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Jan Stallich
Jan Stallich (1907–1973) was a Czechoslovak cinematographer who worked in several European film industries including Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain as well as in his native country. He worked on over a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' St. Wenceslas'' (1929) * '' Chudá holka'' (1929) * '' Ecstasy'' (1933) * '' The Mystery of the Blue Room'' (1933) * '' The Inspector General'' (1933) * '' The River'' (1933) * '' A Woman Who Knows What She Wants'' (1934) * ''Le Golem'' (1935) * ''The Silent Passenger'' (1935) * '' Lonely Road'' (1936) * ''Everything in Life'' (1936) * '' Whom the Gods Love'' (1936) * ''Guilty Melody'' (1936) * ''Three Maxims'' (1936) * ''Moonlight Sonata'' (1937) * '' The Show Goes On'' (1937) * '' Who's Your Lady Friend?'' (1937) * ''The Fornaretto of Venice'' (1939) * ''Saint Rogelia'' (1940) * '' Abandonment'' (1940) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940) * '' The Daughter of the Green Pirate'' (1940) * ''The Sin of Rogelia Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty Melody
''Guilty Melody'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Don Alcaide, Gitta Alpar and John Loder. It was based on a short story by Hans José Rehfisch. In the film, a British spy falls in love with a singer whose husband is working for the enemy. It was made at Ealing Studios by the independent company Franco London Films.Wood p.90 The film's sets were designed by art director Holmes Paul. A separate French-language version ''Disk 413'' was also made. Cast * Don Alcaide as Duke of Mantua * Gitta Alpar as Marguerite Salvini * Arty Ash as Inspector Bartle * Nils Asther as Galloni * Coral Browne as Cecile * Clifford Buckton as Police Inspector * Robert English as Chief Inspector * Ethel Griffies Ethel Griffies (born Ethel Woods; 26 April 1878 – 9 September 1975) was an English actress of stage, screen, and television. She is remembered for portraying the ornithologist Mrs. Bundy in Alfred Hitchcock's classic '' The Birds'' (1963). S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caravaggio (1941 Film)
''Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto'' is a 1941 Italian historical film, historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai and Lamberto Picasso. Nazzari portrays the painter Caravaggio as a wayward genius. It was one of his favourite screen roles. Main cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Michelangelo Merisi, il "Caravaggio" * Clara Calamai as Madonna Giaconella * Lamberto Picasso as Il cavalier d'Arpino * Nino Crisman as Alef di Wignacourt * Lauro Gazzolo as Zio Nello * Beatrice Mancini as Lena * Olinto Cristina as Il cardinale Dal Monte * Maria Dominiani as Alessandra * Achille Majeroni as Il cardinale Scipione Borghese * Renato Malavasi as Mauro Production Screenwriter Riccardo Freda met Francesco Curato and parter of his Carbone, who were trying to produce a film on the Italian painter Caravaggio. The budget of the film became higher and higher. It was shot in 1940 and was released the following year, making it the first fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mask Of Cesare Borgia
''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (Italian: ''La maschera di Cesare Borgia'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Osvaldo Valenti, Elsa De Giorgi and Carlo Tamberlani. Coletti asserted that the 1948 20th Century Fox film ''Prince of Foxes'' was a remake of his work, the American studio having bought the rights, although the latter film's source is credited as a novel of the same title by Samuel Shellabarger.Anile p.129 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption .... The film's sets were designed by the art directors Antonio Tagliolini and Enrico Verdozzi. Cast References Bibliography * Alberto Anile. ''Orson Welles in Italy''. Indiana University Press, 2013. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Siege Of The Alcazar
''The Siege of the Alcazar'' or ''L'Assedio dell'Alcazar'' is a 1940 Italian war film directed by Augusto Genina about the famous siege of the Alcázar during the Spanish Civil War, set in Toledo, Spain. The film won the ''Mussolini Cup'' in Venice Film Festival for being the Best Italian Film. The film runs more in the Spanish dubbed version, it was restored by Filmoteca Española and released in DVD in Spain by Divisa Home Video. The film was shot in Cinecittà with Italian, French and Spanish actors. In the Italian version all three non-Italian actors (Mireille Balin, Rafael Calvo and Carlos Muñoz) spoke their lines in Italian. They were dubbed by Italian actors afterwards. Plot The Alcázar of Toledo is a historical fortification where the Spanish Infantry Academy was based and was held by Nationalists supporting the 18 July 1936 coup attempt against the Spanish Republic. The Republicans invested the Alcazar and besiege it for months against determined Nationalist resis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sin Of Rogelia Sanchez
''The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' (Italian:''Il peccato di Rogelia Sanchez'') is a 1940 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Borghesio and Roberto de Ribón and starring Germaine Montero, Juan de Landa and Rafael Rivelles.Balma p.128 It was made at Cinecitta as part of an Italian-Spanish film agreement, with a separate Spanish-language version ''Saint Rogelia'' also been produced. It was based on a 1926 novel by Armando Palacio Valdés. The film's sets were designed by Guido Fiorini Guido Fiorini (1897–1966) was an Italian engineer, architect and art director.Poretti p.128 He was associated with the futurist movement. Selected filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * ''Just Married'' (1934) * ''Red Passport'' (1935) * '' .... Cast References Bibliography * Philip Balma. ''Edith Bruck in the Mirror: Fictional Transitions and Cinematic Narratives''. Purdue University Press, 2014. External links * 1940 drama films 1940s multilingual films Italian drama films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daughter Of The Green Pirate
''The Daughter of the Green Pirate'' (Italian: ''La figlia del corsaro verde'') is a 1940 Italian adventure film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Doris Duranti, Fosco Giachetti and Camillo Pilotto. It was shot partly at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia with sets designed by the art director Piero Filippone. The film was based on a novel by Emilio Salgari. Synopsis The son of a Spanish Governor in South America volunteers for an undercover mission to infiltrate a gang of notorious pirates.Gundle p.217 Cast * Doris Duranti as Manuela * Fosco Giachetti as Carlos de la Riva * Camillo Pilotto as Zampa di ferro * Mariella Lotti as Isabella * Enrico Glori as El Rojo * Sandro Ruffini as Don Luis, il governatore * Tina Lattanzi as Donna Mercedes, moglie del governatore * Polidor as Golia * Carmen Navasqués as Carmen, la danzatrice * Ernesto Almirante as Il precettore delle educante * Primo Carnera as El Cabezo * Mario Siletti as Il segretario del governatore * Nino M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Fracasse (1940 Film)
''Captain Fracasse'' (Italian: ''Capitan Fracassa'') is a 1940 Italian historical adventure film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Elsa De Giorgi, Giorgio Costantini and Osvaldo Valenti. It was made at the Cinecittà studios in Rome. The film is based on the 1863 novel of the same name by Théophile Gautier.Goble p.270 Another adaptation '' Captain Fracasse'' was made three years later as a co-production between France and Italy. Cast * Elsa De Giorgi as Isabella * Giorgio Costantini as Il barone di Sigognac / Capitan Fracassa * Osvaldo Valenti as Il duca Ruggero di Vallombrosa * Nerio Bernardi as Il principe * Clara Calamai as Iolanda De Foix * Olga Vittoria Gentilli as Leonarda, la madre nobile * Egisto Olivieri as Il tiranno & il capocomico * Renato Chiantoni as Scapino * Ernesto Gentili as Leandro * Pia De Doses as Zerbina * Mario Siletti as Giacomo Lampourde * Fiorella Betti as Chiquita * Guido Morisi as Vidalino * Dina Perbellini as La marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abandonment (film)
''Abandonment'' (Italian: ''Abbandono'') is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Corinne Luchaire, George Rigaud and Maria Denis.Lancia & Melelli p.159 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. Plot In the 1830s, there is shock when the son of a wealthy shipowner returns from a distant voyage with a new wife. Cast * Corinne Luchaire as Anna * George Rigaud as Capitano Stefano Courier * Maria Denis as Maria, sua sorella * Camillo Pilotto as Moran * Lia Orlandini as La signora Courier * Osvaldo Valenti as Leonard * Enrico Glori as Il marito di Maria * Sandro Ruffini as Pierre Courier * Giulietta De Riso as Dolores * Nerio Bernardi as Ridaud * Carlo Duse as Richard * Nino Marchesini Nino Marchesini (1895 – 13 January 1961) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1931 to 1961. Filmography References External links * 1895 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Rogelia
''Saint Rogelia'' (Spanish:''Santa Rogelia'') is a 1940 Spanish drama film directed by Roberto de Ribón and starring Germaine Montero, Rafael Rivelles and Juan de Landa. It was shot at Cinecitta in Rome as part of an agreement between Francisco Franco's Nationalist Spain, Nationalists and the Italian governmentBentley p.82 A separate Italian-language version ''The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' was produced at the same time. The film is based on the 1926 novel ''Santa Rogelia'' by Armando Palacio Valdés. It was Rogelia (film), remade in 1962 by Rafael Gil. The film's sets were designed by Guido Fiorini. Cast * Germaine Montero as Rogelia * Rafael Rivelles as Fernando * Juan de Landa as Máximo * Pastora Peña as Cristina * Julia Caba Alba as Marciala * Luis Riera Sánchez * Porfiria Sanchíz as Presidenta de la Junta * Rafael Calvo as Dr. Olivar * Emilio García Ruiz as Pedro * Luis Peña padre as Pepe References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fornaretto Of Venice
''The Fornaretto of Venice'' (Italian: ''Il fornaretto di Venezia'') is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Roberto Villa, Elsa De Giorgi and Clara Calamai.Forgacs & Gundle p.162 It is an adaptation of the 1846 play of the same title by Francesco Dall'Ongaro, which has been adapted into films on several occasions. It was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Cast * Roberto Villa as Piero Tasca, il Fornaretto * Elsa De Giorgi as Annetta * Clara Calamai as Olimpia Zeno * Osvaldo Valenti as Alvise Duodo * Enrico Glori as Lorenzo Loredano * Gero Zambuto as Tasca, il fornaio * Carlo Tamberlani as Mocenigo * Letizia Bonini as Elena Loredano * Ermanno Roveri as Tonin * Renato Chiantoni as Il sarto testimone al processo * Pietro Germi as Frate domenicano * Cesare Polacco as Barnaba * Stefano Sibaldi as Il parucchiere di Elena * Mario Ersanilli * Carlo Mariotti * Cesare Zoppetti Cesare Zoppetti (January 1, 1876 – March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's Your Lady Friend?
''Who's Your Lady Friend?'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Carol Reed and starring Frances Day, Vic Oliver and Betty Stockfeld. The secretary of a beauty specialist accidentally brings the wrong person back from the railway station, triggering a series of confusions. It was based on a comedy play by Bela Jenbach and Rudolf Österreicher, which had previously been made into an Austrian film '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' three years earlier. It was an independent production made at Ealing Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf. Cast * Frances Day as Lulu * Vic Oliver as Doctor Mangold * Betty Stockfeld as Mrs. Mangold * Romney Brent as Fred * Margaret Lockwood as Mimi * Sarah Churchill as Maid * Marcelle Rogez as Yvonne Fatigay * Muriel George as Mrs. Somers * Frederick Ranalow as Cabby Production It was an early role for Margaret Lockwood and the second of several collaborations with Carol Reed. Critical reception ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
