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Gianni Bonagura
Gianfelice "Gianni" Bonagura (27 October 1925 – 8 October 2017) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Milan, Bonagura was active on film, stage, television and radio. He appeared in 40 films between 1950 and 2001. He arrived at the threshold of a degree in philosophy, then in 1946 he abandoned his studies to attend the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts. Essentially a stage actor, Bonagura became popular in the second half of the fifties as a radio actor, protagonist of vignettes together with Nino Manfredi and Paolo Ferrari. In cinema and television, he was only used as a character actor, with the exception of the role of Dr. Watson in the 1968 RAI television series ''Sherlock Holmes''. Bonagura also worked as a voice actor. He occasionally dubbed over the voices of Danny De Vito, Mel Brooks and Ian Holm. One of his most popular dubbing roles includes providing the Italian voice of Palpatine's alter ego, Darth Sidious in '' Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area (whose outer suburbs extend well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city and even stretch into the nearby country of Switzerland) is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 million making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, chemicals, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Employee
''The Employee'' ( it, L'impiegato) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini. The film is loosely inspired by ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''. Cast * Nino Manfredi as Nando * Eleonora Rossi Drago as Inspector Jacobetti * Anna Maria Ferrero as Joan * Gianrico Tedeschi as Director * Andrea Checchi as Francesco * Anna Campori as Lisetta * Sergio Fantoni as Sergio Jacobetti * Gianni Bonagura as Pipetto * Arturo Bragaglia as Nando's Father * Pietro De Vico as McNally * Cesare Polacco as Inspector Rock * Franco Giacobini as Rotondi * Polidor * Enrico Glori * Ignazio Leone * Gianni Minervini as a gangster A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Most gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from '' mob'' and the suffix '' -ster''. Gangs provide a level of organization and ... References External links * 1959 films Commedia all'italiana Films directed by Gian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Name Of The Sovereign People
''In the Name of the Sovereign People'' ( it, In nome del popolo sovrano) is a 1990 Italian historical comedy-drama film written and directed by Luigi Magni. It won the David di Donatello for best costumes. Plot Rome, Papal States, 1849. Pope Pius IX was forced to go to Gaeta, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, in exile due to the advent of the Roman Republic. A few months later the French troops of general Oudinot and the Austrian ones try to retake Rome, to forcefully impose the restoration of the temporal power, which also a part of the citizens, especially the nobles, want to see restored. In the house of the Marquis Arquati, a papal noble, live his son Eufemio, weak and shy, with his wife Cristina (who married him forced by the family), his daughter Giacinta and the servant-mistress Rosetta. Cristina, a supporter of the republic, has become the lover of Captain Giovanni Livraghi, a Milanese revolutionary, who rushed to the aid of the republicans, and a great friend of the Barna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandi Magazzini
''Grandi magazzini'' ( Department Stores) is a 1986 Italian anthology-comedy film directed by Castellano & Pipolo. Plot summary Various characters and stories intertwine inside the Grandi Magazzini store. Evaristo Mazzetti is a cleaner at the department store. As a favour to his friend De Rossi, he agrees to replace him as a clerk in the sanitary department, not knowing that the man owes 30 million Italian lira to a loan shark named Puccio and that De Rossi is actually the son of the engineer Gruber, owner of the G.M. During the day, Evaristo is visited several times by the debt collector sent by Puccio to collect the debt: at each appearance, he causes several bone fractures. As chance would have it, Helena, wife of Dr Umberto Anzellotti, head of personnel, has discovered that Gruber's son is working under a false name as a clerk in the sanitary department. Having revealed this to her husband, the woman leads him to believe that this son is Mazzetti himself; so between an inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am An ESP
''I Am an ESP'' ( it, Sono un fenomeno paranormale, also known as ''I'm a Paranormal Phenomenon'') is a List of Italian films of 1985, 1985 Italian comedy film written and directed by Sergio Corbucci. Plot Roberto Razzi, the skeptical and atheist host of the TV-program "Future", is a well-known debunker of pseudoscientists and gurus. During a travel in India, he will receive paranormal powers, that will put at risk his professional and sentimental life. Cast *Alberto Sordi as Roberto Razzi *Eleonora Brigliadori as Olga *Elsa Martinelli as Carla Razzi *Claudio Gora as Prof. Palmondi *Maurizio Micheli as Priest *Gianni Bonagura: De Angelis *Donald Hodson as Babasciò *Rocco Barocco as Maraja *Ines Pellegrini as Concubine of Maraja *Néstor Garay as TV owner *Pippo Baudo as himself References External links * Italian comedy films 1985 comedy films 1985 films Films directed by Sergio Corbucci 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-Italy-comedy-film-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellissimo
Bellissimo may refer to: *''Bellissimo!'', 2016 Todd Smith album *Lodha Bellissimo, skyscraper in Mumbai, India People with the surname *Daniel Bellissimo (born 1984), Canadian-born Italian ice hockey player *Francesco Bellissimo (born 1979), Italian business-man and chef *Teressa Bellissimo, former owner of Anchor Bar and possible creator of Buffalo Wings recipe *Vince Bellissimo Vince Bellissimo (born December 14, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Bellissimo was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 5th round (158th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Bellissimo, brother of ... (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player See also * Bellissima (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Pot (1975 Film)
''Sex Pot'' ( it, La pupa del gangster) is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani. Alternative titles for the film in the English language include ''Poopsie & Co.'', ''Gun Moll'', ''Get Rita'', ''Lady of the Evening'', ''Oopsie Poopsie'' and ''Poopsie''. Plot Marcello Mastroianni as Charlie Colletto plays a gangster in Milan with obsession for Sophia Loren as Pupa who is a redhead and reminds him of his childhood crush Rita Hayworth. Still he treats her badly and when he gets in to some trouble, it is her chance to get rid of him once and for all. Cast * Sophia Loren as Pupa * Marcello Mastroianni as Charlie Colletto * Aldo Maccione as Chopin * Pierre Brice as Commissaire adjoint Salvatore Lambelli * Nazzareno Natale as Franco Botta * Mario Maranzana as Police inspector * Alvaro Vitali as Taxi Driver * Leopoldo Mastelloni as Singer in Drag * Dalila Di Lazzaro as Anna Chino * Ester Carloni as Ester, aunt of Salvatore * Clara Colosimo as doorwoman * Renzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Kidnapping
''The Great Kidnapping'' ( it, La polizia sta a guardare, also known as ''The Police Look On'' and ''Ransom! Police Is Watching'') is a 1973 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Roberto Infascelli. Cast * Enrico Maria Salerno: Quaestor Cardone * Lee J. Cobb: Ex Quaestor Iovine * Jean Sorel: Attorney * Luciana Paluzzi: Renata Boletti * Gianni Bonagura: Zenoni * Laura Belli: Laura Ponti * Tino Bianchi: coroner * Claudio Gora: lawyer * Ennio Balbo Ennio Balbo (18 April 1922 – 18 June 1989) was an Italian film, television and voice actor. Biography Born in Naples, Balbo made his debut on stage immediately after the Second World War alongside Paola Borboni and Lamberto Picasso in Lu ...: Prefect References External links * 1973 films Poliziotteschi films 1973 crime films Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani 1970s Italian films {{1970s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Darling Slave
''My Darling Slave'' ( it, La schiava io ce l'ho e tu no, "The emaleslave, I have her and you don't", also known as ''The Slave'') is a 1973 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani. It stars Lando Buzzanca, Catherine Spaak, and Adriana Asti. Plot Demetrio Cultrera (Lando Buzzanca), is a young, rich car dealership Sicilian bachelor who becomes engaged to the beautiful (and also rich) Rosalba Giordano (Catherine Spaak), daughter of a local business owner Giordano Tuna Company . After their wedding, Rosalba's attitude changes when she decides to try turning Demetrio into the modern husband she would like. This causes a problem, as Demetrius prefers sticking to what he sees as more traditional gender roles. Despite her attempts, Rosalba's persistent attempts to convert him to the rituals of high society, enlightened, or feminine tastes do little more than annoy him. Strongly determined to build a stable relationship with a woman who can fulfill his visions of peaceful ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Prison Awaiting Trial
''In Prison Awaiting Trial'' ( it, Detenuto in attesa di giudizio) is a 1971 Italian drama film directed by Nanni Loy. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival where Alberto Sordi won the Silver Bear for Best Actor award. Plot Roman surveyor Giuseppe Di Noi, who has lived in Sweden for many years and married a Swedish woman and respected professional, decides to take his family on holiday in Italy. At the Italian border he is stopped and arrested without any explanation. After three days in jail in Milan, he learns - through the efforts of a guard - that he has been charged with "manslaughter" of a German citizen. Giuseppe is deemed a "fugitive" and thus ineligible for house arrest; he is instead transferred from prison to prison until he reaches the imaginary town of Sagunto (near Salerno), where he gets placed in solitary confinement. Di Noi undergoes a genuine judicial ordeal, full of humiliations. He is unwillingly involved in a riot, and as a result i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Cuori Infranti
''I cuori infranti'' ( ''The Broken Hearts'') is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Vittorio Caprioli and Gianni Puccini. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast Segment ''E vissero felici'' * Norma Bengell as Milena * Gianni Bonagura as Un bagnante * Sandro Bruni * Nino Manfredi as Quirino * Roberto Paoletti as L'ex commilitone di Quirino * Ilya Lopez as faithless wife of Quirino's commilitone Segment ''La manina di Fatma'' * Tino Buazzelli as Gustavo Von Tellen * Vittorio Caprioli as Un passante * Aldo Giuffrè as Carlo De Tomasi * Dany París as La ragazza del tiro a segno * Paola Quattrini as Lisa Von Tellen * Linda Sini as Baronessa Von Tellen * Franca Valeri Alma Franca Maria Norsa (31 July 1920 – 9 August 2020), known professionally as Franca Valeri, was an Italian actress, playwright, screenwriter, author, and theatre director. Life and career Born in Milan as Alma Franca Maria Norsa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Pillole Di Ercole
''Le pillole di Ercole'' is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Nino Manfredi as Dottor Pasqui * Sylva Koscina as Silvia, Pasqui's wife * Jeanne Valérie as Odette * Vittorio De Sica as Piero Cuocolo * Francis Blanche * Piera Arico * Nedo Azzini * Gianni Bonagura * Franco Bruno * Maria Elisabetta Franco * Annie Gorassini * Mitchell Kowal * Ignazio Leone * Oreste Lionello as Gino * Lina Tartara Minora (as Lina Minora) * Andreina Pagnani as Giovanna Censorship When ''Le pillole di Ercole'' was first released in Italy in 1960 the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities The Ministry of Culture ( it, Ministero della Cultura - MiC) is the ministry of the Government of Italy in charge of national museums and the '' monuments historiques''. MiC's headquarters are located in the historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
