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Ivo Garrani
Ivo Garrani (6 February 1924 – 25 March 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor. In films since 1952, Garrani is possibly best known for his role as Prince Vajda in Mario Bava's '' Black Sunday'' (1960). Biography Born in Introdacqua, Garrani was a student at the Faculty of Engineering in Rome when started his theatrical career, at first as amateur, then entering the stage company of Carlo Tamberlani in 1943. Aside from his work on stage, including works with Giorgio Strehler, in the fifties he started a parallel activity in cinema, starring in a great number of films, even if usually in secondary roles. Garranidied on 25 March 2015, at the age of 91. Selected filmography *'' Ragazze da marito'' (1952) - Tommaso Spadoni *''Orient Express'' (1954) *''Eighteen Year Olds'' (1955) - Il medico *'' The Rival'' (1956) - Secondo ufficiale inquirente *''Roland the Mighty'' (1956) - Carlo Magno *'' Terrore sulla città'' (1957) *''Hercules'' (1958) - Pelias, King of Iolcus *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Introdacqua
Introdacqua is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Introdacqua is part of Valle Peligna although it is set between Contra and S. Antonio Valleys. History The name Introdacqua, "Ndredacque" in local dialect, was anciently called Interaquas, a Latin expression which means that it was built "in the water", due to the water abundance in the territory, Notable people Ilio DiPaolo Ilio DiPaolo (November 7, 1926 – May 10, 1995), was an Italian professional wrestler and restaurateur who lived in the Buffalo, New York area. Professional wrestling career DiPaolo was born in Italy and lived there until he moved to Venezuela in ... (1926-1995) - professional wrestler References Cities and towns in Abruzzo Hilltowns in Abruzzo {{Abruzzo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Padrone Delle Ferriere
''Il padrone delle ferriere'' ( es, Felipe Derblay) is a 1959 Italian-Spanish historical melodrama film written and directed by Anton Giulio Majano. It is based on the novel ''Le Maître de forges'' by Georges Ohnet. Cast *António Vilar as Philippe Derblay *Virna Lisi as Claire de Beaulieu *Wandisa Guida as Athenaïs de Moulinet *Evi Maltagliati as Marquise de Beaulieu *Dario Michaelis as Gaston de Bligny *Mario Girotti as Octave de Beaulieu * Cathia Caro as Suzanne Derblay *Ivo Garrani as Monsieur Moulinet * Susana Campos as Sophie de Préfont *Guido Celano as Gobert *Riccardo Fellini as Max de Tremblay References External links *''Il padrone delle ferriere''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film ... 1959 films Italian romant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Italians For One German
''Ten Italians for One German'' ( it, Dieci italiani per un tedesco (Via Rasella)), is a 1962 Italian historical war drama film directed by Filippo Walter Ratti. It is a dramatization of the Fosse Ardeatine massacre. Cast * Gino Cervi as Duke Alfonso di San Severino * Andrea Checchi as Professor Marcello Rossi * Carlo D'Angelo as Herbert Kappler * Sergio Fantoni as Gilberto di San Severino * Cristina Gaioni as Mariella * Ivo Garrani as Giovanni Ferroni * Gloria Milland as Assunta aka Nena * Oliviero Prunas as Hans Weiss * Nino Pavese as Pietro Caruso * Loris Gizzi Loris Gizzi (16 August 1899 – 6 October 1986) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Rome, after his university studies Gizzi attended a school of dance and singing. He abandoned the courses when he became an employee ... as The German Consul References External links * 1962 films 1960s war drama films Films set in Rome Italian Campaign of World War II films Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreams Die At Dawn
''Dreams Die at Dawn'' (Italian: ''I sogni muoiono all'alba'') is a 1961 Italian drama film directed by Mario Craveri, Enrico Gras and Indro Montanelli.Goble p.331 It is set during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Cast * Lea Massari as Anna Miklos * Ivo Garrani as Andrea * Gianni Santuccio as Gianni * Aroldo Tieri as Antonio * Mario Feliciani as Mario * Renzo Montagnani Renzo Montagnani (September 11, 1930 – May 22, 1997) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Montagnani was born in Alessandria, Piedmont, and debuted as theatre actor thanks to the help of Erminio Macario. His first cinema succe ... as Sergio * Rina Centa as Ethel Miklos References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1961 films Italian drama films 1961 drama films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Craveri Films directed by Enrico Gras Films set in Budapest Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules And The Conquest Of Atlantis
''Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis'' ( it, Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide, lit=Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis) is a 1961 film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Reg Park in his film debut as Ercole/Hercules. It was originally released in Super Technirama 70. The film is also known as ''Hercules Conquers Atlantis'' in the United Kingdom, and ''Hercules and the Captive Women'' in the United States where the film was not only retitled but edited, rescored and given a title design by Filmation. Plot When strange atmospheric events occur in the disunited city states of Ancient Greece, a forum debates what action to take. As there is no agreement, Androcles King of Thebes seeks the assistance of his friend, the legendary Hercules. Hercules, now married to Deianira with a son named Hylas, does not wish to leave the comfort of his family, though Hylas is keen for adventure. Androcles takes matters into his own hands by drugging and kidnapping Hercules and pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunchback Of Rome
