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Maria Frau
Maria Frau (born 6 August 1930) is a retired Italian film actress.Ringgold & Bodeen p.167 She made her debut in 1950 when she played the title role in ''Margaret of Cortona''. After appearing in eighteen films she retired from acting in 1957, following her marriage. Selected filmography * ''Margaret of Cortona'' (1950) * '' Red Moon'' (1951) * ''Frontier Wolf'' (1952) * ''Il prezzo dell'onore'' (1952) * ''Sul ponte dei sospiri'' (1953) * '' I Had Seven Daughters'' (1954) * ''Barrier of the Law'' (1954) * '' The Star of Rio'' (1955) * ''Toto in Hell ''Toto in Hell'' ( it, Totò all'inferno) is a 1955 Italian fantasy-comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Italian cult horror film director Lucio Fulci co-wrote the screenplay. Plot Antonio Marchi, a depressed thief, after several attem ...'' (1955) * '' The Goddess of Love'' (1957) References Bibliography * Gene Ringgold & DeWitt Bodeen. ''Chevalier: The Films and Career of Maurice Chevalier''. Citadel Press, 1973. Ex ...
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Sassari
Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, it contains a considerable collection of art. Since its origins at the turn of the 12th century, Sassari has been ruled by the Giudicato of Torres, the Pisans, as an independent republic in alliance with Genoa, by the Aragonese and the Spanish, all of whom have contributed to Sassari's historical and artistic heritage. Sassari is a city rich in art, culture and history, and is well known for its palazzi, the Fountain of the Rosello, and its elegant neoclassical architecture, such as Piazza d'Italia (Italy Square) and the Teatro Civico (Civic Theatre). As Sardinia's second most populated city, it has a considerable amount of cultural, touristic, commercial and political importance in the island. The city's economy mainly relies on tou ...
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I Had Seven Daughters
''My Seven Little Sins'' (french: J'avais sept filles, it, I sette peccati di papà), released in UK as ''I Had Seven Daughters'', is a 1954 French-Italian comedy film co-written and directed by Jean Boyer and starring Maurice Chevalier and Delia Scala. It is based on a comedy play of Aldo De Benedetti, previously adapted by Nunzio Malasomma in the film ''We Were Seven Sisters''. Plot Cast *Maurice Chevalier as Count André de Courvallon * Delia Scala as Luisella * Colette Ripert as Linda * Maria Frau as Lolita * Annick Tanguy as Nadine * Luciana Paluzzi as Pat * Maria-Luisa Da Silva as Blachette * Gaby Basset as Maria * Paolo Stoppa Paolo Stoppa Knight Grand Cross (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor. Biography Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated ... as Antonio * Fred Pasquali as Professor Gorbiggi References Exter ...
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Italian Film Actresses
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1930 Births
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned o ...
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The Goddess Of Love
''The Goddess of Love'' ( it, La Venere di Cheronea, french: Aphrodite, déesse de l'amour), also known as ''Aphrodite, Goddess of Love'', is a 1957 Italian-French epic adventure film directed by Fernando Cerchio and Viktor Tourjansky, and starring Belinda Lee, Massimo Girotti, and Jacques Sernas. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and is about the sculptor Praxiteles. Plot Athens and her allies are at war with king Philip II of Macedonia. Luciano, captain of the Macedonian Army, gets wounded in action and is rescued by Iride, a model of extraordinary beauty who poses for the sculptor Prassitele. Iride takes Luciano to the sculptor's home where he falls in love with her. Until that point, Prassitele had only considered Iride a model who he used for inspiration to create the statue of Aphrodite, but now he too feels passionately about the young woman. Iride decides to run away with Luciano and to try to return to the Athenian camp. Prassitele then decides to take ...
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Toto In Hell
''Toto in Hell'' ( it, Totò all'inferno) is a 1955 Italian fantasy-comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Italian cult horror film director Lucio Fulci co-wrote the screenplay. Plot Antonio Marchi, a depressed thief, after several attempts of suicide, accidentally drowns in a river and ends up in hell. Here he is recognized as a reincarnation of Mark Antony and instead of ending the group of Violents is thrown by Belfegor to Cleopatra's arms, in the Lussuriosi group. But the meeting between the two is frowned upon by Satan, who is jealous of the woman, so, Totò, to escape his anger, escapes back to Earth. Cast *Totò as Antonio Marchi * Maria Frau as Cleopatra *Olga Solbelli as Cleopatra's mother *Tino Buazzelli as Devil-secretary *Nerio Bernardi as Satana *Dante Maggio as Pacifico *Mario Castellani as Cri cri / Jealous husband *Fulvia Franco as Dirimpettaia * Franca Faldini as Maria *Galeazzo Benti as Club Singer *Giulio Calì as Charon * Vincent Ba ...
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The Star Of Rio (1955 Film)
''The Star of Rio'' (german: Stern von Rio) is a 1955 West German-Italian adventure film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Maria Frau, Johannes Heesters and Willy Fritsch. It is a remake of the 1940 film of the same title. It was shot at the Spandau Studios and on location in Brazil with separate German and Italian versions. Cast *Maria Frau as Chiquita *Johannes Heesters as Don Felipe *Willy Fritsch as Silvester *Jester Naefe as Dina *Franco Andrei as Vincente *Folco Lulli as Mario *Reinhard Kolldehoff as Torres *Kathrin Kohner as Bibi *Stanislav Ledinek as Jao *Hans Stiebner as Goldschmied *Mona Baptiste as Sängerin *Roger George as Tänzer *Lilo Herbeth as Tänzerin *Günther Keil *Franz-Otto Krüger *Annaluise Schubert as Tänzerin *Franz Stein *Rolf Weih Rolf Weih (1906–1969) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Flachsmann the Educator'' (1930) * ''Comrades at Sea'' (1938) * ''Alarm at Station III'' (1939) * '' In the Name of the People'' (1939) * '' ...
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Barrier Of The Law
''Barrier of the Law'' (Italian: ''La barriera della legge'') is a 1954 Italian thriller film directed by Piero Costa and starring Rossano Brazzi, Lea Padovani and Maria Frau. It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin.Chiti & Poppi p.57 The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio. Cast * Rossano Brazzi as Lt. Mario Grandi * Lea Padovani as Anna * Maria Frau as Franca * Jacques Sernas as Aldo * Franca Tamantini * Cesare Fantoni as Max Kruger * Fedele Gentile * Elio Armand * Enzo Fiermonte * Evar Maran * Giulio Donnini * Olga Solbelli * Angelo Dessy * Rossana Galli as Ilda * Silvana Stefanini * Giovanni Onorato * Attilio Dottesio * Carmelo Greco * Corrado Nardi * Maria Zanoli Maria Zanoli (26 October 1896 – 15 November 1977) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 45 films between 1943 and 1961. Partial filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) - La cameriera pettegola di casa Confalonieri * ''Incontri di ... References Bibliogra ...
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Sul Ponte Dei Sospiri
''Sul ponte dei sospiri'' is a 1953 Italian adventure film. Cast * Frank Latimore as Captain Vessillo * Maria Frau as Bianca Spada * Massimo Girotti as Marco Spada * Françoise Rosay as Dama di Sant'Agata * Eduardo Ciannelli as Inquisitore * Luciana Vedovelli as Nerissa Fornier * Carlo Micheluzzi as Il Doge * Gisella Sofio as Barberina * Lauro Gazzolo as Il banchiere See also * ''The Avenger of Venice ''The Avenger of Venice'' ( it, Il ponte dei sospiri, es, El puente de los suspiros, link=no) is a 1964 adventure film written and directed by Pierro Pierotti and Carlo Campogalliani and starring Brett Halsey and Gianna Maria Canale. It is b ...'' (1964) External links * 1950s Italian-language films Italian adventure drama films 1953 adventure films 1953 films Films set in Venice Films about bridges Italian black-and-white films 1953 drama films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ...
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Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the 20 regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia and immediately south of the French island of Corsica. It is one of the five Italian regions with some degree of domestic autonomy being granted by a special statute. Its official name, Autonomous Region of Sardinia, is bilingual in Italian and Sardinian: / . It is divided into four provinces and a metropolitan city. The capital of the region of Sardinia — and its largest city — is Cagliari. Sardinia's indigenous language and Algherese Catalan are referred to by both the regional and national law as two of Italy's twelve officially recognized linguistic minorities, albeit gravely endangered, while the regional law provides ...
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Il Prezzo Dell'onore
''Il Prezzo dell'onore'' is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Cast * Maria Frau as Maria * Mario Vitale as Antonio * Vincenzo Musolino as Francesco * Mino Doro as Don Nicola * Armando Guarnieri as Michele * Amedeo Trilli as Minutolo * Giovanna Ralli Giovanna Ralli, (born 2 January 1935), is an Italian stage, film and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Ralli debuted as a child actress at 7; at 13 she made her theatrical debut, entering the stage company of Peppino De Filip ... External links * 1953 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Ferdinando Baldi Italian drama films Melodrama films 1952 drama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ...
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