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Pasquale Squitieri
Pasquale Squitieri (27 November 1938 – 18 February 2017) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Naples, Squitieri graduated in law, then was briefly involved in stage, as author ("''La battaglia''") and even actor (directed by Francesco Rosi). He made his film debut with ''Io e Dio'', produced by Vittorio De Sica, and, after two Spaghetti Westerns he signed as William Redford, he focused on drama films centered on political and social issues. His film ''Il prefetto di ferro'' won the David di Donatello for David di Donatello for Best Film, Best Film in 1978. ''Li chiamarono... briganti!'', a film about the brigand Carmine Crocco, was suspended from the cinemas and it is not available on the home video market. Squitieri was the partner of Claudia Cardinale since 1974. His 1980 film ''Savage Breed'' was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. Since 2003 he had been romantically linked to the actress and singer Ottavia Fusco, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans. Naples served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeance Is A Dish Served Cold
''Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold'' ( it, La vendetta è un piatto che si serve freddo), also known as ''Death's Dealer'', is a 1971 Italian Western film directed by Pasquale Squitieri and starring Klaus Kinski. Plot Jeremias was 12 years old when an onslaught on his parents' ranch made him an orphan. He has fought Indians ever since because he considers them responsible for this atrocity. One day, he captures Tune, a young squaw in the wilderness. He brings her to the next city because he plans to sell her as a slave to the highest bidder. Before she is passed on to a buyer, a racist mob tries to lynch her. Jeremias foils this attempts but is taken by surprise later on. Two bandits abduct Tune and leave Jeremias for dead. As soon as he has recovered sufficiently he pursues the misdoers. When he gets at them, it turns out they are associated with a so-called friend of his late father. Jeremias discloses that this presumed friend did not only deceive George Bridger, but also hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atto Di Dolore
''Atto di dolore'' is an Italian film released in 1990. It stars Claudia Cardinale. Plot In Milan, Elena (Cardinale), widowed, has to raise her two children Martina and Sandro alone. Life takes a turn for the worse when Sandro becomes a drug addict. Despite his mother's attempts, the boy is unable to rid of his addiction. Sandro becomes violent towards his mother and she eventually decides to kill him. Cast *Claudia Cardinale: Elena *Bruno Cremer: Armando *Karl Zinny: Sandro *Giulia Boschi: Martina * Memè Perlini: Ramella * Ferruccio De Ceresa: Salvi * Enrico Lo Verso: Geraci *Clara Colosimo: Contessa Cini *Gabriele Muccino Gabriele Muccino (; born 20 May 1967) is an Italian film director. He has worked his way from making short films only aired on Italian television to become a well-known and successful American filmmaker. He is the elder brother of actor Silvio Mu ...: Zico References External links * 1990 films 1990s Italian-language films Films directed by Pasquale S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gli Invisibili
''The Invisible Ones'' ( it, Gli invisibili) is a 1988 Italian drama film written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri. It is loosely based on the novel ''Gli invisibili'' by Nanni Balestrini. The film was entered into the main competition at the 45th edition of the Venice Film Festival.Sauro Borelli. "Una storia invisibile". ''L'Unità''. 6 September 1988. Plot At the beginning of the eighties, Sirio, a young worker of the Terni steelworks with a past in student protesting, decides to abandon his job to join an extreme left-wing group. Although he declares himself contrary to the armed struggle following the decision by some elements of the group to carry out terrorist actions, he is arrested upon being caught with his best friend Apache. Although there is no real evidence of his guilt, Sirio is promised freedom only if he will talk about the organization and his companions. He refuses, and is subsequently transferred to a maximum security prison where he meets some of his com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Solution
''The Third Solution'' ( it, Russicum - I giorni del diavolo, also known as ''Russicum'') is a 1988 Italian crime-thriller film written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri and starring Treat Williams. Plot Cast * Treat Williams as Mark Hendrix * F. Murray Abraham as Father Carafa * Danny Aiello as George Sherman * Rita Rusic as Alexandra * Robert Balchus as Michael Wessling * Rossano Brazzi as Marini * Nigel Court as Father Hanema * Leopoldo Mastelloni as Father Isidoro * Luigi Montini * Rada Rassimov * María Baxa * Franco Diogene * Lorenzo Piani Lorenzo Piattoni (27 September 1955 – 14 August 2016), known professionally as Lorenzo Piani, was an Italian singer and songwriter. Biography After studying classical piano at the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro, he released a single. As a musi ... References External links * Films directed by Pasquale Squitieri 1980s crime thriller films English-language Italian films 1980s English-language films 1980s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naso Di Cane
