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Sua Eccellenza Si Fermò A Mangiare
''Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare'' is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ugo Tognazzi. Plot In Rome, during the early 30s, a con artist played by Totò impersonates dr. Biagio Tanzarella, Benito Mussolini's personal physician in order to blackmail Ernesto, an unfaithful husband. Ernesto's wife, Silvia, is very beautiful and charming but he resents her aloofness and has a tryst with an older woman, Lauretta, whom he perceives as more easygoing and desirable. Silvia's mother, Countess Bernabei, invites "Dr. Tanzarella" to her country estate where a Minister of State is to be her guest to inaugurate a monument to a minor local celebrity, she hopes, through her good offices with both the Minister and the Doctor, to further Ernesto's career, perhaps securing a government post for him. The false "doctor" at first tries to decline the invitation but, upon hearing that during the banquet offered to the Minister the Bernabei family will use a set of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966. His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Filmography * ''Full Speed (1934 film), Full Speed'' (1934) * ''I Love You Only'' (1935) * ''The Man Who Smiles'' (1936) * ''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) * ''La damigella di Bard (film), La damigella di Bard'' (1936) *''Music in the Square'' (1936) * ''The Last Days of Pompeo'' (1937) * ''These Children'' (1937) * ''Felicità Colombo'' (1937) * ''Destiny (1938 film), Destiny'' (1938) * ''Triumph of Love (1938 film), Triumph of Love'' (1938) * ''Nonna Felicità'' (1938) * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) * ''The Lady in White'' (1938) * ''We Were Seven Sisters'' (1939) * ''At Your Orders, Madame'' (1939) * ''We Were Seven Widows'' (1939) * ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' (1939) * ''Mille chilometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauretta Masiero
Lauretta Masiero (25 October 1927 – 23 March 2010) was an Italian actress and singer. Biography Dancing career Venetian born Lauretta Masiero debuted in the theater of varieties as a dancer with Wanda Osiris. In 1945 she debuted with Macario. Acting career In 1962 she began acting in films. She worked with such stars as Totò, Ugo Tognazzi, Johnny Dorelli, Raimondo Vianello and Oreste Lionello. She portrayed the protagonist in the television series, ''The Adventures of Storm Laura''. Personal life Lauretta was married to Johnny Dorelli; the couple had a son, actor Gianluca Guidi. Death Masiero died, aged 82, on 23 March 2010, in a clinic in Rome, following a long hospitalization from Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in short-term me .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Black-and-white Films
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1961 Comedy Films
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1960s Italian-language Films
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1961 Films
The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with ''West Side Story'' winning 10 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1961 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1961 films from countries outside of North America. Events * May 13 – Legendary actor Gary Cooper dies at the age of 60 in Los Angeles from colon and prostate cancer. Best known for his appearances in classic films such as ''Wings'', ''Meet John Doe'', '' Sergeant York'', ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' and '' High Noon'', Cooper was one of the biggest stars of Hollywood's Golden Age and won two Academy Awards for Best Actor. * June 28 – Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman sign a multi-picture deal with United Artists to produce a series of films based on the novels of Ian Fleming starting with either '' Dr. No'' or '' Diamonds Are Forever''. The series goes on to become the highest-grossing film series of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ely Drago
Ely Drago was an Italian film actress. She played Jocasta in '' Ercole al centro della terra'' (1961), directed by Mario Bava and starring Christopher Lee, Leonora Ruffo and Marisa Belli, and Gina in '' Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare'' (1961), directed by Mario Mattòli. Filmography * '' Le sedicenni'' (1965) * ''Man from Canyon City'' (1965) as Rosario * ''Hercules in the Haunted World ''Hercules in the Haunted World'' (Italian: ''Ercole al centro della terra'', lit. "Hercules at the Center of the Earth") is a 1961 Italian sword-and-sandal film directed by Mario Bava. British bodybuilder Reg Park plays Hercules while British a ...'' (1961) as Giocasta * '' Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare'' (1961) as Gina * ''Aventura en Capri'' (1959) as Una turista References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drago, Ely Date of birth missing Date of death missing Italian film actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignazio Leone
Ignazio Leone (19 April 1923 – 30 December 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 105 films between 1952 and 1976. Selected filmography * '' The Walk'' (1953) * ''I Chose Love'' (1953) * ''Amici per la pelle'' (1955) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * ''Wives and Obscurities'' (1956) * ''Piece of the Sky'' (1959) * ''Slave of Rome'' (1960) * ''Le pillole di Ercole'' (1962) * ''I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra'' (1962) * ''Julius Caesar Against The Pirates'' (1962) * ''Zorro and the Three Musketeers'' (1963) * '' 002 Operazione Luna'' (1965) * '' Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula'' (1966) * '' Electra One'' (1967) * ''I 2 deputati'' (1968) * ''The Two Crusaders'' (1968) * ''Brutti di notte'' (1968) * ''Indovina chi viene a merenda?'' (1969) * '' Io non spezzo... rompo'' (1971) * ''Armiamoci e partite! ''Armiamoci e partite!'' (Italian for "Let US arm ourselves and YOU go!") is a 1971 war comedy film directed by Nando Cicero and starring the comic duo Franco a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Campori
Anna Campori (22 September 1917 – 19 January 2018) was an Italian actress. From 1951 onwards, she appeared in 70 films. Life and career Born in Rome, Italy, after the debut on stage in a small company of prose Campori moved shortly after into avanspettacolo and revue, entering the company of the De Vico Brothers with whom she toured across Italy during the Second World War. After her marriage to Pietro De Vico, she became the prima donna in the companies he founded, even still appearing on several stage comedies of other companies. Campori was also an active character actress for films and television series, a voice actress and a radio hostess. She made her last appearance in the TV series ''Carabinieri''. She turned 100 in September 2017 and died on 19 January 2018. Selected filmography * ''Una bruna indiavolata!'' (1951) – Signora Cartoni * ''We Two Alone'' (1952) – Fillide * ''Neapolitan Turk'' (1953) – Concettella * ''La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi'' (1953) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nando Bruno
Nando Bruno (6 October 1895 – 10 April 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in Rome, Italy and he died there. Selected filmography * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Un collego di Pasquale * ''Le sorprese del divorzio'' (1939) - L'artificiere * ''Montevergine'' (1939) - Francesco * '' Dora Nelson'' (1939) - Gegè * ''Mare'' (1940) - Il pescatore * ''Incanto di mezzanotte'' (1940) * ''L'imprevisto'' (1940) * ''Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (1943) - Il "piccolo gigante" * ''Silenzio, si gira!'' (1943) - Un gioccatore di dadi sul set * ''Gli assi della risata'' (1943) - Tentotti (segment "Il trionfo di Poppea") (uncredited) * '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) - Augusto Pallotta, il vetturino * ''Life Begins Anew'' (1945) - Scorcelletti, il camionista * ''Rome, Open City'' (1945) - Agostino the Sexton * ''Departure at Seven'' (1946) * ''Mio figlio professore'' (''My Son, the Professor'') (1946) - Angeloni * ''Roma città libera'' (1946 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Siletti
Mario Giovanni Siletti (22 July 1903 – 19 April 1964) was an Italian actor. He was born in Turin. He performed in more than 160 films from 1932 to 1964. He began appearing in American films no later than 1946. From 1962 to 1964, he also portrayed a recurring character, Charlie Carlotti, on the American television series, ''Hazel''. In April 1964, he was killed in a Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ... automobile collision caused by a drunk driver. Siletti's pregnant wife was also critically injured in the crash. The driver of the other vehicle was arrested for felony manslaughter. Selected filmography References External links * Italian male film actors 1903 births 1964 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian emigrants to the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro De Vico
Pietro De Vico (1 February 1911 – 10 December 1999) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1948 and 1991. He was born in Naples, and died in Rome. He was married, from 1937 until his death in 1999, to actress Anna Campori. Selected filmography * ''Christmas at Camp 119'' (1947) - (uncredited) * ''Toto Looks for a House'' (1949) - Cinese * ''Toto the Sheik'' (1950) - L'arabo della stanza bianca * ''Rome-Paris-Rome'' (1951) - Sposino * ''The Passaguai Family'' (1951) - Il ragazzo di Marcella * '' The Passaguai Family Gets Rich'' (1952) - Un autista * ''Il viale della speranza'' (1953) - Tonio * ''La valigia dei sogni'' (1953) - Il regista del provino * '' Ore 10: lezione di canto'' (1955) - Pietro - uno dei Five Jolly * ''Eighteen Year Olds'' (1955) - Campanelli * ''Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna'' (1956) - Franz * ''Sette canzoni per sette sorelle'' (1957) - Romeo * ''Serenata a Maria'' (1957) - Pasqualino, the painter * ''A sud niente di nuovo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
