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Femi Benussi
Eufemia "Femi" Benussi (born 4 March 1945) is a Yugoslav-Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1965 and 1983. Benussi was born in Rovigno, Italy (now Rovinj, Croatia). She debuted on stage at the ''Teatro del Popolo'' of Rijeka, then she moved to Rome and made her film debut at 19 in ''Il boia scarlatto'', with the stage name Femy Martin. Benussi was mainly active in genre films, and in the seventies she became a star of the commedia sexy all'italiana subgenre. Selected filmography * ''Bloody Pit of Horror'' (1965) * ''The Hawks and the Sparrows'' (1966) * '' Death Walks in Laredo'' (1966) * ''Il tempo degli avvoltoi'' (1967) * ''Born to Kill'' (1967) * ''Deadly Inheritance ''(1968) * ''Requiem for a Gringo ''(1968) * '' Death Knocks Twice'' (1969) * ''Poppea's Hot Nights'' (1969) * ''Tarzana, the Wild Girl'' (1969) * '' Hatchet for the Honeymoon'' (1970) * '' Man of the Year'' (1971) * '' La mala ordina'' (1972) * ''So Sweet, So Dead'' (1972) * ''The Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Mala Ordina
''The Italian Connection'' ( it, La mala ordina, lit=The mob orders, also released as ''Manhunt in the City'' and ''Manhunt in Milan'') is a 1972 italian ''Film noir, noir''-''Thriller film, thriller'' film co-written and directed by Fernando Di Leo; starring Mario Adorf, Henry Silva, Woody Strode, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Sylva Koscina, and Cyril Cusack. It is the second part of Di Leo’s “Milieu trilogy”, preceded by ''Caliber 9'' (also 1972) and followed by Il Boss, ''The Boss'' (1973). Plot Professional hitmen Dave Catania and Frank Webster are dispatched from New York City, New York to Milan to find and kill Luca Canali, a small-time pimp accused of stealing a mob heroin shipment. Local mafia Don Vito Tressoldi is upset by the Americans intrusion on his turf, but is forced to play along by collecting Canali for them. Don Vito deploys a city-wide network of spies and informants to find Canali, but he manages to narrowly evade them, even as his own friends turn on h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarzana, The Wild Girl
''Tarzana, the Wild Girl'' ( it, Tarzana, sesso selvaggio) is a 1969 Italian adventure film written and directed by Guido Malatesta. Plot The granddaughter of Sir Donovan is believed dead with her mother, and father in a plane crash in the African jungle. Fifteen years later, vague reports arrive in Europe that a Kenyan tribe has elected a white woman as their queen, Tarzana (meaning 'strange woman' in Bantu), and Sir Donovan wants to believe she is his granddaughter. Cast * Femi Benussi as Tarzana/Elizabeth * Ken Clark as Glen Shipper * Franca Polesello as Doris * Beryl Cunningham as Kamala * Franco Ressel as Groder * Raf Baldassarre as Fred * Andrea Aureli References External links * 1969 adventure films 1969 films Italian adventure films Films directed by Guido Malatesta Films set in Africa Jungle girls Films scored by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films See also * Jungle girl A jungle girl (so-called, but us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Lessons (1975 Film)
''Private Lessons'' ( it, Lezioni private, also known as ''The Private Lesson'') is a 1975 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana film directed by Vittorio De Sisti that stars Carroll Baker. Plot At a college run by Catholic priests, Laura arrives as the new piano teacher. An attractive blonde, she is single and devoted to her art. Alessandro, handsome 17-year-old virgin son of a possessive mother, falls instantly in love with her. This is perceived by Emanuela, the girl who hopes to conquer him, and by Gabriele, her secretly gay brother who has the same dream. Alessandro's mother, completely unaware of these emotional cross-currents, hires Laura to give him additional lessons in their home. Gabriele senses an opportunity when he comes across a vantage point where he can look into Laura's apartment and, borrowing a sophisticated camera, is able to take shots of her naked and playing with herself, which he then uses to blackmail her into exposing her body progressively to Alessandro. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bloodsucker Leads The Dance