''Naso di cane'' (also known as ''A Dog's Nose'') is a 1986 Italian crime-drama television miniseries, written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri and starring Luca De Filippo. It is loosely based on a novel of the same name written by Attilio Veraldi, who also collaborated on the screenplay.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . Plot Cast * Luca De Filippo as Police Commissioner Corrado Apicella * Nigel Court as Ciro Mele, aka "Naso 'e cane" *Claudia Cardinale as Laura *Donald Pleasence as Olindo Cuomo *Raymond Pellegrin as Antonio Garofalo *Yorgo Voyagis as Achille Ammirato * Nancy Brilli as Rosa * Marzio Honorato as Rassetiello *Giuseppe Cederna as Merdillo *Victor Cavallo Victor Cavallo (birth name Vittorio Vitolo, 8 May 1947 in Rome – 21 January 2000 in Rome) was an Italian actor and underground writer. He started his acting career on stage in 1974, in cinema worked for directors such as Bernardo B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Repenter
''Il pentito'' (internationally released as ''The Repenter'' and ''The Squealer'') is a 1985 Italian crime-drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The film is loosely based on actual events involving, among others, pentito Tommaso Buscetta, judge Giovanni Falcone and banker Michele Sindona. Cast *Tony Musante: Vanni Ragusa *Franco Nero: Judge Falco *Max von Sydow: Spinola *Erik Estrada: Salvo Lercara *Rita Rusic: lover of Vanni Ragusa *Ivo Garrani: Boss *Marino Masè: Carabinieri Lieutenant *Tony Sperandeo: killer *Imma Piro *Claudine Auger *Marina Berti *Philippe Lemaire Philippe Lemaire (14 March 1927 – 15 March 2004) was a French actor. He appeared in more than ninety films between 1946 and 2004. Lemaire was married three times; Nicole Pinton (1949–1951) (divorced); Juliette Gréco Juliette Gréco (; ... * Rik Battaglia References External links * 1985 films 1980s Italian-language films English-language Italian films 1980s English-language films Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claretta
''Claretta'' (English title ''Claretta Petacci'') is a 1984 Italian historical drama film directed and written by Pasquale Squitieri. The film entered the competition at the 41° Venice International Film Festival. For her role of Claretta Petacci, Claudia Cardinale was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress. Cast * Claudia Cardinale - Claretta Petacci * Giuliano Gemma - Marcello Petacci *Caterina Boratto - Giuseppina Petacci * Fernando Briamo - Benito Mussolini *Nancy Brilli - Miriam Petacci *Angela Goodwin - Luisa *María Mercader María de la Asunción Mercader Forcada (; 6 March 1918 – 26 January 2011) was a Spanish film actress who appeared in some forty films between 1923 and 1992. Julian Gorkin wrote that her cousin was born Montserrat in the family of Carida ... - Princess of Montenevoso * Catherine Spaak - Roberta References External links * 1984 films Italian drama films 1980s Italian-language films Films directed by Pasquale Squitieri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'arma
''L'arma'' (released in English as ''The Gun'' and on home video as ''Sniper'') is a 1978 Italian film. It stars Claudia Cardinale and Stefano Satta Flores, and was directed by Pasquale Squitieri. Cast *Stefano Satta Flores: Luigi *Claudia Cardinale: Marta * Benedetta Fantoli: Rossana *Clara Colosimo Clara Colosimo (23 May 1922 – 15 June 1994) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 65 films between 1968 and 1991. Selected filmography * ''Alfredo, Alfredo'' (1972) * '' Sex Pot'' (1975) * '' Il mostro'' (1977) * '' Zanna Bianca e ...: cantante References External links * 1978 films Italian crime drama films 1970s Italian-language films Films directed by Pasquale Squitieri 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corleone (film)
''Father of the Godfathers'' ( it, Corleone) is a 1978 Italian crime film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. It stars Claudia Cardinale, Giuliano Gemma and Tony Kendall and is set in Sicily in the 1950s. Gemma was awarded 1979 Best Actor at the Montréal World Film Festival for his role. Cast Production ''Father of the Godfathers'' was inspired by Orazio Barrese's book ''I complici, Gli anni dell'antimafia''. The book was the story of the Mafia boss Luciano Liggio. After the release of Squitieri's previous film '' I Am the Law'', Mario Cecchi Gori approached him to make an adaptation. Barrese and Squitieri were friends, but later stated that "I don't consider ''Father of the Godfathers'' as one of my best works, it's definitely inferior to ''I Am the Law''." Release ''Father of the Godfathers'' was distributed theatrically in Italy by Cineriz on 4 November 1978. Film historian and critic Roberto Curti stated that the film was a huge commercial success in Italy, grossing 2,304,30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
