdom, its crown dependencies, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire. ''The Encyclopaedia Britannica'' defines E ... include the works of John Webster, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mervyn Peake, Charles Dickens, Roald Dahl, Thomas Hardy, and Cyril Tourneur. In American lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curb Your Enthusiasm
''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' is an American television sitcom produced and broadcast by HBO since October 15, 2000, and created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. It follows David's life as a semi-retired television writer and producer in Los Angeles, and for one season, New York City. Also starring are Cheryl Hines as his wife Cheryl, Jeff Garlin as his manager and best friend Jeff Greene, Susie Essman as Jeff's wife Susie, and J.B. Smoove as his house mate Leon Black. It often features celebrity guest stars, many of them playing fictionalized versions of themselves, including Ted Danson, Richard Lewis, Wanda Sykes, Rosie O'Donnell, and Jon Hamm. As with ''Seinfeld'', which David co-created, the humor of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' often revolves around the minutiae of everyday social life. Each episode's plot and subplot is established in an outline written by David, and the dialogue is largely improvised by the actors, a technique known as retro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mean Tricks
''Mean Tricks'' (original name: ''Hornsby e Rodriguez - Sfida criminale'') is a 1992 crime thriller film produced in Italy and directed by Umberto Lenzi. Released in 1992, it starred Charles Napier, David Warbeck and Stefano Sabelli. It was shot between Kinepolis Studios in Rome, Santo Domingo and Miami. Plot Hornsby, a recently retired FBI agent (Charles Napier) goes to South America to find his old partner because rumor has it that his old partner has become a criminal. When the former partner is killed, Hornsby alters the crime scene to make it appear that his ex-partner killed the gunman himself. The rest of the movie follows Hornsby as he tries to discover who killed his partner and why. Cast * Charles Napier as Brian Hornsby * Stefano Sabelli as Rodriguez * Iris Peynado as Candelaria * David Brandon as Jimmy Gandelman / Cobra * David Warbeck as Frank Mendoza * Bettina Giovannini * Stelio Candelli * Salvatore Lago * Italo Clemente * Marco Felicioli * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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