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Steve Barclay (actor)
Stephen Barclay (20 November 1918, in Baltimore – 2 February 1994, in Rome) was an American film actor known for his work in Italy. He became a leading man in Italian films after working in numerous Westerns in Hollywood. He was married to actress Lyla Rocco (1954–1964) and later to former Miss France, Lisa Simon (née Liliane Czajka; 1935–2020). Selected filmography * ''Vigilantes of Dodge City'' (1944) * ''Girls of the Big House'' (1945) * '' A Sporting Chance'' (1945) * '' Don't Fence Me In'' (1945) * '' Landrush'' (1946) * ''Sicilian Uprising'' (1949) * ''The Beggar's Daughter'' (1950) * ''The Black Captain'' (1951) * ''Operation Mitra'' (1951) * ''Noi peccatori'' (1953) * ''Finishing School'' (1953) * ''Woman of the Red Sea'' (1953) * ''Nero and the Burning of Rome'' (1953) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1953) * ''The Knight of the Black Sword ''The Knight of the Black Sword'' (Italian: ''Il cavaliere dalla spada '') is a 1956 Italian historical adventure film directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noi Peccatori
''Noi peccatori'' (i.e. "We, sinners") is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Yvonne Sanson. Plot Cast *Yvonne Sanson as Lucia * Steve Barclay as Stefano *Tamara Lees as Fausta *Carletto Sposito as Francesco *Marc Lawrence as Camillo *Evi Maltagliati as Lucia's Mother * Bella Starace Sainati as Donna Assunta *Gualtiero Tumiati as Don Quirino *Aldo Silvani as Don Antonio *Mario Ferrari as Rinaldi *Turi Pandolfini as Collega *Teresa Franchini as First Nun *Anita Durante as Second Nun * Nino Marchesini as Hospital Director *Attilio Dottesio Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985. Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success ... as Doctor * Sandro Bianchi as Police Commissioner References External links * Italian drama films 1953 drama films Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicilian Uprising
''Sicilian Uprising'' or ''Sicilian Vespers'' (Italian: ''Vespro siciliano'') is a 1949 Italian historical drama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Marina Berti, Clara Calamai and Roldano Lupi.Gesù p.315 The film is set in 1282, showing the events leading up to the War of the Sicilian Vespers. It is based on the libretto of the Verdi opera ''I vespri siciliani'', which was itself based on an earlier play written by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier. Cast * Marina Berti as Laura * Clara Calamai as Elena Di Caltabellotta * Roldano Lupi as Giovanni Da Procida * Steve Barclay as Capitaine Drouet * Paul Muller as Duke de Saint-Rémy, Governor of Palermo * Ermanno Randi as Ruggero * Aldo Silvani as Abbot of Santo Spirito * Carlo Tamberlani as Tommaso * Aroldo Tieri as Folco * Gabriele Ferzetti * Gianni Glori * Felice Minotti Felice Minotti (19 November 1887 – 21 March 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 91 films between 1908 and 1963. Selected f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Emigrants To Italy
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Deaths
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Mandela casts his vote in the 1994 South African general election, in which he was elected South Africa's first president, and which effectively brought Apartheid to an end; NAFTA, which was signed in 1992, comes into effect in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; The first passenger rail service to utilize the newly-opened Channel tunnel; The 1994 FIFA World Cup is held in the United States; Skulls from the Rwandan genocide, in which over half a million Tutsi people were massacred by Hutus., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1994 Winter Olympics rect 200 0 400 200 Northridge earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Sinking of the MS Estonia rect 0 200 300 400 Rwandan genocide rect 300 200 600 400 Nelson Mandela rect 0 400 200 600 1994 FIFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Births
This year is noted for the end of the World War I, First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia, Sweden, German Empire, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui people, Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knight Of The Black Sword
''The Knight of the Black Sword'' (Italian: ''Il cavaliere dalla spada '') is a 1956 Italian historical adventure film directed by and Luigi Capuano and starring Marina Berti, Steve Barclay and Otello Toso.Chiti & Poppi p.89 The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori Alfredo Montori (1893-1969) was an Italian art director. He designed the sets for more than a hundred films.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * '' My Little One'' (1933) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * ''A Lad .... Cast References Bibliography * Roberto Chiti & Roberto Poppi. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano''. Gremese Editore, 1991. External links * 1956 films 1950s historical adventure films Italian historical adventure films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Ladislao Kish Films directed by Luigi Capuano 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Musketeers (1953 Film)
''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a 1953 French-Italian historical adventure film based on the 1844 French ''The Three Musketeers''. This adaptation is one of five films director André Hunebelle and screen writer Michel Audiard achieved together. Georges Marchal portrayed d'Artagnan. Plot Young d'Artagnan leaves his parents and travels from his native Gascony to the capital of France because he wants to prove himself an excellent fencer and to become a musketeer. He is told by his father he must not avoid any duel. On his way to Paris, d'Artagnan feels that his honour is besmirched because he overhears how his horse is derided by a sinister nobleman. He can't help but demand immediate satisfaction. Unfortunately, of all men he finds he has challenged the Count de Rochefort, a shifty character to whom Cardinal Richelieu frequently entrusts covert operations. Rochefort's henchmen take care of d'Artagnan and steal from him. The enraged d'Artagnan is dete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nero And The Burning Of Rome
''Nero and the Burning of Rome'' ( it, Nerone e Messalina) is a 1953 Italian epic historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and loosely based on real life events of Roman emperor Nero. It was based on the novel ''Nerone e Messalina'' (c.1949) by Harry Bluhmen. Plot Although Valeria Messalina makes a brief appearance in the film, the Messalina of the film's Italian title is Nero's third wife, Statilia Messalina, who appears towards the end. The dissolute Nero has come to the imperial throne through the machinations of his mother Julia Agrippina, whom he later murders. Among his other prominent victims are his tutor Seneca the Younger and his first two wives, Claudia Octavia and Poppea Sabina. One of his mistresses, the slave girl Claudia Acte, is portrayed in the film as a Christian who introduces the emperor to their teachings and flees on learning her lover's identity. During this upheaval, Nero overturns a lamp, which leads to the burning of Rome. This he blames on the Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Of The Red Sea
''Woman of the Red Sea'' or ''Africa Under the Seas'' (Italian: ''Africa sotto i mari'') is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Roccardi and starring Sophia Loren, Steve Barclay and Umberto Melnati. For the release of the film Loren, who had up to this point acted as Sofia Lazzaro, adopted her new screen name by which she became famous. This was partly in imitation of the then better-known Swedish actress Märta Torén. Loren learned to swim for the role, and spent much of her screen time in a bathing suit. This led one critic to worry that she was being turned into an Italian Esther Williams.Fischer & Landy p.81 The film's sets were designed by Ottavio Scotti. Synopsis The troublesome daughter of an American millionaire accompanies him aboard his yacht on a deep sea diving expedition in the Red Sea and falls in love with the captain. Cast * Sophia Loren as Barbara Lama * Steve Barclay as Paolo * Umberto Melnati as Sebastiano Lama * Alessandro Fersen as Prof. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finishing School (1953 Film)
''Finishing School'' ( it, Fanciulle di lusso) is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Susan Stephen, Anna Maria Ferrero and Jacques Sernas.Feldner, Gorrara & Passmore p.231 It was made at Cinecittà with sets designed by the art director Franco Lolli. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Luxury Girls''. Plot After finishing her studies, an American, Susan Miller, spends a vacation period in Rome with her parents. His father, a wealthy man who led a dissipated life, sent him to complete his worldly education at the famous college of Mont-Fleuri, Switzerland. Cast * Susan Stephen as Lorna Whitmore * Anna Maria Ferrero as Valerie De Beranger * Jacques Sernas as Jean-Jacques * Steve Barclay as George Whitmore * Marina Vlady as Eljay * Brunella Bovo as Jeannie Gordon * Rossana Podestà as Pereira * Elisa Cegani as Madame Charpentier * Claudio Gora as Professor Charpentier * Estelle Brody as Mrs. Whitmore * Lawren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Mitra
''Operation Mitra'' (Italian: ''Operazione Mitra'') is a 1951 Italian thriller film directed by Giorgio Cristallini and starring Steve Barclay and Marina Berti.Morreale p.123 Cast * Steve Barclay * Marina Berti * Margherita Bagni * Silvio Bagolini * Vickie Henderson * Piero Lulli * Carlo Ninchi * Franco Pesce * Paola Quattrini * Roberto Risso * Giovanna Scotto * Liliana Tellini * 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 ... References Bibliography * Emiliano Morreale. ''Così piangevano: il cinema melò nell'Italia degli anni Cinquanta''. Donzelli Editore, 2011. External links * 1951 films 1950s Italian-language films Italian thriller films 1950s thriller films Films directed by Giorgio Cristallini Films scored by Mario Nascimbene Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Captain
''The Black Captain'' (Italian: ''Il capitano nero'') is a 1951 Italian historical adventure film directed by Giorgio Ansoldi and Alberto Pozzetti and starring Steve Barclay, Marina Berti and Paul Muller. The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome during 1950 but released the following year. It earned around 202 million lira at the domestic box office.Chiti & Poppi p.81 A swashbuckler set in sixteenth century Italy, it sees Count Marco Adinolfi battling against two rivals. Cast * Steve Barclay as Marco Adinolfi * Marina Berti as Barbara Vivaldi * Paul Muller as Giuliano * Marisa Merlini as Lucrezia Adinolfi * Mario Ferrari as Duca Fabrizzio Di Corvara * Fedele Gentile as Prospero Venturini * Andrea Checchi as Fratello Di Marco e Lucrezia * Roberto Risso as Paolo Adinolfi * Franca Marzi Franca Marzi (18 August 1926 – 6 March 1989) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1943 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
