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Sydne Rome
Sydne Rome (born March 17, 1951) is an American-Italian film actress. Her first name is often misspelled ''Sydney'' or ''Sidney''. Biography Born in Akron, Rome grew up in a wealthy, Jewish family in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Her father was president of a plastics corporation in the Akron area. She started her career in 1969 in the British movie ''Some Girls Do''. She then appeared in Italian films, often playing the young, seemingly innocent American abroad, and also in Spaghetti Westerns. Subsequently she made forays into German film and television. Since the late 90s she has acted in Italian TV films and series. At the beginnings of the 1980s, Rome became an icon of the aerobics craze and published workout videos as well as the album ''Aerobic Fitness Dancing'', produced by Frank Farian and recorded in German, Spanish and Italian. As a singer, she recorded the single "Angelo prepotente" (1980) in Italian, English ("For You") and German ("Wozu"). She also recorded a cover version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What? (film)
''What?'' (''Che?'', also variously titled ''Quoi?'', ''Was?'', and ''Diary of Forbidden Dreams'') is a 1972 comedy film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Sydne Rome, and Hugh Griffith. Plot Set in an unnamed coastal city in Italy, the film tells a story of an American girl, Nancy, who takes shelter in a villa filled with strange guests. There, she gets into a relationship with a retired pimp, Alex. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni as Alex * Sydne Rome as Nancy * Hugh Griffith as Joseph Noblart * Guido Alberti as Priest * Gianfranco Piacentini as Tony * Carlo Delle Piane as Young Oaf #1 in Car * Mario Bussolino as Young Oaf #2 in Car * Henning Schlüter as Catone * Christiane Barry as Dresser * Pietro Tordi as Man-Servant * Nerina Montagnani as Chambermaid * Mogens von Gadow as German * Dieter Hallervorden as German * Elisabeth Witte as Baby * John Karlsen as Edward * Roger Middleton as Jimmy (uncredited) * Roman Polanski as Mosquito (uncredi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gamecock (film)
''The Gamecock'' ( it, La sculacciata) is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is based on the comedy play ''Neurotandem'' (1968) by Silvano Ambrogi. Plot Cast * Sydne Rome as Elena * Antonio Salines as Carlo Amatriciani * Roberto Antonelli as Chimico * Paolo Gozlino as Doctor * Toni Ucci as Friar * Marisa Bartoli as Veronica * Vincenzo Crocitti as Padrone di Elena See also * List of Italian films of 1974 A list of films produced in Italy in 1974 (see 1974 in film): Notes Footnotes References * * * * External linksItalian films of 1974at the Internet Movie DatabaseFilmografia di Liliana Cavani {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1974 19 ... References External links * 1974 films Italian comedy films 1974 comedy films Films directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile Films scored by Gianni Ferrio 1970s Italian films 1970s Italian-language films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Called Amen
''Man Called Amen'' ( it, Così sia, also known as ''They Called Him Amen'' and ''Therefore It Is'') is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Alfio Caltabiano. The film was a box office success and generated an immediate sequel, ''They Still Call Me Amen'' (''Mamma mia è arrivato così sia''). Cast * Luc Merenda: Amen * Sydne Rome: Dorothy * Alfio Caltabiano: Reverend Smith * Míla Beran: Grandpa * Tano Cimarosa: Chako * Renato Cestiè: John * Dante Maggio: Professor * Furio Meniconi Furio Meniconi (22 February 1924 – 12 December 1981) was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Meniconi was born in Rome into a family active in the cinema industry in the technical cast, or engaged in the general organizatio ...: Sheriff References External links * 1972 films Spaghetti Western films 1970s Western (genre) comedy films Films with screenplays by Dario Argento 1972 comedy films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Western-film-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Clément
René Clément (; 18 March 1913 – 17 March 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Clément studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. In 1936, he directed his first film, a 20-minute short written by and featuring Jacques Tati. Clément spent the latter part of the 1930s making documentaries in parts of the Middle East and Africa. In 1937, he and archaeologist Jules Barthou were in Yemen making preparations to film a documentary film, documentary, the first ever of that country and one that includes the only known film image of Imam Yahya. Almost ten years passed before Clément directed a feature but his French Resistance film, ''La Bataille du rail'' (1945), gained much critical and commercial success. From there Clément became one of his country's most successful and respected directors, garnering numerous awards including two films that won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babysitter
Babysitting is temporarily caring for a child. Babysitting can be a paid job for all ages; however, it is best known as a temporary activity for early teenagers who are not yet eligible for employment in the general economy. It provides autonomy from parental control and dispensable income, as well as an introduction to the techniques of childcare. It emerged as a social role for teenagers in the 1920s, and became especially important in suburban America in the 1950s and 1960s, when there was an abundance of small children. It stimulated an outpouring of folk culture in the form of urban legends, pulp novels, and horror films. Overall In developed countries, most babysitters are high school or college students (age 16+). There are some adults who have in-home childcare as well. They are not babysitters; they are professional childcare providers and early childhood educators. The type of work for babysitters also varies from watching a sleeping child, changing diapers, playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Miles
