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Roberto Risso
Roberto Risso (22 November 1925 – 16 November 2010) was a Swiss-born Italian film actor. Life and career Born Pietro Roberto Strub in Geneva, Risso joined the cinema industry when he was still a university student of architecture, playing a minor role in Pietro Francisci's '' The Lion of Amalfi'' (1950). One year later he was chosen to play the seducer of Pier Angeli in '' Tomorrow Is Another Day'', and the success of the film allowed him to play similar roles in a large number of films, mainly romantic comedies. In 1953 Risso touched the peak of his career with the role of the shy Carabiniere Pietro Stelluti madly in love with Gina Lollobrigida in Luigi Comencini's ''Bread, Love and Dreams'', a role that he reprised in the film sequel ''Bread, Love and Jealousy''. Later his career continued in many films in which he appeared mostly in character roles, until his retirement in 1968. Selected filmography * '' The Lion of Amalfi'' (1950) * '' Tomorrow Is Another Day'' (1951 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneva
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated in the south west of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva, Republic and Canton of Geneva. The city of Geneva () had a population 201,818 in 2019 (Jan. estimate) within its small municipal territory of , but the Canton of Geneva (the city and its closest Swiss suburbs and exurbs) had a population of 499,480 (Jan. 2019 estimate) over , and together with the suburbs and exurbs located in the canton of Vaud and in the French Departments of France, departments of Ain and Haute-Savoie the cross-border Geneva metropolitan area as officially defined by Eurostat, which extends over ,As of 2020, the Eurostat-defined Functional Urban Area of Geneva was made up of 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Voce Del Sangue
''La voce del sangue'' is a 1952 Italian melodrama film directed by Pino Mercanti. Cast * Paul Muller as Count Franco Sampieri * Franca Marzi as Elsa Di Lauro * Otello Toso as Carlo Mattei * Evi Maltagliati as Giulia Scala * Lyla Rocco as Lucia * Enrico Glori as Gabriele * Filippo Scelzo as Donato Scala * Roberto Risso as Sergio Scala * Lia Orlandini as Lucia's Mother * Jone Morino Jone Morino (28 April 1896 – ?) Birth name Jone Nicola Morino. was an Italian film actress. Born in Rome, Italy, appeared in at least 37 films between 1938 and 1956. Filmography *''The House of Shame'' (1938) *''Validita Giorni 10'' (19 ... External links * 1952 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Pino Mercanti Melodrama films Italian drama films 1952 drama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rival (film)
''The Rival'' ( it, La rivale) is a 1955 Italian-French melodrama film directed by Anton Giulio Majano. Cast *Anna Maria Ferrero: Barbara *Gérard Landry: Roberto *Maria Mauban: Agnese *Luisa Rivelli: Fides *Roberto Risso: Ugo Perelli *Nerio Bernardi: Prefect Candi *Aldo Bufi Landi: Corporal Ruffo * Laura Nucci: Miss Cardi * Nino Vingelli: Piedigrotta *Gastone Moschin: Marco *Franca Dominici: Fides' Mother * Antonio Battistella: Gerardo *Arturo Bragaglia: Giuseppe *Ivo Garrani: Official *Cesare Fantoni Cesare Fantoni (1 January 1905 – 15 January 1963) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Bologna, Fantoni began his acting career in Luchino Visconti’s stage proses until making his first on-screen appearance in 1937. ... References External links * 1955 films 1955 drama films Italian drama films French drama films Films directed by Anton Giulio Majano Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini Italian black-and-white films French black- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, Palace Hotel
''Paris, Palace Hotel'' is a 1956 French-Italian romantic comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Charles Boyer, Françoise Arnoul and Tilda Thamar.Parish p.61 It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. Synopsis A manicurist working at a luxurious hotel in Paris and a young garage mechanic there to pick up a customer's luxury car, both pretend to be wealthy residents to impress each other with the friendly assistance Henri Delormel, one of the real guests at the hotel. Cast * Charles Boyer as Henri Delormel * Françoise Arnoul as Françoise Noblet * Roberto Risso as Gérard Necker dit Brugnon * Tilda Thamar as Madeleine Delormel * Georges Chamarat as Alexandre - le coiffeur * Louis Seigner as Marcel Brugnon * Simone Bach as Barbara - la brune en robe rouge * Darry Cowl as Jules Hoyoyo * Jacques Jouanneau as Le laquais de l'entrée * Jean Clarieux as Un responsable du réveillon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs Of Italy
