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Loris Gizzi
Loris Gizzi (16 August 1899 – 6 October 1986) was an Italian 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 of Ferrovie dello Stato, reaching the rank of sub-station master. In the 1930s, he discovered his vocation as an actor, attending several dramatic societies. In 1935, during an outdoor show on the Palatine Hill in honor of royal guests, he was chosen to play Remus in the drama play ''Rumon''; from then he entered the most important stage companies of the time, notably appearing in the 1938 representation of ''Francesca da Rimini'' by Gabriele D'Annunzio, staged by Renato Simoni and with Andreina Pagnani in the title role. Active in films since 1933, he had an intense career as a character actor, mostly cast in humorous roles. He played Gioachino Rossini several times, with whom he shared a physical resemblance. He was also active as a voice actor and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erminio Macario
Erminio Macario (27 May 1902 – 25 March 1980), best known as Macario, was an Italian film actor and comedian. He appeared in 42 films between 1933 and 1975. Life and career Born in Turin, Macario made his debut at a young age in the amateur dramatics company Don Bosco Oratory in Valdocco, then he was part of some small amateur companies in his hometown until 1924. At this time, he was cast in the company of dancing and pantomime of Giovanni Molasso. Soon after, he entered the company of Wanda Osiris, the undisputed queen of the revue of that time in Italy. Between the two wars he became, in a short time, one of the most popular comedians of the revue theater. Macario made his film debut in 1933 with '' Aria di paese'' but the success came just six years later with two comedy films directed by Mario Mattoli and co-written by a young Federico Fellini, '' Imputato alzatevi!'' and '' Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?''. After a series of successful comedies directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo Squadrone Bianco
''Lo squadrone bianco'' (Italian for "The White Squadron") is a 1936 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina. The plot features a cavalry lieutenant, unlucky in love, who redeems himself by battling the "rebels" of Tripolitania (modern Libya). The film won the Mussolini Cup at the Venice Film Festival, during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. Plot Cristiana (Fulvia Lanzi) is seen enjoying herself, dancing and drinking with other men. Lieutenant Mario Ludovici (Antonio Centa) races down a dark road and calls Cristiana from a payphone with a sense of urgency. When she does not answer, he proceeds to her apartment and angrily pounds on the door and rings the bell. He demands a traditional relationship, and leaves when she refuses but tries to seduce him. Mario transfers to a desert fort in Tripolitania, where he replaces a heroic lieutenant who has recently perished in combat against the rebellious natives. Captain Santelia (Fosco Giachetti) distrusts Mario at first as a cowardly p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Materassi Sisters
''The Materassi Sisters'' (Italian: ''Sorelle Materassi'') is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Emma Gramatica, Irma Gramatica and Olga Solbelli.Reich & Garofalo p.268 The film is an adaptation of the 1934 novel of the same title by Aldo Palazzeschi. 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 .... Cast References Bibliography * Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. ''Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943''. Indiana University Press, 2002. External links * 1944 films Italian comedy films 1944 comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli Films based on Italian novels Italian black-and-white films Films shot at Cinecittà Stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Priest's Hat
''The Priest's Hat'' (Italian: ''Il cappello da prete'') is a 1944 Italian historical thriller drama film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Roldano Lupi, Lída Baarová and Luigi Almirante. It is based on the 1888 novel of the same title by Emilio De Marchi.Bondanella & Pacchioni p.54 It was shot at Cinecittà Studios with sets designed by the art director Gastone Simonetti. It was shot in the summer of 1943, but its release was delayed to ongoing war events and it only premiered in Rome after the city's liberation by the Allies. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo Calligrafismo (, "caligraphism") is an Italian style of filmmaking relating to some films made in Italy in the first half of the 1940s and endowed with an expressive complexity that isolates them from the general context. Calligrafismo is in a sh ... style. Cast References Bibliography * Peter Bondanella & Federico Pacchioni. ''A History of Italian Cinema''. Bloomsbury Publishing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Malibran (film)
''Maria Malibran'' is a 1943 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Maria Cebotari, Rossano Brazzi, and Renato Cialente. It is based on the life of the Spanish singer Maria Malibran. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Virgilio Marchi and Gino Brosio Gino may refer to: * Gino (given name) * Gino (surname) * ''Gino'' (film), a 1993 Australian film * ''Gino the Chicken'', Italian TV series See also * *Geno (other) *Gino's (other) Gino's may refer to: * Gino's East, a Chicag .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1943 films 1940s historical musical films Italian historical musical films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Brignone Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Films set in the 19th century Films set in Paris Films set in London Films scored by Renzo Rossellini 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labbra Serrate
