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How I Discovered America
''How I Discovered America'' ( it, Come scopersi l'America) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario, Carlo Ninchi and Delia Scala. Plot Italy, late 1940s. A young unemployed guy and a wily tramp move to South America in search of fortune, but after several misadventures, they will eventually decide to return to Italy. Cast * Erminio Macario as Cristoforo Colombo * Carlo Ninchi as Gaetano * Delia Scala as Lisa * Folco Lulli as Signorotto * Nino Pavese as Il capo compagnia * Nunzio Filogamo as The Priest * Dario Michaelis as Lisa's Fiancee * Alfredo Rizzo as A Nazist * Carlo Rizzo as A Nazist * Pina Gallini Pina Gallini (19 March 1888 – 31 January 1974) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1935 and 1963. Selected filmography * ''The Countess of Parma'' (1936) * ''The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * ''The Former Mattia ... as La sudamericana References External links * Italian co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Rovere
Luigi Rovere (June 30, 1908 – October 20, 1996) was an Italian film producer.Kezich p.108 Selected filmography * ''How I Lost the War'' (1947) * ''Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) * '' L'eroe della strada'' (1948) * '' In the Name of the Law'' (1949) * ''How I Discovered America'' (1949) * '' Path of Hope'' (1950) * ''Il monello della strada'' (1950) * ''Napoleon'' (1951) * ''Shadows on the Grand Canal'' (1951) * '' Il bivio'' (1951) * ''Lorenzaccio'' (1951) * ''Behind Closed Shutters'' (1951) * ''The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo'' (1952) * ''The White Sheik'' (1952) * '' Puccini'' (1953) * '' Symphony of Love'' (1954) * '' Rommel's Treasure'' (1955) * ''We Stole a Tram'' (1956) * '' Account Rendered'' (1957) * ''Toto and Marcellino'' (1958) * ''Night Train to Milan'' (1962) * '' Agostino'' (1962) * '' Terror of the Steppes'' (1964) * ''Hercules of the Desert'' (1964) * ''Giant of the Lost Tomb'' (1964) * ''Desert Raiders'' (1964) * '' Imperfect Murder'' (1966) * '' Me, Me, Me... and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folco Lulli
Folco Lulli (3 July 1912 – 23 May 1970) was an Italian partisan and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1946 and 1970. He was the brother of actor Piero Lulli. Selected filmography * ''How I Lost the War'' (1947) * '' The White Primrose'' (1947) * ''Flesh Will Surrender'' (1947) * ''Tragic Hunt'' (1947) * ''Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) * '' Without Pity'' (1948) * ''Crossroads of Passion'' (1948) * '' Escape to France'' (1948) * ''L'eroe della strada'' (1948) * ''How I Discovered America'' (1949) * ''Vertigine d'amore'' (1949) * '' Toto Looks for a House'' (1949) * '' A Night of Fame'' (1949) * ''Hawk of the Nile'' (1950) * '' No Peace Under the Olive Tree'' (1950) * ''Variety Lights'' (1950) * ''Lorenzaccio'' (1951) * ''Shadows Over Naples'' (1951) * ''Brief Rapture'' (1951) * '' Nobody's Children'' (1951) * ''Tragic Serenade'' (1951) * ''Love and Blood'' (1951) * ''Falsehood'' (1952) * ''The Wages of Fear'' (1953) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Black-and-white Films
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Films About Immigration
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Nino Rota
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Carlo Borghesio
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Films
The year 1949 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1949 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 26–June 21 – Ealing comedies '' Passport to Pimlico'', '' Whisky Galore!'' and '' Kind Hearts and Coronets'' are released in the UK, leading to 1949 being remembered as one of the peak years of the Ealing comedies. *November 15 – Following the prior year's Supreme Court decision in '' United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'', Paramount Pictures is split into two separate companies with the creation of Paramount Pictures Corporation for production-distribution and United Paramount Theaters for the theater operations. *December 21 – Cecil B. DeMille's '' Samson and Delilah'', starring Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, and Henry Wilcoxon, receives its televised world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City. The film opens in Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models are sold in Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Comedy Films
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pina Gallini
Pina Gallini (19 March 1888 – 31 January 1974) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1935 and 1963. Selected filmography * ''The Countess of Parma'' (1936) * ''The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * ''The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * ''The Document'' (1939) * ''Mad Animals'' (1939) * ''The Document'' (1939) * ''Guest for One Night'' (1939) * '' Heartbeat'' (1939) * ''The Hussar Captain'' (1940) * ''The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1942) * '' Four Steps in the Clouds'' (1942) * ''Before the Postman'' (1942) * ''Music on the Run'' (1943) * ''Fatal Symphony'' (1947) * '' The Emperor of Capri'' (1949) * ''How I Discovered America'' (1949) * ''The Elusive Twelve'' (1950) * ''Rapture'' (1950) * ''The Beggar's Daughter'' (1950) * '' Toto the Third Man'' (1951) * ''Toto and the Women'' (1952) * ''The Daughter of the Regiment'' (1953) * ''Days of Love'' (1954) * ''Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!'' (1954) * ''Noi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Rizzo
Carlo Rizzo (April 30, 1907 – July 26, 1979) was an Italian stage and film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.333 He was the brother of the actor Alfredo Rizzo. A regular in post-war Italian cinema he also featured in several American films produced in Italy. Selected filmography * ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' (1939) * '' Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?'' (1939) * ''The Pirate's Dream'' (1940) * '' Il fanciullo del West'' (1943) * '' Charley's Aunt'' (1943) * '' Macario Against Zagomar'' (1944) * '' L'eroe della strada'' (1948) * ''How I Discovered America'' (1949) * '' That Ghost of My Husband'' (1950) * '' Deported'' (1950) * ''Il monello della strada'' (1951) * '' When in Rome'' (1952) * ''I, Hamlet'' (1952) * '' The Passaguai Family Gets Rich'' (1952) * ''My Wife, My Cow and Me'' (1952) * ''If You Won a Hundred Million'' (1953) * ''Roman Holiday'' (1953) * ''The Rains of Ranchipur'' (1955) * '' The Monte Carlo Story'' (1956) * '' Seven Hills of Rome'' (1958) * ''The Naked Maja'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Rizzo
Alfredo Rizzo (2 January 1902 – 6 September 1991) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and director. Life and career Born in Nice, France into a family of actors, Rizzo started his career as an actor of avanspettacolo and revue, often alongside his brother Carlo. After his debut on the big screen in 1939, in the aftermath of the Second World War he had an intense and long film career, being mostly cast in the role of "villain". Later, he also wrote and directed a number of films, mostly of erotic genre, sometimes credited as Fred Ritz. Selected filmography ; Actor * '' Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?'' (1939) - L'uomo della mosca di piatto (uncredited) * ''Macario Against Zagomar'' (1944) * ''L'Amante del male'' (1946) - Il giudice Forlenza * '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947) *'' Fire Over the Sea'' (1947) - Barbiere in Argentina * ''Sono io l'assassino'' (1948) * ''I contrabbandieri del mare'' (1948) * ''The Firemen of Viggiù'' (1949) - Fireman from Milan * ''Vivere a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
