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Giovanni Grasso
Giovanni Grasso (11 November 1888 – 30 April 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1955. He was born and died in Catania, Sicily, Italy. Born into a family of marionettists, he was cousin and namesake of Giovanni Grasso, a respected stage actor specialized in the Sicilian language repertoire, so he assumed at the beginning of his career the stage name "Giovanni Grasso Junior" to stand out. He was mainly active on stage, often acting together with his wife, Virginia Balestrieri. Selected filmography * ''I naufraghi'' (1914) * ''Il lupo'' (1917) * ''Sole!'' (1918) * ''Il lampionaro del Ponte Vecchio'' (1918) * ''Nennella'' (1919) * ''Skeletros'' (1920) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1932) - Gedeone * ''Port'' (1934) - Nicola Bellamonte * '' Sentinels of Bronze'' (1937) - Sergente Amato * '' Under the Southern Cross'' (1938) - Marco, il capo della piantagione * ''Piccoli naufraghi'' (1939) - Il 'commandante' * ''No M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catania, Sicily
Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by the presence of important road and rail transport infrastructures as well as by the main airport in Sicily, fifth in Italy. It is located on Sicily's east coast, at the base of the active volcano, Mount Etna, and it faces the Ionian Sea. It is the capital of the 58-municipality region known as the Metropolitan City of Catania, which is the seventh-largest metropolitan city in Italy. The population of the city proper is 311,584, while the population of the Metropolitan City of Catania is 1,107,702. Catania was founded in the 8th century BC by Chalcidian Greeks. The city has weathered multiple geologic catastrophes: it was almost completely destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake in 1169 Sicily earthquake, 1169. A major eruption and lava flow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Hearts Among The Beasts
''Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (Italian: ''Due cuori fra le belve'') is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Totò, Vera Carmi and Enrico Glori.Parish p.139 A dancing master takes part in an expedition to Africa find a missing anthropologist whose daughter he is in love with. The film's sets were designed by Alberto Boccianti. It was shot at Cinecittà Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios we ... in Rome. Plot An important Italian scientist disappears in the Jungle, and his niece Laura sets off to find him. Toto, dance teacher, ends up in the wrong steamer trip, and discovers that the companions of the niece have a sinister plan: kidnap her. The ship, however, is shipwrecked on the island of the Jungle, and Toto is worshiped as a god by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Men (1950 Film)
''The Fighting Men'' ( it, Gli inesorabili) is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and Roberto Savarese. Plot summary Cast *Rossano Brazzi as Saro Costa *Charles Vanel as Don Salvatore Sparaino * Claudine Dupuis as Stellina Luparello *Milly Vitale as Elena Occhipinti *Eduardo Ciannelli as Barone Occhipinti *Turi Pandolfini *Ignazio Balsamo Ignazio Balsamo (25 October 1912 – 7 August 1994) was an Italian film and stage actor. Life and career Born in Catania, Balsamo began his career on stage, being part of several Sicilian language theatrical companies. Discovered by Pietr ... as Ciro Sollima * Carla Calò as Rosa External links * * 1950 films 1950 drama films French drama films Italian drama films 1950s Italian-language films French black-and-white films Lippert Pictures films Films directed by Camillo Mastrocinque Films directed by Roberto Savarese Films scored by Enzo Masetti Melodrama films 1950s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Of Cortona (film)
''Margaret of Cortona'' (Italian: ''Margherita da Cortona'') is a 1950 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Maria Frau, Isa Pola and Galeazzo Benti.Scaraffia & Zarri p.299 It portrays the life of the thirteenth century saint Margaret of Cortona. The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi. Cast * Maria Frau as Margherita * Isa Pola as Lucia, la matrigna * Galeazzo Benti as Arsenio del Monte * Aldo Nicodemi as Marco * Mario Pisu as Rinaldo Degli Uberti * Giovanni Grasso as Tancredi, padre di Margherita * Lorenza Mari as Francesca degli Uberti * Virginia Balestrieri as Druba * Carlo Tamberlani as Vescovo * Mino Doro as Capitano del popolo * Raimondo Van Riel as messer Dal Monte * Fulvio Battistini as Zufolo * Riccardo Billi as Menestrello * Domenico Serra * Giovanna Galletti as Madre del bambino ammalato * Rita Andreana as Popolana al torneo * Arnaldo Mochetti * Diego Pozzetto * Ivo Karavany * Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome, Reverend!