''Labbra serrate'' is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Annette Bach. Cast * Annette Bach - La contessa Lydia Lamsky * Andrea Checchi - Carlo Massani * Fosco Giachetti - Ruggero D'Anzi * Vera Carmi - Anna Massani * Giulio Donadio - Il giudice Massani * Carlo Campanini - Camillo Pardini * Tino Scotti - Francesco Ugoletti * Armida Bonocore - Laura Croci / Antonietta Marradi (as Oliva Egli) * Nino Pavese - Il direttore del carcere * Armando Migliari Armando Migliari (29 April 1889 – 15 June 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 103 films between 1914 and 1965. He was born in Latium, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934 ... - Il commissario References External links * 1942 films 1942 drama films 1940s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Mattoli Italian drama films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Fra Diavolo
''The Adventures of Fra Diavolo'' ( it, Fra' Diavolo) is a 1942 Italian adventure film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Enzo Fiermonte. Cast * Enzo Fiermonte - Michele Pezza detto " Fra' Diavolo" * Elsa De Giorgi - Fortunata Consiglio * Laura Nucci - Gabriella Del Prà * Cesare Bettarini - Carlo Consiglio * Agostino Salvietti - Ciccio La Rosa, il capo della polizia * Carlo Romano - Tiburzio * Loris Gizzi - Il prefetto * Marcello Giorda - Il generale * Renato Chiantoni Renato Chiantoni (19 April 1906 – 24 December 1979) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1978. Born in Brescia, the son of the stage actor Amedeo, Chiantoni debuted on stage entering several drama and revue comp ... - Sputafuoco See also * '' Donne e briganti'' (1950) External links * 1942 films 1942 adventure films Italian adventure films 1940s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Luigi Zampa Napoleonic Wars films Films set i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Panther (1942 Film)
''The Black Panther'' (Italian: ''La pantera near'') is a 1942 Italian crime film directed by Domenico Gambino and starring Leda Gloria, Dria Paola and Lauro Gazzolo.Goble p.476 It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Arrigo Equini and Vincenzo Pantano. Synopsis Two police officers are killed while investigating criminal activities at The Black Panther nightclub. A third detective goes undercover to bring the murderers to justice. Cast * Leda Gloria as Sonya Harkaneck * Dria Paola as Anna, la segretaria dell'ispettore Hegeduz * Lauro Gazzolo as L'ispettore Stefano Hegeduz * Ennio Cerlesi as Andrea Szabo * Vanna Martines as Margherita Ambrus * Nando Tamberlani as Il professore Ambrus * Nerio Bernardi as Il dottore Rosenberg * Marichetta Stoppa as Josette * Pia De Doses as Una entraineuse del locale * Silvio Bagolini as Tony * Nico Pepe as Panik * Amina Pirani Maggi as La signora Simmons * Gildo Bocci as Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headlights In The Fog
''Headlights in the Fog'' (Italian: ''Fari nella nebbia'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini and starring Fosco Giachetti, Luisa Ferida and Antonio Centa. The film's art direction was by Camillo Del Signore. It was made at the Palatino Studios in Rome and on location in Piedmont and Liguria. The film follows the lives of a group of truck drivers. It is considered to be part of the development of Neorealism, which emerged around this time.Gundle p.204 Cast * Fosco Giachetti as Cesare * Luisa Ferida as Piera * Antonio Centa as Carlo detto "Brillantina" * Mariella Lotti as Anna * Mario Siletti as Gianni * Lauro Gazzolo as Egisto * Carlo Lombardi as Filippo * Nelly Corradi as Maria * Lia Orlandini as Evelina * Dhia Cristiani as Gemma * Arturo Bragaglia as Un ciabattino * Loris Gizzi as Rico * Massimo Turci Massimo, also Massimino, and Massimine () is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Massimo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Live As I Please
''I Live as I Please'' ( it, Voglio vivere così) is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini, Silvana Jachino and Luigi Almirante.Chiti & Poppi p.415 It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini. Cast * Ferruccio Tagliavini as Stefano * Silvana Jachino as Maria * Luigi Almirante as L'impresario * Carlo Campanini as Oreste * Nino Crisman as Leone * Carlo Micheluzzi as Il commesso viaggiatore * Giovanni Grasso as Il dottore * Armando Migliari as Il padre di Stefano * Dora Bini as Claretta * Loris Gizzi as Il tenore * Piero Carnabuci Piero Carnabuci (6 September 1893 – 13 February 1958) was an Italian stage and film actor. Life and career Born in Santa Teresa di Riva, Messina, after the World War I Carnabuci decided to abandon his engineering studies at the University of ... as Il direttore d'orchestra References Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Betrothed (1941 Film)
''The Betrothed'' (Italian: ''I Promessi Sposi'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Gino Cervi, Dina Sassoli and Ruggero Ruggeri. It is an adaptation of the 1827 novel '' The Betrothed'' by Alessandro Manzoni. The film's producers organised a competition to select the lead actress (eventually won by Sassoli) which was modelled on the hunt for Scarlett O'Hara by the American producer David O. Selznick for '' Gone With the Wind''.Forgacs & Gundle p.159-160 It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location around Como. The film's sets were created by the art directors Gastone Medin and Gino Brosio while the costumes were designed by Gino Sensani. The novel was turned into a film again in 1964 and a television miniseries in 1989. Plot Part One In a small town on Lake Como, the peasants Renzo (short for Lorenzo) and Lucia love each other, but are hampered by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Men Only (1938 Film)
''For Men Only'' (Italian:''Per uomini soli'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonio Gandusio, Carlo Buti and Paola Barbara.Masi & Lancia p.209 The film's sets were designed by Piero Filippone. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. Cast * Antonio Gandusio as Barnaba Tamburini * Carlo Buti as Carlo Lupoli * Paola Barbara as Cecchina Spolveri * Fanny Marchiò as Herta Gerbins, l'attrice * Guido Riccioli as Ulisse Lupoli * Loris Gizzi as Ladislao Paszkowsky, il regista * Pina Renzi as Miss Betty Thompson * Virgilio Riento as Pasquale Pappalardo * Giulio Alfieri as Natalino Sperenza * Nino Altieri * Oreste Bilancia * Enzo Biliotti * Pasquale Braucci * Remo Brignardelli * Giorgio Capecchi * Giovanni Conforti * Luigi Erminio D'Olivo * Bianca Della Corte * Alba Ferrarotti *Giuseppe Gambardella * Renato Malavasi * Nicola Maldacea * Thea Martinero * Bebi Nucci * Massimo Pianforini Massimo Pian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
