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Nando Tamberlani
Nando Tamberlani (1896–1967) was an Italian film actor. A character actor in Italian cinema of the postwar era, he was the brother of actor Carlo Tamberlani. Another brother Ermete Tamberlani was also an actor. He appeared in a number of peplum epics during the late 1950s and 1960s.Kinnard & Crnkovich p.35 Partial filmography * '' Felicita Colombo'' (1937) - Giovannk * ''Boccaccio'' (1940) * ''Pia de' Tolomei'' (1941) - Il vecchio conte della Pietra * ''Divieto di sosta'' (1941) * '' The Last Dance'' (1941) - Il rettore de l'Universita * ''A Woman Has Fallen'' (1941) - Un amico di Nora * ''Solitudine'' (1941) - Mr. Caurel * ''C'è un fantasma nel castello'' (1942) * ''La pantera nera'' (1942) - Il professore Ambrus * ''Soltanto un bacio'' (1942) - Il direttore delle Arti Grafiche * '' Malombra'' (1942) - Don Innocenzo * ''Redenzione'' (1943) * ''Farewell Love!'' (1943) - Il maggiordomo di casa Caracciolo * ''Malìa'' (1946) - Il vescovo * ''L'apocalisse'' (1947) * ''Biancaneve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campi Salentina
Campi Salentina is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. People *Carmelo Bene Carmelo Pompilio Realino Antonio Bene, known as Carmelo Bene (1 September 1937 – 16 March 2002), was an Italian actor, poet, film director and screenwriter. He was an important exponent of the Italian experimental theatre, avant-garde thea ..., an Italian author and actor * Salvatore Calabrese, an Italian physician who founded a hospital in the town * Alberto Rescio, professional football player References External linksOfficial website Cities and towns in Apulia Localities of Salento {{Puglia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buon Viaggio Pover'uomo
''Buon viaggio pover'uomo'' is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Giorgio Pastina. Plot We are on the outskirts of Milan, where for thirty years the mild-mannered accountant Torquato, Sicilian by origin, who works in a company where the office manager and other employees never take him into consideration at best and despise him at worst. At home, he has to deal with everyday problems with family members and noisy neighborhoods. One morning the office manager assigns him a commission: he has to go to the registry office to collect important documents. He gets them and puts them in his leather briefcase, but decides to wander around the city center and, stopping inside a bar, gets distracted for a moment and another customer involuntarily exchanges his briefcase with his own. Forced to frantically research, the accountant manages to recover the stock exchange from the general markets; he returns to the office upset and there he is joined by a messenger who gives him a reward of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trojan Horse (film)
''The Trojan Horse'' ( it, La guerra di Troia) is a 1961 Italian ''peplum'' film set in the tenth and final year of the Trojan War. The film focuses primarily on the exploits of the Trojan hero Aeneas during this time. The film was directed by Giorgio Ferroni and stars Steve Reeves as Aeneas and John Drew Barrymore as Odysseus. In 2004 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Storia Segreta del Cinema Italiano: Italian Kings of the Bs" at the 61st Venice International Film Festival. Cast Production The battle scenes were shot in Yugoslavia. Release ''The Trojan Horse'' was released in Italy on 26 October 1961 with a 115-minute running time. It was released in July 1962 in the United States with a 105-minute running time. See also * List of historical drama films * Greek mythology in popular culture * Sword-and-sandal Footnotes References * * External links * ''The Trojan Horse''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Centurion (film)
''Il conquistatore di Corinto'' (AKA: ''The Centurion'') is a French/Italian international co-production 1961 historical drama film set in 146 BC in Greece. Against the backdrop of the Battle of Corinth, this movie is centered on a love story between a Roman centurion named Caius Vinicius and Hebe, the daughter of a local governor with anti-Roman sentiments. This film was directed by Mario Costa. Cast *Jacques Sernas as Caius Vinicius *John Drew Barrymore as Diaeus * Geneviève Grad as Hebe * Gianna Maria Canale as Artemide *Gordon Mitchell as Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus *Gianni Santuccio as Critolaus *Ivano Staccioli as Hippolytus *Nando Tamberlani as Callicrates *Gianni Solaro as Ambassadeur *Andrea Fantasia as Lucius Quintus *José Jaspe as The Traitor *Franco Fantasia as Anteo *Miranda Campa as Cinzia *Dina De Santis as Chimene *Adriano Micantoni as Kerone *Vassili Karis as Egeo *Adriana Vianello as Cleo * Milena Vukotic as Servant of Artemide *I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mole Men Against The Son Of Hercules
''Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules'' ( it, Maciste, l'uomo più forte del mondo/ ''Maciste, the Strongest Man in the World'') is a 1961 Italian '' peplum'' film directed by Antonio Leonviola and starring Mark Forest. Plot summary The young Princess Saliura has been captured by a fierce cave-dwelling people. Maciste and his friend Bangor, in whose care she was left, allow themselves to be also captured and imprisoned. They find themselves in a series of deep caverns, occupied by a race of mutant white-haired albino people. They are living under an ancient curse, by which they cannot emerge onto the surface, except by moonlight, and sunlight is deadly to them. They worship the goddess of the moon. The 'mole men', led by Halis Mosab, a tyrannical and bloodthirsty non-albino queen, are using the captured people as slaves to operate their diamond mining operations. Saliura is assisted in an escape and is taken to sanctuary with the Guardians of the Sacred Waterfall. But she is be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prisoner Of The Iron Mask
''The Prisoner of the Iron Mask'' ( it, La vendetta della maschera di ferro, french: La vengeance du masque de fer) is a 1962 Italian-French swashbuckler film. It was directed by Francesco De Feo. at Plot Cast * Michel Lemoine as Marco * as Christina *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules And The Conquest Of Atlantis
''Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis'' ( it, Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide, lit=Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis) is a 1961 film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Reg Park in his film debut as Ercole/Hercules. It was originally released in Super Technirama 70. The film is also known as ''Hercules Conquers Atlantis'' in the United Kingdom, and ''Hercules and the Captive Women'' in the United States where the film was not only retitled but edited, rescored and given a title design by Filmation. Plot When strange atmospheric events occur in the disunited city states of Ancient Greece, a forum debates what action to take. As there is no agreement, Androcles King of Thebes seeks the assistance of his friend, the legendary Hercules. Hercules, now married to Deianira with a son named Hylas, does not wish to leave the comfort of his family, though Hylas is keen for adventure. Androcles takes matters into his own hands by drugging and kidnapping Hercules and pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Of The Vikings
''The Last of the Vikings'' (Italian:''L'ultimo dei Vikinghi'', French:''Le Dernier des Vikings'') is a 1961 French-Italian historical film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Cameron Mitchell, Edmund Purdom and Isabelle Corey.Elley p.202 It was about Harald Sigurdsson. The film was allegedly co-directed by Mario Bava who was uncredited. The film's sets were designed by the Italian art director Italo Tomassi. Cast * Cameron Mitchell as Harald * Edmund Purdom as King Sveno * Isabelle Corey as Hilde * Hélène Rémy as Edith / Elga * Andrea Aureli as Haakon * Mario Feliciani * Aldo Bufi Landi as Londborg * Carla Calò as Herta * Corrado Annicelli as Godrun * Nando Tamberlani as Gultred * Nando Angelini as Simon, uomo di Sveno * Piero Gerlini * George Ardisson as Guntar * Piero Lulli as Hardak, uomo di Sveno * Benito Stefanelli Benito Stefanelli (2 September 1928 – 18 December 1999) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and weapons master who ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Giants Of Thessaly
''The Giants of Thessaly'' ( it, I giganti della Tessaglia (Gli Argonauti), french: Le Géant de Thessalie, released in the UK as ''Jason and the Golden Fleece'') is a 1960 Italian-French adventure-fantasy film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is loosely based on the epic poem ''Argonautica'' by Apollonius Rhodius. Plot Thessaly, overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, sends King Jason and his Argonauts on a search for the fabled Golden Fleece. Meanwhile, back home, his scheming cohort is plotting to get his hands on the kingdom and the queen. The film's subplots bear some resemblance to Odysseus' odyssey including a plot by a trusted lord to seize a throne from an absent king and a desire to marry the king's faithful wife. Jason and his men encounter a queen on her island of siren witches who turns seduced men into animals much like Odysseus' encounter with the sorceress Circe. There is also a struggle against a Cyclops also reminiscent of the encounter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of The Pirates
''Queen of the Pirates'' ( it, La Venere dei pirati) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Mario Costa (director), Mario Costa. It was followed by ''Tiger of the Seven Seas''. Plot Cast * Gianna Maria Canale: Sandra * Massimo Serato: Cesare Count of Santa Croce * Scilla Gabel: Isabella * Livio Lorenzon: Olandese, Pirate Chief * Moira Orfei: Jana * Paul Muller (actor), Paul Muller: Duke Zulian * José Jaspe: Captain Mirko * Giustino Durano: Battista Production The film was partially shot at Monte Argentario, Grosseto in Tuscany, Italy. Release ''The Queen of the Pirates'' was released in Italy on 26 August 1960. It was released in the United States on July 26, 1961, by Columbia Pictures. Footnotes References * External links * 1960 films Italian adventure films Pirate films Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli Films set in the Mediterranean Sea Films shot in Tuscany 1960 adventure films Films directed by Mario Costa 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Loves Of Salammbo
''The Loves of Salammbo'' ( it, Salambò, french: Salammbô) is a 1960 historical drama directed by Sergio Grieco. It is loosely based on the novel ''Salammbô'' by Gustave Flaubert. Cast * Jacques Sernas: Mathos * Jeanne Valérie: Salammbò * Edmund Purdom: Narr Havas * Riccardo Garrone: Hamilcar Barca * Arnoldo Foà: Spendius * Charles Fawcett : Hanon * Brunella Bovo : Neshma (Italian version) * Kamala Devi : Neshma (French version) * Ivano Staccioli Ivano Staccioli (3 January 1927 – 15 July 1995) was an Italian film actor. Staccioli made 70 appearances between 1960 and 1991, mostly in film. He is best known for his appearances in historical adventures and action or western films in the 1 ...: Gell Censorship When Salammbò was first released in Italy in 1960 the Committee for Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities reviewed the film. They decided that in order for the film to be screened publicly, the Committee recommended th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sword And The Cross
''The Sword and the Cross'' ( it, La spada e la croce) is a 1958 Italian religious drama film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Yvonne De Carlo as Mary Magdalene. Shot in English and later dubbed in Italian, the film was released in the United States in 1960 as ''Mary Magdalene''. Cast * Yvonne De Carlo as Mary Magdalene * Jorge Mistral as Gaius Marcellus * Rossana Podestà as Martha * Massimo Serato as Anan * Andrea Aureli as Barabbas * Mario Girotti as Lazarus * Nando Tamberlani as Caiaphas * Philippe Hersent as Pontius Pilate * Rossana Rory as Claudia Production De Carlo was signed for the film in May 1958. The film's director, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (8 July 1894 – 4 January 1998) was an Italian film director whose career spanned from the 1930s to the mid-1960s. He mainly directed adventure pictures and popular comedies, including some starring Totò. His 1942 f ..., later remembered that the "producer, Ottavio P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |