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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] |
Sacco & Vanzetti (1971 Film)
''Sacco & Vanzetti'' (Italian: ''Sacco e Vanzetti'', French: ''Sacco et Vanzetti'') is a 1971 docudrama film written and directed by Giuliano Montaldo, based on the events surrounding the trial and execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two anarchists of Italian origin, who were sentenced to death for murdering a guard and a paymaster during the April 15, 1920, armed robbery of the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company in Braintree, Massachusetts. The film stars Gian Maria Volonté as Vanzetti, Riccardo Cucciolla as Sacco, Cyril Cusack as prosecutor Frederick G. Katzmann, Geoffrey Keen as presiding justice Webster Thayer, Milo O'Shea as defense attorney Fred Moore, with Rosanna Fratello, William Prince, and Sergio Fantoni. The musical score was composed and conducted by Ennio Morricone with the three-part ballad sung by Joan Baez. The film is mainly shot in colour although it both starts and finishes in black and white, and also includes period black and white newsree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erland Josephson
Erland Josephson (; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos. Life and career Josephson was born on the island of Kungsholmen, in Stockholm, Sweden, as the son of Maud Ellen Gabrielle (née Boheman) and Gunnar August Josephson, a bookseller of Jewish descent, in 1923. His uncle (mother's brother) was diplomat Erik Boheman, and his maternal great-grandfather was entomologist Carl Henrik Boheman. Josephson was the leader of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm from 1966 to 1975. He also published novels, short stories, poetry and drama, and was the director of several films. In 1980, he directed and starred in the film ''Marmalade Revolution'', which was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1986, he starred in '' The Sacrifice'' and won the award for Best Actor at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack And Retreat
''Attack and Retreat'' ( it, Italiani brava gente, russian: Они шли на Восток, Oni shli na Vostok) is a Soviet-Italian war drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and Dmitri Vasilyev in 1964. The movie follows the steps of Italian soldiers of the Italian Army in Russia fighting on the Eastern Front on Hitler's side. Heavily based on diaries and memories of real war veterans. Cast * Arthur Kennedy as Ferro Maria Ferri *Peter Falk as Lieutenant Mario Salvioni *Zhanna Prokhorenko as Katya *Raffaele Pisu as Libero Gabrielli * Tatyana Samojlova as Sonya *Andrea Checchi as Colonel Sermonti *Riccardo Cucciolla as Giuseppe Sanna * Valeri Somov as Giuliani * Nino Vingelli as Amalfitano *Lev Prygunov as Loris Bazzocchi * Grigory Mikhaylov as Russian Partisan (as Grigorij Mikhailov) * Erwin Knausmyuller as German colonel *Gino Pernice Gino Pernice (6 May 1927 – 25 April 1997) was an Italian stage, television and film actor. Life and career Born in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primitive Love (film)
''L'Amore Primitivo'' (Aka: ''Primitive Love'', U.S.) is a 1964 Italian comedy film that starred Jayne Mansfield, Mickey Hargitay, Franco and Ciccio, and Carlo Kechler. The film attempts to combine a typical Mansfield sex comedy with the mondo film genre by including footage of various native customs and rituals from around the world. It was filmed in Italy in May 1964.http://www.varietyultimate.com/search/?search=Primitive+Jayne&startYear=1964&endYear=1964 Cast *Jayne Mansfield as Dr. Jane (dubbed by Carolyn De Fonseca) * Franco Franchi as Franco, Hotel Porter * Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio, Hotel Porter *Mickey Hargitay as Hotel Bell Captain *Carlo Kechler as The Professor Release dates *Italy ... 17 August 1964 *United States ... 3 November 1966 *France ... January 1967 *West Germany ... 5 October 1967 *Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In Rome
''Un amore a Roma'' (internationally released as ''Love in Rome'') is a 1960 Italian romantic drama film directed by Dino Risi.Paolo D'Agostini, ''Dino Risi'', Editrice Il castoro, 1995 Plot Marcello (Baldwin), a young writer, loves Anna (Demongeot), a femme fatale-ish beauty who can't remain faithful to any man for very long. Anna has her sights set on a movie career. However, she only seems to be able to secure parts in low-brow peplum films. Marcello is frustrated by Anna's capricious nature, while he himself is involved with two other women, Fulvia (Martinelli) and Eleonora (Perschy). At one point, Marcello even proposes to Eleonora but is unable to follow it through. Cast * Mylène Demongeot: Anna Padoan * Peter Baldwin: Marcello Cenni * Elsa Martinelli: Fulvia * Claudio Gora: Eng. Curtatoni * Maria Perschy: Eleonora Curtatoni * Jacques Sernas: Tony Meneghini * Armando Romeo: Nello D'Amore * Umberto Orsini: Peppino Barlacchi * Fanfulla: Moreno * Vittorio De Sica: the direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Spoon Set
''Silver Spoon Set'' ( it, I Delfini, also known as ''The Dauphins'') is a 1960 in film, 1960 Italy, Italian and France, French drama film directed and written by Francesco Maselli. The film stars Claudia Cardinale. Shot in Ascoli Piceno, Italy. Cast *Claudia Cardinale as Fedora Santini *Gérard Blain as Anselmo Foresi *Betsy Blair as Countess Rita Cherè *Anna Maria Ferrero as Marina *Sergio Fantoni as Dr. Mario Corsi *Tomas Milian as Alberto De Matteis *Claudio Gora as Ridolfi *Antonella Lualdi as Elsa Foresi *Enzo Garinei as Guglielmo Bodoni *Tina Lattanzi Gallery Censorship When ''I Delfini'' was first released in Italy in 1960 the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated the film suitable for people 16 years and older. In order for the film to be screened publicly, the Committee recommended the removal of the scene in which Alberto and Fedora are kissing each other in bed because the kiss was considered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Il Seduttore
''Il seduttore'' (translation: ''The Seducer'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Rossi. It was adapted from the play by Diego Fabbri. Plot Alberto is forced to face his wife and his two lovers at the same time. Cast * Alberto Sordi: Alberto * Lea Padovani: Norma * Lia Amanda: Natalina Spencer * Jacqueline Pierreux: Jacqueline * Denise Grey: Jacqueline's Mother * Mino Doro: Commendatore * Ciccio Barbi: Ragionier Abele * Pina Bottin: Giulia * Nino Vingelli: Onofrio * Eva Vanicek:Alberto's Young Colleague * Mara Berni: Blonde Colleague on the Train * Riccardo Cucciolla: Racca * Ennio Girolami Enio Girolami (14 January 1935 – 16 February 2013), sometimes credited as Thomas Moore, was an Italian film and television actor. Born in Rome, son of director Marino Girolami and brother of director Enzo G. Castellari, Girolami made his ...: Singer References External links * 1954 films 1954 comedy films Italian comedy films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Vitelloni
''I vitelloni'' (, literally "The bullocks" - Romagnol slang for "The slackers" or "The layabouts") is a 1953 comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini from a screenplay written by himself, Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli. It stars Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Leopoldo Trieste, and Riccardo Fellini (the director's brother) as five young Italian men at crucial turning points in their small town lives. Recognized as a pivotal work in the director's artistic evolution, the film has distinct autobiographical elements that mirror important societal changes in 1950s Italy.Kezich, 130 Recipient of both the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion in 1953, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing in 1958, the film's success restored Fellini's reputation after the commercial failure of ''The White Sheik'' (1952). It also launched the career of its star Alberto Sordi, one of post-war Italy's most significant and popular comedians. Plot As summer draws to a cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall (; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career spans more than seven decades and he is considered one of the greatest American actors of all time. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Duvall began appearing in theater in the early 1950s, moving into television and film roles during the early 1960s, playing Boo Radley in ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962) and appearing in '' Captain Newman, M.D.'' (1963), as Major Frank Burns in the blockbuster comedy ''M*A*S*H'' (1970) and the lead role in ''THX 1138'' (1971), as well as Horton Foote's adaptation of William Faulkner's '' Tomorrow'' (1972), which was developed at The Actors Studio and is his personal favorite. This was followed by a series of critically lauded performances in commercially successful films. In 1984 Duvall won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Caan
James Edmund Caan ( ; March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in ''The Godfather'' (1972) – a performance which earned him Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised his role in ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974). He received a List of actors with Hollywood Walk of Fame motion picture stars, motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978. After early roles in Howard Hawks's ''El Dorado (1966 film), El Dorado'' (1966), Robert Altman's ''Countdown (1967 film), Countdown'' (1967) and Francis Ford Coppola's ''The Rain People'' (1969), Caan gained acclaim for his portrayal of Brian Piccolo in the 1971 television movie ''Brian's Song'' for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Primetime Emmy Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
