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Rascel-Fifì
''Rascel-Fifì'' is a 1957 Italian crime-comedy film directed by . It is a parody of Jules Dassin's ''Rififi''. The film was a success at the Italian box office. Plot Renato and Gideone team up in business and open a Night in one of the worst and infamous neighborhoods in New York, provoking the ire of Gionata a gangster owner of a nightclub right in front of Renato's, the boss will open a series of actions to close the competitors' business, first by sending a dancer, Barbara, who, performing in a risqué show, tries to get the police to intervene, then with the kidnapping of Renatino, son of Renato, to blackmail his father. Renatino proves to be smarter than he seems, challenges Gionata to the dice and beats him, making him lose all the money and also the club. Michaela, daughter of the bandit, has in the meantime fallen in love with Renato and helps him find her son, everything will end in a marriage and Gionata will pass, with her accomplices, in Renato's service. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riccardo Cucciolla
Riccardo Cucciolla (5 September 1924 – 17 September 1999) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1953 and 1999. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival for the film '' Sacco & Vanzetti''. Biography Born in Bari, in southern Italy, Cucciolla gained a degree in law, then made his stage debut in an amateur production in his home city. From 1946, he started working in radio as a voice actor and as the narrator of documentaries; at the same time, he started working in cinema, as a dubber and a voice actor. Cucciolla made his film debut in 1953, in Anton Giulio Majano's ''Good Folk's Sunday''. After some minor roles, he had his first important role in ''Italiani brava gente'' (1965), followed by a further significant role in Giuliano Montaldo's ''Grand Slam'' (1967). Cucciolla came to national and international recognition with the leading role in Montaldo's '' Sacco e Vanzetti'', for which he was awarded best actor at Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dario Fo
Dario Luigi Angelo Fo (; 24 March 1926 – 13 October 2016) was an Italian playwright, actor, theatre director, stage designer, songwriter, political campaigner for the Italian left wing and the recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature. In his time he was "arguably the most widely performed contemporary playwright in world theatre".Mitchell 1999, p. xiii Much of his dramatic work depends on improvisation and comprises the recovery of "illegitimate" forms of theatre, such as those performed by '' giullari'' (medieval strolling players) and, more famously, the ancient Italian style of ''commedia dell'arte''. His plays have been translated into 30 languages and performed across the world, including in Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Iran, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States and Yugoslavia. His work of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s is peppered with criticisms of assassinations, corruption ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franca Rame
Franca Rame (18 July 1929 – 29 May 2013) was an Italian theatre actress, playwright and political activist. She was married to Nobel laureate playwright Dario Fo and is the mother of writer Jacopo Fo. Fo dedicated his Nobel Prize to her. Biography Franca Rame was born in Parabiago, Lombardy, in 1929, into a family with a long theatre tradition. She made her theatrical debut in 1951. Shortly thereafter, she met Dario Fo, whom she married in 1954. Their son, Jacopo was born on 31 March 1955. In 1958, she co-founded the Dario Fo–Franca Rame Theatre Company in Milan, with Fo as the director and writer, and Rame the leading actress and administrator. Rame continued working with Fo through many plays and several theatre companies, popular success and government censorship. She was active in Soccorso Rosso (Red Aid), writing letters and providing books for prisoners and assisting their families and lawyers. In the 1970s, Rame began writing plays (often stage monologues) of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisella Sofio
Gisella Sofio (19 February 1931 – 27 January 2017) was an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Milan, Sofio started her career at the age of 16 as a model. In 1951 she began her acting career in Mario Mattoli's film ''Accidents to the Taxes!!''. Since then she had a prolific career as an actress in theatres, movies, and television, working with directors like Michelangelo Antonioni, Luigi Comencini and Pupi Avati. Sofio died on 27 January 2017 in Rome at the age of 85. Partial filmography * ''Accidents to the Taxes!!'' (1951) - Silvia * ''The Steamship Owner'' (1951) - La coreografa * ''Il microfono è vostro'' (1951) - Maria Variani * ''Viva il cinema!'' (1952) * ''Hello Elephant'' (1952) - Fidanzata del maestro * ''Er fattaccio'' (1952) * '' The Lady Without Camelias'' (1953) - Simonetta Rota's Friend * ''Cronaca di un delitto'' (1953) - Sorella di Elena * ''Una donna prega'' (1953) - Silvana * ''Sul ponte dei sospiri'' (1953) - Barberina * ''Viva la rivista!'' (1953) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Incrocci
Zoe Incrocci (21 September 1917 – 6 November 2003) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography Born in Brescia, Incrocci was the older sister of the screenwriter Agenore Incrocci. She made her film debut at young age in a supporting role in the 1934 comedy film ''L'eredità dello zio buonanima'' directed by Amleto Palermi. She worked intensively in theater, radio, television and films. She was also a very active voice actress. In 1991 Incrocci received a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress and a Silver Ribbon in the same category thanks to her performance in Francesca Archibugi's ''Towards Evening''. As a voice actress, Incrocci voiced Grandmother Willow in the Italian-Language dub of ''Pocahontas''. She reprised this role in the sequel. Personal life Incrocci was married to the radio director Nino Meloni until his death in 1960. Death On 6 November 2003 Incrocci died at her home in Rome at the age of 86. Her brother died just two years later. Parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonella Steni
Antonietta Stefanini (3 December 1926 – 18 January 2016), best known as Antonella Steni, was an Italian actress, voice actress, comedian and presenter. Career Born in Montefiascone, Steni started her career as a child actress in the stage company led by Wanda Osiris. She debuted as a soubrette in 1942, in the revue ''Orlando Curioso''. In the 1950s Steni started a long collaboration in radio, on stage and later on television with Elio Pandolfi Elio Pandolfi (17 June 1926 – 11 October 2021) was an Italian stage, film and television actor, radio personality, and voice actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Pandolfi got a degree in accounting, and then he enrolled at the Silvio d’Am .... They were both part of the company Teatro Comico Musicale di Radio Roma, and in the 1960s they got a large success with a series of satirical musical comedies written by Dino Verde, particularly ''Scanzonatissimo'' and ''Urgentissimo''. In the 1980s Steni formed a successful stage com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Garinei
Enzo Garinei (4 May 1926 – 25 August 2022) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 80 films since 1949. He was also a professional voice artist, best remembered as the Italian voice of Sherman Hemsley in the American sitcom ''The Jeffersons''. He was the brother of playwright Pietro Garinei. Garinei died on 25 August 2022, at the age of 96. Selected filmography * ''Totò Le Mokò'' (1949) * ''Little Lady'' (1949) * ''Bluebeard's Six Wives'' (1950) * ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (1950) * ''Toto Looks for a Wife'' (1950) * '' Accidents to the Taxes!!'' (1951) * ''Toto the Third Man'' (1951) * ''Five Paupers in an Automobile'' (1952) * '' Funniest Show on Earth'' (1953) * ''Two Nights with Cleopatra'' (1953) * '' The Doctor of the Mad'' (1954) * ''Le signorine dello 04'' (1955) * ''Eighteen Year Olds'' (1955) * ''Toto and Carolina'' (1955) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * ''Rascel-Fifì'' (1957) * ''Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics'' (1958) * '' Maid, Thief and Guard'' (1958) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Buzzanca
Gino Buzzanca (8 March 1912 – 5 May 1985) was an Italian film actor. Life and career Born in Messina, Buzzanca began his career on stage, specializing as an actor of the Sicilian language theater, and starring in works by Luigi Pirandello and Giovanni Verga. Discovered by Luigi Zampa, who offered him a role of weight in the film ''Easy Years'', Buzzanca then had a long film career as a character actor, often cast in negative roles. He also appeared in several Spaghetti Westerns, usually credited as Bill Jackson. He was the uncle of the actor Lando Buzzanca. Partial filmography * ''Easy Years'' (1953) - Barone Ferdinando LaPrua * ''Woman of Rome'' (1954) - Riccardo * ''Due lacrime'' (1954) - Tony * ''The Art of Getting Along'' (1955) - Il barone Mazzei * '' Are We Men or Corporals?'' (1955) - Il regista * ''Il bidone'' (1955) - Saro (uncredited) * ''Yalis, la vergine del Roncador'' (1955) * ''Agguato sul mare'' (1955) - Elia * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * ''Vendicata! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino Verde
Dino Verde (13 July 1922 – 1 February 2004) was an Italian author, lyricist, playwright and screenwriter. Life and career Born Edoardo Verde in Naples, in 1943 he started working in the satirical magazine ''Marc'Aurelio''. Since the late 1940s Verde wrote revues and comedy plays for the most popular comedians of the time, including Macario, Nino Taranto, Aldo Fabrizi, Mario Riva and Riccardo Billi, Carlo Dapporto. In 1949 he started collaborating with EIAR, where he specialized in writing sketches and parody songs. Active on television since 1955, he was author of some of the most popular RAI variety shows, such as ''Canzonissima'', ''Doppia coppia'' and '' Studio Uno''. Verde was also a successful songwriter; he wrote lyrics for two Sanremo Music Festival winning songs, " Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" by Domenico Modugno/Johnny Dorelli and " Romantica" by Renato Rascel/Tony Dallara. Other hits include Modugno's "Resta cu mme", Kessler Twins' "Dadaumpa", Rita Pavone's "Il b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Hintermann
Carlo Hintermann (2 April 1923 – 7 January 1988) was an Italian film, television and stage actor and voice actor. He was sometimes credited as Carlo Hinterman. Life and career Born in Milan into a family of ancient Teutonic origin, Hintermann graduated in law, then he enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. Graduated in 1949, the same year he debuted in a secondary role in the Domenico Paolella's short film '' Terra amara'', then he appeared in a large number of movies and TV-series, even if usually in character roles. He was also active on stage, in which he debuted in 1957 with a series of monologues that earned him a writing by Vittorio Gassman for ''Irma la Douce'' and later for ''O Cesare o nessuno'';R.D.G. (8 January 1988). "Hintermann è morto in Sicilia". ''La Repubblica''. p. 24. notably, he got a personal success with the recital ''Milanin Milanon'', alongside Milly Monti. He died due to an accident, run over by a car, in Acireale,a few hours af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Italian Films Of 1957 ...
A list of films produced in Italy in 1957 (see 1957 in film): Notes References * * External linksItalian films of 1957at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1957 1957 Films Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Fratellini
Annie Violette Fratellini (14 November 1932 – 1 July 1997) was a French circus artist, singer, film actress and clown. Biography She was born Annie Violette Fratellini on 14 November 1932, in Algiers, French Algeria, where her parents, who were circus performers, were touring. She was the fourth generation of one of Europe's most illustrious clown dynasties, the Fratellini Family, a French circus family of Italian descent. Her father was Victor Fratellini, a clown and acrobat; her mother, Suzanne (née Rousseau), was the daughter of Gaston Rousseau, the director of the Cirque de Paris, a huge circus building located Avenue de la Motte-Picquet in Paris that was active from 1906 to 1930. Her grandfather was Paul Fratellini, one of the Fratellini brothers, the legendary clown trio that was the Toast of Paris (and Europe) between the two world wars. Although she made her debut in the ring at age 13 at the famous Cirque Medrano in Paris, she eventually ran away from the circus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
