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Gian Paolo Callegari
Gian Paolo Callegari (1909-1982) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He worked on several American films shot in Italy. This included Roberto Rossellini's 1950 film ''Stromboli''.Santas & Wilson p.94 Selected filmography * ''The Thrill of the Skies'' (1940) * ''Honeymoon'' (1941) * ''Il fanciullo del West'' (1943) * '' Dagli Appennini alle Ande'' (1943) * ''Resurrection'' (1944) * ''Macario Against Zagomar'' (1944) * ''Ring Around the Clock'' (1950) * '' The Fighting Men'' (1950) * ''Stromboli'' (1950) * ''They Were Three Hundred'' (1952) *''The Treasure of Bengal'' (1953) * ''The Warrior and the Slave Girl'' (1958) * ''Head of a Tyrant'' (1959) * ''Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete'' (1960) * ''Gladiator of Rome'' (1962) * ''The 300 Spartans'' (1962) * ''Pontius Pilate (film)'' (1962) * ''Goliath and the Rebel Slave'' (1963) * ''The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules'' (1963) * ''The Avenger of Venice'' (1964) * ''Revolt of the Praetorians'' (1964) * ''Messal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan area is home to more than 1,000,000 people. It is known as the Fat City for its rich cuisine, and the Red City for its Spanish-style red tiled rooftops and, more recently, its leftist politics. It is also called the Learned City because it is home to the oldest university in the world. Originally Etruscan, the city has been an important urban center for centuries, first under the Etruscans (who called it ''Felsina''), then under the Celts as ''Bona'', later under the Romans (''Bonōnia''), then again in the Middle Ages, as a free municipality and later '' signoria'', when it was among the largest European cities by population. Famous for its towers, churches and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Treasure Of Bengal
''The Treasure of Bengal'' ( it, Il tesoro del Bengala, french: Le trésor du Bengale) is a 1953 Italian-French adventure film directed by Gianni Vernuccio and starring Sabu.Lorenzo Ventavoli. ''Pochi, maledetti e subito''. Museo Nazionale del Cinema, 1992. It is based on a novel by Emilio Salgari. Plot Cast * Sabu as Ainur * Luisella Boni as Karma * Luigi Tosi as Don Fernando * Georges Poujouly as Tomby * Carla Calò as Surama * Anand Kumar as Uzake * Manuel Serrano as Burka * Pamela Palma as The Dancer * Nino Marchetti Nino or Niño may refer to: * Nino (name) * Niño (name) *Antonin Scalia, American Supreme Court justice whose nickname was "Nino" *El Niño, a climate pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean *NINO, an abbreviation for National Insurance number in t ... References External links * Italian historical adventure films French historical adventure films 1953 adventure films Films based on works by Emilio Salgari Films directed by Gianni Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long, The Short, The Cat
''The Long, the Short, the Cat'' ( it, Il lungo, il corto, il gatto), also known as ''The Tall, the Short, the Cat'', is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by Lucio Fulci and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Franco and Ciccio, alongside Gina, are servants to a wealthy elderly countess who believes that her pet cat Archibald is a reincarnation of her late husband. The mischievous cat frequently wanders off, and local business owners take advantage of Franco and Ciccio by charging them for damages the cat supposedly caused. After discovering Archibald 'cheating' on her with a female cat, the Countess dies from shock. Franco and Ciccio kick the cat out of the house, only to learn that they are due to inherit one million lira a month from the late countess on the condition that they care for Archibald. The two track down the cat to a dinner party hosted by a superstitious countess, who allows the two to stay despite their poor etiquette to avoid having thirteen guests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill Agent Gordon
''Password: Kill Agent Gordon'' ( it, Password: Uccidete agente Gordon, es, Operación Mogador) is a 1966 Spanish-Italian Eurospy film directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Roger Browne.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Cast * Roger Browne as Doug Gordon * Helga Liné as Karin * Miguel de la Riva as Rudy Schwartz * Franco Ressel as Albert Kowalski / Kastiadis * Rosalba Neri as Amalia * Andrea Scotti as Walter * Silvana Jachino as Aisha * Mila Stanic as Magda * Enzo Andronico Enzo Andronico (13 May 1924 – 26 September 2002) was an Italian character actor. Born as Vincenzo Andronico in Palermo, he had a prolific career between theater, cinema and television, appearing in more than 100 films. Andronico's career is ma ... as Monsieur Lapipi References External links * 1966 films Italian spy thriller films Spanish spy thriller films 1960s spy thriller films Films directed by Sergio Grieco Films scored by Piero Umiliani 1960s Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messalina Vs
Valeria Messalina (; ) was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of Emperor Nero, a second cousin of Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of Emperor Augustus. A powerful and influential woman with a reputation for promiscuity, she allegedly conspired against her husband and was executed on the discovery of the plot. Her notorious reputation probably resulted from political bias, but works of art and literature have perpetuated it into modern times. Early life Messalina was the daughter of Domitia Lepida and her first cousin Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus. Her mother was the youngest child of the consul Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and Antonia Major. Her mother's brother, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, had been the first husband of the future Empress Agrippina the Younger and the biological father of the future Emperor Nero, making Nero Messalina's first cousin despite a seventeen-year age difference. Messalina's grandmothers Claudia Marcella t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolt Of The Praetorians
''La Rivolta dei Pretoriani'' (AKA: ''Revolt of the Praetorians'') is a 1964 sword and sandal film about the conspiracy to assassinate the emperor Domitian in the year AD 96, though the historical facts have been heavily fictionized. This film was written by Gian Paolo Callegari, directed by Alfonso Brescia in his directorial debut and starred Richard Harrison, Moira Orfei, Giuliano Gemma and Piero Lulli as Emperor Domitian. Plot In Ancient Rome, at about 96 AD, Emperor Domitian has become a highly paranoid and tyrannical despot who keeps the people oppressed in constant fear of a revolt. He has only a few retainers left whom he perceives as loyal: his lover Artamne, a scheming Egyptian priestess of Isis; his diminutive jester, Elpidion; his gladiator bodyguards under the command of Soterus; his palace guards; and his Imperial Praetorian Guard under the command of their centurion, Valerius Rufus. Anyone who dares speak up against the Emperor - and may it be only a minor complain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Avenger Of Venice
''The Avenger of Venice'' ( it, Il ponte dei sospiri, es, El puente de los suspiros, link=no) is a 1964 adventure film written and directed by Pierro Pierotti and Carlo Campogalliani and starring Brett Halsey and Gianna Maria Canale. It is based on a novel by Michel Zevaco. Cast *Brett Halsey as Rolando Candiano * Gianna Maria Canale as Imperia * Burt Nelson as Scalabrino *Conrado San Martín as Captain Altieri *Vira Silenti as Leonora * José Marco Davó as Bembo Altieri * José Nieto as Dandolo * Perla Cristal as Juana * Jean Murat as Candiano * Paolo Gozlino as Captain Lorenzi * Nino Persello * Andrea Bosic *Nello Pazzafini Release ''The Avenger of Venice'' was released on 16 March 1964. See also * ''Sul ponte dei sospiri ''Sul ponte dei sospiri'' is a 1953 Italian adventure film. Cast * Frank Latimore as Captain Vessillo * Maria Frau as Bianca Spada * Massimo Girotti as Marco Spada * Françoise Rosay as Dama di Sant'Agata * Eduardo Ciannelli as Inquisitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beast Of Babylon Against The Son Of Hercules
''The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules'' ( it, L'eroe di Babilonia, french: Héros de Babylone, also known as ''Heroes of Babylon'', ''Hero of Babylon'' and ''Goliath, King of Slaves'') is a 1963 Italian-French peplum film written and directed by Siro Marcellini and starring Gordon Scott.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, 1998. . The film is a fictionalized depiction of the Fall of Babylon (539 BCE), and depicts the historical rulers Belshazzar (as Balthazar) and Cyrus the Great (as Zairus). Plot When the high-born Nippur returns to Babylon following a long stay in Persia, he rescues slave-girl Tamira from the soldiers of the evil usurper, Balthazar. Nippur then pays a courtesy visit to Balthazar's court where he meets the high-priestess Ura who has ambitions to become queen and who casts a lustful eye on this new visitor. Later, shocked by the cruelty of Balthazar's reign and influenced by a group of rebels, Nippur interrupts a fiery sacrifice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goliath And The Rebel Slave
