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Romulus And The Sabines (1945 Film)
''Romulus and the Sabines'' (Italian: ''Il ratto delle sabine'') is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Totò, Carlo Campanini, and Clelia Matania. It was one of several of Totò's postwar comedies to use elements of neorealism.Brizio-Skov p.115 The film is based on the German comedy '' Der Raub der Sabinerinnen'' (1884) by Franz von Schönthan and Paul von Schönthan. Plot summary Toto is the actor of a penniless theater group: they arrive in a small town to offer their theatrical calendar to the mayor. Meanwhile, a professor: caught but shy, presents to the community his play, "The Rape of the Sabine Women", but the provincial inhabitants hate mortally the theater. The professor is in despair, but Toto willingly accepts the part of the work, just to eat something. At the end, the opera is performed at the theater, but it is a disaster, because the genre is drama, but Toto gullibility makes it a comic farce. Cast * Totò as Aristide Tromboni * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Bonnard
Mario Bonnard (24 December 1889 – 22 March 1965) was an Italian actor and film director. Bonnard was born and died in Rome. He began his cinematic career as an actor becoming a popular romantic lead in numerous silent films made before World War I. In 1917 he ventured into film directing for the first time. Before the arrival of sound films he worked for a period in Germany in films directed by Luis Trenker. Back in Italy in 1932, he became a prolific director working with the major stars of the time as: Assia Noris, Elsa Merlini, Amedeo Nazzari, Luisa Ferida, Henry Viarisio. ''Il feroce Saladino'' (1937) was the most popular of his films of the 1930s. During the war he continued to work. In the post World War II period his films, ranging from comedies to period dramas enjoyed much success. However, today he's no longer well known. One of his last films was ''The Last Days of Pompeii (1959 film), The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1959). An illness made him leave production early, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Gore
Laura Gore (30 September 1918 – 27 March 1957) was an Italian actress and voice actress. She appeared in 39 films between 1945 and 1955. She was born in Bussoleno, Turin as Laura Emilia Regli. While studying accounting, in 1940 she won the eighth edition of the amateur song contest "L'ora del dilettante" organized by EIAR at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. After that win, Gore immediately started a successful career first as a music hall artist, later as an actress of cinema, radio and theatre. For two consecutive seasons (1949–50 and 1950–51) she was a member of the stage company of Eduardo De Filippo. She was also active as a dubber in the dubbing company ORI. Gore died of a heart attack at 38 years old. She was married to army officer Agostino Golzi. Partial filmography * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1945) - Paolina * '' His Young Wife'' (1945) - Brigida * ''The Voice of Love'' (1946) - La cameriera della contessa * ''Departure at Seven'' (1946) - Lucy D'Orsay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italo Pirani
Italo may refer to: *Italo-, a prefix indicating a relation to Italy or Italians Film * ''Italo'' (film), a 2014 comedy film *Italo crime, a genre of crime film Music genres *Italo disco *Italo dance *Italo house People *Italo Allodi (1928–1999), footballer *Ítalo Argentino Lúder (1916–2008), Argentine politician *Italo Balbo (1896–1940), politician *Italo Bocchino (born 1957), politician *Italo Brancucci (1904–1958), composer * Italo "Babe" Caccia (1917–2009), American college athlete, coach, and administrator *Italo Calvino (1923–1985), writer *Italo Campanini (1845–1896), singer *Italo Casini (1892–?), bobsledder *Italo Chelini (1914–1972), baseball player *Italo Cappabianca (1936–2001), politician * Ítalo Estupiñán (1952–2016), footballer *Ítalo Ferreira (born 1994), Brazilian surfer *Italo Galbiati (born 1937), footballer *Italo Gardoni (1821–1882), singer *Italo Gariboldi (1879–1970), soldier *Italo Gismondi (1887–1974), archæologist *Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciro Berardi
Ciro Berardi (1909–1961) was an Italian actor.Bìspuri p.51 Selected filmography * '' Light in the Darkness'' (1941) * ''Lucky Night'' (1941) * ''Street of the Five Moons'' (1942) * ''After Casanova's Fashion'' (1942) * '' Love Story'' (1942) * ''The Peddler and the Lady'' (1943) * '' A Living Statue'' (1943) * ''The Ten Commandments'' (1945) * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1945) * ''The Opium Den'' (1947) * '' The Street Has Many Dreams'' (1948) * ''Night Taxi ''Night Taxi'' (Italian: ''Taxi di notte'') is a 1950 French-Italian comedy film about a taxicab driver, directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Danielle Godet and Philippe Lemaire.Apra p.93 After finding a baby left abandoned i ...'' (1950) * '' The Beggar's Daughter'' (1950) * '' Free Escape'' (1951) * '' Stasera sciopero'' (1951) * '' Cops and Robbers'' (1951) References Bibliography * Ennio Bìspuri. ''Totò: principe clown : tutti i film di Totò''. Guida Editori, 1997. External links * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristide Garbini
Aristide Garbini (1890–1950) was an Italian film actor.Verdone p.83 Selected filmography * '' The Crusaders'' (1918) * ''Messalina'' (1924) * '' Miryam'' (1929) * ''Five to Nil'' (1932) * '' Ragazzo'' (1934) * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) * ''Aldebaran'' (1935) * ''King of Diamonds'' (1936) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * ''The Count of Brechard'' (1938) * '' Heartbeat'' (1939) * ''Hurricane in the Tropics'' (1939) * '' Father For a Night'' (1939) * ''Guest for One Night'' (1939) * '' Two on a Vacation'' (1940) * '' The Sinner'' (1940) * ''Antonio Meucci'' (1940) * ''Red Tavern'' (1940) * ''Red Roses'' (1940) * ''The Prisoner of Santa Cruz'' (1941) * ''After Casanova's Fashion'' (1942) * ''Street of the Five Moons'' (1942) * ''Non ti pago!'' (1942) * ''Four Steps in the Clouds'' (1942) * '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) * ''Mist on the Sea'' (1944) * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1945) * ''Unknown Man of San Marino'' (1946) * ''The Opium Den'' (1947) * ''Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) * ''Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peppino Spadaro
Peppino Spadaro (1898-1950) was an Italian actor.Paietta p.162 His brother Umberto Spadaro was also an actor. Selected filmography * ''1860'' (1934) * ''Saint John, the Beheaded'' (1940) * ''Jealousy'' (1942) * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1942) * ''Music on the Run'' (1943) * ''Farewell Love!'' (1943) * ''Lively Teresa'' (1943) * ''L'abito nero da sposa'' (1945) * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1945) * '' The Street Has Many Dreams'' (1948) * ''Margaret of Cortona'' (1950) * ''Night Taxi'' (1950) * '' Terra senza tempo'' (1950) * ''Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950) * ''Ring Around the Clock ''Ring Around the Clock'' (Italian: ''Vogliamoci bene!'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Paolo William Tamburella and starring Nando Bruno, Lauro Gazzolo, and Peppino Spadaro.Paietta p.162 The film's sets were designed by Arrigo Equin ...'' (1950) References Bibliography * Ann C. Paietta. ''Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895–2003''. McFarland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Castellani
Mario Castellani (24 November 190625 April 1978) was an Italian comic actor, best known as the sidekick of famous comic actor Antonio De Curtis (Totò). He appeared with the latter in all his major movies, as well as many of Totò's theatre productions. Filmography Below is a partial list of his films— External links * Two sketches of ocanale RAIYouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Castellani, Mario 1906 births 1978 deaths Italian male comedians Male actors from Rome 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors 20th-century Italian comedians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Ermelli
Claudio Ermelli (24 July 1892 – 29 October 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1915 to 1962. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ermelli, Claudio 1892 births 1964 deaths Actors from Turin Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Rinaldi
Giuseppe Rinaldi (14 September 1919 – 15 December 2007) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Rinaldi appeared in more than 20 films between 1939 and 1982. During his time, he was considered of be one of the most greatest and influential actors and dubbers in Italy. He was the official Italian voice of Marlon Brando, Jack Lemmon, Rock Hudson and Paul Newman. Other actors Rinaldi occasionally dubbed included Peter Sellers, Van Johnson, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Ford, David Tomlinson, Richard Burton, George Peppard, Burt Lancaster, Charles Bronson, Kirk Douglas, Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, Jeffrey Hunter, Max von Sydow, James Dean, Peter O'Toole, William Holden, Christopher Plummer, Michael Caine and Charlton Heston. In Rinaldi's animated film roles, he voiced Pongo in the Italian dub of the 1961 animated film ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' as well as Prince Charming in the Italian version of ''Cinderella''. Other animated dubbing roles included Jim Dear in ''Lady and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Pisu
Mario Pisu (21 May 1910 – 17 July 1976) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Montecchio Emilia, Pisu was considered to be one of the most elegant performers of the Italian cinema. He began his career on stage and screen in 1935, making his debut appearance in ''The Joker King'' and also making frequent on-stage collaborations with Andreina Pagnani, Evi Maltagliati, Rina Morelli, Paolo Stoppa and Gino Cervi. Pisu appeared in 90 films between 1935 and 1976 and among his most popular appearances includes the 1965 film ''Juliet of the Spirits'' starring Giulietta Masina. He also appeared on television. Pisu was also a popular voice actor and dubber. ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Silvani
Aldo Silvani (21 January 1891 – 12 November 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1934 and 1964. He was born in Turin, Italy and died in Milan, Italy. Selected filmography * ''Cardinal Lambertini'' (1934) * ''The Ancestor'' (1936) * '' The Three Wishes'' (1937) * ''The King of England Will Not Pay'' (1941) * '' Carmela'' (1942) * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1942) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1942) * ''Four Steps in the Clouds'' (1942) * ''Lively Teresa'' (1943) * ''Anything for a Song'' (1943) * ''Maria Malibran'' (1943) * '' The Son of the Red Corsair'' (1943) * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1945) * ''L'abito nero da sposa'' (1945) * ''The Ten Commandments'' (1945) * ''Life Begins Anew'' (1945) * ''The Ways of Sin'' (1946) * ''The Courier of the King'' (1947) * ''To Live in Peace'' (1947) * ''The Captain's Daughter'' (1947) * ''Difficult Years'' (1948) * ''Mad About Opera'' (1948) * ''Little Lady'' (1949) * ''A Night of Fame'' (1949) * '' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fosca Spadaro
Fosca may also refer to: Literature and film * ''Fosca'' (novel), an 1869 novel by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti **''Passion of Love'', a 1981 Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola adapted from Tarchetti's novel *Raimon Fosca, a man cursed to live forever ''All Men Are Mortal'', a 1946 novel by Simone de Beauvoir Music * Fosca (band), a British band active 1997–2009 * ''Fosca'' (opera), an 1873 opera by Antônio Carlos Gomes based on Luigi Capranica's 1869 novel La festa delle Marie. *Fosca, character in ''Passion'', based on the Tarchetti's novel Geography *Fosca, Cundinamarca, a town in Colombia *Castell de la Fosca, an ancient Iberian settlement *La Fosca La Fosca is a neighbourhood of the town of Palamós and a beach on the Costa Brava, located in the comarca of Baix Empordà and the province of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. La Fosca is situated between the port of Palamós and the fishing settlemen ..., a small village in the Mediterranean Costa Brava See also * Santa Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
