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Francis The Smuggler
''Francis the Smuggler'' ( it, François il contrabbandiere) is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Gianfranco Parolini and starring Roberto Mauri, Doris Duranti and Vira Silenti.Bragaglia p.166 Synopsis With the police on his trail, a smuggler leaves town for a while. When he returns he falls in love with his boss' daughter, leading to an attempt to kill him. Cast * Roberto Mauri as François * Doris Duranti as Laila * Vira Silenti as Silvia, figlia del conte * Luigi Tosi as Topo *Roberto Risso as Davide * Peter Trent as Conte Paolo di Ronni * Paola Borboni as Pamela, la governante * Amedeo Trilli as Professore * Gianna Baragli as Prostituta al bar del porto * Manuel Serrano as Spagnolo * Luigi Bracale as Faina * Yami Kamadeva as Johnny * Isarco Ravaioli as Marinaio al bar * Arnaldo Arnaldi * Ugo Urbino Ugo is the Italian form of Hugh, a widely used name of Germanic origin. Its diminutive form is Ugolino. It is also a Nigerian Igbo first name. It may refer to: People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianfranco Parolini
Gianfranco Parolini (20 February 1925 in Rome, Italy – 26 April 2018 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian film director. He is often credited as Frank Kramer. Among his films are ''The Sabata Trilogy'', several sword and sandal films, most of the Kommissar X films and a number of Spaghetti Westerns. He claimed to have written over 100 thriller novels before becoming an assistant to Giuseppe D'Amato. Filmography Director * ''Francis the Smuggler'' (1953) * ''Samson'' (1961) * ''The Fury of Hercules'' (1962) * ''79 A.D.'' (1962) * ''The Old Testament'' (1962) * ''The Ten Gladiators'' (''I dieci gladiatori'') (1963) * ''Mission to Hell'' (1964) * '' 3 Avengers'' (1964) * '' Left Handed Johnny West'' (1965) * ''Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill'' (1966) * ''Kommissar X – In den Klauen des goldenen Drachen'' (1966) * ''The Three Fantastic Supermen'' (1967) * ''If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death'' (''Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte'') (1968) * ''Five for Hell'' (''Cinque per l'inferno' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianna Baragli
Gianna is a female Italian given name, a diminutive form of Giovanna. In English, it is translated as Joann, Joanne or Joanna. These names mean "God is gracious". See also "John" for the origin. Variations *Feminine: Giana, Gia, Giovanna *Masculine: Gianni, Giovanni People *Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (born 1955), Greek businesswoman * Gianna Maria Canale (1927–2009), Italian actress * Gianna D'Angelo (1929–2013), American soprano *Gianna Galli (1935–2010), Italian soprano *Gianna Hablützel-Bürki (born 1969), Swiss fencer *Gianna Jessen (born 1977), American singer and anti-abortion activist * Gianna Jun (Jun Ji-hyun, born 1981), South Korean actress and model *Gianna Manzini (1896–1974), Italian writer *Gianna Beretta Molla (1922–1962), Italian pediatrician and Roman Catholic saint *Gianna Nannini (born 1954), Italian singer-songwriter *Gianna Pederzini (1900–1988), Italian mezzo-soprano *Gianna Rolandi (1952–2021), American soprano *Gianna Talone Gianna T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Drama Films
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1953 Drama Films
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Films Directed By Gianfranco Parolini
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Italian-language Films
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1953 Films
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 16 – A new Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. is incorporated following a Consent Judgment to divest their Stanley Warner Theaters. * February 5 – Walt Disney's production of J.M. Barrie's ''Peter Pan'', starring Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly becomes one of the most beloved Disney films. This is the last Disney animated movie released in partnership RKO Pictures, becoming the last ever smash hit movie of the later company before it bankrupted in 1959. * July 1 – ''Stalag 17'', directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden, premieres and is considered by the critics and audiences to be one of the greatest WWII Prisoner of War films ever made. Holden wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raimondo Pennacchoni
