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Pleasant Nights
''Pleasant Nights'' ( it, Le piacevoli notti) is a 1966 Italian comedy film directed by Armando Crispino and Luciano Lucignani and starring Vittorio Gassman and Gina Lollobrigida. Plot Three comedic tales set in the Middle Ages. Cast * Vittorio Gassman - Bastiano da Sangallo * Gina Lollobrigida - Domicilla * Ugo Tognazzi - Uguccione * Adolfo Celi - Bernadozzo * Eros Pagni - Soldier * Gigi Proietti - Mario di Colli * Carmen Scarpitta * Maria Grazia Buccella - Lucrezia Borgia * Hélène Chanel * Luigi Vannucchi * Magda Konopka - Fiametta * Omero Antonutti - Il Capitano * Paolo Bonacelli Paolo Bonacelli (born 28 February 1937) is an Italian actor. He is best known for his performance as the Duke de Blangis in Pier Paolo Pasolini's final film, ''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom'' (1975). He was in '' Midnight Express'' (1978) as t ... References External links * 1966 films 1966 comedy films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Armando Crispino Commedia all'it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Crispino
Armando Crispino (18 October 1924 – 6 October 2003) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was born in Biella, Piedmont. He directed nine films between 1966 and 1975. He also wrote for nine films between 1965 and 1975. He also directed two Italian horror films, ''Autopsy'' and ''The Dead Are Alive''. Selected filmography * ''Pleasant Nights'' (1966 - director) * ''Commandos'' (1968 - director) * ''The Dead Are Alive'' (1972 - director) (aka "The Etruscan Kills Again") * ''Autopsy An autopsy (post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death or to evaluate any di ...'' (1975 - director) (aka "Macchie Solari"/ "Sunspots") References External links * * 1924 births 2003 deaths People from the Province of Biella Italian film directors Giallo film directors Italian male screenwriters 20th-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigi Proietti
Luigi "Gigi" Proietti (2 November 1940 – 2 November 2020) was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, musician, singer and television presenter. Early life He was born in Rome to Romano Proietti, originally from Umbria, and Giovanna Ceci, a housewife. During his youth he was keen on singing and on playing guitar, piano, accordion and double bass in several Roman nightclubs. He enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the La Sapienza University, where he attended the mimicry courses of the University Theatre Centre held by Giancarlo Cobelli, who immediately noticed his talent as a musician and booked him for an avantgarde play. Career Acting After several stage works, in 1966 Proietti debuted both in cinema, in ''Pleasant Nights'', and on television, in the TV series ''I grandi camaleonti''. His first personal success came in 1971, when he replaced Domenico Modugno in the stage musical ''Alleluja brava gente'' by Garinei & Giovannini, starring alongside Renato Rascel. In 1974, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commedia All'italiana
Commedia all'italiana (, pl. Commedie all'italiana, "Comedy in the Italian way") or Italian-style comedy is an Italian film genre born in Italy in the 1950s and developed in the 1960s and 1970s. It is widely considered to have started with Mario Monicelli's ''Big Deal on Madonna Street'' in 1958, and derives its name from the title of Pietro Germi's ''Divorce Italian Style'' (1961). According to most of the critics, '' La Terrazza'' (1980) by Ettore Scola is the last work considered part of the Commedia all'italiana. Rather than a specific genre, the term indicates a period (approximately from the late 1950s to the early 1970s) in which the Italian film industry was producing many successful comedies, with some common traits like satire of manners, farcical and grotesque overtones, a strong focus on "spicy" social issues of the period (like sexual matters, divorce, contraception, marriage of the clergy, the economic rise of the country and its various consequences, the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Armando Crispino
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 sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Italian-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 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 * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. ** A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily to discuss Rhodesia. * January 12 – United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. * January 15 – 1966 Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Films
The year 1966 in film involved some significant events. '' A Man for All Seasons'' won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Top-grossing films North America The top ten 1966 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Outside North America The highest-grossing 1966 films in countries outside North America. Events * October 19 - Gulf and Western Industries acquire Paramount Pictures. * November - Seven Arts Productions reach agreement to acquire Warner Bros. for $32 million, later forming a new company Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. * December 15 - Entertainment pioneer Walt Disney, best known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, breakthroughs in the field of animation, filmmaking, theme park design and other achievements, dies at the age of 65. He died while he was producing ''The Jungle Book'', ''The Happiest Millionaire'', and ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day''; the last three films under his personal supervision. Awards Academy Awards: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Bonacelli
Paolo Bonacelli (born 28 February 1937) is an Italian actor. He is best known for his performance as the Duke de Blangis in Pier Paolo Pasolini's final film, ''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom'' (1975). He was in '' Midnight Express'' (1978) as the despised prison trustee Rifki and ''Caligula'' (1979), in which he plays the role of Cassius Chaerea. He co-starred with Roberto Benigni in the films ''Johnny Stecchino'' and ''Night on Earth'', both from 1991. In 1992, Bonacelli won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor. Filmography *''Cadavere per signora'' (1964) .... Gedeon *'' La congiuntura'' (1965) .... Zenone *'' Super Seven Calling Cairo'' (1965) .... Capitano Hume (uncredited) *''Le piacevoli notti'' (1966) .... Messenger *'' The Devil in Love'' (1966) .... Inn's customer *'' Il padre di famiglia'' (1967) .... Geometra *''Sette volte sette'' (1968) .... (uncredited) *''Lady Barbara'' (1970) .... Edward *'' Lacrime d'amore'' (1970) .... Cormick *''Una prostituta a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omero Antonutti
Omero Antonutti (3 August 1935 – 5 November 2019) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Basiliano, in the province of Udine (in the Northeastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia), after having worked in shipyards Antonutti embraced the acting career, working mainly on stage, especially at the Teatro Stabile di Trieste and at the Teatro Stabile di Genova, in which he often worked under Luigi Squarzina. He made his film debut in the 1966 film ''Pleasant Nights'' starring Vittorio Gassman, Gina Lollobrigida and Ugo Tognazzi. His most notable performance was in the Taviani brothers' acclaimed film ''Padre Padrone''. In Spain, he worked with Víctor Erice in ''El Sur'', and Carlos Saura in ''El Dorado''. He also played Noah in '' Genesis: The Creation and the Flood''. Antonutti was also regularly employed in the dubbing of foreign films into the Italian language. He was the official Italian voice actor of Christopher Lee and dubbed many of his film roles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magda Konopka
Magda Konopka (born March 15, 1943) is a Polish model and actress. She was born in Warsaw. In December 1967, she married Franco-Canadian billionaire Jean-Louis Dessy in Chelsea, London. They separated after three months of marriage. She is reported to have been one of the women with whom Sean Connery had affairs in the early 1970's prior to his divorce from Diane Cilento."Obituary: Sir Sean Connery." Times of London. 31 October 2020. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/obituary-sir-sean-connery-7czbcsm3v Filmography * ''Becket'' (1964) (as Magda Knopke) * ''Thrilling'' (1965) * '' Sette monaci d'oro'' (1966) * ''Pleasant Nights'' (1966) * ''Golden Chameleon'' (1967) * ''Love Nights in the Taiga'' (1967) * ''Top Secret'' (1967) * ''Satanik'' (1968) * '' A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof'' (1968) * ''Night of the Serpent'' (1970) (USA) * ''Hell Boats'' (1970) * ''When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth'' (1970) * '' Winged Devils'' (1971) * '' Quickly, spari e baci a colazione'' (1971 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Vannucchi
Luigi Vannucchi (25 November 1930 – 30 August 1978) was an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career Born in Caltanissetta, Vannucchi graduated at Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1952 and shortly after entered the theatrical company of Vittorio Gassman. In 1958 he entered the Giorgio Strehler's company. From early 60's he also was very active as television actor, often in negative roles, in successful TV-series as ''A come Andromeda'' and ''I promessi sposi''. His film career was less prolific, but however it includes notable titles as Mikhail Kalatozov's ''The Red Tent (film), The Red Tent'', Joseph Losey's ''The Assassination of Trotsky'' and Roberto Rossellini's ''Anno uno'' (in which he played Alcide De Gasperi). Death His last work was the 1978 TV-series ''L'assurdo vizio'' (''The absurd vice''), in which he portrayed the suicidal writer Cesare Pavese. He committed suicide soon after. Filmography References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène Chanel
Hélène Chanel (born Hélène Stoliaroff; 12 June 1941 in Deauville, Calvados, France) is a French actress of Russian heritage. She was active in the 1960s in a variety of European international co-productions of sword and sandal, Eurospy and Spaghetti Westerns. She was credited with a variety of names such as Hélène Chancel, Helen Chanel, Sheryll Morgan, Helen Stoliaroff and Hélène Stoliaroff. Biography A former model, Helene entered films in 1959 in the film ''Les dragueurs'' opposite Ugo Tognazzi. Her surname was to have been changed to "Chancel", but an Italian publicity agent misspelled it to "Chanel".pp.91-92 Lisanti, Tom & Paul, Louis ''Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973 McFarland, 2002 Partial filmography * ''Les Dragueurs'' (1959) - Une invitée à la surboum * ''Détournement de mineures'' (1959) - Christine * ''Genitori in blue-jeans'' (1960) - Nuri * '' My Friend, Dr. Jekyll'' (1960) - Rossana * '' Le olimpiadi dei mariti'' (196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
