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Mario Gariazzo
Mario Gariazzo (4 June 1930 – 18 March 2002) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 21 films between 1969 and 1992. He also directed 18 films between 1962 and 1992. He was born in Biella, Italy and died in Rome, Italy at age 71. Gariazzo is known to horror film fans for directing ''The Eerie Midnight Horror Show'' in 1974, and ''White Slave'' in 1985. He also directed the 1978 Italian science fiction film ''Eyes Behind The Stars''. He worked with Klaus Kinski, Ivan Rassimov, Richard Harrison, Ray Lovelock, Martin Balsam and other genre stars. Selected filmography * '' Holy Water Joe'' (1971) spaghetti western starring Ty Hardin and Richard Harrison * ''The Bloody Hands of the Law'' (1973) a.k.a. ''Execution Squad'', a.k.a. ''The Law Enforcers'', starring Klaus Kinski * '' Last Moments'' (1974) starring James Whitmore and Lee J. Cobb * ''The Eerie Midnight Horror Show'' (1974) a.k.a. ''The Sexorcist'', starring Ivan Rassimov * '' Eyes Behind the Stars' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biella
Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin and about west-northwest of Milan. It lies in the foothills of the Alps, in the Bo mountain range near Mt. Mucrone and Camino, an area rich in springs and lakes fed by the glaciers, the heart of the Biellese Alps irrigated by several mountain streams: the Elvo to the west of the town, the Oropa river and the Cervo to the east. Nearby natural and notable tourist attractions include the Zegna Viewpoint, the Bielmonte Ski Resort, Burcina Natural Reserve, and the moors to the south of town. The Sanctuary of Oropa is a site of religious pilgrimages. In 2003, the Sanctuary of Oropa Sacred Mountain of Oropa became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Biella is an important wool processing and textile centre. There is a small airport in the nearby c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Whitmore
James Allen Whitmore Jr. (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an American actor. He received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Theatre World Award, and a Tony Award, plus two Academy Award nominations. Biography Early life and military service Born in White Plains, New York, to Florence Belle (née Crane) and James Allen Whitmore Sr., a park commission official, Whitmore attended Amherst Central High School in Snyder, New York, for three years, before transferring to the Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut, on a football scholarship. He went on to study at Yale University, but he had to quit playing football after severely injuring his knees."James Whitmore dies at 87" by Dennis McLellan. Los Angeles Times, February 7, 2009. After giving up football, he turned to the Yale Dramatic Society and began acting. While at Yale, he was a member of Skull and Bones, and was among the founders of the Yale radio s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Male Screenwriters
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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Lovelock (actor)
Raymond Lovelock (; 19 June 1950 – 10 November 2017) was an Italian actor and musician, best known for his roles in genre films. Early life Lovelock was born in Rome on 19 June 1950. His mother was Italian and his father was English. They met during the Allied occupation of Italy in World War II. While at college, he supplemented his income as an extra in movies and TV commercials. He also performed in a rock band with longtime friend and actor Tomas Milian, where he was discovered by a talent agent. Career Acting career Lovelock played his first credited movie part in the Spaghetti Western '' Se sei vivo spara'' (1967), directed by Giulio Questi and starring Milian. His breakthrough role came the following year in the crime thriller ''Bandits in Milan'', as bank robber Donato 'Tuccio' Lopez. The film was a hit with critics and won several awards. He then established himself as both a reliable character actor and a leading man in Italian films and television, working stea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play Motel
''Play Motel'' is a 1979 Italian giallo film written and directed by Mario Gariazzo (credited as Roy Garrett) and starring Anna Maria Rizzoli and Ray Lovelock. ''Play Motel'' was released on blu-ray in a region 1 release by Raro Video in August 2015. The release contains an extra feature of the hardcore inserts. dvdcompare.net Plot Patrizia and Roberto, theatrical actors and spouses, after having stayed at the Play Motel, accidentally find a body in the trunk of their car. They leave the car at the scene and go to call the police, and when they arrive, they discover with amazement the removal of the body, which is then found in a completely different place: the police then discover that it was Maria Luisa Longhi, wife of Commendator Rinaldo Cortesi. At the request in particular of Patrizia, the two spouses i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Very Close Encounters Of The Fourth Kind
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Martin Balsam
Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. He had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television. An early member of the Actors Studio, he began his career on the New York stage, winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Robert Anderson’s ''You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running'' (1968). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in '' A Thousand Clowns'' (1965). His other notable film roles include Juror #1 in ''12 Angry Men'' (1957), private detective Milton Arbogast in '' Psycho'' (1960), Hollywood agent O.J. Berman in '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (1961), Bernard B. Norman in ''The Carpetbaggers'' (1964), Lt. Commander Chester Potter, the ship doctor, in ''The Bedford Incident'', Colonel Cathcart in Catch-22 (film), ''Catch-22'' (1970), Admiral Husband E. Kimmel in ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' (1970), Mr. Green in ''The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyes Behind The Stars
''Eyes Behind the Stars'' ( it, Occhi dalle stelle) is a 1978 Italian sci-fi film directed by Mario Gariazzo (here credited as Roy Garrett). Cast * Robert Hoffmann: Tony Harris * Nathalie Delon: Monica Stiles * Martin Balsam: Inspector Jim Grant * Sherry Buchanan: Karin Hale * Victor Valente: Coleman Perry * Sergio Rossi: Leader of 'The Silencers' * Mario Novelli: 'The Silencers' Henchman (credited as Antony Freeman) * Carlo Hintermann: Air Marshal Thompson * George Ardisson Giorgio Ardisson, best known as George Ardisson (31 December 1931 – 11 December 2014), was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Turin, Ardisson debuted in a minor role in Mauro Bolognini's 1959 film ''Arrangiatevi!''. After several s ...: Agent for 'The Silencers' References External links * 1978 films 1970s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Gariazzo Italian science fiction films Films scored by Marcello Giombini 1970s science fiction films 1970s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Rassimov
Ivan Rassimov (Born Ivan Đerasimović; Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ђерасимовић) (7 May 1938 – 14 March 2003) was an Italian film actor of Serb descent who appeared in many horror and exploitation films. Biography Born in Trieste to Serbian parents, Velimir and Vera Đerasimović (née Petrijević), he attended the Slovenian scientific lyceum (Gimnazija s slovenskim učnim jezikom) in Trieste. He made his film debut in 1964 after graduating from university and Actors' Studio in Rome. Mostly cast in villainous roles, he appeared in Mario Bava's ''Planet of the Vampires'' (1965), Sergio Martino's ''Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key'' (1972), Umberto Lenzi's '' Man from Deep River'' (1972) and ''Eaten Alive!'' (1980), Mario Gariazzo's ''The Eerie Midnight Horror Show'' (1974), and Ruggero Deodato's ''Last Cannibal World'' (1977), among many other titles. He retired from acting in 1987 and worked then for a publishing firm in Rome , establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
