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Raf Baldassare
Raf Baldassarre (17 January 1932 - 11 January 1995) was an Italian film actor. Life and career Born Raffaele Baldassarre in Giurdignano, Lecce, Apulia, he started his career in the late 1950s, being cast in many peplum and adventure films, alternating between stereotypical roles of the young villain and the loyal friend of the protagonist. Following a fashion of the time for American-sounding stage names, in the second half of the 1960s he was credited "Ralph Baldwyn" or "Ralph Baldwin" in several Spaghetti Westerns. Baldassarre was active until mid-eighties, usually cast in supporting roles, and he occasionally also worked as a producer. Selected filmography * '' Pirate of the Half Moon'' (1957) - Un corsaro * ''The Pirate of the Black Hawk'' (1958) - Pirata Rosso * ''Pia de' Tolomei'' (1958) * ''The Nights of Lucretia Borgia'' (1959) - Ruggero * ''The Night of the Great Attack'' (1959) - Young Pickpocket * ''The Loves of Salammbo'' (1960) - Capo Mercenario * '' Queen of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giurdignano
Giurdignano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. History The human presence in the area of Giurdignano dates to as early as the Bronze Age, as testified by the presence of numerous menhirs and dolmens. Later it was conquered by the Romans (archaeological findings include a 2nd-3rd century AD necropolis). Later it was part of the Byzantine Empire until the Italo-Normans, Normans conquered it in the 11th century. Main sights The territory of Giurdignano is characterized by the greatest presence of menhir and dolmen in Italy, the total exceeding 25. Other sights include the 18th century Mothern Church, the crypt of ''San Salvatore'' (8th-10th centuries, an example of Byzantine rock-carved chapel), the remains of the Abbey of Centoporte, and the 16th century baronial Palace. References Cities and towns in Apulia Localities of Salento {{Puglia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Mark Of D'Artagnan
''The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan'' ( it, Il colpo segreto di D'Artagnan, french: Le secret de d'Artagnan) is a 1962 Italian-French adventure film written and directed by Siro Marcellini and starring George Nader and Magali Noël. The film is about the adventures of D'Artagnan in the year 1632, between ''The Three Musketeers'' and ''Twenty Years After''. Plot Cast * George Nader as D'Artagnan * Magali Noël as Carlotta * Georges Marchal as Duke of Montersant * Alessandra Panaro as Diana * Mario Petri as Porthos * Massimo Serato as Cardinal Richelieu * Franco Fantasia as Duke of Savignac * Giulio Marchetti as King Louis * Piero Pastore as Conspirator * Raf Baldassarre * Tullio Altamura Tullio Altamura (born 18 July 1924) is an Italian actor, best known for his roles in spaghetti westerns and action films in the 1960s. Life and career Born in Bologna, the son of a career officer in the Italian army, Altamura grew up in Rome ... References External links * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hands Of A Gunfighter
''Hands of a Gunfighter'' ( es, Ocaso de un pistolero, it, Il destino di un pistolero, also known as ''Hands of Gunman'') is a 1965 Spanish-Italian western film directed by Rafael Romero Marchent Rafael Romero Marchent (3 May 1926 – 13 February 2020) was a Spanish director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Born in Madrid, the son of the author Joaquín Romero Marchent Gómez de Avellaneda, he started his career as an actor, mai .... Cast External links * 1965 films 1960s Italian-language films Spaghetti Western films Spanish Western (genre) films Italian Western (genre) films 1965 Western (genre) films Films directed by Rafael Romero Marchent Films scored by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Films produced by Ricardo Sanz 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Man In Jamaica
''Our Man in Jamaica''/''Operation Jamaica'' ( it, A 001, operazione Giamaica) is a 1965 Italian Spanish German international co-production Eurospy adventure film directed by an uncredited Mel Welles. It was credited to for reasons of European funding.p.274 Paul, Louis ''Mel Welles Interview'' ''Tales from the cult film trenches: interviews with 36 actors from horror, science fiction and exploitation cinema'' McFarland, 06/09/2007 Plot Agent 001 Ken Stewart is sent to Jamaica to locate the missing Agent 009 who vanished investigating an arms smuggling operation. After two of Stewart's friends are found dead of electrocution, 001's investigation leads him to an expatriate American criminal who was sentenced to the electric chair but escaped from prison. Seeking revenge, he assembles an army of terrorists based on an island seven miles from Jamaica called Dominica. His arms smuggling is the beginning of a scheme to attack the United States with the aid of Red China and Cuba. The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy Of The Incas
''Legacy of the Incas'' (german: Das Vermächtnis des Inka) is a 1965 adventure film directed by Georg Marischka and starring Guy Madison, Rik Battaglia, and Heinz Erhardt. It was made as a co-production between Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, and West Germany. It is based on the 1892 novel of the same name by Karl May, and was part of a boom in adaptations of the writer's work. Location shooting took place in Peru, Spain and Bulgaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio. Synopsis In nineteenth century Peru, two envoys are sent by the government to negotiate with descendants of the Incas and other tribes to stave off a rebellion. Meanwhile, a bandit who killed an Inca priest several years prior seeks to exploit the unrest to his own advantage. Cast *Guy Madison as Jaguar / Karl Hansen * Rik Battaglia as Antonio Perillo * Fernando Rey as President Castillo * William Rothlein as Haukaropora *Francisco Rabal as Gambusino * Heinz Erhardt as Professor M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse James' Kid
''Jesse James' Kid'' ( it, Solo contro tutti, es, El hijo de Jesse James, also known as ''Son of Jesse James'') is a 1965 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Antonio del Amo. Cast *Robert Hundar as Bill James *Mercedes Alonso as Dorothy *Adrian Hoven as Allan *Luis Induni *Roberto Camardiel * José Canalejas as Joe Kamel * Pier A. Caminnecci *José Jaspe *Raf Baldassarre as Bruce *Tomás Torres *John Bartha *Fernando Sánchez Polack *Adolfo Torrado Adolfo may refer to: * Adolfo, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality * Adolfo (designer), Cuban-born American fashion designer * Adolfo or Adolf, a given name See also * {{dab ... * Robert Johnson Jr. References External links * 1965 films 1960s Italian-language films 1965 Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films Italian Western (genre) films Spanish Western (genre) films Films directed by Antonio del Amo 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Hours Of Gunfire
''Seven Hours of Gunfire'' ( es, Aventuras del Oeste, it, Sette ore di fuoco) is a 1965 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent (as José Hernandez). Cast *Rik Van Nutter as Buffalo Bill (as Clyde Rogers) *Adrian Hoven as Wild Bill Hickok *Kurt Großkurth as August Mai * as Cora *Gloria Milland as Calamity Jane * Robert Johnson Jr. *Carlos Romero Marchent *Helga Liné * Alfonso Rojas as Colonel Carr *Antonio Molino Rojo * Francisco Sanz as Pastor Lieberman *Raf Baldassarre as Guillermo *Cris Huerta as Steve *María Esther Vázquez María Esther Vázquez (4 August 1937 – 25 March 2017) was an Argentine writer and journalist, best known as a collaborator and biographer of Jorge Luis Borges and Victoria Ocampo. Biography She was born in Buenos Aires in 1937 into a family o ... as Agnese External links * 1965 films 1965 Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films Spanish Western (genre) films Italian Western (genre) films W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seven From Texas
''The Seven from Texas'' ( es, Antes llega la muert, it, I sette del Texas, also known as ''Seven Guns from Texas'' and ''Hour of Death'') is a 1964 Spanish-Italian western film directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Spaghetti Western at the 64th Venice International Film Festival. Cast References External links * 1964 films Italian Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films Spanish Western (genre) films 1964 Western (genre) films Texas in fiction Films directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent Films shot in Almería 1960s Italian films 1960s Spanish-language films {{1960s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fistful Of Dollars
''A Fistful of Dollars'' ( it, Per un pugno di dollari, lit=For a Fistful of Dollars titled on-screen as ''Fistful of Dollars'') is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, alongside Gian Maria Volonté, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp, José Calvo, Antonio Prieto, and Joseph Egger. The film, an international co-production between Italy, West Germany, and Spain, was filmed on a low budget (reported to be $200,000), and Eastwood was paid $15,000 for his role. Released in Italy in 1964 and then in the United States in 1967, it initiated the popularity of the Spaghetti Western genre. It was followed by '' For a Few Dollars More'' and ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', also starring Eastwood. Collectively, the films are known as the "''Dollars Trilogy''", or the "''Man with No Name Trilogy''" after the United Artists publicity campaign referred to Eastwood's character in all three films as the "M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandokan To The Rescue (film)
''Sandokan to the Rescue'' (Italian: ''Sandokan alla riscossa'') is a 1964 historical adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Ray Danton, Guy Madison and Franca Bettoia.Goble p.939 It was made as a co-production between Italy and West Germany. It is based on the 1907 novel ''Sandokan to the Rescue'' by Emilio Salgari featuring the character of Sandokan a Malayan pirate. The film's sets were designed by the art director Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni and Massimo Tavazzi. Cast * Ray Danton as Sandokan * Guy Madison as Yanez * Franca Bettoia as Samoa * Mario Petri as William Drook * Alberto Farnese as Tremal Naik * Mino Doro as Lumbo * Giulio Marchetti as Sagapar * Sandro Moretti as Kammamuri * Ferdinando Poggi as Teotokris' Complice * Raf Baldassarre as Teotrokis the Greek * Isarco Ravaioli Isacco Ravaioli, best known as Isarco Ravaioli (3 March 1933 – 15 February 2004), was an Italian film actor. Life and career Born in Ravenna, Ravaioli obtained a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Executioner Of Venice
''The Executioner of Venice'' ( it, Il boia di Venezia), also known as ''Blood of the Executioner'', Howard Hughes. ''Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult''. I.B.Tauris, 2011. . is a 1963 Italian swashbuckler film co-written and directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Lex Barker and Guy Madison. Plot Cast * Lex Barker as Sandrigo Bembo * Guy Madison as Rodrigo Zeno * Alessandra Panaro as Leonora Danin * Mario Petri as Boia Guarnieri * Alberto Farnese as Michele Arcà * Giulio Marchetti as Bartolo * Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Doge Giovanni Bembo * Franco Fantasia as Pietro * Raf Baldassarre as Messere Grimani * Mirella Roxy as Smeralda * John Bartha János Bartha (6 February 1915 – 1991), better known as John Bartha, was a Hungarian film actor who appeared primarily in Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s and 1970s. He is probably most recognizable in western cinema for his role as the Sheriff ... as Messere Leonardo References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Implacable Three
''Implacable Three'' ( es, Tres hombres buenos) is a 1963 Spanish/Italian mystery western film directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent, written by José Mallorquí and starring Geoffrey Horne, Paul Piaget and Fernando Sancho Fernando Sancho Les (7 January 1916 – 31 July 1990) was a Spanish actor. Biography He was born in Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain on 7 January 1916 and died at Hospital Militar Gómez Ulla in Madrid on 31 July 1990 from a liver failure during o ..., it is considered one of the earliest Spaghetti Western films. Cast References External links * {{IMDb title, 0057604 Films directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent Films with screenplays by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent Spanish Western (genre) films Italian Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films 1963 Western (genre) films 1963 films Something Weird Video 1960s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |