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Fantabulous Inc.
''Fantabulous Inc.'' ( it, La Donna, il sesso e il superuomo) is a 1968 Italian-French superhero crime film directed by Sergio Spina and starring Richard Harrison (actor), Richard Harrison. Cast * Richard Harrison (actor), Richard Harrison as Richard * Judi West as Deborah * Adolfo Celi as Von Beethoven * Gustavo D'Arpe as Professor Krohne * Fabienne Fabre as Alice * Nino Fuscagni as Leonard MacFitzroy aka Zio Mac * Silvio Bagolini * Gislaine Barbot * Enzo Fiermonte * Aldo Bonamano * Anita Cortinovis * Manlio De Angelis as Russian General * Arturo Dominici * Giacomo Furia * Virgilio Gazzolo Production ''Fantabulous Inc.'' was Sergio Spina's directorial debut. His next film was his second and last film ''L'asino 'doro''. Release On the film's release, distributors changed the original Italian title ''Fantasbulous'' and replaced it with the title ''La donna, il sesso e il superuomo'' (lit. ''Woman, Sex and the Superman''). The film was released in Italy in 1968. Reception In a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottavio Jemma
Ottavio Jemma (1 January 1925 – 25 December 2015) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 40 films between 1959 and 2015. Selected filmography * '' Gideon and Samson'' (1965) * '' Fantabulous Inc.'' (1967) * '' The Libertine'' (1968) * '' He and She'' (1969) * ''The Fifth Day of Peace'' (1969) * '' Where Are You Going All Naked?'' (1969) * '' When Women Had Tails'' (1970) * ''The Swinging Confessors'' (1970) * '' Sacco e Vanzetti'' (1971) * '' Secret Fantasy'' (1971) * ''When Women Lost Their Tails'' (1972) * ''The Eroticist'' (1972) * '' Jus primae noctis'' (1972) * '' Malicious'' (1973) * '' La sbandata'' (1974) * ''I'll Take Her Like a Father'' (1974) * ''Lovers and Other Relatives'' (1974) * '' The Sex Machine'' (1975) * ''Submission'' (1976) * '' Hitch-Hike'' (1977) * '' Il corpo della ragassa'' (1979) * '' The Good Thief'' (1980) * '' La moglie in vacanza... l'amante in città'' (1980) * '' Qua la mano'' (1980) * ''Chaste and Pure'' (1981) * '' Ricominci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Fiermonte
Enzo Fiermonte (17 July 1908 – 22 March 1993), sometimes credited as William Bird, was an Italian actor and boxer. Early life Vincenzo "Enzo" Fiermonte was born on 17 July 1908 in Casamassima, a rural village near Bari, in southern Italy to Donato and Lucrezia Fiermonte. Career From 1925 to 1934, he was a professional boxer, with a lifetime record of 47 wins (11 by knockout), 17 losses (10 by knockout), and 2 draws. On June 22, 1943, he announced his permanent retirement from boxing. In 1937, he entered his Maserati in the Vanderbilt Cup auto race in Westbury, New York, but was not allowed to participate because he had no formal auto racing experience. Acting career In 1940, he starred as a boxer in Dino De Laurentiis' first film, '' L'ultimo Combattimento'' (The Last Fight), directed by Pietro Ballerini. Between the 1940s and the 1980s, he had acting roles in at least 116 films. Personal life Fiermonte was married to Tosca Manetti. In June 1933, Fiermonte's wife anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Superhero Films
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Italian Superhero Films
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1960s Italian-language Films
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1968 Crime Films
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1968 Films
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley Kubrick's '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', as well as two highly successful musical films, '' Funny Girl'' and '' Oliver!'', the former earning Barbra Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress (an honour she shared with Katharine Hepburn for her role in ''The Lion in Winter'') and the latter winning both the Best Picture and Best Director awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1968 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * November 1 – The MPAA's film rating system is introduced. Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): canceled due to events of May 1968 Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :'' Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos'' (''Artists under the Big Top: Perplexed''), directed by Alexander Kluge, West Germany Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''Ole dole doff'' (''Who Saw Him Die?''), directed by Jan Troell, Sweden Films released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgilio Gazzolo
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Giacomo Furia
Giacomo Matteo Furia (2 January 1925 – 5 June 2015) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1948 and 1998. Life and career Born in Arienzo, near Caserta, Furia started his acting career thanks to Eduardo De Filippo, he had met through an after-school summer job; he made his professional debut on stage in 1945, in De Filippo's "Napoli milionaria". He made his film debut three years later, in Mario Mattoli's '' Assunta Spina''; mainly cast in character roles, he was often a sidekick of Totò, notably landing a major role in ''The Band of Honest Men''. His credits include films directed by Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, Roberto Rossellini and Francesco Rosi. In 1997 Furia released an autobiography written in collaboration with Michele Avitabile, ''Le maggiorate, il principe e l'ultimo degli onesti''. He died on 5 June 2015, aged 90. Selected filmography * '' Assunta Spina'' (1948) - Tittariello * ''The Bride Can't Wai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Dominici
Arturo Dominici (2 January 1916 – 7 September 1992) was an Italian film, television and voice actor. Biography Born in Palermo, Dominici became best known for his many villainous roles in horror and fantasy films. He is best remembered for his performance as the monstrous Igor Javuto in Mario Bava's ''Black Sunday (1960 film), Black Sunday'' (1960) and the evil Eurysteus in the 1958 Steve Reeves epic ''Hercules (1958 film), Hercules''. His filmography includes more than 80 titles, including Antonio Margheriti's ''Castle of Blood'' (1964), in which he appeared with ''Black Sunday'' star Barbara Steele. Dominici dubbed the voice of Austrian actor Walter Ladengast in the Italian release version of Werner Herzog's ''Nosferatu the Vampyre'' (1979). Dominici's daughter, Germana, is an Italian stage actress; at the age of 14 she had a small role as a farm girl in ''Black Sunday''. Death Dominici died of cancer on 7 September 1992 and is buried in Rome. Partial filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manlio De Angelis
Manlio De Angelis (January 9, 1935 – July 3, 2017) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Rome to historic dubber Gualtiero De Angelis, De Angelis began his career as an actor in the early 1960s. He most notably portrayed a Russian General in the 1968 film '' Fantabulous Inc.''. De Angelis was more prolific as a voice actor and dubber. He was best known for dubbing over the voices of Alan Arkin, Richard Dreyfuss and Joe Pesci into the Italian language. He also dubbed over the voice of Martin Brody (portrayed by Roy Scheider) in the ''Jaws'' film series as well as David Starsky (portrayed by Paul Michael Glaser) in '' Starsky & Hutch''. His animation roles include voicing Friar Tuck in the Italian version of the 1973 Disney film ''Robin Hood'' as well as Yosemite Sam in the Italian version of ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit''. Personal life De Angelis was the father of voice actors Vittorio and Eleonora De Angelis. His older brother Enrico De Angelis was a former m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
