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Riccardo Garrone (born 1926)
Riccardo Garrone (1 November 1926 – 14 March 2016) was an Italian actor, voice actor and director. Biography Garrone began his acting career in 1949 and attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts. He appeared in more than 140 films from 1949 until his retirement in 2014. He made his debut in the film ''Adam and Eve'' directed by Mario Mattoli. He also worked in several theatre productions alongside other actors such as Vittorio Gassman, Diana Torrieri and Elena Zareschi. Garrone often portrayed characters with persuasive, polite personalities in a variety of B movie comedies, spaghetti-westerns and horrors. In the 1980s, he made frequent stage collaborations with Antonella Steni and he made more appearances on television. One of his most popular television roles was on ''Un medico in famiglia'' in which he portrayed Nicola Solari. He also had a recurring role on ''Amico mio'' starring Massimo Dapporto. Garrone also worked occasionally as a voice act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Most Wonderful Moment
''The Most Wonderful Moment'' ( it, Il momento più bello) is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Emmer. This drama deals with natural childbirth, and was described as "clinically pure, informative, edifying and, on occasion, tenderly dramatic". Pietro is in love with a nurse; they keep their affair secret until she falls pregnant. Worried that marriage will affect his career, she prepares for the upcoming childbirth. Plot In the maternity ward of a large Roman hospital, we witness the secret love between the young doctor Pietro Valeri and the nurse Luisa Morelli. Pietro has difficulty in making a career and hesitates to marry Luisa as he does not know what future he could offer her. The situation seems to get worse when Luisa realizes she is expecting a baby. Pietro, always irresolute, seems to be in favor of a clandestine abortion, a solution that the girl refuses to consider. Luisa leaves the hospital and moves to her former colleague Margherita, who has set up on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrone I Due Pericoli Pubblici
Garrone is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrés Garrone (born 1976), Argentinean footballer *Gabriel-Marie Garrone (1901–1994), French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *Laura Garrone (born 1967), Italian former professional tennis player * María Virginia Garrone (born 1978), Argentine former swimmer *Matteo Garrone (born 1968), Italian film director * Nelda Garrone (c. 1880 – ?), Italian operatic mezzo-soprano * Riccardo Garrone (other), multiple people *Sergio Garrone Sergio Garrone (born 15 April 1925) is an Italian director, screenwriter and film producer. Life and career Born in Rome, the brother of the actor Riccardo, Garrone began his career in 1948 working as assistant director, documentary filmmaker, ... (born 1925), Italian director, screenwriter and film producer * Virginia Galante Garrone (1906-1998), Italian writer See also * 16997 Garrone, main-belt asteroid {{Authority control Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazzarella (film)
''Lazzarella'', is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Alessandra Panaro and Mario Girotti (later best known as Terence Hill). It is loosely inspired by the lyrics of the song " Lazzarella" by Riccardo Pazzaglia and Domenico Modugno, with the same Pazzaglia serving as a screenwriter. The film was a box office success, being the tenth most viewed film in the 1957/58 season in Italy. Plot Luciano, who studies at the University, falls in love with Sandra, a high school student, who reciprocates his love. If her family is very rich, his is of modest extraction; the difference in conditions does not seem to be a problem, however, and Luciano's degree increases the hope of a happy future. Following a sudden financial crisis, however, Sandra's family business goes bankrupt: so, to come to the aid of her parents, the girl accepts the care of a very rich childhood friend, deciding to marry him to get his financial support. Luciano, not aware of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor And The Healer
''Doctor and the Healer'' ( it, Il medico e lo stregone) is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. Plot The young Dr. Marchetti relocates to a small mountain village in rural southern Italy. He quickly runs into trouble with ''Don'' Antonio Locoratolo, the local quack who prescribes dubious cures and potions to the naïve and superstitious populace. ''Don'' Antonio knows that his methods are fraudulent and sees Dr. Marchetti as a threat to his livelihood. ''Don'' Antonio convinces the local populace not to get vaccinated against typhoid fever. To convince the population of their continued need for him, ''Don'' Antonio arranges for an old man in the village to feign sick for several days and not improve under Dr. Marchetti's treatment, but who is miraculously "cured" during a visit by ''Don'' Antonio. Meanwhile, Pasqua, Dr. Marchetti's young assistant, has fallen in love with him, even though he does not notice her. She is given a love potion by ''Don'' Antonio' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fathers And Sons (1957 Film)
''Fathers and Sons'' ( it, Padri e figli and also known as ''A Tailor's Maid'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. At the 7th Berlin International Film Festival Monicelli won the Silver Bear for Best Director award. Plot In Italy, in the 1950s, the lives of five families intersect. Vincenzo Corallo is a widowed tailor who has no control over his teenager, Marcella, who skips school to go with her boyfriend, Sandro Bacci, older than her, in assize trials. Her son, Carlo, is the master of the family who can't stand his sister's bad manners and wants to put her back on the right track. At the Bacci, the father, Vittorio, has problems with his eldest son. In the same building, Guido and Giula Blasi are expecting their first child. Anxious, Guido contacts a nurse, Ines Santarelli, who offers him injections for his pregnant wife. Ines Santarelli, married to a zookeeper, is the overworked mother of five children. She entrusts one of her sick sons to her sis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Prezzo Della Gloria
''Il prezzo della gloria'' is a 1955 Italian war film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Plot The story takes place on the torpedo boat Sparviero and focuses on the disagreement between the unit commander, Alberto Bruni, and his first officer, Lieutenant Stefano Valli, second in command. But the commander is wounded, and then his collaborator concludes the dangerous mission alone. Cast *Gabriele Ferzetti: Comm. Alberto Bruni *Dina Perbellini: Aunt Dora *Pierre Cressoy:Lt. Stefano Valli *Nino Marchetti: Ruggero's father *Anita Durante: Aunt Bettina *Mike Bongiorno: Ruggero Grimaldi * Fiorella Mari: Luisa * Riccardo Garrone: Morabito * Liliana Gerace: Ms. Sandri *Eleonora Rossi Drago Eleonora Rossi Drago, born Palmira Omiccioli, (23 September 1925 – 2 December 2007) was an Italian film actress. She was born in Quinto al Mare, Genoa, Italy, and had the leading role in '' Le amiche''. She appeared in ''Un maledetto imbr ... References External links * 1955 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Railroad Man
''The Railroad Man'' ( it, Il Ferroviere) is a 1956 Italian drama film directed by Pietro Germi. Plot Train operator Andrea Marcocci witnesses the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock, he starts making mistakes. A check-up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an alcoholic. Due to this evaluation, he is demoted and must accept a salary cut. Cast * Pietro Germi - Andrea Marcocci * Luisa Della Noce - Sara Marcocci * Sylva Koscina - Giulia Marcocci (as Silva) * Saro Urzì - Gigi Liverani * Carlo Giuffrè - Renato Borghi * Renato Speziali - Marcello Marcocci * Edoardo Nevola - Sandro Marcocci (as il piccolo Edoardo Nevola) Awards * 1956 Cannes Film Festival : OCIC Award - Special Mention *Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindaca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guardia, Guardia Scelta, Brigadiere E Maresciallo
''Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo'' is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Mauro Bolognini. Cast *Aldo Fabrizi: Brigadiere Pietro Spaziani *Alberto Sordi: Alberto Randolfi *Peppino De Filippo: Giuseppe Manganiello *Gino Cervi: Maresciallo *Nino Manfredi: Paolo *Valeria Moriconi: Maria *Tiberio Mitri: Sandro * Edoardo Nevola: Tonino *Alessandra Panaro: Charlotte * Lydia Johnson: Beba *Memmo Carotenuto: Ugo *Oscar Blando: Nino *Mino Doro: Giacomo * Riccardo Garrone: Enrico *Anita Durante: Adriana *Mario Brega : Strinati's sparring Sparring is a form of training common to many combat sports. Although the precise form varies, it is essentially relatively ' free-form' fighting, with enough rules, customs, or agreements to minimize injuries. By extension, argumentative debate ...-partner boxer References External links * 1956 comedy films 1956 films Italian comedy films Films directed by Mauro Bolognini Films set in Rome Films shot in Rome 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Of Troy (film)
