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Sword In The Shadows
''Sword in the Shadows'' ( it, Una spada nell'ombra) is a 1961 Italian swashbuckler film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Tamara Lees and Livio Lorenzon. Plot Cast *Tamara Lees as Countess Ottavia della Rocca *Livio Lorenzon as Captain Mellina * Gabriella Farinon as Lavinia (credited as Gaby Farinon) * Mario Valdemarin as Fabrizio *Germano Longo as Braccio * Pina Cornel as Iolanda *Gianni Rizzo as Giorgio * Lydia Johnson as Marta *Loris Gizzi as Zio Roger *Gianni Solaro as Capitano delle guardie * Diego Michelotti as Fabio *Tullio Altamura as Duke Ercole Altavilla *Ugo Sasso as Baccio's Servant * Gianni Baghino as Zingano *Ignazio Balsamo as Zingano *Piero Pastore Pietro Mario Pastore, also known as Piero Pastore (3 April 1908, in Padua – 8 January 1968, in Rome) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker; he later became an actor. Football career Pastore was the youngest ever playe ... as Guard References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Capuano
Luigi Capuano (13 July 1904 – 20 October 1979) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Naples, he directed 43 films between 1947 and 1971. Selected filmography * ''Vertigine d'amore'' (1949) * ''Flying Squadron (film), Flying Squadron'' (1949) * ''Stormbound'' (1950) * ''The Lovers of Ravello'' (1951) * ''Gli innocenti pagano'' (1951) * ''Beauties in Capri'' (1952) * ''Tragic Ballad (film), Tragic Ballad'' (1954) * ''Letter from Naples'' (1954) * ''New Moon (1955 film), New Moon'' (1955) * ''Mermaid of Naples'' (1956) * ''The Knight of the Black Sword'' (1956) * ''Serenata a Maria'' (1957) * ''Il Conte di Matera'' (1957) * ''World of Miracles'' (1959) * ''Queen of the Pirates'' (1960) * ''Terror of the Red Mask'' (1960) * ''Sword in the Shadows'' (1961) * ''The Vengeance of Ursus'' (1961) * ''Revenge of the Conquered'' (1961) * ''Tiger of the Seven Seas'' (1962) * ''The Executioner of Venice'' (1963) * ''Zorro and the Three Musketeers'' (1963) * ''The Lion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loris Gizzi
Loris Gizzi (16 August 1899 – 6 October 1986) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Rome, after his university studies Gizzi attended a school of dance and singing. He abandoned the courses when he became an employee of Ferrovie dello Stato, reaching the rank of sub-station master. In the 1930s, he discovered his vocation as an actor, attending several dramatic societies. In 1935, during an outdoor show on the Palatine Hill in honor of royal guests, he was chosen to play Remus in the drama play ''Rumon''; from then he entered the most important stage companies of the time, notably appearing in the 1938 representation of ''Francesca da Rimini'' by Gabriele D'Annunzio, staged by Renato Simoni and with Andreina Pagnani in the title role. Active in films since 1933, he had an intense career as a character actor, mostly cast in humorous roles. He played Gioachino Rossini several times, with whom he shared a physical resemblance. He was also active as a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Luigi Capuano
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Italian Swashbuckler Films
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Italian Adventure Films
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Adventure Films
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Piero Pastore
Pietro Mario Pastore, also known as Piero Pastore (3 April 1908, in Padua – 8 January 1968, in Rome) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker; he later became an actor. Football career Pastore was the youngest ever player to play for Juventus F.C. at the age of 15 years, 222 days. He played for 6 seasons (108 games, 46 goals) in the Serie A for S.S. Lazio, A.C. Milan and A.S. Roma. Pastore represented Italy at the 1928 Summer Olympics and won bronze medal, but he did not play in any games. Acting career After retirement, he became an actor, among other roles, he played small parts in Roman Holiday, Barabbas and War and Peace. Honours Club ;Juventus *Italian Football Championship: 1925–26 International ;Italy * Olympic Bronze Medal: 1928 Selected filmography * '' Girls Do Not Joke'' (1929) * ''La Leggenda di Wally'' (1930) - Hagenbach * ''Ninna nanna delle dodici mamme'' (1930) * ''Steel'' (1933) - Mario Velini * ''Trois balles dans la peau'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignazio Balsamo
Ignazio Balsamo (25 October 1912 – 7 August 1994) was an Italian film and stage actor. Life and career Born in Catania, Balsamo began his career on stage, being part of several Sicilian language theatrical companies. Discovered by Pietro Germi, who offered him a role of weight in the film '' In the Name of the Law'', following the success of the film Balsamo moved to Rome where he had a long film career as a character actor, mainly cast in roles of Sicilian criminals and villains. He also worked as a production coordinator and a production runner for the companies Fortunia Film and Romana Film. Balsamo was also author of two plays in Sicilian language, ''Casa Cantoniera'' and ''Tila di ragnu''. Selected filmography * '' In the Name of the Law'' (1949) - Francesco Messana * ''Outlaw Girl'' (1950) - Ciro Sollima * '' The Fighting Men'' (1950) - Antonio Schepisi * '' Il caimano del Piave'' (1951) - Sergente siciliano al fronte * '' Behind Closed Shutters'' (1951) - Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Sasso
Ugo Sasso, born Domenico Pasquale Giuseppe Sasso (23 March 1910 - 21 July 1981), was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Turin, in the early 1930s Sasso moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He made his film debut in 1934, in Alessandro Blasetti's '' The Old Guard'', and until his retirement in 1973 he appeared in over 100 films, sometimes in main roles. He was mainly active in the adventure, historical and peplum film genres. Also active on television, he was sometimes credited as Hugo Arden.Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema''. Gremese 2006, pp. 99–100. . Selected filmography * ''The Amnesiac'' (1936) * ''Joe the Red'' (1936) * '' Tonight at Eleven'' (1938) * ''Guest for One Night'' (1939) * ''The Prisoner of Santa Cruz'' (1941) * '' Light in the Darkness'' (1941) * ''Rita of Cascia'' (1943) * ''La Fornarina'' (1944) * ''The Ten Commandments'' (1945) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullio Altamura
Tullio Altamura (born 18 July 1924) is an Italian actor, best known for his roles in Spaghetti Western, spaghetti westerns and action films in the 1960s. Life and career Born in Bologna, the son of a career officer in the Kingdom of Italy, Italian army, Altamura grew up in Rome, where he studied at the liceo classico. After having worked for some time as a freelance journalist, he started his professional acting career in the first half of 1950s. Starting from the 1960s he specialized in villain roles in genre films, in which he often adopted the stage name Tor Altmayer. Active on television from 1957 and on stage from 1961, he was also a television writer and documentarist. Filmography *''Il cardinale Lambertini'', directed by Giorgio Pàstina (1954) *''Il conte Aquila'', directed by Guido Salvini (director), Guido Salvini (1955) *''L'isola del tesoro'', directed by Anton Giulio Majano (1959) - Tv *''Ottocento'', directed by Anton Giulio Majano (1959) - Tv *''I figli di Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Solaro
Gianni Solaro (born Gianni Lorenzon, 11 August 1926 – 12 August 2006) was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Solaro was a character actor in the Italian film industry for about twenty years, between the late 1950s and the late 1970s. During his career he spanned any sort of role, alternating genre films and art films, and notably working with Mario Monicelli, Marco Bellocchio, Luigi Zampa, Mario Camerini, Francesco Maselli and Florestano Vancini. He was sometimes credited John Sun. His brother was the actor Livio Lorenzon. Solaro died on 12 August 2006, one day after his 80th birthday.Peplum Paradise film historians Partial filmography * ''Tough Guys'' (1960) * ''Erik the Conqueror'' (1961) * ''Queen of the Seas'' (1961) * ''The Triumph of Robin Hood'' (1962) * ''Redhead'' (1962) * ''Gladiator of Rome'' (1962) * ''The Thief of Damascus'' (1964) * ''The Two Gladiators'' (1964) * ''Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules'' (1964) * '' M.M.M. 83'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Rizzo
Gianni Rizzo (1925–1992) was an Italian film actor. Between 1944 and 1986 he appeared in over seventy films and television productions, in a variety of supporting roles. His screen roles included parts in a number of peplum films, such as '' The Vengeance of Ursus'' (1961).Hughes, p. 16 He also appeared in Italian spy films, spaghetti westerns, and played the villain in the 1967 Perry Rhodan movie, ''Mission Stardust''. He died in 1992 at age 66. Selected filmography * ''Macario contro Zagomar'' (1949) * ''City of Pain'' (1949) - Sergio * ''A Night of Fame'' (1949) - Max * '' Totò Le Mokò'' (1949) - Cicerone, Casbah tourguide (uncredited) * '' The Crossroads'' (1951) - Beppe detto il Curato * '' Three Steps North'' (1951) - The Greek * ''Wolves Hunt at Night'' (1952) - Le commissaire italien * ''Una madre ritorna'' (1952) - Ex-amante di Elena * ''Una croce senza nome'' (1952) * '' Serenata amara'' (1952) - Peppe * '' Il moschettiere fantasma'' (1952) - Pierre de La Tour * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