''Welcome Reverend'' ( it, Benvenuto, reverendo!) is a 1950 Italian crime film comedy directed, written by and starring Aldo Fabrizi. It co-stars Massimo Girotti and Lianella Carell. Cast *Aldo Fabrizi as Don Peppino *Lianella Carell as Anna *Massimo Girotti *Gabriele Ferzetti *Giovanni Grasso *Mario Mazza *Virginia Balestrieri *Pitto as The child (as il piccolo Pitto) *Ada Colangeli * Franco Fava * Lia Grani *Marianne Hold Marianne Hold (15 May 1933 – 11 September 1994) was a German movie actress who became popular in the 1950s and 1960s for her numerous roles in the ''Heimatfilm'' genre—romantic comedy films set in rural, especially Alpine, areas. She serv ... * Alfredo Leggi *Amerigo Santarelli * Carlo Titta *Raimondo Van Riel External links * 1950 films 1950s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Italian crime comedy films 1950s crime comedy films Films directed by Aldo Fabrizi 1950 comedy films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Squadron (film)
''Flying Squadron'' (Italian: ''Rondini in volo'') is a 1949 Italian adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Massimo Serato, Dina Sassoli and Umberto Spadaro. The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori. Cast *Massimo Serato as Ufficiale d'aviazione *Dina Sassoli as Elena Baldini *Umberto Spadaro as Don Leoni *Gianfranco Magalotti as Massimo *Mirko Ellis as Mario *Mario Ferrari as Generale Artesi *Gabriele Ferzetti as Ufficiale d'aviazione * Giovanni Grasso jr. as capo Dei Contadini *Maria Grazia Francia as Figlia Del Capo Dei Cantadini *Guido Celano *Andrea Checchi *Paolo Panelli *Carlo Sposito *Erminio Spalla * Claudio Ermelli * Giovanna Scotto * Franco Pesce Franco Pesce (11 August 1890 – 6 December 1975) was an Italian actor and cinematographer. Life and career Franco Pesce was born in Naples. He was the son of the actor Ettore. At a young age Pesce studied lyric singing with the intention of ... References External links * 1949 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Difficult Years
''Difficult Years'' ( it, Anni difficili) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Umberto Spadaro, adapted from the 1946 short story ''Vecchio con gli stivali'' (''Old Man in Boots''), by the Sicilian author Vitaliano Brancati. Cast * Umberto Spadaro as Aldo Piscitello * Massimo Girotti as Giovanni * Ave Ninchi as Rosina * Delia Scala (as Odette Bedogni) as Elena * Ernesto Almirante as Grandpa * Milly Vitale as Maria * Enzo Biliotti as The Baron * Carlo Sposito (as Carletto Sposito) as Riccardo * Loris Gizzi as The Fascist minister * Aldo Silvani as The pharmacist * John Garfield as Narrator (English-language version) Plot Italy under Mussolini, 1922 to 1943. In 1922 Aldo Piscitello (Umberto Spadaro) is a municipal employee in the town of Modica, Sicily. With the rise of Mussolini to power, he is forced by his boss (Enzo Biliotti) to join the Fascist Party. If he fails to do so, he would lose his job. Piscitello reluctantly joins the Fascists and even b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruy Blas (film)
''Ruy Blas'' is a 1948 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais and Marcel Herrand. The screenplay was written by Jean Cocteau based on the 1838 play of the same title by Victor Hugo. It was shot at the Icet Studios in Milan and on location at Cassis in Southern France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. Cast * Danielle Darrieux as La reine d'Espagne Marie de Neubourg * Jean Marais as Ruy Blas / Don César de Bazan * Marcel Herrand as Le marquis Don Salluste de Bazan * Gabrielle Dorziat as La duchesse d'Albuquerque * Alexandre Rignault as Goulatromba * Giovanni Grasso as Don Gaspar Guritan * Paul Amiot as Le marquis de Santa Cruz * Jone Salinas as Casilda, la servante * Gilles Quéant as Le duc d'Albe * Jacques Berlioz as Un ministre * Charles Lemontier as Le comte de Camporeal * Pierre Magnier as Le marquis de Priego * Armand Lurville as L'archevêque References Biblio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleonora Duse (film)
''Eleonora Duse'' is a 1947 Italian biographical film directed by Filippo Walter Ratti and starring Elisa Cegani, Rossano Brazzi and Andrea Checchi. It portrays the life of the celebrated Italian actress Eleonora Duse (1858–1924).Parill p.80 The film was based on the novel ''La grande tragica'' by Nino Bolla. Cast * Elisa Cegani as Eleonora Duse * Rossano Brazzi as Arrigo Boito * Andrea Checchi as Tebaldo Checchi * Giovanni Grasso as impresario Schurman * Manoel Roero as Martin Cafiero * Fosca Freda as Nina * Fedele Gentile as Rosaspina * Alfredo Salvatori as Gabriele D'Annunzio * Bruno Corelli * Attilio Torelli Saint Attilio, one of the legendary martyrs of the Theban Legion, is venerated as a saint in the area of Trino Vercellese, in Piedmont, north-west Italy and commemorated on 28 June. However his cult is no longer officially recognized by the Rom ... * Ingrid Hanussen References Bibliography * Parrill, William. ''European Silent Films on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullet For Stefano
''Bullet for Stefano'' ( it, Il Passatore, also known as ''The Ferryman'') is a 1947 Italian adventure-drama-crime film written and directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Rossano Brazzi and Valentina Cortese. It is loosely based on real-life events of Stefano Pelloni (1824-1851), an Italian highwayman known as "Il Passatore". It grossed 146.2 million lire at the Italian box office. Plot Cast *Rossano Brazzi as Stefano Pelloni *Valentina Cortese as Barbara Montanari *Carlo Ninchi as Don Morini *Camillo Pilotto as Count Gigiazzo Ghilardi * Liliana Laine as Countess Isolina Ghilardi * Carlo Campanini as Peppino *Gualtiero Tumiati as Stefano's Father * Bella Starace Sainati as Stefano's Mother *Giovanni Grasso as Lazzarini *Folco Lulli as The Monk *Alberto Sordi as Innamorato * Carlo Tamberlani as Maresciallo Borghi *Pupella Maggio as Marta *Franco Balducci as Giacomo * Enrico Luzi as Poor Student *Memmo Carotenuto Memmo Carotenuto (23 August 1908 – 23 D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Dawn (1947 Film)
''The Great Dawn'' (Italian: ''La grande aurora'') is a 1947 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese and starring Renée Faure, Rossano Brazzi and Giovanni Grasso. The Greek actress and future star Yvonne Sanson made an early appearance in the film.Moliterno p.292 It was produced by Scalera Film and began production at the Cinevillaggio Studios complex in Venice during the wartime Italian Social Republic. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vittorio Valentini. Significant delays followed until its completion and release in postwar Italy. A gifted young musical prodigy is encouraged to pursue his talents. Cast * Renée Faure as Anna Gamba * Rossano Brazzi as Renzo Gamba * Giovanni Grasso as Oreste Bellotti * Michele Riccardini as Don Terenzio * Yvonne Sanson as Daisy * Fausto Guerzoni as Fausto * Loris Gizzi as Cooky * Guglielmo Sinaz as Salesman * Dante Maggio * Pierino Gamba Piero Gamba (16 September 1936 – 30 January 2022), also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For The Love Of Mariastella
''For the Love of Mariastella'' ( it, Malacarne, also known as ''Turi della tonnara'') is a 1946 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Pino Mercanti. Based on a story of the Sicilian writer Giuseppe Zucca, it was mainly shot in the tonnara of Castellammare del Golfo, with some scenes shot in the tonnaras of Scopello and of San Vito Lo Capo. It is considered as a progenitor of pink neorealism. Cast *Otello Toso as Turi della Tonnara, aka 'Malacarne' *Mariella Lotti as Mariastella *Amedeo Nazzari as Zù Bastiano *Umberto Spadaro as Fifi the Hunchback *Giovanni Grasso, Giovanni Grasso jr. as Raìs Pietro *Natale Cirino as the Trapanese * Anna Silena as Maruzza *Carlo Sposito as Rosalino * Rosetta Romano as Donna Agatina * Salvatore Chimenti as Don Papò References External links * 1946 films Italian drama films 1946 drama films Films directed by Pino Mercanti Italian black-and-white films Melodrama films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