''Goliath and the Rebel Slave'' ( it, Goliath e la schiava ribelle), also known as ''The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules'', is a 1963 Eastmancolor adventure peplum film directed by Mario Caiano. Plot Cast * Gordon Scott as Goliath * Ombretta Colli as Princess Cori * Massimo Serato as Marcius * Mimmo Palmara as Artafernes * Giuseppe Fortis as Barbuk * Gabriele Antonini as Alexander the Great * Serge Nubret as Milan * Gloria Milland as Zoé * Mirko Ellis Release ''Goliath and the Rebel Slave'' was released in Italy on September 5, 1963. It was released in the United States in 1964 as ''The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules''. Reception A contemporary review in the ''Monthly Film Bulletin ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 to April 1991, when it merged with '' Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those with ...'' referred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontius Pilate (film)
''Pontius Pilate'' ( it, Ponzio Pilato, french: Ponce Pilate) is an Italian drama film from 1962, directed by Gian Paolo Callegari and Irving Rapper, written by Oreste Biancoli, starring Jean Marais and Jeanne Crain. The film is known under the titles: ''Ponce Pilate'' (France), ''Poncio Pilatos'' (Spain), ''Pontius Pilate'' (UK / US), ''Pontius Pilatus – Statthalter des Grauens'' (Germany). John Drew Barrymore plays the characters of both Judas Iscariot and Jesus of Nazareth. The scenario is based mainly on the Gospel of John. The following biblical passages are quoted in the film: Matthew 27:11; Mark 15:2; Luke 23:1; John 18:33; 18:37; John 18:38; 19:9-11; Matthew 27:24; Deuteronomy 21:6-7; John 19:19-21; 19:22. - pejino.com This film takes a perspective on events surrounding the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 300 Spartans
''The 300 Spartans'' is a 1962 CinemaScope epic film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. Made with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese. The working title was ''Lion of Sparta''. It stars Richard Egan as the Spartan king Leonidas, Ralph Richardson as Themistocles of Athens and David Farrar as Persian king Xerxes, with Diane Baker as Ellas and Barry Coe as Phylon providing the love interest in the film. Greek warriors, led by 300 Spartans, fight against a Persian army of almost limitless size. Despite the odds, the Spartans will not flee or surrender, even if it means their deaths. When it was released in 1962, critics saw the movie as a commentary on the Cold War, referring to the independent Greek states as "the only stronghold of freedom remaining in the then known world", holding out against the Persian "slave empire". Plot King Xerxes of Persia leads a vast army of soldiers into Europe to defeat the small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladiator Of Rome
''Gladiator of Rome'' ( it, Il gladiatore di Roma) is a 1962 Italian adventure film directed by Mario Costa. Co-written by Gian Paolo Callegari and Giuseppe Mariani, it stars Gordon Scott.Howard Hughes. ''Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult''. I.B.Tauris, 2011. . The film is also known as ''Battles of the Gladiators'' in the United Kingdom. Cast *Gordon Scott as Marcus *Wandisa Guida as Nista *Roberto Risso as Valerio Jr. *Ombretta Colli as Aglae *Alberto Farnese as Vezio Rufo *Gianni Solaro as Macrino * Charles Borromel as Anio *Piero Lulli as Astarte *Mirko Ellis as Frasto *Pietro De Vico as Pompilio *Nando Tamberlani as Valerio's Father *Andrea Aureli as Settimio *Raf Baldassarre as Gladiator * Célina Cély *Pietro Tordi as Slaves guard * Germana Francioli * Pietro Ceccarelli as Gladiator *Miranda Campa as Porzia *Giulio Battiferri as Spy slave * Leo Garavaglia * Eleonora Vargas as Prisca See also *1962 in film *List of Italian films of 1962 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
