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Odds And Evens (film)
''Odds and Evens'' ( it, Pari e dispari also known as ''Trinity: Gambling for High Stakes'') is an Italian comedy movie directed in 1978 by Sergio Corbucci and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. In 1979 it was awarded with the Golden Screen Award along with '' Superman'' and ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''. Plot Johnny Firpo, a US Navy Lieutenant, is competing in many competitions in Miami, including American football and speedboat racing. Charlie instead is a truck driver making deliveries in various places and ultimately must carry a tank full of dolphins. The two characters meet when some miscreants sabotage Johnny's speedboat. He thinks that it was Charlie who was eating a plate of beans, but in the end, they discover that the real culprits are a gang of illegal bookmakers, led by a man known as Paraboulis 'The Greek', who are controlling and rigging every gambling competition in Florida. The Navy asks Johnny to infiltrate and dismantle t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Corbucci
Sergio Corbucci (; 6 December 1926 – 1 December 1990) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed both very violent Spaghetti Westerns and bloodless Bud Spencer and Terence Hill action comedies. He is the older brother of screenwriter and film director Bruno Corbucci. Biography Early career Corbucci was born in Rome. He started his career by directing mostly low-budget sword and sandal movies. Among his first Spaghetti Westerns were the films ''Grand Canyon Massacre'' (1964), which he co-directed (under the pseudonym, Stanley Corbett) with Albert Band, as well as ''Minnesota Clay'' (1964), his first solo directed Spaghetti Western. Corbucci's first commercial success was with the cult Spaghetti Western '' Django'', starring Franco Nero, the leading man in many of his movies. He would later collaborate with Franco Nero on two other Spaghetti Westerns, ''Il Mercenario'' or '' The Mercenary'' (a.k.a. ''A Professional Gun'') (1968) - where Nero pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvatore Borgese
Sal Borgese (born 5 March 1937, in Rome) is an Italian film actor. He is sometimes credited as Salvatore Borghese or Mark Trevor. He is noted for extensive work in the Italian film industry from the 1960s to present day, and for his work as a stuntman and acrobat. Borgese's credits include parts in Spaghetti Westerns, sword-and-sandal, and spy films. Partial filmography * ''Colossus of the Arena'' (1962) * ''Challenge of the Gladiator'' (1965) * '' 008: Operation Exterminate'' (1965) * '' Countdown to Doomsday'' (1966) * '' Blueprint for a Massacre'' (1967) * ''Lotus Flowers for Miss Quon'' (1967) * ''I quattro del pater noster'' (1969) * '' Adios Sabata'' (1970) * '' Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming'' (1970) * '' Blackie the Pirate'' (1971) * ''Delusions of Grandeur'' (1971) * '' Si può fare... amigo'' (1972) * ''Man Called Invincible'' (1973) * ''The Big Family'' (1973) * '' Pasqualino Cammarata, Frigate Captain'' (1974) * ''Three Supermen of the West'' (1974) * ''The Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Sergio Corbucci
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Crime Comedy Films
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1970s Crime Comedy 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Films
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows: Events * February 6 – David Begelman resigns as president of Columbia Pictures. * March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial. * March – Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for '' The Empire Strikes Back'', but dies only two weeks later. * June – Daniel Melnick becomes head of Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal. * June 4 – '' Grease'', starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It becomes the highest-grossing musical ever and Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film. * July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen International
''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company. The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. The magazine in its current form was founded in 1975, and its website, ''Screendaily.com'', was added in 2001. ''Screen International'' also produces daily publications at film festivals and markets in Berlin, Germany; Cannes, France; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California; and Hong Kong. History ''Screen International'' traces its history back to 1889 with the publication of ''Optical Magic Lantern and Photographic Enlarger''. At the turn of the 20th century, the name changed to ''Cinematographic Journal'' and in 1907 it was renamed '' Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly''. Kinematograph Weekly ''Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly'' contained trade news, advertisements, reviews, exhibition advice, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amori Miei
''Amori miei'' (internationally released as ''My Loves'') is a 1978 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. For this film Monica Vitti was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress. Cast *Monica Vitti: Anna Lisa Bianchi *Johnny Dorelli: Marco Rossi *Enrico Maria Salerno: Antonio Bianchi *Edwige Fenech Edwige Fenech (, ; born 24 December 1948) is an Algerian-born Maltese-Sicilian actress and film producer. She is mostly known as the star of a series of ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' and ''giallo'' films released in the 1970s, which turned her ...: Deborah *: taxi driver *: old woman crossing the street Reception The film was the most popular Italian film of the 1978-79 season. References External links * 1978 films Commedia all'italiana Films directed by Stefano Vanzina Films scored by Armando Trovajoli Italian comedy films 1978 comedy films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woody Woodbury
Robert Dennis Woodbury (born February 9, 1924) is an American comedian, actor, television personality and talk show host. He is known for his best-selling comedy albums of risqué stories, most of which were released in the early 1960s. He was among the first standup comedians to receive a gold record. Biography Woodbury was born February 9, 1924, in Saint Paul, Minnesota,. He was a U.S. Marine Corps flight instructor in World War II and Korean War. Appearing at a night club in Florida, Woodbury met Fletcher Smith, who recorded Woody's material and through his connections in Hollywood led Woodbury to appear in a few films. By 1948, he was working at the Clover Club in Miami. Woodbury's most substantial film role was that of "Uncle Woody" in 1964's '' For Those Who Think Young'' (with James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Tina Louise and Paul Lynde). Among Woodbury's other film appearances: '' Safe at Home!'' (with Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, 1962); '' Beyond the Bermuda Triangle'' (T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincenzo Maggio
Enzo Maggio (10 October 1902 – 13 July 1978) was an Italian actor. Born Vincenzo Maggio in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio made a long apprenticeship in the avanspettacolo theaters before and during the Second World War. On stage, he was specialized in macchiette and in the impersonation of the comedian Larry Semon (known in Italy as Ridolini).Antonio Virgilio Savona; Michele Lo Straniero. "Maggio, Famiglia". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 959-960. After the war, he decided to devote himself to cinema and had a very prolific career even if often cast in character roles. Maggio often worked on stage with his brothers and sisters Dante, Beniamino, Pupella and Rosalia. Partial filmography * ''A Dog's Life'' (1950) - Gigetto * '' È arrivato il cavaliere'' (1950) - Guardia personale del ministro * '' Milano miliardaria'' (1951) - Il parruchiere tifoso * ''Viva il cinema!'' (1952) * ''The White Sheik'' (1952) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Reali
Carlo Reali (born 6 December 1930) is an Italian actor, voice actor and film editor. Biography Born in Padua, Reali was a frequent visitor of the many theatres across Rome before his career began. He eventually found his place in the cinema working as an actor and he even got to make collaborations with Bud Spencer in several of his films. Reali also starred in films that would later become international successes such as '' La Cage aux Folles'' and he is also well known for his work as a film editor. Reali has dubbed many actors which include Steve Martin, Eli Wallach, Bob Hoskins, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, Don Ameche and Tim Curry. He has gained international recognition for voicing Palpatine in the Italian version of the '' Star Wars'' franchise since 1999 as well as Bob Kelso in the Italian version of '' Scrubs''. Reali has also done dubbing work for Disney. For example, he has voiced Horace Horsecollar in the Italian version of ''The Prince and the Pauper'' as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
