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Massimo Serato
Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years. Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in several historical dramas and sword and sandal epics, mainly Italian, as well as roles in major international films. His notable appearances include ''Piccolo mondo antico'' (1941),''The Naked Maja'' (1958), ''David and Goliath'' (1960), ''The Loves of Hercules'' (1960), ''El Cid'' (1961), '' 55 Days at Peking'' (1963) ''Camille 2000'' (1969) and ''Don't Look Now'' (1973). In 1947 he won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the neorealist war-drama film ''The Sun Still Rises''. He had an affair with the actress Anna Magnani who bore him a son, Luca, whom she affectionately called Cellino. Luca contracted polio at an early age; - " In time he was able to walk with steel braces but espent much of his time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenica D'agosto
''Sunday in August'' ( it, Domenica d'agosto) is a Italian films of 1950, 1950 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Emmer. The film was nominated for a BAFTA. Cast *Anna Baldini: Marcella Meloni *Vera Carmi: Adriana *Emilio Cigoli: Alberto Mantovani *Franco Interlenghi: Enrico *Elvy Lissiak: Luciana *Massimo Serato: Roberto *Mario Vitale: Renato *Marcello Mastroianni: Ercole Nardi *Anna Medici: Rosetta *Andrea Compagnoni: Cesare Meloni *Ave Ninchi: Fernanda Meloni *Salvo Libassi: Perrone *Jone Morino: Mesmè External links * 1950 films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian-language films 1950 comedy films Films directed by Luciano Emmer Films set in Rome Films shot in Rome Italian comedy films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Film
War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war films often end with them. Themes explored include combat, survival and escape, camaraderie between soldiers, sacrifice, the futility and inhumanity of battle, the effects of war on society, and the moral and human issues raised by war. War films are often categorized by their milieu, such as the Korean War; the most popular subject is the Second World War. The stories told may be fiction, historical drama, or biographical. Critics have noted similarities between the Western and the war film. Nations such as China, Indonesia, Japan, and Russia have their own traditions of war film, centred on their own revolutionary wars but taking varied forms, from action and historical drama to wartime romance. Subgenres, not necessarily distinct, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marechiaro (film)
Marechiaro is a small village located in the Posillipo quarter in Naples. Historical Background In ancient times the village, developed around via Marechiaro, took its name from the church of Santa Maria del Faro. The name ''Marechiaro'' does not come, as is commonly thought, from the transparency of the waters of the sea of Posillipo, but from their quietness. Already in some documents of the Kingdom of Sicily is mentioned ''mare planum'' translated into Neapolitan ''mare chianu'' from which today's ''Marechiaro.''Gino Doria, Le strade di Napoli - Saggio di toponomastica storica, Cremona Ricciardi, November 1982 p. 286 It was in the 1960s one of the symbols of the dolce vita in Italy, becoming famous for its Hollywood frequentations, for its typical restaurants overlooking the splendid panorama of the gulf and for the characteristic "Scoglione".{{Cite web, title=Marechiaro, url=http://www.napolimisteriosa.it/marechiaro/, url-status=live, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pirates Of Capri
''The Pirates of Capri'' ( it, I pirati di Capri), released in the United Kingdom as ''The Masked Pirate'', is a 1949 Italian/American international co-production swashbuckler film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Louis Hayward. It was filmed on location in Italy. Plot In Naples in 1798, foppish nobleman Count Amalfi (Louis Hayward), adviser to the Queen (Binnie Barnes), is secretly the heroic pirate Captain Sirocco, who leads a band of rebels to overthrow the aristocratic regime, dominated by villainous Police Chief Von Holstein (Massimo Serato). Cast * Louis Hayward as Count Amalfi/Captain Sirocco * Binnie Barnes as Queen Carolina * Alan Curtis as Commodore Van Diel * Massimo Serato as Von Holstein * Mariella Lotti as Countess Mercedes * Mikhail Rasumny as Pepino * Virginia Belmont as Annette * Franca Marzi as Carla * William Tubbs as Pignatelli Critical reception In a contemporary review, ''The New York Times'' wrote "the thundering noise, confusion and blood-letting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dance Of Death (1948 Film)
''The Dance of Death'' (French: ''La danse de mort'', Italian: ''La prigioniera dell'isola'') is a 1948 French-Italian drama film directed by Marcel Cravenne and starring Erich von Stroheim, Denise Vernac and Palau.Lennig p.473 It is based on August Strindberg's '' The Dance of Death''. The film's sets were designed by Georges Wakhévitch. Plot An egocentric artillery Captain and his venomous wife engage in savage unremitting battles in their isolated island fortress off the coast of Sweden at the turn of the century. Alice, a former actress who sacrificed her career for secluded military life with Edgar, reveals on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, the veritable hell their marriage has been. Edgar, an aging schizophrenic who refuses to acknowledge his severe illness, struggles to sustain his ferocity and arrogance with an animal disregard for other people. Sensing that Alice, together with her cousin and would-be lover, Kurt, may ally against him, retaliates with v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Cavalieri Dalle Maschere Nere