''Helen of Troy'' is a 1956 Warner Bros. WarnerColor epic film in CinemaScope, based on Homer's ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey''. It was directed by Robert Wise, from a screenplay by Hugh Gray and John Twist, adapted by Hugh Gray and N. Richard Nash. The music score was by Max Steiner and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr. The film stars Rossana Podestà, Stanley Baker, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Jacques Sernas, with Niall MacGinnis, Maxwell Reed, Nora Swinburne, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher, Harry Andrews, Janette Scott, Ronald Lewis, Eduardo Ciannelli, Esmond Knight and a young Brigitte Bardot as Andraste, Helen's handmaiden, her first film production shot outside France. Plot The film retells the story of the Trojan War in 1100 B.C., albeit with some major changes from the Iliad's storyline; Paris of Troy (Jacques Sernas) sails to Sparta to secure a peace treaty between the two powerful city-states. His ship is forced to return to Troy in a storm after he has been swept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Bidone
''Il bidone'' (, "The Drum .html" ;"title="ontainer/nowiki>">ontainer/nowiki>"; also known as ''The Swindle'' or ''The Swindlers'') is a 1955 Italian film directed by Federico Fellini from his own screenplay co-written with Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli. It features Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart and Giulietta Masina. Released one year after the director's internationally successful ''La Strada'', ''Il bidone'' continues with many of the same socially conscious, neorealist-inspired themes while minimizing the poetic realism and extravagant vitality, that is today known as " felliniesque", in favor of a more pointed political stance. Plot In the country outside Rome, a group of swindlers dress up as clerics and con poor farmers out of their savings. Another scam in a shanty town is to pretend they are officials taking deposits for apartments. The proceeds are spent on flashy cars, champagne and prostitutes. One member of the gang, Carlo - nicknamed Picasso in being an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Of Rome
''Woman of Rome'' ( it, La romana) is a 1954 drama film directed by Luigi Zampa, and starring Gina Lollobrigida. Plot Beautiful but poor Adriana, during the fascist era, finds work as a model for a painter. She becomes the lover of a chauffeur who promises to marry her, but then is revealed to be already married. She improvises herself as a prostitute and then falls in love with Mino, a good guy who ends up in jail for anti-fascist activities. Thus Adriana's misadventures in search of love continue. Cast * Gina Lollobrigida as Adriana * Daniel Gélin as Mino * Franco Fabrizi as Gino * Raymond Pellegrin as Astarita * Pina Piovani as Madre di Adriana * Xenia Valderi as Gisella * Renato Tontini as Carlo Sonzogno * Gino Buzzanca as Riccardo * Mariano Bottino as Tommaso * Giuseppe Addobbati as Tullio * Giovanni Di Benedetto Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Nights With Cleopatra
''Two Nights with Cleopatra'' ( it, Due notti con Cleopatra) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Sophia Loren. Plot Cesare, a Roman soldier, comes to Alexandria to serve in the army staff of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Cleopatra is a beautiful woman, able to charm anyone, and is the wife of Emperor Mark Antony, but when he is not in the city, she prefers to spend the night with one or another of his soldiers, whom she will then have killed the next day with poison. When Mark Antony comes back to Alexandria to fight a war, Cleopatra visits him secretly while her place at the palace is taken by Nisca, a girl who is so like her she can pass as her double, except for being blonde. It turns out that on one of the evenings on which Cleopatra has been swapped for her double, Cesare fails to notice this. Unaware of the exchange, Cesare spends the night with the girl who proves to be very fragile and sad. The next night Cesare is arrested for tryi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
