Giulio Marchetti
Giulio Marchetti (9 June 1911 – 1 December 1993) was an Italian stage, film and television actor and presenter. Life and career Born in Barcelona, Marchetti was the grandson of the operetta actor and comedian Giulio and the son of the theatrical artistic director Adriano. After completing high school in Bologna, he began his stage career as a vaudeville actor and singer in the style of the American minstrel show performers. He got a large popularity between early 1940s and mid-1950s, thanks to a series of successful revues. He was also active, as a character actor, in a number of films and television series, often working alongside Totò. Marchetti is also well known in Italy as the presenter for many years of the show ''Giochi senza frontiere''.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . In the early 1970s he decided to abandon the showbusiness and became the owner of a service station. Partial filmography * ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Conspiracy Of Hearts
''Conspiracy of Hearts'' is a 1960 British Second World War film, directed by Ralph Thomas, about nuns in Italy smuggling Jewish children out of an internment camp near their convent to save them from The Holocaust. It stars Lilli Palmer, Sylvia Syms, Yvonne Mitchell and Ronald Lewis, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Film Promoting International Understanding at the 18th Golden Globe Awards in 1961. Plot In 1943 Italy, nuns hide and protect Jewish children who have escaped from a concentration camp. The Italian camp has been taken over by German forces with a colonel (Albert Lieven) and his sadistic lieutenant (Peter Arne) in command. When the colonel and lieutenant threaten to execute some of the nuns, including Mother Katharine (Lilli Palmer), for helping the Jewish children to escape, the Italian soldiers block the execution and shoot the Germans dead. The Italian soldiers then leave the camp to join Italian partisans in the nearby hills. Cast * Lilli Palmer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Rover (1967 Film)
''L'avventuriero'' (internationally released as ''The Rover'') is a 1967 Italian war-drama film directed by Terence Young and starring Anthony Quinn. It is based on the 1923 novel '' The Rover'' written by Joseph Conrad. Cast *Anthony Quinn as Peyrol *Rosanna Schiaffino as Arlette *Rita Hayworth as Caterina *Richard Johnson as Real *Ivo Garrani as Scevola *Mino Doro as Dussard *Luciano Rossi as Michel *Mirko Valentin as Jacot *Giovanni Di Benedetto as Lt. Bolt *Anthony Dawson Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's ''Dial M for Murder'' (1954) and '' Midnight Lace'' (1960), and playi ... as Capitain Vincent Reception The film performed disappointingly at the box office, earning $225,000 in rentals internationally and $70,000 domestically. According to ABC records, it suffered an overall loss of $1,595,000. References External links * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Adventurer Of Tortuga
''The Adventurer of Tortuga'' ( it, L'avventuriero della tortuga) is a 1964 Italian historical film directed by Luigi Capuano, released in 1965. It is based on the novel by Emilio Salgari Emilio Salgari (, but often erroneously ; 21 August 1862 – 25 April 1911) was an Italian writer of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of spe .... Cast External links * 1965 films 1960s historical films Italian historical films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Luigi Capuano Films based on Italian novels Films based on works by Emilio Salgari Films set in the 17th century Pirate films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stranger In Sacramento
''Stranger in Sacramento'' or ''Uno straniero a Sacramento'' is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Bergonzelli. It was based on the novel ''I Will Kill You Tomorrow'' by Jim Murphy. Cast *Mickey Hargitay as Mike Jordan * Enrico Bomba as Chris (as Steve Saint-Claire) *Mario Lanfranchi as Mill (as Johnny Jordan) *Giulio Marchetti as Sheriff Joe (as James Hill) * Florencia Silvero as Lisa (as Flo Silver) *Barbara Frey as Rona Barret * Big Matthews (as Big I. Matthews) * Gia Sandri * Luciano Benetti as Deputy sheriff (as Lucky Bennett) *Gabriella Giorgelli as Rosa (saloon dancer) * Ariel Brown *Renato Chiantoni * Franco Gulà *Romano Giomini * Julián Marcos Plot During a cattle drive Mike Jordan finds his father and brothers murdered and the herd stolen. He is met with suspicion by the local sheriff and population. Eventually, Mike is able to expose the rancher Barret as the perpetrator. He is assisted by Lisa, Barret's former sister-in-law, and Chris, a wanted ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sandokan Against The Leopard Of Sarawak
''Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak'' (Italian: ''Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak'') is a 1964 historical adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Ray Danton, Franca Bettoia and Guy Madison.Goble p.939 It was made as a co-production between Italy and West Germany. It is based on the series of novels by Emilio Salgari featuring the character of Sandokan a Malayan pirate. The film's sets were designed by the art director Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni and Massimo Tavazzi. Cast * Ray Danton as Sandokan * Franca Bettoia as Samoa * Guy Madison as Yanez * Mario Petri as Sir Charles Brooks * Alberto Farnese as Tremal Naik * Mino Doro as Lumbo * Aldo Bufi Landi as Rajani * Giulio Marchetti as Sagapar * Romano Giomini * Adriano Vitale * Giuliana Farnese * Ferdinando Poggi as Assumbata * Franco Fantasia Franco Fantasia (5 March 1924 – 10 November 2002) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and fencing master. He appeared in more than one hundred fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Secret Invasion
