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Necropolis (film)
''Necropolis'' is a 1970 Italian-British fantasy horror film directed by Franco Brocani. A dissertation on human evil through the ages, it is considered a cult film, and it was referred to as "a fusion between an Andy Warhol-style improvisation and an ambitious, esoteric subtext that summons all the Western counterculture of the time". Plot Shown through a series of loosely connected vignettes of figures from humanity's past, from Attila the Hun, to the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory, all of which depict various acts of evil both physical and metaphysical. Cast * Pierre Clémenti as Attila * Viva as Countess Bathory * Carmelo Bene as Devil * Bruno Corazzari as Frankenstein's Monster * Tina Aumont * Nicoletta Machiavelli * Paul Jabara * Paolo Graziosi * Louis Waldon * Aldo Mondino * Rada Rassimov Rada Rassimov (born Rada Đerasimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Рада Ђерасимовић) on 3 March 1941 in Trieste, Italy) is an Italian actress of Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Brocani
Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix * Franco, a prefix used when referring to France, a country * Franco, a prefix used when referring to French people and their diaspora, e.g. Franco-Americans, Franco-Mauritians * Franco, a prefix used when referring to Franks, a West Germanic tribe Places * El Franco, a municipality of Asturias in Spain * Presidente Franco District, in Paraguay * Franco, Virginia, an unincorporated community, in the United States Other uses * Franco (band), Filipino band * Franco (General Hospital), Franco (''General Hospital''), a fictional character on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Franco, the Luccan franc, a 19th-century currency of Lucca, Italy * ''Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera'', a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola * ''Franco, ese hombr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Bathory
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (schooner), several ships * ''Elizabeth'' (freighter), an American freighter that was wrecked off New York harbor in 1850; see Places Australia * City of Elizabeth ** Elizabeth, South Australia * Elizabeth Reef, a coral reef in the Tasman Sea United States * Elizabeth, Arkansas * Elizabeth, Colorado * Elizabeth, Georgia * Elizabeth, Illinois * Elizabeth, Indiana * Hopkinsville, Kentucky, originally known as Elizabeth * Elizabeth, Louisiana * Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts * Elizabeth, Minnesota * Elizabeth, New Jersey, largest city with the name in the U.S. * Elizabeth City, North Carolina * Elizabeth (Charlotte neighborhood), North Carolina * Elizabeth, Pennsylvania * Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania (other) * Elizabeth, West Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Fantasy Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Avant-garde And Experimental Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Horror Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 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 * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Fantasy Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 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 * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Avant-garde And Experimental Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 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 * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Films
The year 1970 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1970 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 9 - Larry Fine, the second member of The Three Stooges, suffers a massive stroke, effectively ending his career. * February 11 - '' The Magic Christian'', starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, premieres in New York City. The film's soundtrack album, including Badfinger's "Come and Get It" (written and produced by Paul McCartney), is released on Apple Records. * March 12 - Film debut of Ornella Muti in ''La moglie più bella'' (The Most Beautiful Wife) 3 days after her 15th birthday.IMDB * March 17 - The controversial film '' The Boys in the Band'', directed by William Friedkin and based on Mart Crowley's hit off-Broadway play, opens in theaters. * October 24 - Joan Crawford's final film, the low-budget horror picture ''Trog'', opens in theaters. * December 1 - ''Yousuf Khan Sher Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Out (magazine)
''Time Out'' is a global magazine published by Time Out Group. ''Time Out'' started as a London-only publication in 1968 and has expanded its editorial recommendations to 328 cities in 58 countries worldwide. In 2012, the London edition became a free publication, with a weekly readership of over 307,000. ''Time Out''s global market presence includes partnerships with Nokia and mobile apps for iOS and Android (operating system), Android operating systems. It was the recipient of the International Consumer Magazine of the Year award in both 2010 and 2011 and the renamed International Consumer Media Brand of the Year in 2013 and 2014. History ''Time Out'' was first published in 1968 as a London listings magazine by Tony Elliott (publisher), Tony Elliott, who used his birthday money to produce a one-sheet pamphlet, with Bob Harris (radio presenter), Bob Harris as co-editor. The first product was titled ''Where It's At'', before being inspired by Dave Brubeck's album ''Time Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Willing (actor)
George Maurice "Doc" Willing, Jr. (c. 1829March 12 or 13, 1874) was an American physician, prospector, and political lobbyist. He is known for his time as an unelected delegate to the United States Congress for Jefferson Territory and as the person who introduced James Reavis to the fraudulent Peralta land grant. Biography Willing was born to an affluent Philadelphia family. Educated as a physician, he married the daughter of successful merchant, Mary Ann. The young medical practitioner got into trouble by performing abortions, and to escape potential legal problems moved to California in the early 1850s. By the late 1850s, Willing had resettled in St. Louis, Missouri. He left there in April 1859 to become part of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Upon his arrival to the area, he worked in the "Goose Pasture Diggings" for several months. Described by the '' Rocky Mountain News'' as a "good geologist and a most polished gentleman", Willing became a candidate for delegate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rada Rassimov
Rada Rassimov (born Rada Đerasimović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Рада Ђерасимовић) on 3 March 1941 in Trieste, Italy) is an Italian actress of Serb origin, who has appeared in film since the early 1960s and television since 1975. Biography Born to Serbian parents, Velimir and Vera (née Petrijević) Đerasimović, she attended, along with her two brothers, the Serbian Jovan Miletić Grammar School in Trieste where her father was the dean and teacher since 1927. Later, she went to university and took acting classes with her brother Ivan in Rome. Her career was at its peak in the 1960s and 1970s although she has appeared in film as recently as 2003. She is perhaps best known in world cinema for her appearance in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western '' The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' in 1966 in which she played the role of María, beaten by Lee Van Cleef's character, mercenary "Angel Eyes". Since 1975 she has worked predominantly on Italian television. She now lives i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Mondino
Aldo Mondino (Turin, 4 October 1938 – Turin, 10 March 2005) was an Italian sculptor and painter.Biografia aldomondino.it Mondino was an artist characterized by an ironic approach to art. He used a range of unconventional materials in his works, including caramel and chocolate, and pioneered the art of painting on linoleum. He is known for mosaics realized using chocolate, seeds, coffee, legumes and many other different materials. References Bibliography *Angela Vettese, Aldo Mondino, Nuovi Strumenti, 1991 *Vittoria Cohen, Aldo Mondino, Particolare, Spazia, 1995 *Aldo Mondino, Progetto Siena, Prearo Editore, 1996 *Vittoria Cohen, Aldo Mondino dall'Acrilico allo Zucchero, Hopelfulmonster, 2000 *Maurizio Sciaccaluga, Risalto, 2001, Teograf *Alberto Fiz, Aldo Mondino Il viaggio, Mazzotta, 2002 *Valerio Dehò ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
