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Sinfonia Fatale
''Fatal Symphony'' (Italian: ''Sinfonia fatale'') is a 1947 Italian war- melodrama film directed by Victor Stoloff and starring Douglass Montgomery, Marina Berti and Sarah Churchill. It was screened and awarded a prize at the Lugano Festival.Lovell p.495 It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ottavio Scotti and Vittorio Valentini. Synopsis Before the Second World War an American composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ..., separated from his wife, comes to live in Italy and falls in love with a country girl. Cast * Douglass Montgomery as John Savage * Marina Berti as Mirella * Sarah Churchill as Mrs. Savage * Tullio Carminati as Pedro Diaz * Victor Rietti as Beppo * Carlo Romano as Giorgio * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Stoloff
Victor Stoloff (1913–2009) was a Russian Empire-born American Hollywood director, producer and screenplay writer who worked in film and television. In 1943, Stoloff and Edgar Loew were nominated for an Academy Award in the category "Best Documentary", for the film ''Little Isles of Freedom''. Selected filmography * ''Fatal Symphony'' (1947) - director *''Little Isles of Freedom'' (1943) - producer, director *''Egypt By Three'' (1953) - director *''She Gods of Shark Reef'' (1958) - screenplay writer *''Desert Desperadoes'' (1959) - screenplay writer *''Intimacy An intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves physical or emotional intimacy. Although an intimate relationship is commonly a sexual relationship, it may also be a non-sexual relationship involving family, friends, or ...'' (1966) - writer, director *''Why?'' (1971) - director *''The Washington Affair'' (1977) References External links *Biographyat HSJE 1913 births 2009 deaths Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Walton
Kent Walton (22 August 1917 – 24 August 2003), born Kenneth Walton Beckett, was a British television sports commentator, presenter and actor. He is best remembered as the predominant commentator on ITV's coverage of British professional wrestling from 1955 to 1988. Early life Despite a transatlantic accent which led many to believe he was Canadian, he was born in Cairo, Egypt, the son of the finance minister in the colonial government. He grew up at Haslemere in Surrey and was educated at Charterhouse. He attended the Embassy School of Acting in London and appeared in rep. On the outbreak of war in 1939, he joined the Royal Air Force, serving in Bomber Command as a radio operator and front gunner. He acquired his accent mixing with Canadian airmen. Sports commentator After the end of the war he returned to acting before commentating on tennis and football. He made his television wrestling commentary debut on the ITV network in November 1955, a job he kept for 33 years. At i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pina Piovani
Pina Piovani (20 March 1897 – 2 January 1955) was an Italian stage and film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ....Bìspuri p.126 She was married to the actor Giulio Battiferri. Partial filmography * ''Napule... e niente cchiù'' (1928) - Paquita - stella del varietá * ''The Pirate's Dream'' (1940) - Una popolana * ''La fanciulla di Portici'' (1940) - L'ostessa * ''La zia smemorata'' (1940) - La cameriera di Clara * ''Tosca (1941 film), Tosca'' (1941) - Angela (uncredited) * ''Il signore a doppio petto'' (1941) * ''Se non son matti non li vogliamo'' (1941) - La padrona della caffetteria * ''Il leone di Damasco'' (1942) * ''Street of the Five Moons'' (1942) - Anna * ''Sleeping Beauty (1942 film), Sleeping Beauty'' (1942) - Nunziata * ''Una storia d'amore'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Pierozzi
Giuseppe Pierozzi (8 March 1883 – 22 April 1956) was an Italian stage and film actor.Goble p.349 Selected filmography * ''Maddalena Ferat'' (1920) * '' Through the Shadows'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * '' The Fiery Cavalcade'' (1925) * '' Girls Do Not Joke'' (1929) * ''Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ''Before the Jury'' (1931) * ''Resurrection'' (1931) * ''Paradise'' (1932) * '' La Wally'' (1932) * '' Zaganella and the Cavalier'' (1932) * ''The Gift of the Morning'' (1932) * ''Pergolesi'' (1932) * ''Tourist Train'' (1933) * ''Together in the Dark'' (1933) * ''Those Two'' (1935) * ''Adam's Tree'' (1936) * ''Bayonet'' (1936) * ''But It's Nothing Serious'' (1936) * '' To Live'' (1937) * ''The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' The Three Wishes'' (1937) * ''Il signor Max'' (1937) *''The House of Shame'' (1938) * '' The Cuckoo Clock'' (1938) * '' A Wife in Danger'' (1939) * ''Two Million for a Smile'' (1939) * ''The Dream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renzo Merusi
Renzo, the diminutive of Lorenzo, is an Italian masculine given name and a surname. Given name Notable people named Renzo include the following: * Renzo Alverà (1933–2005), Italian bobsledder *Renzo Arbore (born 1937), Italian TV host, showman, singer, musician, film actor, and film director *Renzo Barbieri (1940–2007), Italian author and editor of Italian comics * Renzo Caldara (born 1943), Italian bobsledder * Renzo Cesana (1907–1970), Italian-American actor, writer, composer, and songwriter *Renzo Cramerotti (born 1947), Italian male javelin thrower * Renzo Dalmazzo (1886–?), Italian lieutenant general *Renzo De Felice (1929–1996), Italian historian * Renzo De Vecchi (1894–1967), Italian football player and coach *Renzo Fenci (1914–1999), Italian-American sculptor based in Southern California. * Renzo Furlan (born 1970), Italian tennis player *Renzo Fujiwara (born 1973), A minor character in the movie The End of Cygnus * Renzo Gobbo (born 1961), Italian asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Capogna
Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Sergio'' (2020 film), a biographical drama film * Sergio, the mascot for the Old Orchard Beach Surge baseball team See also * Hurricane Sergio (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Gora
Claudio Gora, '' Emilio Giordana '' (27 July 1913 – 13 March 1998) was an Italian actor and film director. He was particularly prolific, making some 155 appearances in film and television over nearly 60 years (from 1939 to 1997). In the 1950s he did dabble with directing and screenwriting and directed the film Three Strangers in Rome in 1958 which was incidentally the first leading role by Claudia Cardinale. Some of his notable roles includes ''Adua e le compagne'', directed by Antonio Pietrangeli, '' Tutti a casa'' by Luigi Comencini, and Dino Risi's ''A Difficult Life'' and ''Il Sorpasso''. Selected filmography * ''Torna, caro ideal!'' (1939) - Francesco Paolo Tosti * ''Wealth Without a Future'' (1940) - Giovanni Di Cora * ' (1940) - Il fidanzato della segretaria * ''Il Bazar delle idee'' (1940) * ''Love Me, Alfredo!'' (1940) - Il compositore Giacomo Varni * ''Eternal Melodies'' (1940) - L'imperatore Giuseppe * ''Amore imperiale'' (1941) - Alessio Romowski * '' A Woman Has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pina Gallini
Pina Gallini (19 March 1888 – 31 January 1974) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1935 and 1963. Selected filmography * '' The Countess of Parma'' (1936) * ''The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * ''The Document'' (1939) * ''Mad Animals'' (1939) * ''The Document'' (1939) * ''Guest for One Night'' (1939) * '' Heartbeat'' (1939) * ''The Hussar Captain'' (1940) * ''The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1942) * ''Four Steps in the Clouds'' (1942) * ''Before the Postman'' (1942) * ''Music on the Run'' (1943) * ''Fatal Symphony'' (1947) * ''The Emperor of Capri'' (1949) * ''How I Discovered America'' (1949) * ''The Elusive Twelve'' (1950) * ''Rapture'' (1950) * ''The Beggar's Daughter'' (1950) * ''Toto the Third Man'' (1951) * ''Toto and the Women'' (1952) * '' The Daughter of the Regiment'' (1953) * ''Days of Love'' (1954) * ''Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!'' (1954) * '' No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. He made his debut film appearance in '' Doctor Antonio''. He then appeared in more than 70 films between 1939 and 1962. Fantoni made light appearances later in his career as Don Ignazio in the films '' The Overtaxed'' and '' Letto a tre piazze''. Fantoni was also a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in the Italian market. (in Italian) He dubbed the voices of |
John Blythe (actor)
John Blythe (31 October 1921 – 24 November 1993) was an English character actor. Career He entered films as a stage hand aged sixteen and made his film debut with ''Goodbye Mr. Chips'' in 1939 as one of the schoolboys (uncredited). His second film role was the much more substantial role of Reg Gibbons, son of Robert Newton's and Celia Johnson's Frank and Ethel, in Noël Coward's and David Lean's ''This Happy Breed'' (1944). He had a brief part, too, as ''Jane Hylton's boyfriend in ''Dear Murderer, in 1947. He went on to specialise in playing spivs and fast talking wide boys, particularly during the late 'forties and early 'fifties when he enjoyed memorable roles in films such as ''Holiday Camp'' (1947), ''A Boy, a Girl and a Bike'', '' Diamond City'', '' Boys in Brown'' (all 1949) and ''Lili Marlene'' (1950). He was also the garage owner Gowan in the three Huggett films, ''Here Come the Huggetts'' (1948), ''Vote for Huggett'' and ''The Huggetts Abroad'' (both 1949). He fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Romano
Carlo Romano (8 May 1908 – 16 October 1975) was an Italian actor, voice actor and screenwriter. Biography Born in Livorno, Romano was the son of actress Dina Romano and the younger brother of actor Felice Romano. Romano started his acting career on stage in 1927. During World War II, he committed himself to starring mainly in revues and he still remained active in cinema, theatre, radio and television. In 1939, Romano began his radio acting career. He appeared in 94 films between 1934 and 1975. He also wrote for 14 films between 1955 and 1975. Among his most popular films include ''Four Steps in the Clouds'' and he also portrayed composer Ruggero Leoncavallo in the film ''I pagliacci''. Romano was also a famous voice actor, most notably the Italian voice of Don Camillo (played by French actor Fernandel) and he was the official Italian voice of Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope and Lou Costello. Other actors he dubbed included Louis de Funès, Jack Oakie, Edward Andrews, Fred Astaire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