Raimondo is an Italian given name. Its English equivalent is Raymond. Notable people with the name include: *Raimondo Boucheron (1800–1876), Italian composer, chiefly of sacred music * Raimondo D'Inzeo (1925–2013), Italian show jumping rider *Raimondo del Balzo Orsini (died 1406), nobleman of the Kingdom of Naples *Raimondo delle Vigne (1330–1399), leading member of the Dominican Order *Raimondo di Sangro (1710–1771), Italian nobleman, inventor, soldier, writer and scientist *Raimondo Epifanio (1440–1482), Italian painter of the Renaissance period *Raimondo Feletti (1887–1927), Italian physician and zoologist *Raimondo Franchetti has been the name of more than one Italian baron *Raimondo Guarini (1765–1852), Italian archaeologist, epigrapher, poet, college president, and teacher * Raimondo Manzini (1668–1744), Italian painter * Raimondo Manzini (1901–1988), Catholic journalist, Christian Democratic member of Italy's Parliament *Raimondo Montecuccoli (1608–168 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Urbino
Ugo is the Italian form of Hugh (given name), Hugh, a widely used name of Germanic origin. Its diminutive form is Ugolino (other), Ugolino. It is also a Nigerian Igboid languages, Igbo first name. It may refer to: People * Vgo (stonemason), medieval stonemason * Ugo Bassi, a Roman Catholic priest and Italian nationalist * Ugo Betti, Italian judge and author * Ugo Boncompagni, birth name of Pope Gregory XIII * Ugo Correani, Italian/German fashion designer * Ugo da Carpi, Italian printmaker * Ugo Ehiogu, English football player * Ugo Fano, Italian physicist * Ugo Gabrieli, Italian footballer * Ugo Giachery, Italian Bahá'í * Ugo Humbert, French tennis player * Ugo La Malfa, an Italian politician * Ugo Mattei, professor of international and comparative law at UC Hastings * Ugo Monye, English international rugby union player * Ugo Mulas, Italian photographer * Ugo Rondinone, Swiss-born artist * Ugo Sansonetti, Italian businessman and athlete * Ugo Tognazzi, Italian actor * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnaldo Arnaldi
Arnaldo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Arnaldo Abrantes (born 1986), Portuguese track and field sprinter * Arnaldo Alonso (born 1979), Paraguayan footballer * Arnaldo André (born 1943), soap-opera Paraguayan actor * Arnaldo Andreoli (1893–1952), Italian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics * Arnaldo Maria Angelini (1909–1999), Italian scientist, working with Italy's power generation * Arnaldo Antunes (born 1960), writer and composer from Brazil * Arnaldo Baptista (born 1948), Brazilian rock musician and composer * Arnaldo Villalba Benitez (born 1978), Paraguayan footballer * Arnaldo Bonfanti (born 1978), footballer * Arnaldo Carli (1901–1972), Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion * Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (born 1943), the first Brazilian to take charge of the FIFA World Cup final * Arnaldo Cohen, Brazilian pianist * Arnaldo da Silva (born 1964), former Brazilian athlete * Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales, GBM, OBE, JP, Chairman of the Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isarco Ravaioli
Isacco Ravaioli, best known as Isarco Ravaioli (3 March 1933 – 15 February 2004), was an Italian film actor. Life and career Born in Ravenna, Ravaioli obtained a diploma of teaching in his hometown, and he started working as a primary school teacher. Later, driven by his passion for cinema, he moved to Rome where he first attended the drama school held by Peter Scharoff, soon obtaining his first film roles, and then enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1957. Ravaioli appeared in dozens of films until his retirement in the 1980s, mainly of adventure and peplum genre. Selected filmography * ''La storia del fornaretto di Venezia'' (1952) * ''La muta di Portici'' (1952) * ''Francis the Smuggler'' (1953) - Marinaio al bar (uncredited) * '' Capitan Fantasma'' (1953) - (uncredited) * ''La figlia del forzato'' (1953) * ''La schiava del peccato'' (1954) - (uncredited) * ''Accadde di notte'' (1956) * ''Wives and Obscurities'' (1956) - Giovanotto del pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