''The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance'' ( it, La sanguisuga conduce la danza) is a 1975 Italian film directed by Alfredo Rizzo. Plot In Ireland in 1902, Count Marnak invites a troupe of actors to perform at his island castle. He is stunned by how much Evelyn, the lead actress, resembles his dead wife. They begin an affair, but suddenly, the inhabitants of the castle are turning up decapitated one by one. The count fears that an old family curse is responsible for the grisly slayings. Cast * Patrizia De Rossi as Evelyn * Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Count Richard Marnack * Femi Benussi as Sybil * Krista Nell as Cora * Luciano Pigozzi as Gregory * Barbara Marzano * Lidia Olizzi * Suzette Nadalutti * Mario Derosa * Marzia Damon Style Sometimes described as a ''giallo'', ''The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance'' contains mysterious murders, but killing take place offscreen and lacks the ''gialli'' stylish depictions of death and lacks the psychedelic colors and weird camera angles and el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nude Per L'assassino
''Nude per l'assassino'' (English: ''Strip Nude for Your Killer'') is a 1975 ''giallo'' film directed by Andrea Bianchi. Written by Massimo Felisatti, the film stars Nino Castelnuovo, Edwige Fenech and Solvi Stubing, and features music by Berto Pisano. ''Nude per l'assassino'' has received mixed to negative reviews from critics. After a model dies while undergoing an illegal abortion, a killer disguised in a motorcycle helmet tracks down and kills the doctor involved. Several models and photographers working at the same agency as the dead girl are also murdered, leading two surviving photographers to fear for their lives as they try to track down the killer. ''Nude per l'assassino'' is one of several collaborations between Bianchi, Felisatti and cinematographer Franco Delli Colli. The film has been described as a formulaic ''giallo'' thriller, and has been cited as an influence on the development of the American slasher film genre. Plot After a fashion model dies while underg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Killer Must Kill Again
''The Killer Must Kill Again'' (Italian: ''L'assassino è costretto ad uccidere ancora'') is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Luigi Cozzi. Cozzi originally wanted to call the film ''Il Ragno'' (''The Spider'') but it was changed to ''The Killer Must Kill Again'' by the producers. It is based on the novel ''Al mare con la ragazza'' (translation: ''By the Sea With the Girl'') by Giorgio Scerbanenco. The film was also released as ''The Dark Is Death's Friend''. Michel Antoine (who plays the killer in this film) later played the tortured painter in Lucio Fulci's ''The Beyond (1981 film), The Beyond''. Plot Giorgio is a greedy adulterer who makes a deal with a serial killer (Michel Antoine) to dispose of his wealthy wife, Nora. Unfortunately, a thrill-seeking young couple steal the killer's car with Nora's corpse in the trunk, ending up at a run-down seaside villa. The killer follows their trail and eventually finds them, violently raping the young girl when he finds her alone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stranger And The Gunfighter
''Là dove non batte il sole'', also known as ''The Stranger and the Gunfighter'' and ''El kárate, el Colt y el impostor'', is a 1974 kung fu Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Lo Lieh and Lee Van Cleef. The film is based upon an original screenplay by Barth Jules Sussman who received sole screenplay credit as can be seen in the film credits. The other writers names listed elsewhere in this article were attached after production ended to take advantage of Italian tax rebates. It was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio in collaboration with an Italian company, and filmed on location in Hong Kong and Spain. For English-language release, the film was retitled ''The Stranger and the Gunfighter'' and ''Blood Money''. Synopsis Martial arts expert Ho Chiang journeys to America's Wild West on a life-or-death mission: he must retrieve his late uncle Wang's missing fortune and return it to a powerful Warlord (the original owner of the fortune), or his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sensual Man
''The Sensual Man'' ( it, Paolo il caldo, also known as ''The Sensuous Sicilian'') is a 1974 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marco Vicario. It is loosely based on Paolo il caldo, the novel of the same name written by Vitaliano Brancati. It was shot in Catania, Sicily and in Rome. Plot A Sicily, Sicilian baron, Paolo Castorini has spent his life (beginning before puberty) dealing with girls, and later, women, usually in matters of the flesh. But later in life he begins to search for a deeper meaning to life. When his father is brought to his deathbed, Paolo (after making a pass at the dying man's nurse) is surprised to learn that the apparently staid, upright father had been unfaithful as a young man, as also Paolo's grandfather, and that such unfaithfulness had brought consequences both moral and Sexually transmitted disease, medical. Cast *Giancarlo Giannini: Paolo Castorini *Rossana Podestà: Lilia *Riccardo Cucciolla: Paolo's father *Lionel Stander: Paolo's Grandf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Domestico
''Il domestico'' is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Lando Buzzanca as Rosario Cabaduni, called 'Sasa' * Martine Brochard as Rita * Arnoldo Foà as Engineer Ambrogio Perigatti * Femi Benussi as Lola Mandragali * Leonora Fani as Martina Perigatti * Paolo Carlini as Andrea Donati * Enzo Cannavale as Salvatore Sperato * Erika Blanc as Silvana *Malisa Longo as Esther * Silvia Monti as The Lesbian Wife * Renzo Marignano as The Gay Husband * Luciano Salce as The Film Director * Gordon Mitchell as General Von Werner * Antonino Faà di Bruno as The Old Nobleman *Camillo Milli as The Prison Governor * Nanda Primavera Nanda Primavera (23 August 1898 – 9 August 1995) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1936 to 1988. Filmography References External links * 1898 births 1995 deaths Italian film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure
''My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure'' ( it, Il tuo piacere è il mio) is a 1973 commedia sexy all'italiana anthology film written and directed by the cinematographer , at his writing and directorial debut. It is loosely based on Honoré de Balzac's novel ''Les Contes drolatiques''. Plot Cast * Ewa Aulin: Marquise Cavalcanti * Femi Benussi: Countess Joselita Esteban De Fierro / Rosalia * Lionel Stander: Marquis Cavalcanti / Cardinal of Ragusa * Barbara Bouchet: Prostitute * Erna Schürer: Grand Duchess * Aldo Giuffrè: Grand Duke * Sylva Koscina: Dyer's Wife * Leopoldo Trieste: Dyer * Marisa Solinas: Maid of the Grand Duchess * Anna Maestri * Umberto Raho: Treasurer of the Grand Duke * Pupo De Luca * Giacomo Furia: Bishop of Coira See also * List of Italian films of 1973 A list of films produced in Italy in 1973 (see 1973 in film): Notes References * * * * * * * External linksItalian films of 1973at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Killers
''Special Killers'' (Italian title: ''La ragazza di via Condotti'', French title: ''Meurtres à Rome'' or ''Le crime de la via Condotti'', Spanish title: ''La chica de via Condotti'') is a 1973 Italian-French-Spanish crime-thriller film directed by Germán Lorente. The film stars are Frederick Stafford, Femi Benussi, Claude Jade and Michel Constantin. Plot An attractive brunette, Simone Mattei (Patty Shepard) is drunk and argues with her husband Sandro (Frederick Stafford). This visits his best friend Tiffany (Claude Jade) and complains her his suffering in the marriage crisis. While Sandro stays at Tiffany, Simone makes love with a lover. The tough guy penetrates her and starts at the same time to strangle her. He keeps on strangling the beauty until she is dead. An hour later, Sandro, who is a private investigator, finds his dead wife Simone. He comments the murder with "poor little bitch", but beside the victim he also discovers a photo showing a man on a motorcycle and a woman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Countess Died Of Laughter
''The Countess Died of Laughter'' (German: ''Frau Wirtins tolle Töchterlein'', Italian: ''Leva lo diavolo tuo dal... convento'') is a 1973 Austrian-Italian sex comedy film directed by Franz Antel. It is the final entry in Franz Antel's series '' Frau Wirtin'' and incorporates a great deal of archive footage from earlier films. Plot Susanne Delberg (Teri Tordai as Terry Torday) who has become Countess Süderland dies under absurd circumstances. It is revealed that Susanne had a daughter, whom she had named heiress to her inheritance; however, her identity is obscured except for the fact that she was known to have been living in a convent. The handsome executor Vincent van der Straten ( Gabriele Tinti) is assigned to the task of uncovering the identity of the heiress. There are five possible candidates: Françoise (Maja Hoppe), Clarissa (Femi Benussi as Femy Benussi), Susanne (Sonja Jeannine), Piroschka (Marika Mindzenthy), and Anselma (Alena Penz). Van der Straten decides to stay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