''Il gobbo'' (internationally released as ''The Hunchback of Rome'') is a 1960 Italian crime-drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It is loosely based on the real life events of Giuseppe Albano, an Italian partisan that was one of the protagonists, from 1943 to 1945, of the Roman Resistance against German occupation. Plot Alvaro fights during World War II against the Nazis and soon becomes a partisan leader. The other resistance fighters eventually dismiss him because they find his behaviour inacceptable. After the war he doesn't return to a normal life but turns into a foolhardy gangster. Cast *Gérard Blain: Alvaro Cosenza *Anna Maria Ferrero: Nina *Pier Paolo Pasolini: Leandro *Bernard Blier: Maresciallo * Nino Castelnuovo: Cencio *Enzo Cerusico: Scheggia *Ivo Garrani: Moretti *Lars Bloch: German torturer * Alex Nicol: U.S. official *Franco Balducci: Pellaccia *Guido Celano Guido Celano (19 April 1904 – 7 March 1988) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan, The Pirate
''Morgan, the Pirate'' ( it, Morgan il pirata) is a 1960 Italian-French international co-production historical adventure film, directed by André de Toth and Primo Zeglio, and starring Steve Reeves as Sir Henry Morgan, the pirate who became the self-proclaimed governor of Jamaica. Plot In 1670, freeborn Englishman, Henry Morgan, is enslaved by the Spaniards in Panama and sold to Doña Inez, daughter of Governor Don José Guzmán. Morgan falls in love with his mistress, much to the dismay of her father, who punishes him by sentencing him to a life of hard labor aboard a Spanish galleon. Morgan leads his fellow slaves in mutiny, takes command of the ship, and becomes a pirate, without knowing that Doña Inez was on board, on her way to Spain. She becomes his prisoner, but spurns him when he declares his love in Tortuga. Not long after, Morgan's daring exploits on the Spanish Main pique the interest of King Charles II of England, and Morgan agrees to attack only Spanish vessels in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adua And Friends
''Adua and Her Friends'' ( it, Adua e le compagne), also known as ''Hungry For Love'', is a 1960 Italian film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli with a collaborative screenplay by the film's director together with Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola and Tullio Pinelli. The movie is about four prostitutes who start a restaurant after their brothel is shut down by the Merlin law, which made brothels illegal in Italy. Plot In 1958, the Merlin law made brothels illegal in Italy. Adua, Lolita, Marilina and Millie are four prostitutes whose brothel in Rome is shut down. Under Adua's leadership, they pool their savings, two million lire apiece, to open a restaurant on the outskirts, which will be a cover for an illegal brothel. They rent a run-down building and hire workmen to fix it up but, when they apply for a permit to open the restaurant, their application is rejected because of their history of prostitution. One of Adua's former customers, Ercoli, agrees to buy the building and use his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atom Age Vampire
''Atom Age Vampire'' ( it, Seddok, l'erede di Satana, links=no) is a 1960 Italian horror film directed by Anton Giulio Majano. Shot in black-and-white, the film was produced by Elio Ippolito Mellino and stars Alberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, and Sergio Fantoni. Despite there being no vampires in the film, it was released in the USA as ''Atom Age Vampire'' in 1963 in an 87 minute version. It was further shortened for English language DVD release. Plot When a stripper (Susanne Loret) becomes disfigured in a car accident, a scientist (Dr. Levin, played by Alberto Lupo) develops a treatment to restore her beauty by injecting her with a special serum. While performing the procedure, however, he falls in love with her. As the treatment begins to fail, he determines to save her appearance, regardless of how many women he must kill for her sake. Despite the implication of its American title, the film does not feature an actual vampire. The titular Seddok is the brilliant but deranged sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'ultimo Zar
''The Night They Killed Rasputin'' ( it, L'ultimo zar, french: Les nuits de Raspoutine), also known as ''Nights of Rasputin'', is a 1960 Italian-French historical adventure film co-written and directed by Pierre Chenal, and starring Edmund Purdom and Gianna Maria Canale. Plot Cast * Edmund Purdom as Grigori Rasputin * Gianna Maria Canale as Czarina Alexandra * John Drew Barrymore as Prince Felix Yousoupoff * Ugo Sasso as Nicholas II of Russia * Jany Clair as Irina Jussupoff * Yvette Lebon as Gousseva * Elida Dey as Tania Selevska * Giulia Rubini as Vera Corali * Livio Lorenzon as Belesky * Nerio Bernardi as Commissioner * Miranda Campa as Maria * Marco Guglielmi as Médecin * Maria Grazia Buccella as Amie de Yousoupoff * Jole Fierro * Ivo Garrani * Feodor Chaliapin Jr. * Enrico Glori * Michele Malaspina Michele Malaspina (16 August 1908 – 13 January 1979) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Bolzaneto, Genoa, the son of two shopk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Strada Dei Giganti
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * ''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * ''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Screenings, a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carthage In Flames
''Carthage in Flames'' ( it, Cartagine in fiamme) is a 1960 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Pierre Brasseur, José Suárez, Daniel Gélin and Anne Heywood. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. It is based on the 1908 novel of the same title by Emilio Salgari. Synopsis The film depicts the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage. Cast * Pierre Brasseur as Sidone * Daniel Gélin as Phegor * Anne Heywood as Fulvia * Aldo Silvani as Hermon * Ilaria Occhini as Ophir * Paolo Stoppa as Astarito * José Suárez as Hiram * Terence Hill as Tsour * Gianrico Tedeschi as Eleo * Edith Peters as Sarepta * Cesare Fantoni as Assian * Erno Crisa Erno Crisa (10 March 1914 – 4 April 1968) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1944 and 1968. His last film was the spaghetti western ''Sugar Colt''. Partial filmograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |