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Mimmo Palmara
Domenico "Mimmo" Palmara (25 July 1928 – 10 June 2016) was an Italian actor. Biography Born in Cagliari, Palmara made his film debut in 1952 as a character actor in drama films by eminent directors such as Luchino Visconti, Mario Monicelli and Antonio Pietrangeli, then obtained main roles in a great number of genre films, especially adventure films and peplum films. When the sword and sandals genre declined, he took part at a number of Spaghetti Westerns in which he is usually credited as Dick Palmer. A close friend of Sergio Leone, he was Leone's first choice for the role of Ramon in ''A Fistful of Dollars''; Palmara eventually chose to star in Mario Caiano's '' Bullets Don't Argue'' and the role of Ramon was played by Gian Maria Volonté. Selected filmography * '' Inganno'' (1952) - Un uomo in canottiera * ''The Queen of Sheba'' (1952) - Ally of Sheba * ''Sins of Rome'' (1953) - Gladiator (uncredited) * '' Empty Eyes'' (1953) - Marcella's Fiancé (uncredited) * '' Senso'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For One Thousand Dollars Per Day
''For One Thousand Dollars Per Day'' ( it, Per mille dollari al giorno, es, Por mil dólares al dÃa, also known as ''Renegade Gunfighter'') is a 1966 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Silvio Amadio. The title song ""My Gun is Fast" is performed by Bobby Solo. Cast * Zachary Hatcher: Hud Backer * Mimmo Palmara: Sheriff Steven Benson * Pier Angeli: Betty Benson * Rubén Rojo: Jason Clark * Mirko Ellis: Wayne Clark * José Calvo José Calvo (March 3, 1916 – May 16, 1980) was a Spanish film actor best known for his roles in western films and historical dramas. He made around 150 appearances mostly in films between 1952 and his death in 1980. He entered film in 1952 ...: Carranza References External links *{{IMDb title, 0060820 1966 films Italian Western (genre) films Films directed by Silvio Amadio Spaghetti Western films 1966 Western (genre) films Films shot in AlmerÃa 1960s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queen Of Sheba (1952 Film)
''The Queen of Sheba'' ( it, La regina di Saba) is a 1952 Italian adventure film directed by Pietro Francisci.A. Albertazzi. "La regina di Saba". ''Intermezzo'' (22). 15 December 1952. Plot King Solomon (Gino Cervi) sends his son, Prince Rehoboam ( Gino Leurini) on a spy mission to Sheba where he falls in love with the beautiful Queen ( Leonora Ruffo). He tries to prevent a war between their two countries, but after the Queen finds out that her lover is a spy, she leads her army in an assault against Jerusalem. The siege is a failure and ends with the Queen and Prince reuniting with the blessing of both King Solomon and Sheba's advisors. Cast * Leonora Ruffo as Balkis, Queen of Sheba *Gino Cervi as King Solomon of Jerusalem * Marina Berti as Zamira, Betrothed of Rehoboam * Gino Leurini as Prince Rehoboam of Jerusalem *Franco Silva as Kabaal, Commander of Sheban Army *Mario Ferrari as Chaldis, High Priest of Sheba *Dorian Gray as Ati * Umberto Silvestri as Isachar, Compani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Days Of Pompeii (1959 Film)
''The Last Days of Pompeii'' () is a 1959 Eastmancolor sword and sandal action film starring Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann, and Fernando Rey and directed by Mario Bonnard and Sergio Leone. Bonnard, the original director, fell ill on the first day of shooting, so Leone and the scriptwriters finished the film. The film is characterized by its CinemaScope framing and lavish look, and is one of many films produced during the 1950s and 1960s as part of the ''peplum'' sword and sandal cycle, originally launched by Pietro Francisci's film ''Le fatiche di Ercole'' (1958), released as ''Hercules'' in the United States. Plot Glaucus, a centurion returning to his home in Pompeii after a spell in Palestine, arrives on the edge of town just in time to see Ione, the beautiful daughter of the city's Consul, lose control of her chariot. Glaucus saves Ione's life and then heads into town to see his father. On the way, Glaucus intervenes in defense of a thief named Antonius, who is being sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheba And The Gladiator
''Sheba and the Gladiator'' ( it, Nel Segno di Roma) is a 1959 historical drama film loosely pertaining to the Palmyrene Empire and its re-annexation back into the Roman Empire. Cast * Anita Ekberg as Zenobia * Georges Marchal as Consul Marcus Valerius * Folco Lulli as Zemanzius * Chelo Alonso as Erica * Gino Cervi as Aurelian * Jacques Sernas as Julianus * Lorella De Luca as Batsheba *Alberto Farnese as Marcello *Mimmo Palmara as Lator Production ''Sheba the Gladiator'' was shot in 1958. Director Guido Brignone fell ill during the production on the film leading to two other directors to enter the production to help complete it: Michelangelo Antonioni and Riccardo Freda. For Antonioni, he visited Brignone in the hospital and reported on what he filmed and received instructions for the next day. Freda was in charge shooting the battle scenes which he did with cinematographer Mario Bava and Antonioni working with cinematographer Luciano Trasatti shooting the indoor scenes. Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules Unchained
''Hercules Unchained'' ( it, Ercole e la regina di Lidia , "Hercules and the Queen of Lydia") is a 1959 Italian-French epic fantasy feature film starring Steve Reeves and Sylva Koscina in a story about two warring brothers and Hercules' tribulations in the court of Queen Omphale. The film is the sequel to the Reeves vehicle ''Hercules'' (1958) and marks Reeves' second – and last – appearance as Hercules. The film's screenplay, loosely based upon various Greek mythology and plays by Aeschylus and Sophocles, was written by Ennio De Concini and Pietro Francisci with Francisci directing and Bruno Vailati and Ferruccio De Martino producing the film. Plot While travelling, Hercules is asked to intervene in a quarrel between two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, over who should rule Thebes. Before he can complete this task, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and is hypnotized by a harem girl who dances the "Dance of Shiva", loses his memory and becomes the captive of Queen Omphale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules (1958 Film)
''Hercules'' ( it, Le Fatiche di Ercole, lit=The Labours of Hercules) is a 1958 Italian sword-and-sandal film based upon the Hercules and the Quest for the Golden Fleece myths. The film stars Steve Reeves as the titular hero and Sylva Koscina as his love interest Princess Iole. ''Hercules'' was directed by Pietro Francisci and produced by Federico Teti. The film spawned a 1959 sequel, ''Hercules Unchained'' ( it, Ercole e la Regina di Lidia), that also starred Reeves and Koscina. ''Hercules'' made Reeves an international film star and effectively paved the way for the dozens of 1960s peplum (or "sword and sandal") films featuring bodybuilder actors as mythological heroes and gladiators battling monsters, despots, and evil queens. Plot Hercules is on the road to the court of King Pelias of Iolcus to tutor Pelias' son Prince Iphitus in the use of arms. Pelias' beautiful daughter Princess Iole updates Hercules on the history of her father's rise to power and the theft of the king ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serenata A Maria
''Serenata a Maria'' (literally "Serenade for Maria") is a 1957 Italian musical melodrama film co-written and directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Maria Fiore and Sergio Bruni."Serenata a Maria". ''Segnalazioni Cinematografiche'', vol. XLII. 1957. Trama When Stefano Apicella, after having completed his studies at a music conservatory with the help of an uncle, returns to the town, he finds that the creditors are seizing his uncle's boats. Fortunately, a friend of Stefano's, the painter Pasqualino, with a brilliant cheat, saves the situation. In the village Stefano meets Maria, for whom he had a tender feeling in other times, and little by little love is rekindled between the two. But during Stefano's absence, Maria met Renato, an unscrupulous man who deceived her and made her a mother, and now threatens a scandal, thus forcing Maria to leave the country. In the meantime Stefano has put together an orchestra and the success brought back to town leads him to move with his comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Nights (1957 Film)
''White Nights'' ( it, Le notti bianche, french: Nuits blanches) is a 1957 romantic drama film directed by Luchino Visconti, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1848 short story of the same name. It was written for the screen by Visconti and Suso Cecchi d'Amico, and stars Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, and Jean Marais. The film earned positive reviews from critics and audiences, and won the Silver Lion at the 18th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Late one winter night in downtown Livorno, a lonely young man named Mario meets an equally-lonely young woman, Natalia, standing on a bridge. Mario is lonely for social reasons; he is a stranger and a newcomer to town, and is only there because of a recent work transfer. Natalia is lonely because she has always lived in isolation with an overbearing grandmother, even in the heart of the city. Her near-blind grandmother is extremely protective and refuses to allow her out at night, forcing her to sneak out. She fell in love with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland The Mighty
''Roland the Mighty'' ( it, Orlando e i Paladini di Francia) is a 1956 Italian film directed by Pietro Francisci. about the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in AD 778, where Roland, a knight in the service of Charlemagne was killed while defending the rear-guard of the Franks, Frankish army as it retreated across the Pyrenees. Plot Charlemagne and Agramante are at war. The Saracen king devises a plan to weaken the opponent: he asks for a truce and sends the beautiful Angelica to the Frankish Kingdom with the intent of sowing discord among the paladins by creating a rivalry of love. Cast * Rik Battaglia as Roland * Rosanna Schiaffino as Angélique * Fabrizio Mioni as Renaud * Lorella De Luca as Aude * Ivo Garrani as Charlemagne * Cesare Fantoni as Agramante * Clelia Matania as Mary * Mimmo Palmara as Argalie * Vittorio Sanipoli as Ganelon * Robert Hundar as Balicante * Rossella Como as Dolores * Pietro Tordi as Ubaldo Release ''Roland the Mighty'' was released in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War And Peace (1956 Film)
''War and Peace'' ( it, Guerra e pace) is a 1956 epic historical drama film based on Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel of the same name. It is directed and co-written by King Vidor and produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti for Paramount Pictures. The film stars Audrey Hepburn as Natasha, Henry Fonda as Pierre, and Mel Ferrer as Andrei, along with Oskar Homolka, Vittorio Gassman, Herbert Lom, Jeremy Brett, John Mills and Anita Ekberg in one of her first breakthrough roles. The musical score was composed by Nino Rota and conducted by Franco Ferrara. ''War and Peace'' opened on August 21, 1956 to a mixed reception, with some reviewers critical with the film truncating much of Tolstoy's novel, and the casting of 50-year-old Henry Fonda as the 20-year-old Pierre Bezukhov. It received Academy Awards nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography (Color), and Best Costume Design (Color). It was also nominated for four Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The River Girl
''The River Girl'' (Italian: ''La donna del fiume'') is a 1955 French-Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Sophia Loren, G̩rard Oury and Rik Battaglia. Plot After discovering that she is pregnant, a peasant girl is deserted by her lover. In revenge she reports him to the police and customs officers for smuggling. Cast *Sophia Loren as Nives Mangolini *Rik Battaglia as Gino Lodi *G̩rard Oury as Enzo Cinti * Lise Bourdin as Tosca * Enrico Olivieri as Oscar * Maria Conventi as Ivana * Franco Polegatti as Chioggia * Nino Marchetti as Carabinieri Marshal * Mimmo Palmara * Guido Celano Guido Celano (19 April 1904 Р7 March 1988) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film director. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1988. He also directed two Spaghetti Westerns: '' Cold Killer'' and '' Gun Shy Piluk''. He was born ... Gallery File:Lise Bourdin (cropped).jpg File:Mario Soldati.jpg File:Sophia Loren and Lise Bourdin.jpg File:Sophia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attila (1954 Film)
''Attila'' ( it, Attila, il flagello di Dio; french: Attila fléau de Dieu) is a 1954 Italian-French co-production, directed by Pietro Francisci and produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti for Lux Film. Based on the life of Attila the Hun, it stars Anthony Quinn as Attila and Sophia Loren as Honoria, with French leading man, Henri Vidal, as the Hun's antagonist, Flavius Aetius. Irene Papas, in the second of three contract pictures for Lux Film, plays one of Attila's wives, Grune. Ettore Manni, Christian Marquand, and Claude Laydu are among the supporting cast of mostly French and Italian actors. American Scott Marlowe (1932–2001) made his screen debut in the film. Along with ''The Pride and the Passion'' and ''Houseboat (film), Houseboat'', it was one of Loren's biggest box-office successes during the 1950s. Filmed immediately following the breakthrough Italo-American co-production, ''Ulysses (1954 film), Ulysses'' (Lux Film / Ponti-DeLaurentiis / Paramount Pictures, 1954), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