Christopher Miles (born 19 April 1939) is a British film director, producer and screenwriter. Personal life Miles was born in London, England, the eldest of four children to Clarice Remnant (‘Wren’), a councillor, and John Miles, a consulting engineer, whose family had been in the steel industry for several generations. The names of two railway promoters named Miles are on a plaque in Yarm commemorating the centenary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. At age 16, while still at Winchester College (1953–57), Miles became the first person to show 8mm film on television (6 April 1957), at the invitation of the BBC’s children’s program ''All Your Own''. During this time he helped produce and write a variety entertainment, ''The Begmilian Show'', in which his sister Sarah Miles first performed publicly. At age 19, under suspicion of being a spy, he was imprisoned in Communist China for filming in Chinwangtao. In fact he was making his first commissioned film for the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Lucky Touch
''That Lucky Touch'' is a 1975 British-West German comedy film directed by Christopher Miles and starring Roger Moore, Susannah York and Shelley Winters. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios, with location shooting around Brussels. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Maxsted. It was originally entitled ''Heaven Save Us from Our Friends''.Review 1—No Title The Guardian (1959–2003) ondon (UK)5 February 1975: 10. Plot An international arms dealer, at a NATO meeting to sell weaponry, becomes entangled with a female journalist from the ''Washington Post'' whose worldview is very different to his. Cast * Roger Moore as Michael Scott * Susannah York as Julia Richardson * Shelley Winters as Diana Steedeman * Lee J. Cobb as Lt. Gen. Henry Steedman * Jean-Pierre Cassel as Leo * Raf Vallone as Gen. Peruzzi * Sydne Rome as Sophie * Donald Sinden as British Gen. Armstrong * Michael Shannon as Lt. Davis * Aubrey Woods as Viscount L'Ardey * Alfred Hoffman as Berckman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order To Kill
''Order to Kill'' ( es, El clan de los inmorales, link=no, it, La testa del serpente) is a 1974 Spanish-Italian crime-action film written and directed by José Gutiérrez Maesso. In the movie the police inspector (José Ferrer) offers passports to a hit man (Helmut Berger) and his girlfriend (Sydne Rome) if the hit man kills a mob boss. Cast * Helmut Berger – Clyde Hart * Sydne Rome – Anne * Kevin McCarthy – Ed McLean * José Ferrer – Detective Reed * José María Caffarel – Richard * Howard Ross – Richard * Manuel Zarzo – Hugo * Juan Luis Galiardo * Álvaro de Luna – Daniel Production Eugenio Martín minimized his contributions to the script in the film, stating that it was "It was Maesso's project, and Moncada and I were to write it. However, there was no way we could come up with a good plot, so we soon called ourselves out. Maesso did not give up, though, and he called and Italian screenwriter to do the job" When the film was finished, Maesso credited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Pasquale Festa Campanile (28 July 1927 – 25 February 1986) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novelist, best known as a prominent exponent of the commedia all'italiana genre. Life and career Born at Melfi, in the province of Potenza, he moved to Rome at young age. He started as a writer and literary critic. ''La nonna Sabella'', one of his novels, was later adapted by Dino Risi into the movie of the same name, internationally known as ''Oh! Sabella'' (1957). He began his cinema career as a screenwriter with ''Faddija – La legge della vendetta'' (1949) by Roberto Bianchi Montero and later co-produced masterpieces of Italian cinema such as ''Poveri ma belli'' (1957) by Risi and ''Rocco and His Brothers'' (1960) and ''The Leopard (1963 film), The Leopard'' (1963) by Luchino Visconti. His first film as a director was ''A Sentimental Attempt'' (1963), along with Massimo Franciosa. Subsequently he made many films of the commedia all'italiana genre, including '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Pierre Granier-Deferre (27 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter His 1971 film ''Le Chat (film), Le Chat'' (The Cat) won the Silver Bear for Best Actor, Best Actor and Silver Bear for Best Actress, Best Actress awards at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. His 1964 film ''The Adventures of Salavin'' won the Silver Shell for Best Actor at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, 12th San Sebastian International Film Festival. Family Granier-Deferre married Annie Fratellini, who starred in his film ''La Métamorphose des cloportes''. They had one daughter, Valerie. He had two children with his second wife, Susan Hampshire, an English actress: a son, Christopher, a producer/director, and a daughter, Victoria, who died shortly after birth. Granier-Deferre is also the father of Denys Granier-Deferre, a director/actor, whose mother is Denise Leve. He is also the father of Célia (an actress) and Marie (a stuntwoman) by Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creezy (film)
''Creezy'' () is a 1974 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre and starring Alain Delon. It is based on the novel '' Creezy'' by Félicien Marceau. It recorded admissions of 801,704 at the French box office. at Box Office Story Plot Julien Dandieu is a senior figure in the Unified Republican Party (PRU), which has a chance of political power in a conservative coalition after the forthcoming election. His wife and son need his support but his political ambitions come first. Then he and a beautiful model, the "Creezy" (= "crazy") of the title, fall in love, and she wants to come first in his attentions. Afte ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
