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Ratman
''Ratman'' (Italian: ''Quella villa in fondo al parco'') is a 1988 Italian exploitation horror film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo. Plot Two models, Marlis and Peggy, are on a Caribbean Island for a photoshoot. One night Peggy is found dead and her body seems eaten by rats. The victim's sister, Terry, arrives on the island and helped by a mystery novel writer met at the airport starts to investigate. Meanwhile, Marlis and the photographer find other corpses in the jungle. Searching for help they stopped at an isolated house just to discover that the landlord is a scientist who created a ferocious mutant half-ape, half rat. Cast Release ''Ratman'' was released in 1988. Reception Todd Martin of ''Horror News Network'' had praised the film for its gore and acting of Nelson de la Rosa and Eva Grimaldi but criticized the film for its long and boring scenes where blood and gore were not the factors. John White of The Digital Fix gave the film 7 out of 10, criticizing its visual pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Warbeck
David Warbeck (born David Mitchell; 17 November 1941 – 23 July 1997) was a New Zealand actor and model best known for his roles in European exploitation and horror films. A native of Christchurch, New Zealand, Warbeck became involved in local theatre there, which led to him receiving a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in 1965. After attending for four terms, Warbeck dropped out and began working as a model. He made his feature film debut in John Hough's '' Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood'' (1969), reuniting with the director again for 1971's ''Twins of Evil''. Throughout the 1970s, Warbeck appeared in numerous international exploitation films, including '' A Fistful of Dynamite'' (1971) and ''Black Snake'' (1974), which established him as a niche action film star. In 1981, Warbeck starred in two films for Italian horror director Lucio Fulci: '' The Black Cat'' and '' The Beyond''. He went on to appear in several independent and exploitatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Ågren
Lena Janet Yvonne Ågren (born 6 April 1949) is a Swedish former actress and model. She starred primarily in Italian exploitation films. Life and career Ågren was born in Landskrona, Sweden, a town she once described to Italian entertainment journalists as a "Northern Naples". Her modeling career brought her to Rome where she studied acting at the Drama School directed by Alessandro Fersen. She made her film debut in Luciano Salce's ''Colpo di stato'', and her early roles included the Michael Caine film ''Pulp'' (1972) as a receptionist, and the Jack Lemmon comedy ''Avanti!'' (1972) as a nurse. She appeared in 57 films, including '' The Left Hand of the Law'' (1975), Lucio Fulci's ''City of the Living Dead'' (1980), Umberto Lenzi's ''Eaten Alive!'' (1980), ''Panic'' (1982), ''Red Sonja'' (1985), the Bud Spencer comedy '' Aladin'' (1986) and the cult horror film '' Ratman'' (1988). In the early 1980s she also had a brief musical career."Janet Agren canta il rap e sogna il teat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuliano Carnimeo
Giuliano Carnimeo (born Carmineo; 4 July 1932 – 10 September 2016) was an Italian director and screenwriter, sometimes credited as Anthony Ascott or Antony Ascot. Life and career Born in Bari, Carmineo started his career as assistant director for, among others, Giorgio Simonelli and Camillo Mastrocinque. He made his directorial debut as co-director, alongside George Sherman, of the international co-production ''Panic Button'', later focused on genre films, especially Spaghetti Westerns and commedie sexy all'italiana. He died in Rome on 10 September 2016. Selected filmography * 1968 – '' The Moment to Kill'' * 1968 – '' Find a Place to Die'' * 1969 – '' I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death'' * 1970 – '' Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin'' * 1970 – '' Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay'' * 1970 – '' Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming'' * 1971 – '' They Call Me Hallelujah'' * 1971 – ''The Case of the Bloody Iris'' * 1971 – ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Grimaldi
Eva Grimaldi (born Milva Perinoni, 7 September 1961) is an Italian actress and model. Biography Born in Nogarole Rocca, Grimaldi debuted as a nude model in ''Playmen'' and as a soubrette in the Antonio Ricci's TV-show '' Drive In''. She made her film debut in Federico Fellini's ''Intervista'', and starred in Giuliano Carnimeo's cult horror film '' Ratman'' and Marina Ripa Di Meana's '' Cattive ragazze''. From then, she appeared in numerous films and TV-series, including works by Mario Monicelli, Dino Risi, Damiano Damiani, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Marie Poiré and John Irvin. She was also very active on stage, working mainly with Pier Francesco Pingitore. Personal life In 2020 she revealed that her relationship with the actor Gabriel Garko was created at the table. She married in 2019 politician and activist Imma Battaglia Immacolata "Imma" Battaglia (born Portici, province of Naples, 28 March 1960) is an Italian left-wing politician and LGBT activist. Biography From th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Pochath
Werner Pochath (29 September 1939 – 18 April 1993) was an Austrian film actor. He worked in Germany, Italy and the United States, and then in the 1980s he began a second career as a Hollywood agent. He had been the partner of the ballet director of the Hamburg State Opera, John Neumeier. In 2019, director Alexander Wank, made a documentary about Werner, called ''Werner Pochath, Mr Nice Guy". Partial filmography * '' Stahlnetz: '' (1966, TV series episode) as Dieter Hesse * ' (1967) as Cutler * '' The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield'' (1968) as Johnny Smith * '' Vengeance'' (1968) as Ricky / Kid * ''The Young Tigers of Hong Kong'' (1969) as Walter * '' Angels of the Street'' (1969) as Herbert Priel * ''Venus in Furs'' (1969) as Manfred * '' Slap in the Face'' (1970) as Jürgen * ''The Cat o' Nine Tails'' (1971) as Manuel * ' (1971) as Harry Lang * '' The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire'' (1971) as Marc Sobiesky * ' (1972) as Viktor Körner * ''Proklisis'' (1972) as Michalis * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson De La Rosa
Nelson de la Rosa Martínez ( – October 22, 2006), Mahow, was a Dominican actor and one of the shortest men of the 20th and 21st centuries. Nelson measured 71 centimeters tall (about 2 feet 4 inches). Acting career De la Rosa starred in the 1987 feature Italian horror film made in Dominican Republic called '' Ratman''. During the 1990s Nelson continued his path to international success by becoming a staple guest at Venevision's television show '' Súper Sábado Sensacional'' in Venezuela, and, later on, he would be invited as a guest to Don Francisco's show, ''Sábado Gigante'', and to other Univision shows. His popularity took him to other Hispanic countries such as Argentina, where he featured several times in Susana Giménez show, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Spain and others. He married, and had a son. He had a minor role in the poorly received remake '' The Island of Dr. Moreau'', where he shared scenes with Marlon Brando, among others. This role is said to be the inspi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefano Mainetti
Stefano Mainetti is an Italian composer and conductor. Biography Attended Santa Cecilia Conservatory of Rome where he earned a Bachelor of Music, summa cum laude, in Composition and a 1st class honors Master of Music in Film Scoring degree. He studied Conducting with Cesare Croci and Ennio Nicotra and holds a BA, magna cum laude, in Anthropology and Political Science with a published dissertation on Richard Wagner. He was a student of Giorgio Caproni, one of the greatest 20th century Italian poet, his teacher at the primary school, who influenced his musical and artistic training. Professor of Music Composition for Film and Theatre at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome, Stefano is one of the founders of the ACMF, the Italian Association of Music Composers for Films. Writes music for cinema, theatre and television. Works in Italy and the United States. "Personalità Europea - Oscar dei Giovani" in Rome (1983) for the theme of "TG l'Una" on "Rai Uno", and prize "Agimus" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Girometti
Roberto Girometti is an Italian film director and cinematographer. Girometti is known for such films as ''The Iron Hand of the Mafia'', ''Ratman'' and ''The Incinerator ''The Incinerator'' (also known as ''Linceneritore'') is a 1984 Italian horror comedy film directed by Pier Francesco Boscaro dagli Ambrosi. The movie features music composed and recorded by Richard Benson who also has a small role as the leade ...''. References External links * Living people Italian cinematographers Italian film directors Giallo film directors Artists from Rome 1939 births {{Italy-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dardano Sacchetti
Dardano Sacchetti (born 1944 ) is an Italian screenwriter who often worked with Italian directors Lamberto Bava and Lucio Fulci. Screenwriting Sacchetti was born in 1944,in Italy. His first screen credit was for Dario Argento's film ''The Cat o' Nine Tails''. He predominantly worked with Lucio Fulci and Lamberto Bava Lamberto Bava (born 3 April 1944) is an Italian film director. Born in Rome, Bava began working as an assistant director for his director father Mario Bava. Lamberto co-directed the 1979 television film ''La Venere d'Ille'' with his father and in .... He has worked with several television film projects with Lamberto Bava in the later half of the 1980s. Sacchetti stated that for his screenplays, he would only learn who the director would be a week before the film went into production. Producers such as De Angelis would come to him and ask him to write two to five lines for a film in various genres such as adventure films, westerns and pornography. Following this post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn De Fonseca
Carolyn De Fonseca (25 May 1929 – May 2009) was an American actress based in Rome. She worked extensively as a voice actress for the English-language dubbing of several hundred foreign (mostly Italian) films from the early 1960s and onwards. She was also the wife of actor/voice dubber Ted Rusoff, with whom she frequently worked. She died in 2009. Career De Fonseca first came to Rome in the early 1960s and tried to make a career for herself as an actress. She played a small role in the acclaimed ''A Difficult Life'' (1961), directed by Dino Risi, and had a supporting role as Chloe, the love potion maker, in the sword and sandal film ''Damon and Pythias'' (1962). She also had bit part roles in some big productions that did shooting in Italy, such as ''Barabbas'' (1961) and ''The Pink Panther'' (1963). She never really found much success as an actress but she quickly became a prolific and successful voice dubbing artist. Some of her earliest dubbing work were in the peplum films '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Giuliano Carnimeo
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 sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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