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La Cuccagna
''La cuccagna'', internationally released as ''A Girl... and a Million'', is a 1962 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Salce. In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Rossella, a beautiful young girl from a working-class family, looks for a job every day, but is disappointed to not be able to find serious employment. She meets Giuliano, a young student, who, for his part, has the will to avoid finding a job at any cost. After attempting suicide together, they make the choice to live each day without obsessing over work. Cast * Donatella Turri: Rossella Rubinacci *Luigi Tenco: Giuliano *Umberto D'Orsi: Dott. Giuseppe Visonà *Liù Bosisio: Diana *Gianni Dei: Natalino *Piero Gerlini: Gallery's Owner *Enzo Petito: Galliano Rubinace, Rossella's father *Corrado Olmi: Visonà's friend *Jean Rougeul: Cementi *Luciano Salce: the Colonel *Ugo Tognazzi: a dr ...
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Luciano Salce
Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, tv host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film ''Le pillole di Ercole'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. As a writer of pop music, he used the pseudonym Pilantra. During World War II, he was a prisoner in Germany. He later worked for several years in Brazil. Selected filmography Director * ''A Flea on the Scales'' (1953) * ''The Fascist'' (1961) * ''Le pillole di Ercole'' (1962) * '' La voglia matta'' (1962) * '' La cuccagna'' (1962) * '' Le ore dell'amore'' (1963) * '' Alta infedeltà'' (1964) * '' El Greco'' (1964) * '' Slalom'' (1965) * ''The Man, the Woman and the Money'' (1965) * '' Le fate'' (1966) * '' Come imparai ad amare le donne'' (1967) * '' Ti ho sposato per allegria'' (1967) * '' La pecora nera'' (1968) * '' Colpo di stato'' (1969) * ''Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Vill ...
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Piero Gerlini
This is a list of male actors from Italy, which generally includes those who have resided in Italy or have largely appeared in Italian film productions. This list includes all actors from :Italian male actors. Persons are listed alphabetically by surname. A * Michele Abruzzo (1904–1996) * Stefano Accorsi (born 1971) *Antonio Acqua *Giuseppe Addobbati * Gianni Agus *Antonio Albanese *Giorgio Albertazzi *Gigio Alberti *Guido Alberti *Giampiero Albertini *Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo *Antonio Allocca *Ernesto Almirante *Luigi Almirante *Roberto Alpi *Tullio Altamura *Gerardo Amato *Claudio Amendola *Ferruccio Amendola Ferruccio Amendola (22 July 1930 – 3 September 2001) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Turin to actors Federico Amendola and Amelia Ricci and the nephew of director and screenwriter Mario Amendola, he was among Italy's ... *Pino Ammendola *Giuseppe Anatrelli *Felice Andreasi *Oscar Andriani *Enzo Andronico *Nando Angelini *Franco ...
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Films Set In Rome
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 sensitized ...
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Films Scored By Ennio Morricone
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 sensitized ...
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Films Directed By Luciano Salce
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 ...
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1962 Drama Films
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Italian Drama Films
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1962 Films
The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with ''Lawrence of Arabia'' winning seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1962 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February – Warner Bros. buy the film rights for ''My Fair Lady'' for the unprecedented sum of $5.5 million plus 47¼% of the gross over $20 million. * May – The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government. * June 18 – MCA Inc. finalize their merger with Decca-Universal. * July 25 – Darryl F. Zanuck, one of the founders of 20th Century Fox, becomes president, replacing Spyros Skouras. Skouras becomes chairman of the board. * August 5 – Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe is found dead of a drug overdose. * September 7 – Filming of Sergei Bondarchuk's ''War and Peace'' begins and will continue for another 5 years. * October 5 – '' Dr. No'' launch ...
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Franco Abbina
Franco Abbina (also credited as Franco Abbine or Franco Abbiana, born March 31, 1934, in Rome) is an Italian actor, active until the first half of the 1970s. Biography Born into a family of Spanish descent, before entering the acting field, Abbina studied economics and music. After finishing his studies, he joined the film industry in the first half of the 1960s as a supporting actor. He acted several times alongside actor-director Alberto Sordi. Among his film roles are Dr. Nisticò, one of the doctors featured in the films '' Be Sick... It's Free'' (1968) and ''Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste, convenzionata con le mutue'' (1969). He also played Prince Filippo Spada in '' The Conspirators'' (1969), who undergoes an assassination attempt by the Carbonari Targhini and Montanari. In 1970, Franco Abbina participates in the film '' Let's Have a Riot'' , again directed by director Luigi Zampa, as in some previous films in which he had taken part, b ...
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Ugo Tognazzi
Ugo Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. Early life Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a travelling clerk for an insurance company. After his return to his native city in 1936, he worked in a cured meats production plant where he achieved the position of accountant. During World War II, he was inducted into the Army and returned home after the Armistice of 8 September 1943, and joined the Brigate Nere for a while. His passion for theater and acting dates from his early years, and also during the conflict he organized shows for his fellow soldiers. In 1945, he moved to Milan, where he was enrolled in the theatrical company led by Wanda Osiris. A few years later, he formed his own successful musical revue company. Career In 1950, Tognazzi made his cinematic debut in ''I cadetti di Guascogna'' directed by Mario Mattoli. The following year, he me ...
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Jean Rougeul
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Corrado Olmi
Corrado Olmi (24 October 1926 – 29 December 2020)
was an Italian actor and comedian.


Life and career

Born in , , Olmi at very young age attended local amateur dramatic companies in his hometown. He later moved to Rome, where he graduated in law and during his studies attended the Peter Sharoff Theatre Academy. He was a very prolific stage actor, with hundreds of credits in works of prose,