''The Secret Invasion'' is a 1964 American war film directed by Roger Corman. It stars Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney, Edd Byrnes, Henry Silva, Mia Massini and William Campbell. Appearing three years before ''The Dirty Dozen'' (1967), the film features a similar World War II mission where convicts are recruited by the Allies for an extremely hazardous operation behind enemy lines. Plot In 1943, British Intelligence in Cairo recruits criminal mastermind Roberto Rocca, demolitions expert and Irish Republican Army member Terence Scanlon, forger Simon Fell, cold-blooded assassin John Durrell, and thief and impersonator Jean Saval for a dangerous mission. The men are offered pardons in exchange for attempting to rescue an Italian general sympathetic to the Allies who is imprisoned in German-occupied Yugoslavia. The group is led by Major Richard Mace, who is trying to expiate his feelings of guilt for sending his own brother on a dangerous mission and waiting too long to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sandokan To The Rescue (film)
''Sandokan to the Rescue'' (Italian: ''Sandokan alla riscossa'') is a 1964 historical adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Ray Danton, Guy Madison and Franca Bettoia.Goble p.939 It was made as a co-production between Italy and West Germany. It is based on the 1907 novel ''Sandokan to the Rescue'' by Emilio Salgari featuring the character of Sandokan a Malayan pirate. The film's sets were designed by the art director Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni and Massimo Tavazzi. Cast * Ray Danton as Sandokan * Guy Madison as Yanez * Franca Bettoia as Samoa * Mario Petri as William Drook * Alberto Farnese as Tremal Naik * Mino Doro as Lumbo * Giulio Marchetti as Sagapar * Sandro Moretti as Kammamuri * Ferdinando Poggi as Teotokris' Complice * Raf Baldassarre as Teotrokis the Greek * 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 d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Lion Of St
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Executioner Of Venice
''The Executioner of Venice'' ( it, Il boia di Venezia), also known as ''Blood of the Executioner'', Howard Hughes. ''Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult''. I.B.Tauris, 2011. . is a 1963 Italian swashbuckler film co-written and directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Lex Barker and Guy Madison. Plot Cast * Lex Barker as Sandrigo Bembo * Guy Madison as Rodrigo Zeno * Alessandra Panaro as Leonora Danin * Mario Petri as Boia Guarnieri * Alberto Farnese as Michele Arcà * Giulio Marchetti as Bartolo * Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Doge Giovanni Bembo * Franco Fantasia as Pietro * Raf Baldassarre as Messere Grimani * Mirella Roxy as Smeralda * John Bartha János Bartha (6 February 1915 – 1991), better known as John Bartha, was a Hungarian film actor who appeared primarily in Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s and 1970s. He is probably most recognizable in western cinema for his role as the Sheriff ... as Messere Leonardo References External links * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Swordsman Of Siena
''Swordsman of Siena'' ( it, La congiura dei dieci; French: ''Le Mercenaire'') is a 1962 French-Italian adventure film directed by Étienne Périer and Baccio Bandini and starring Stewart Granger, Sylva Koscina and Christine Kaufmann. The film is set in Spanish-controlled Italy during the sixteenth century. Plot summary Thomas Stanswood, a veteran English mercenary serving the nobles of Renaissance Italy, accepts employment in the city-state of Siena. This former republic has been occupied by the Spanish Empire, and Don Carlos, the cold-blooded Imperial governor, seeks to legitimize his power by marrying into the locally prestigious Arconti family. Stanswood must protect the bride-to-be, Lady Orietta Arconti, whose friendly relations with the Spanish have put her in danger of assassination by a mysterious resistance group known as "the Ten". Orietta vehemently does not want a bodyguard, and she and Stanswood seek to annoy each other wherever possible. Her virtuous and patriotic y ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Secret Mark Of D'Artagnan
''The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan'' ( it, Il colpo segreto di D'Artagnan, french: Le secret de d'Artagnan) is a 1962 Italian-French adventure film written and directed by Siro Marcellini and starring George Nader and Magali Noël. The film is about the adventures of D'Artagnan in the year 1632, between ''The Three Musketeers'' and ''Twenty Years After''. Plot Cast * George Nader as D'Artagnan * Magali Noël as Carlotta * Georges Marchal as Duke of Montersant * Alessandra Panaro as Diana * Mario Petri as Porthos * Massimo Serato as Cardinal Richelieu * Franco Fantasia as Duke of Savignac * Giulio Marchetti as King Louis * Piero Pastore as Conspirator * Raf Baldassarre * Tullio Altamura Tullio Altamura (born 18 July 1924) is an Italian actor, best known for his roles in spaghetti westerns and action films in the 1960s. Life and career Born in Bologna, the son of a career officer in the Italian army, Altamura grew up in Rome ... References External links * 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |