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The Champion (1943 Film)
''The Champion'' (Italian: ''Il campione'') is a 1943 Italian sports film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Enzo Fiermonte, Vera Bergman and Erminio Spalla.Chiti & Poppi p.56 It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luigi Ricci. Synopsis A former boxer, now a trainer, discovers a young fighter who he feels has all the skills to become a champion. He takes him under his wing and begins to shape him into a fully rounded fighter. However the young man's success goes to his head and he becomes involved with a rich, vapid lady without realising that his trainer's daughter is in love with him. Cast * Enzo Fiermonte as Massimo * Vera Bergman as Wanda Gregorovitch * Erminio Spalla as Mario Martini * Fiorella Betti as Bianca Martini, sua figlia * Michele Riccardini as Federico * Alessandra Adari * Michele Bonaglia * Mario Bosisio * Luigi Garrone * Amedeo Martini * Bianca Martini * Merlo Preciso * Massimo Riccardi * Vera Rub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Borghesio
Carlo Borghesio (24 June 1905 – 12 November 1983) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Turin, Borghesio started his career as an assistant director in the second half of the 1930s, notably collaborating with Alessandro Blasetti and Mario Mattoli. After collaborating to a number of screenplays, he made his directorial debut in 1939, co-directing with Mario Soldati the comedy film ''Due milioni per un sorriso''. Borghesio is best known for his association with Erminio Macario, he directed in a number of critically acclaimed comedies between the 1940s and the early 1950s. Selected filmography * '' Two Million for a Smile'' (1939) * ''The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' (1940) * '' The Champion'' (1943) * '' Two Hearts'' (1943) * ''How I Lost the War'' (1947) * ''L'eroe della strada'' (1948) * ''How I Discovered America'' (1949) * '' Captain Demonio'' (1950) * ''Napoleon'' (1951) * '' Il monello della strada'' (1951) * ''Gli Angeli del quartier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Riccardini
Michele Mario Alberto Riccardini (October 2, 1910 – July 24, 1978) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in around fifty films during his career as well as several television episodes. In 1943 he played the role of Don Remigio in Luchino Visconti's ''Ossessione''.Bacon p.248 Partial filmography * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) - Il Bronzino * ''Come le foglie'' (1938) - Bernabei * ''Retroscena'' (1939) - (uncredited) * '' Dora Nelson'' (1939) - Sor Mario * ''Manon Lescaut'' (1940) * '' The Sinner'' (1940) - Un amico di Paolo e di Piero (uncredited) * '' Idyll in Budapest'' (1941) * ''La compagnia della teppa'' (1941) - Rossini * ''Pia de' Tolomei'' (1941) - Baldo * ''Se non son matti non li vogliamo'' (1941) - Un altro membro dei "Matti" * ''L'amore canta'' (1941) - (uncredited) * ''Giarabub'' (1942) - Il cuoco * ''Street of the Five Moons'' (1942) - Michele * ''Violette nei capelli'' (1942) - Il tirchio amico di Giuliano * ''La fabbrica dell'imprevisto'' (1942) - Il regista * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Films
The year 1943 in film featured various significant events for the film industry. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1943 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – The film ''Casablanca'' is released nationally in the United States and becomes one of the top-grossing pictures of 1943. It goes on to win the Best Picture and Best Director awards at the 16th Academy Awards. * February 20 – American film studio executives agree to allow the United States Office of War Information to censor films. * June 1 – Veteran English stage and screen actor Leslie Howard dies at the age of 50 in the crash of BOAC Flight 777 off the coast of Galicia, Spain. While best remembered for his role as Ashley Wilkes in ''Gone with the Wind'', Howard had roles in many other notable films and was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. * November 23 – British Forces Broadcasting Service begins operation * December 31 – New York Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Vaser
Vittorio Vaser (1904–1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in Alessandro Blasetti's 1929 film ''Sun'' about the reclamation of the Pontine Marshes.Verdone p.63 He was the son of the actor Ernesto Vaser. Selected filmography * ''Sun'' (1929) * ''The Haller Case'' (1933) * ''Aldebaran'' (1935) * ''Don Bosco'' (1935) * '' Tonight at Eleven'' (1938) * '' The Pirate's Dream'' (1940) * '' The Champion'' (1943) * '' Other Times'' (1952) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * ''Beatrice Cenci Beatrice Cenci (; 6 February 157711 September 1599) was a Roman noblewoman who murdered her father, Count Francesco Cenci. She was beheaded in 1599 after a lurid murder trial in Rome that gave rise to an enduring legend about her. Life Beatri ...'' (1956) * '' Rigoletto e la sua tragedia'' (1956) * '' Warlord of Crete'' (1960) References Bibliography * Verdone, Luca. ''I Film di Alessandro Blasetti''. Gremese Editore, 1989. External links * 1904 births 1963 deaths Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirella Scriatto
Given name Mirella is a feminine given name which may refer to: *Mirella Amato, bilingual beer consultant, beer sommelier and author in Toronto, Ontario, Canada *Mirella Arnhold (born 1983), Brazilian alpine skier * Mirella Avalle (born 1922), Italian sprinter * Mirella Bentivoglio (1922–2017), Italian sculptor, poet, performance artist and curator *Mirella Cesa (born 1984), Ecuadorian singer who has won several awards and been called the "mother of Andipop" * Mirella Levi D'Ancona (1919–2014), Italian-born American art historian and professor. *Mirella D'Angelo (born 1956), Italian actress *Mirella Freni (born 1935), Italian soprano whose repertoire includes Verdi, Puccini, Mozart and Tchaikovsky * Mirella Gregori (born 1967), a woman who mysteriously disappeared from Rome in May 1983 *Mirella Harju (born 1982), Finnish former racing cyclist *Mirella Latorre (1919–2010), Chilean radio and television actress *Mirella Maniani-Tzelili (born 1976), retired Greek track and fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Ruberti
Vera may refer to: Names *Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) **Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarragona Places Spain * Vera, Almería, a municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia * Vera de Bidasoa, a municipality in the autonomous community of Navarra *La Vera, a comarca in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura United States *Vera, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Vera, Kansas, a ghost town * Vera, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Vera, Oklahoma, a town * Vera, Texas, an unincorporated community * Vera, Virginia, an unincorporated community *Veradale, Washington, originally known as Vera, CDP Elsewhere *Vera, Santa Fe, a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina * Vera Department, an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the province of Santa Fe * Vera, Mato Grosso, Brazil, a municipality * Cape Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Riccardi
Massimo, also Massimino, and Massimine () is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Massimo Agostinelli (Max Agos) (born 1987), Swiss based Italian American artist, entrepreneur and activist *Massimo Agostini (born 1964), Italian football manager and former striker *Massimo Alioto (born 1972), associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore *Massimo Allevi (born 1969), former Italian pole vaulter *Massimo Ambrosini Cavaliere OMRI (born 1977), Italian former professional footballer * Massimo De Ambrosis (born 1964), Italian actor and voice actor *Massimo Amfiteatrof (1907–1990), Russian-born Italian cellist *Paolo Massimo Antici (1924–2003), Italian diplomat, founder of the Antici Group *Massimo Aparo (born 1953), Italian nuclear engineer *Massimo Apollonio (born 1970), former Italian racing cyclist *Massimo Ardinghi (born 1971), former professional tennis player from Italy *Massimo Ard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlo Preciso
Merlo may refer to: * Merlo (company), a manufacturer of telescopic handlers based in Italy * Merlo Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina ** Merlo, Buenos Aires, head town of Merlo Partido ** Deportivo Merlo, football team based here * Merlo Station High School, in Beaverton, Oregon * Villa de Merlo, San Luis Province, Argentina People with the surname * Beatrice Merlo * Carmelo Merlo * Claudio Merlo * Enrica Merlo * Enrique Gorriarán Merlo * Francisco de Merlo * Francisco López de Osornio Merlo * Gastón Merlo * Gianni Merlo * Giuseppe Merlo * Harry Merlo * Ismael Merlo * Jaime Jiménez Merlo * Janet Merlo * Jim Merlo * Johann Jakob Merlo * John Merlo * Larry Merlo * Liliana Merlo * Luis Merlo * Madeline Merlo * María Luisa Merlo * Maria Teresa Merlo * Michele Merlo (cyclist) * Michele Merlo (singer) * Miguel Antonio de Merlo * Mike Merlo * Nelson Merlo * Néstor Merlo * Omar Merlo * Paul Merlo * Reinaldo Merlo * Rick Merlo * Yoan "ToD" Merlo * Carmen García de M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Martini
Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. Variants * Blanche: French * Bianca: Italian * Bianka (Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, German, English, French, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Corsican, Romanian, Spanish, Greek, Czech) * Blanca (French, English, Icelandic, Hungarian, Spanish) People Medieval period :''In chronological order'' *Bianca Lancia (c. 1200–c. 1233), Italian noble *Bianca of Savoy (1337–1387), Lady of Milan by marriage *Bianca Maria Visconti (1425–1468), Duchess of Milan *Bianca Maria Sforza (1472–1510), Holy Roman Empress, wife of Maximilian I *Bianca Cappello (1548–1587), Grand Duchess of Tuscany Modern era A–K *Bianca Andreescu (born 2000), Canadian tennis player *Bianca Atzei (born 1987), Italian singer *Bianca Balti (born 1984), Italian model *Bianca Beauchamp (born 1977), Canadian model *Bianca Belair (born 1989), American professional wrestler * Bianca Bianchi (1855–1947), stage na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amedeo Martini
Amedeo is an Italian given name meaning "lover of God", "loves God", or more correctly "for the love of God" and cognate to the Latin name Amadeus and the Spanish and Portuguese Amadeo. People with this name include: * A number of rulers and nobles associated with the historical region of Savoy ** Amadeus II, Count of Savoy ( 1078–1080) ** Amadeus III, Count of Savoy (r. 1103–1148) ** Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy (r. 1233–1253) ** Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (r. 1285–1323) ** Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (r. 1343–1383) ** Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy (r. 1383–1391) ** Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (r. 1391–1440), better known as Antipope Felix V ** Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (r. 1465–1472) ** Amedeo di Savoia (1845–1890), later Amadeo I of Spain ** Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1898–1942) ** Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943–2021) *Amedeo Avogadro Italian scientist *Amedeo Felisa (born 1946), CEO of Ferrari and Aston Martin *Amedeo Modigliani (a.k.a. Modi) Italian pain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Garrone
is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portrayed as the younger fraternal twin brother and sidekick of Mario, Nintendo's mascot. Luigi appears in many games throughout the Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' franchise, oftentimes accompanying his brother. Luigi first appeared in the 1983 Game & Watch game ''List of LCD games featuring Mario#Mario Bros., Mario Bros.'', where he is the character controlled by the second player. He would retain this role in many future games, including ''Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'', among other titles. He was first available as a primary character in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. In more recent appearances, Luigi's role became increasingly restricted to spinoffs, such as the ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Kart'' series; however, he has been featured in a starring role in ''Nelsonic Industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
