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Luigi Almirante
Luigi Almirante (30 September 1884 – 6 May 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in 62 films between 1921 and 1955. Life and career The son of a stage actor, Almirante was born in Tunis, where the theatrical company of his father was touring at the time. He debuted on stage aged 14 years old.Roberta Ascarelli. "Almirante, Luigi". ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', Volume 34. Treccani, 1988. Active in humorous roles since 1907, Almirante had his acting breakthrough in 1909 with the "Grand Guignol" stage company directed by . During the World War I, he served at the Soldier's Theatre in Udine, under Renato Simoni. After the war, he was part of the Antonio Gandusio company for three years, and then joined the Theater Company Niccodemi, staying there until 1923.Roberta Ascarelli. "Almirante, Luigi". ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', Volume 34. Treccani, 1988. In 1925 Almirante formed with his cousin Italia Almirante Manzini a stage compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +01:00 , timezone1_DST = , utc_offset1_DST = , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 1xxx, 2xxx , area_code_type = Calling code , area_code = 71 , iso_code = TN-11, TN-12, TN-13 and TN-14 , blank_name_sec2 = geoTLD , blank_info_sec2 = .tn , website = , footnotes = Tunis ( ar, تونس ') is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as " Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginevra Degli Almieri
''Ginevra degli Almieri'' is a 1935 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Elsa Merlini, Amedeo Nazzari and Uberto Palmarini. Merlini had spotted Nazzari during a stage play, and lobbied for his casting in his film debut.Gundle p.191 Nazzari went on to be a leading star of Italian cinema. It is set in Florence in the fifteenth century. Partial cast * Elsa Merlini as Ginevra Degli Almieri * Amedeo Nazzari as Antonio Rondinelli * Uberto Palmarini as Padre di Ginevra * Ugo Ceseri as Francesco Agolanti * Guido Riccioli as Il Burchiello * Maurizio D'Ancora as Paolino * Ermanno Roveri as Menicuccio * Tina Lattanzi as Dianora * Luigi Almirante Luigi Almirante (30 September 1884 – 6 May 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in 62 films between 1921 and 1955. Life and career The son of a stage actor, Almirante was born in Tunis, where the theatrical company of ... as Il notaro References Bibliography * Gundl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Lover
''The Secret Lover'' (Italian: ''L'amante segreta'') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti and Vivi Gioi.Nowell-Smith, Hay & Volpi p.57 It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. Plot After her tutor embezzles and squanders her inheritance, a young woman is forced to seek work in a series of different occupations. Cast * Alida Valli as Renata Croci * Fosco Giachetti as Giorgio Amholt * Vivi Gioi as Diana Ponzio * Osvaldo Valenti as Valentini * Luigi Almirante as Il pittore Riganti * Camillo Pilotto as Giacomo Mori * Ada Dondini as Antonia Mori * Bella Starace Sainati as La contessa Bianca Lotti * Anita Farra as Teresa Amholt * Luigi Pavese as Melchiorri * Carlo Lombardi as L'attore Mario Fulvi * Arturo Bragaglia as Il ragionere * Jacchi Gambino as Krick * Claudio Ermelli as Il cameriere Ottaviano * Giuseppe Pierozzi as Marini * Luigi Erminio D'Olivo as Il barone * Marina Doge as Un'amica di Renata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Love (1941 Film)
''First Love'' (Italian: ''Primo amore'') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Leonardo Cortese, Vivi Gioi and Luigi Almirante.Nowell-Smith, Hay & Volpi p.57 It was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Cast * Leonardo Cortese as Pietro Redi / Peter Reed * Vivi Gioi as Jane Blue * Luigi Almirante as Girolamo Redi * Valentina Cortese as Nerina Redi * Bianca Della Corte as Celeste Redi * Clelia Matania as Silvia Redi * Osvaldo Valenti as Giovannino Cafiero * Giuseppe Porelli as Peppino Percoppo * Luigi Cimara as Il maestro Giacomo Asquini * Carlo Bressan as Il maestro Gargiulo * Guido Celano as Il capitano del "Flavio Gioia" * Oreste Fares as Il dottore Lanzara * Nicola Maldacea as Don Gennaro Del Pezzo * Dina Romano as Nannina * Gina Ror as Donna Concetta * Bella Starace Sainati as Zia Giovanna * Giuseppe Varni as L'editore Wolkoff * Augusto Marcacci * Roberto Semprini The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Me, Alfredo!
''Love Me, Alfredo!'' (Italian: ''Amami, Alfredo!'') is a 1940 Italian romantic drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Maria Cebotari, Claudio Gora and Lucie Englisch.Nowell-Smith p.57 It portrays the relationship between an established opera singer and her lover an unknown composer. The title is a reference to Verdi's '' La Traviata''. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. Cast * Maria Cebotari as Maria Dalgeri * Claudio Gora as Il compositore Giacomo Varni * Lucie Englisch as Luisa Traller * Paolo Stoppa as Cecè * Luigi Almirante Luigi Almirante (30 September 1884 – 6 May 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in 62 films between 1921 and 1955. Life and career The son of a stage actor, Almirante was born in Tunis, where the theatrical company of ... as Romanelli * Aristide Baghetti as Il sovrintendente * Carmen Fortis as Una spettatrice References Bibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boccaccio (1940 Film)
''Boccaccio'' is a 1940 Italian operetta film directed by Marcello Albani and starring Clara Calamai, Osvaldo Valenti and Silvana Jachino. It is based on the 1879 operetta ''Boccaccio'' by Franz von Suppé.Goble p.693 It was made at the Scalera Studios in Rome. Cast * Clara Calamai as Giannina, falso Boccaccio * Osvaldo Valenti as Berto * Silvana Jachino as Fiammetta * Luigi Almirante as Maestro Scalza * Osvaldo Genazzani as Il principe di Parnormo * Virgilio Riento as Il bottaro * Anita Farra as Beatrice * Bice Parisi as Peronella * Nera Novella as Isabella * Raffaele di Napoli as Il duca di Calabria * Rudi Dal Pra as Leonetto * Amilcare Pettinelli as Il Siniscalco * Daniella Drei as Una ancella * Gino Bianchi as Lambertuccio * Dino De Laurentiis Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis (; 8 August 1919 – 10 November 2010) was an Italian-American film producer. Along with Carlo Ponti, he was one of the producers who brought Italian cinema to the inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucrezia Borgia (1940 Film)
''Lucrezia Borgia'' is a 1940 Italian historical film directed by Hans Hinrich and starring Isa Pola, Friedrich Benfer and Carlo Ninchi. The film portrays the life of Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519), one of a number of Italian films of the era set during the Renaissance.Moudarres p.115-116 It was made at the Scalera Studios in Rome. Cast * Isa Pola as Lucrezia Borgia * Friedrich Benfer as Alessandro Strozzi * Carlo Ninchi as Ranuccio * Nerio Bernardi as Alfonsino d'Este, duca di Ferrara * Pina De Angelis as Barbara Torelli * Luigi Almirante as Riccio, il giullare * Guido Lazzarini as Pietro Bembo * Lina Marengo as La nutrice di Barbara * Nicola Maldacea as Cosimo * Giulio Tempesti as L'ambasciatore di Milano * Amina Pirani Maggi as Beatrice * Giovanni Stupin as Il taverniere * Luigi Zerbinati is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portraye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dream Of Butterfly
''The Dream of Butterfly'' (Italian: '' Il sogno di Butterfly'', German: ''Premiere der Butterfly'') is a 1939 musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Maria Cebotari, Fosco Giachetti and Germana Paolieri. It is an variation of the plot of the opera ''Madame Butterfly''. A co-production between Italy and Germany, two separate versions were produced in the respective languages. It is also alternatively titled ''Madame Butterfly''. It was one of several opera-related films directed by Gallone following on from '' Casta Diva'' (1935) and '' Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938).Barron p.142-34 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ivo Battelli and Guido Fiorini. It was shown at the 1939 Venice Film Festival. Synopsis In nineteenth-century Italy, promising singer Rosi Belloni meets American music student Harry Peters and the two become engaged and she falls pregnant by him. Before she can tell him this news he in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbeat (1939 Film)
''Heartbeat'' (Italian: ''Batticuore'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Assia Noris, John Lodge and Rubi D'Alma. It remade in France as '' Beating Heart'' in 1940, and then again in Hollywood as a 1946 film of the same title starring Ginger Rogers and Basil Rathbone.Ricci p.148 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. It is part of the tradition of White Telephone comedies. Synopsis In Paris a young woman working at a school for thieves attempts to pick the pocket of an aristocrat. Instead of turning her in he blackmails her into stealing a clock from an ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or s .... Cast References Bibliograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Of The Sea (1938 Film)
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of light. The most prominent stars have been categorised into constellations and asterisms, and many of the brightest stars have proper names. Astronomers have assembled star catalogues that identify the known stars and provide standardized stellar designations. The observable universe contains an estimated to stars. Only about 4,000 of these stars are visible to the naked eye, all within the Milky Way galaxy. A star's life begins with the gravitational collapse of a gaseous nebula of material composed primarily of hydrogen, along with helium and trace amounts of heavier elements. Its total mass is the main factor determining its evolution and eventual fate. A star shines for most of its active life due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departure (1938 Film)
''Departure'' (Italian: ''Partire'') is a 1938 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Vittorio De Sica, María Denis and Giovanni Barrella.Ben-Ghiat p.10 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Cast * Vittorio De Sica as Paolo Veronda * María Denis as Anna Diana * Giovanni Barrella as Anteo Diana * Cesare Zoppetti as Marsani * Carlo Romano as Giulio * Luigi Almirante as Baldassare - il nonno * as Miss Jane * Clelia Matania as Lolò - la dattilografa * Gianni Altieri as Giovanni Mattoni * Nicola Maldacea as L'usciere di Anteo * Elli Parvo as La contadina con il neonato * Emilio Cigoli as L'impiegato dell'agenzia marittima * Lilia Silvi as Una dattilografa * Rio Nobile as Mattia - l'autista * Checco Rissone as Il fattore * Mimma Rubino Rossini * Roberta Mari * Giulio Alfieri * Rosanna Schettina * Marisa Vernati * Gennaro Sabatano * Olga Ceretti * Lia Rosa * Norma Nova * Gemma Festa * Romolo Costa * Silvana Jac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Give A Million (1936 Film)
''I'll Give a Million'' ( it, Darò un milione) is a 1935 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Vittorio De Sica. It is based on the first screenplay by Cesare Zavattini which tells the story of a disillusioned millionaire who, tired of the attempts of greedy friends and relatives to sponge off of him, becomes a bum in order to find a decent human being. It had an American remake in 1938, again titled '' I'll Give a Million'' and starring Warner Baxter as the millionaire. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. Plot A millionaire is about to commit suicide by leaping off of his yacht into the sea. He is just about to go when he spies a bum attempting suicide himself. The rich man saves the bum and tells him of his frustration with his friends and relatives who are always seeking a handout. He then claims that he will give a million francs to the first person to treat him kindly without thinking about his wealth. The next day, the tramp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