''Songs of Italy'' (Italian: ''Canzoni di tutta Italia'') is a 1955 Italian musical film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Marco Vicario, Rossana Podestà and Silvana Pampanini.Torriglia p.208 It was shot in Ferraniacolor. It was one of several musicarello directed by Paolella. Cast * Marco Vicario * Rossana Podestà * Silvana Pampanini * Fausto Tozzi * Anna Maria Ferrero * Tamara Lees * Giorgio De Lullo * Dante Maggio * Irène Galter * Lyla Rocco * Roberto Risso * Carlo Sposito * Armida De Pasquali * Italia Dini * Sandra Francis * Gisella Monaldi * Mercedes Mozart Mercedes may refer to: People * Mercedes (name), a Spanish feminine name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or last name Automobile-related * Mercedes (marque), the pre-1926 brand name of German automobile m ... References Bibliography * Anna Maria Torriglia. ''Broken Time, Fragmented Space: A Cultural Map for Postwar Italy''. University of Toronto P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Signorine Dello 04
''Le signorine dello 04'' (''The ladies of the 04'') is a 1955 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini. Cast *Antonella Lualdi: Maria Teresa Landolfi * Antonio Cifariello: Amleto *Giovanna Ralli: Bruna *Roberto Risso: Carlo Conti * Sergio Raimondi: Fernando *Franca Valeri: Carla, capoturno *Peppino De Filippo: Dellisanti * Marisa Merlini: Vera Colasanti * Giulia Rubini: Gabriella * Aldo Giuffrè: Guido Colasanti *Turi Pandolfini: Cavaliere *Tina Pica: Zia Vittoria *Ferruccio Amendola: fratello di Bruna *Enzo Garinei: corteggiatore di Bruna *Miranda Campa: madre di Carlo Conti *Maria Zanoli: Clementina *Nando Bruno Nando Bruno (6 October 1895 – 10 April 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in Rome, Italy and he died there. Selected filmography * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Un collego di Pasquale ...: l'utente irascibile References External links * 1955 films 1955 romantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Step To Eternity
''One Step to Eternity'' ( French:''Bonnes à tuer'', Italian:''Quattro donne nella notte'') is a 1954 French-Italian thriller film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair and Corinne Calvet.Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1'', p.293. Scarecrow Press, 2009. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. Plot A French newspaper editor invites his wife, ex-wife, mistress and intended fiancée to his apartment, planning to murder one of them. Cast * Danielle Darrieux as Constance Andrieux dite Poussy * Michel Auclair as François Roques dit Larry * Corinne Calvet as Véra Volpone * Miriam Di San Servolo as Maggy Lang * Lyla Rocco as Cécile Germain-Thomas * Gérard Buhr as William Jordan * Roberto Risso as Mario Mirador * Gil Delamare as Forestier * Ky Duyen as Bao, le serviteur * Émile Genevois as Le postier * Jean Berton as Un insp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angels Of Darkness
''Angels of Darkness'' (Italian: ''Donne proibite'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Giuseppe Amato and starring Linda Darnell, Anthony Quinn and Valentina Cortese. The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi. Plot A brothel is suddenly closed as a prostitute, Tamara, attempts suicide by throwing herself out of the window; she is admitted to the hospital in serious condition. Three of her colleagues, Vally, Franca and Lola, are forced to ask for hospitality from Rosa, who has long since abandoned the profession and now has a nice apartment. Vally wants to change her life and meets Francesco from Abruzzo. They decide to get married, but since the man has to emigrate, they resort to a marriage by proxy. When the young man discovers his troubled past about him, he reproaches it; the woman escapes from despair and goes to meet a tragic death. Tamara, physically damaged, after her hospitalization, has a mystical crisis and will be welcomed in an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Valigia Dei Sogni
''La valigia dei sogni'' ("Suitcase of dreams") is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. Cast * Umberto Melnati: Ettore Omeri * Maria-Pia Casilio: Mariannina * Roberto Risso: Giorgio Astori * Ludmilla Dudarova: Baronessa Caprioli * Helena Makowska as herself * Giulio Calì: Impiegato della Biblioteca Nazionale * Xenia Valderi: Direttrice del museo * Giuseppe Chinnici: Commissario * Nino Vingelli: Detenuto * Pietro De Vico Pietro De Vico (1 February 1911 – 10 December 1999) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1948 and 1991. He was born in Naples, and died in Rome. He was married, from 1937 until his death in 1999, to actress Anna Campo ...: Director References External links * 1953 comedy films 1953 films Italian comedy films Films directed by Luigi Comencini Films about actors Films scored by Mario Nascimbene Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian-language films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis The Smuggler
''Francis the Smuggler'' ( it, François il contrabbandiere) is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Gianfranco Parolini and starring Roberto Mauri, Doris Duranti and Vira Silenti.Bragaglia p.166 Synopsis With the police on his trail, a smuggler leaves town for a while. When he returns he falls in love with his boss' daughter, leading to an attempt to kill him. Cast * Roberto Mauri as François * Doris Duranti as Laila * Vira Silenti as Silvia, figlia del conte * Luigi Tosi as Topo *Roberto Risso as Davide * Peter Trent as Conte Paolo di Ronni * Paola Borboni as Pamela, la governante * Amedeo Trilli as Professore * Gianna Baragli as Prostituta al bar del porto * Manuel Serrano as Spagnolo * Luigi Bracale as Faina * Yami Kamadeva as Johnny * Isarco Ravaioli as Marinaio al bar * Arnaldo Arnaldi * Ugo Urbino Ugo is the Italian form of Hugh, a widely used name of Germanic origin. Its diminutive form is Ugolino. It is also a Nigerian Igbo first name. It may refer to: People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nessuno Ha Tradito
''Nessuno ha tradito'' (also known as ''Il ponte della concordia'') is a 1952 Italian war melodrama film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero. Plot Cast * Virginia Belmont as Laura * Aldo Silvani as Colombo * Roberto Risso as Bruno * Vincenzo Musolino as Sandro * Laura Redi as Bruno's Sister * Leopoldo Valentini as Priest * Sandro Ruffini * Renato Chiantoni * Marco Guglielmi Marco Guglielmi (6 October 1926 – 28 December 2005) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and author. Life and career Born Augusto Guglielmi in Sanremo, he graduated from ragioneria, then he enrolled at the university in the faculty of economi ... References External links * 1952 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero Italian drama films 1952 drama films Melodrama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films Films scored by Carlo Innocenzi {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Figlia Del Diavolo
''La figlia del diavolo'' or ''La fille du diable'' is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Massimo Serato, Paola Barbara, and Marina Vlady. Plot Garibaldi, after landing in Marsala, moves on to Naples. The liberals are overjoyed but the Bourbons are terrified. The so-called Baron Tucci, on a recommendation from England, arrives at the home of Count Sereni, a notable liberal. But he turns out not to be a patriot who has returned to Italy to take part in the fight but a degraded Bourbon official who has been promised rehabilitation if he can succeed as a spy. Tucci discovers old Sereni's second wife is one of his former lovers and persuades her to murder her husband so as to gain his inheritance. She does indeed cause the count to die, by withholding his heart medicine, but not before he destroys his will. The count's younger daughter hears the argument which breaks out between the lovers. The false baron tries to kill her but she escapes, raci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