''I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I Beati Paoli)'' (also known as ''The Knights of the Black Masks'' and ''The Sect of the Hooded'') is a 1948 Italian adventure film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Otello Toso and Lea Padovani. It is loosely based on the novel ''I Beati Paoli'' written by . The film grossed over 100 million lire at the Italian box office. Plot Cast * Otello Toso as Blasco di Castiglione *Lea Padovani as Violante *Massimo Serato as Young Count de la Motte *Paola Barbara as Madame de la Motte *Mario Ferrari as Count Raimondo de la Motte *Paolo Stoppa as The Stuttering Nobleman *Carlo Ninchi as Duke Coriolano * Michele Abruzzo as Matteo *Umberto Spadaro Umberto Spadaro (8 November 1904 – 12 October 1981) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in around 95 films between 1940 and 1979. His brother Peppino Spadaro was also an actor. Selected filmography * ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (1939) – ... as Gegè * Rosolino Bua as The Abbott References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Of The Camellias (1947 Film)
''The Lady of the Camellias'' (Italian: ''La signora dalle camelie'') is a 1947 Italian musical drama film directed by Nelly Corradi, Gino Mattera and Manfredi Polverosi. It is an adaptation of the 1853 opera '' La traviata'' by Giuseppe Verdi. In 1948 it was released in America by Columbia Pictures under the title ''The Lost One''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. Costume design was by Georges Annenkov. Cast *Nelly Corradi as Violetta Valery *Gino Mattera as Alfredo Germont *Manfredi Polverosi as Georg Germont *Flora Marino as Flora Bervoix * Carlo Lombardi as Baron Douphol *Massimo Serato as Alexandre Dumas fils (prologue) *Nerio Bernardi as Giuseppe Verdi (prologue) *Onelia Fineschi as Singer: opera *Tito Gobbi Tito Gobbi (24 October 19135 March 1984) was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation. He made his operatic debut in Gubbio in 1935 as Count Rodolfo in Bellini's '' La sonnambula'' and quickly appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Courier Of The King
''The Courier of the King'' (Italian: ''Il corriere del re'') is a 1947 Italian historical film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Rossano Brazzi, Irasema Dilián and Valentina Cortese.Moliterno p.208 It is an adaptation of the 1830 novel ''The Red and the Black'' by Stendhal. It was the final film of the veteran director Righelli, who had previously directed a The Secret Courier, silent version of the story in 1928. Cast * Rossano Brazzi as Julien Sorel * Irasema Dilián as Mathilde de la Mole * Valentina Cortese as Louise de Renal * Carlo Ninchi as Il marchese de la Mole * Aldo Silvani as Il signor de Renal * Laura Carli as La signora Valmod * Fiore Davanzati as Emilia * Massimo Serato as Maurice Croisenois * Camillo Pilotto as Valmod * Oreste Fares as L'abate Chenal * Armando Francioli as Norbert de la Mole * Vittorio Sanipoli as Luz * Nerio Bernardi * Ida Bracci Dorati * Magda Forlenza References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In High Places (1943 Film)
''In High Places'' (Italian:''Quartieri alti'') is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Adriana Benetti, Massimo Serato and Nerio Bernardi. It is based on a play by Jean Anouilh. The film portrays the rise into high society of an immoral young man.Landy p.83-84 It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. Cast * Adriana Benetti as Isabella * Massimo Serato as Giorgio Zanetti * Nerio Bernardi as Emilio Buscaglione * Enzo Biliotti as Febo Marcantoni * Natalia Ray as Edmea * Jucci Kellerman as Barbara * Fanny Marchiò as Donna Lina Rigotti * Maria Melato as Maria Letizia Bruneschi * Gina Sammarco as La falsa madre di Giorgio * Giulio Stival as Il falso padre di Giorgio * Piero Pastore as Bottarini, il calciatore * Giuseppe Pierozzi as Il tabaccaio gobbo * Vittorio Sanipoli as Roberto * Alfredo Del Pelo as Il chitarrista all1 taverna "Ulpia" * Gilda Marchiò Gilda Marchiò (1884–1954) was an Italian theatre actress.Bassnett & ... [...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] |
Giacomo The Idealist
''Giacomo the Idealist'' (Italian: ''Giacomo l'idealista'') is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Massimo Serato, Marina Berti and Andrea Checchi.Moliterno p.267 It represents the directorial debut of Lattuada. It is based on the novel with the same name by Emilio De Marchi. It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin with sets designed by the art director Fulvio Jacchia. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. Cast *Massimo Serato as Giacomo Lanzavecchia *Marina Berti as Celestina *Andrea Checchi as Giacinto Magnenzio *Tina Lattanzi as Countess Cristina Magnenzio *Armando Migliari as Mr. Mangano *Giacinto Molteni as Count Magnenzio * Giulio Tempesti as Don Lorenzo *Attilio Dottesio as Battistella Lanzavecchia * Domenico Viglione Borghese Domenico Viglione Borghese (13 July 1877 – 26 October 1957) was an Italian operatic baritone and actor. Early life Born in Mondovì, he gave up his studies in medicine to dedicate himself to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luisa Sanfelice (1942 Film)
''Luisa Sanfelice'' is a 1942 Italian historical drama film directed by Leo Menardi and starring Laura Solari, Massimo Serato and Osvaldo Valenti.Marrone & Puppa p.461 The film is an adaptation of a novel by Alexandre Dumas based on the story of Luisa Sanfelice (1764-1800) an Italian aristocrat executed in Naples by Ferdinand I for supporting a Republican attempt to overthrow him during the French Revolutionary Wars. Horatio Nelson and Lady Hamilton both feature prominently. It was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. One of the film's screenwriters was Vittorio Mussolini, the son of dictator Benito Mussolini, who was heavily involved in the Italian film industry. The film's sets were designed by Virgilio Marchi. Main cast * Laura Solari as Luisa Sanfelice * Massimo Serato as Ferdinando Ferri * Osvaldo Valenti as Nelson * Carlo Ninchi as Il banchiere Gerardo Bacher * Hilde Sessak as Lady Hamilton * Stelio Carnabuci as Andrea Sanfelice - marito de Luisa * Ada Dondini a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
