Sette Uomini D'oro
''Seven Golden Men'' ( it, Sette uomini d'oro) is a 1965 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Marco Vicario. A film about a bank heist, it follows a gang of men and one woman. It followed the same story line as '' Topkapi'', and has a sequel, ''Seven Golden Men Strike Again''. Plot The film revolves around an internationally mixed team of high-profile heisters specializing in gold thefts, led by Albert the Professor and his seductive lover Giorgia. Their target is the Swiss National Bank in Geneva, which is hoarding a large amount of gold bullions in their high-security vault; while Albert directs the operation from his hotel room, Giorgia acts as a decoy and provides information from inside the bank with hidden cameras, a homing device placed inside the vault, and explanations gleamed from the bank's manager. The other six men - Adolf, August, Aldo, Anthony, Alfonso and Alfred - posing as sanitation workers and equipped with a truckload of gadgets, enter the sewer system r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marco Vicario
Marco Vicario (20 September 1925 – 10 September 2020) was an Italian film actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He appeared in 23 films between 1950 and 1958. He also wrote for 13 films, produced 12 and directed a further 11. He was born in Rome, Italy in September 1925. Vicario died in September 2020 at the age of 94. Selected filmography * ''Wifemistress'' (1977 - wrote and directed) * ''The Sensual Man'' (1974 - wrote and directed) * '' Man of the Year'' (1971 - wrote and directed) * ''The Swinging Confessors'' (1970 - wrote and directed) * ''Machine Gun McCain'' (1969 - produced) * '' Seven Times Seven'' (1968 - produced) * ''Seven Golden Men'' (1965 - directed) * '' The Naked Hours'' (1964 - wrote, directed, and produced) * '' Danza macabra'' (1964 - produced) * ''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 Pamp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Banca Commerciale Italiana
Banca Commerciale Italiana (COMIT), founded in 1894, was once one of the largest banks in Italy. In 1999 it merged with a banking group consisting of Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde (aka Cariplo; est. 1823) and Banco Ambroveneto, which had merged in 1998. The bank group changed the name to Intesa-BCI, which BCI temporary became a sub-holding company. On 1 January 2003, the group's name changed to Banca Intesa. In 2006 Banca Intesa merged with Sanpaolo IMI, based in Turin, Italy, to form Intesa Sanpaolo. History BCI's predecessor was the '' Società Generale di Credito Mobiliare'', founded in 1862. This institution became successful as a lender to the iron and steel industry. However, the Italian banking crisis of 1893–1894, led to Credito Mobiliare's failure. On 10 October 1894 Credito Mobiliare was re-established as a private joint-stock bank under the name Banca Commerciale Italiana with capital from several German and Austrian banks, including S. Bleichröder, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1960s Italian-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1965 Films
The year 1965 in film involved several significant events, with ''The Sound of Music'' topping the U.S. box office and winning five Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1965 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 15 – George Stevens' production of ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'', a retelling of the account of Jesus Christ, premieres in New York City, New York. It was such a flop with critics and audiences that its failure discouraged production of religious epics for many years. It is considered notable in the 21st century for its astonishing landscapes, powerful and provocative cinematography, Max von Sydow's debut acting performance in an American film, and the final film performance of Claude Rains. * March 2 – The Rodgers and Hammerstein film adaptation of ''The Sound of Music'', directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, premieres. It quickly became a worldwide pheno ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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José Suárez (actor)
José Suárez (19 September 1919 – 6 August 1981) was a Spanish film actor. Career José Suárez made his debut in a short role in ''Altar Mayor'' (1944), a very conventional film, whose director, Gonzalo Delgrás, had paid attention to him in his work as a train conductor in Asturias. He played increasingly important roles in following Delgrás's movies and by 1948 he was already a lead actor. He then became very popular in Spain along the late 40s and early 50s, as one of the main wikt:heartthrob, heartthrobs of the Spanish cinema, along with his contemporaries Francisco Rabal, Jorge Mistral and Alfredo Mayo. Nevertheless, he performed remarkably in three outstanding dramas, namely ''Brigada criminal'' (1950), ''Condenados'' (1953) and ''Así es Madrid'' (1953), in the screen version of Antonio Buero Vallejo, Buero Vallejo`s most famous play, ''Historia de una escalera'' (1950), and in the Historical film, historical superproduction (for Spanish standards) ''Alba de América ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alberto Bonucci
Alberto Bonucci (; 19 May 1918 – 5 April 1969) was an Italian film actor and director. He appeared in 53 films between 1950 and 1967. He was born in Campobasso, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Partial filmography * ''Variety Lights'' (1950) - Night Club Comic * ''Fugitive in Trieste'' (1951) * ''Toto in Color'' (1952) - Il regista russo * ''It Happened in the Park'' (1953) - Il presentatore del concorso di bellezza (segment: Concorso di bellezza) * ''Neapolitan Carousel'' (1954) - Lyricist #1 * ''The Contessa's Secret'' (1954) - Castiglione * ''La moglie è uguale per tutti'' (1955) - Leopoldo Rossi * ''Les Hussards'' (1955) - Raphaël * '' The Best Part'' (1955) - Antoine * ''Lo svitato'' (1956) - Un vigile urbano * ''Susanna tutta panna'' (1957) - Massimo * ''Femmine tre volte'' (1957) - Santucci * ''Ladro lui, ladra lei'' (1958) - Dottor Valletti * ''Promesse di marinaio'' (1958) - Giulio * ''Il terrore dell'Oklahoma'' (1959) - Benny * ''Roulotte e roulette'' (1959) - Albert ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ennio Balbo
Ennio Balbo (18 April 1922 – 18 June 1989) was an Italian film, television and voice actor. Biography Born in Naples, Balbo made his debut on stage immediately after the Second World War alongside Paola Borboni and Lamberto Picasso in Luigi Pirandello's ''Così è se vi pare''. He was later a member of the theater company of Gino Cervi, as well as one of the members of the "Society of the Four" alongside Valeria Moriconi, Lia Zoppelli and Gianni Agus. He was also very active as a character actor in films, mainly in villain roles; Balbo took part to numerous Spaghetti Western films in which he was usually credited as Edward Bell. Balbo appeared in over 45 films between 1958 and 1988. He appeared in an episode of the short-lived 1974 ABC police drama ''Nakia'', credited as Edward Bell. Selected filmography * ''Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti'' (1959) - Poliziotto calvo (voice, uncredited) * ''The Police Commissioner'' (1962) * ''A Queen for Caesar'' (1962) - Theodoto * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maurice Poli
Maurice Poli (2 December 1933 – 26 April 2020) was a French actor, mainly active in Italian productions. He is regarded as one of the few actors to have taken part in virtually all the genres developed in Italy in over more than thirty years.Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema''. Gremese, 2006. . Biography Born in Bizerte, Tunisia, Poli made his film debut in 1961, in a very small role in Mauro Bolognini's '' The Lovemakers''. He later alternated leading roles and supporting roles, being often cast as a tough guy or a villain. He was also a TV star, taking a successful supporting role on ''Belle and Sebastian'' and the lead role on the short-lived spy series ''Frédéric le Gardian''. Following a fashion of the time for American-sounding stage names, in the second half of the 1960s he was credited Monty Greenwood in several Spaghetti Westerns. After retiring, he took up residence in Rome, Italy and devoted himself ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manuel Zarzo
Manuel López Zarza (born 26 April 1932) better known as Manuel Zarzo is a Spanish film actor. He has appeared in more than 150 films since 1951. Selected filmography * '' Day by Day'' (1951) * '' Love in a Hot Climate'' (1954) * ''Cursed Mountain'' (1954) * '' The Fisher of Songs'' (1954) * '' The Song of the Nightingale'' (1959) * ''The Showgirl'' (1960) * '' The Delinquents'' (1960) * '' The Balcony of the Moon'' (1962) * ''Weeping for a Bandit'' (1964) * ''The 317th Platoon'' (1965) * ''It's Your Move'' (1968) * '' The Pizza Triangle'' (1970) * ''The Legend of Frenchie King'' (1971) * ''My Dear Killer'' (1972) * ''The Two Faces of Fear'' (1972) * '' Ricco the Mean Machine'' (1973) * ''Dick Turpin'' (1974) * ''Naked Therapy'' (1975) * '' Unmarried Mothers'' (1975) * '' Ambitious'' (1976) * ''Nightmare City'' (1980) * '' La colmena'' (1982) * '' Stico'' (1985) * ''El hermano bastardo de Dios ''The Bastard Brother of God'' ( es, El hermano bastardo de Dios) is a 1986 dram ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dario De Grassi
Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius. Given name * Dario Allevi (born 1965), Italian politician * Dario Argento (born 1940), Italian film director * Dario Badinelli (born 1946), Italian triple jumper * Dario Bellezza (1944–1996), Italian poet * Dario Benuzzi (born 1946), Italian test driver * Darío Botero (1938–2010), Colombian writer and philosopher * Dario Campeotto (born 1939), Danish singer, actor, entertainer * Dario Cologna (born 1986), Swiss cross-country skier * Dario Dainelli (born 1979), Italian footballer, former captain of Fiorentina *Dario Fo (1926–2016), Italian Nobel prize winner * Dario Franchitti (born 1973), Scottish Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series champion *Dario García (born 1968), Argentine judoka *Dario Hübner (born 1967), Italian footballer * Dario Lari (born 1979), Italian rower * Darío Lecman (born 1971), Argentine weightlifter *Dario Kordić (born 1960), Bosnian Croat politician, military commander and con ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gabriele Tinti (actor)
Gabriele Tinti (22 August 1932 – 12 November 1991) was an Italian actor who was married to actress and model Laura Gemser. Biography Tinti was born in Molinella, Emilia-Romagna. He started his career in the 1948 movie ''Difficult Years'', and eventually got his first major starring role in the 1954 movie ''Chronicle of Poor Lovers''. He often played the role of a friendly and vigorous young man. He made an appearance, in 1968, in the last episode of ''The Andy Griffith Show''. The episode, ''Mayberry R.F.D.'', served as the transition episode of the then new TV series of the same name. In 1964, he played in the French movie ''The Troops of St. Tropez''. In 1971, he played the seducing ''Don César'' in the French movie ''Delusions of Grandeur''. The French press would refer to him as the "Italian Alain Delon". By the end of the 1960s, he used his playboy looks to shift his acting career towards erotic movies, and featured in many of the ''Emmanuelle'' movie series. He was mar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giampiero Albertini
Giampiero Albertini (20 December 1927 – 14 May 1991) was an Italian film, television and voice actor. Biography Born in Muggiò, Albertini started his career as stage actor at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, under the guidance of Giorgio Strehler. In 1962, he made his film debut with Dino Risi's '' La marcia su Roma'', and later worked with, among others, Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Carlo Lizzani, Francesco Rosi, Gillo Pontecorvo, Nanni Loy. Albertini also was active in poliziotteschi and giallo films, in which he was sometimes credited as Al Albert. During the 1970s, Albertini was featured in the Ignis commercials as a disgruntled customer struggling to find the items he is searching for. As a voice actor, Albertini was best known as the official Italian dubbing voice of Peter Falk as the title character in ''Columbo''. He has also occasionally dubbed other actors such as Martin Balsam, Donald Pleasence, Phil Brown, Brian Keith, Terry Jones and Vic Tayback. One of his f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |