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Giovanni Onorato
Giovanni Onorato (February 7, 1910 - February 23, 1960) was an Italian film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.85 He was the father of the actor Glauco Onorato and the cinematographer Marco Onorato. Selected filmography * '' La stella del cinema'' (1931) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * '' Ettore Fieramosca'' (1938) * '' It Always Ends That Way'' (1939) * ''The King's Jester'' (1941) * ''Beatrice Cenci'' (1941) * ''The King of England Will Not Pay'' (1941) * '' The Two Tigers'' (1941) * ''The Gorgon'' (1942) * '' Captain Tempest'' (1942) * '' Bengasi'' (1942) * '' Rossini'' (1942) * ''Rita of Cascia'' (1943) * '' Il fanciullo del West'' (1943) * '' Macario Against Fantomas'' (1944) * '' The Adulteress'' (1946) * '' Anthony of Padua'' (1949) * '' Margaret of Cortona'' (1950) * '' The Force of Destiny'' (1950) * '' The Blind Woman of Sorrento'' (1952) * ''I, Hamlet'' (1952) * ''The Little World of Don Camillo'' (1952) * ''Barrier of the Law'' (1954) * ''Don Camillo's Last Round ''Don Camillo's Las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as ("flower"). Palermo then became a possession of Carthage. Two ancient Greeks, Greek ancient Greek colonization, colonies were established, known collectively as ; the Carthaginians used this name on their coins after the 5th centuryBC. As , the town became part of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, Empire for over a thousand years. From 831 to 1072 the city was under History of Islam in southern Italy, Arab ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Of Cascia (film)
''Rita of Cascia'' (Italian: ''Rita da Cascia'') is a 1943 Italian historical film directed by Antonio Leonviola and starring Elena Zareschi, Ugo Sasso and Beatrice Mancini.Nerenberg p. 85 It was made at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film portrays the life of the Catholic saint Rita of Cascia. Cast * Elena Zareschi as Rita da Cascia * Ugo Sasso as Paolo di Ferdinando * Beatrice Mancini as Ada * Marcello Giorda as Antonio, il padre di Rita * Laura Nucci as Jacoviella * Augusto Marcacci as Il barone di Collegiacone * Elodia Maresca as Amata * Teresa Franchini as La madre superiore * Stefano Sciaccaluga as Il pellegrino * Giulio Battiferri as Lampo, il servo spia del barone * Gian Paolo Rosmino as Frate Remigio * Luigi Garrone as Il taverniere * Umberto Spadaro as Il delatore nella taverna * Giovanni Onorato as Un cliente nella taverna * Amina Pirani Maggi as Una suora * Nera Bruni as Un'altra suora * Vittoria Mongardi as Una conversa * Eli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Deaths
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Camillo's Last Round
''Don Camillo's Last Round'' (French: ''La grande bagarre de Don Camillo'', Italian: ''Don Camillo e l'onorevole Peppone'') is a 1955 French-Italian comedy film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Fernandel, Gino Cervi and Leda Gloria. It was the third of five films featuring Fernandel as the Italian priest Don Camillo and his struggles with Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi, the Communist mayor of their rural town. The film had 5,087,231 admissions in France. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Boretto and Brescello in Emilia-Romagna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi. Plot In the small town of Brescello, skirmishes are continuing between the parish priest Don Camillo and the Communist mayor Peppone Bottazzi. After staging a theft of Don Camillo's prized chickens in retribution for a political prank pulled by the priest, Peppone decides to enter the big time of politics by standing for national senator. Peppone has been a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrier Of The Law
''Barrier of the Law'' (Italian: ''La barriera della legge'') is a 1954 Italian thriller film directed by Piero Costa and starring Rossano Brazzi, Lea Padovani and Maria Frau. It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin.Chiti & Poppi p.57 The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio. Cast * Rossano Brazzi as Lt. Mario Grandi * Lea Padovani as Anna * Maria Frau as Franca * Jacques Sernas as Aldo * Franca Tamantini * Cesare Fantoni as Max Kruger * Fedele Gentile * Elio Armand * Enzo Fiermonte * Evar Maran * Giulio Donnini * Olga Solbelli * Angelo Dessy * Rossana Galli as Ilda * Silvana Stefanini * Giovanni Onorato * Attilio Dottesio * Carmelo Greco * Corrado Nardi * Maria Zanoli Maria Zanoli (26 October 1896 – 15 November 1977) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 45 films between 1943 and 1961. Partial filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) - La cameriera pettegola di casa Confalonieri * ''Incontri di ... References Bibliogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little World Of Don Camillo
''The Little World of Don Camillo'' ( it, Don Camillo; french: Le Petit Monde de don Camillo) is a 1952 Italian-French film directed by Julien Duvivier, starring Fernandel and Gino Cervi. It was the first film in the ''"Don Camillo"'' series, which made Fernandel an international star. The film was based on the novel ''Don Camillo'' by Italian author Giovannino Guareschi. It was followed in 1953 by ''The Return of Don Camillo'', also directed by Duvivier. Synopsis The story starts in a small lbeit unnamedtown, simply known as "a small world", in the Po lowlands of northern Italy, in the early summer of 1946. The town's Communist party led by Peppone has just won the majority of seats within the city council, an event which they exploit for propagandistic purposes – and with some non-vocal, but church bell-assisted protest by the outraged Don Camillo, the spiritual leader of the town's Christian political party –, when an unexpected event puts an instant stop to this arising co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I, Hamlet
''I, Hamlet'' (Italian: ''Io, Amleto'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Erminio Macario, Franca Marzi and Rossana Podestà. A parody of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Hamlet'', its lack of commercial success led the newly formed production company Macario Film to a rapid bankruptcy. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Arrigo Breschi and Saverio D'Eugenio. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. Cast * Erminio Macario as Hamlet * Franca Marzi as Valchiria * Rossana Podestà as Ophelia * Adriano Rimoldi as Laertes * Luigi Pavese as King Claudius * Marisa Merlini as Queen Gertrude * Giuseppe Porelli as Polonius * Virgilio Riento as Anturius * Carlo Rizzo as Horatio * Silvio Noto as Rosadorno * Sergio Bergonzelli as Fencing Master * Guido Riccioli as Jorik il buffone * Manlio Busoni as Ambasciatore d'Inghilterra * Giancarla Vessio as Ausonia * Giovanni Onorato Giovanni Onorato (February 7, 1910 - February 23, 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blind Woman Of Sorrento (1952 Film)
''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] |
The Force Of Destiny (film)
''The Force of Destiny'' (Italian: ') is a 1950 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Nelly Corradi, Tito Gobbi and Gino Sinimberghi.Aprà, p. 93 It is based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera ''La forza del destino''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin Gastone Medin (1905–1973) was an Italian art director.Anile p.132 He worked on more than a hundred and fifty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * '' Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ''The Table of the P .... Cast References Bibliography * . ''The Fabulous Thirties: Italian Cinema 1929–1944''. Electa International, 1979. External links * 1950 films 1950s musical drama films Italian musical drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Carmine Gallone Films based on operas by Giuseppe Verdi Opera films 1950 drama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{musical-drama-film-stub ... [...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] |
Anthony Of Padua (film)
''Anthony of Padua'' (Italian: ''Antonio di Padova'') is a 1949 Italian historical drama film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Aldo Fiorelli, Silvana Pampanini and Carlo Giustini. The film portrays the life of Anthony of Padua (1195–1231).Moliterno p.136 Cast * Aldo Fiorelli as Fernando - poi Antonio di Padova * Silvana Pampanini as Anita - madre di Fernando * Carlo Giustini as Padre di Fernando * Alberto Pomerani as Il piccolo Fernando * as Conte Vincenzo * Luigi Pavese as Don Luigi * Ugo Sasso as Il contadino * Lola Braccini as Sua madre * Nino Pavese as Achille Sartori * Piero Pastore as Giano * Mario Ferrari as Il giudice Don Alicante * as Isabella * Dianora Veiga as La lussuriosa * Cesare Fantoni as Sultano * Guido Notari as Avvocato difensore * Valerio Tordi as Don Alvaro * Riccardo Mangano as Don Diego * Carlo Duse as Capitano delle guardie di Ezzelina * as Avvocato accusatore * as Il buffone di Ezzelino * as Frate Bernardo * Armando G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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