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The King Of England Will Not Pay
''The King of England Will Not Pay'' (Italian: ''Il re d'Inghilterra non paga'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Giovacchino Forzano and starring Andrea Checchi, Silvana Jachino and Osvaldo Valenti.Gundle p.181 It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Antonio Valente and Savino Fino. Synopsis In the thirteenth century a leading Florentine banking family are faced with ruin when the King of England The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies (the Bailiw ... refuses to repay a large loan he has taken out from them. Main cast References Bibliography * Gundle, Stephen. ''Fame Amid the Ruins: Italian Film Stardom in the Age of Neorealism''. Berghahn Books, 2019. External links * 1941 films Italian historical f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovacchino Forzano
Giovacchino Forzano (; 19 November 1884 – 28 October 1970) was an Italian playwright, librettist, stage and film director. A resourceful writer, he authored numerous popular plays and produced opera librettos for most of the major Italian composers of the early twentieth century, including the librettos for Giacomo Puccini's ''Suor Angelica'' and ''Gianni Schicchi''.Julian Budden: "Giovacchino Forzano", ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed 4 March 2009)(subscription access)/ref> Biography Forzano was born in Borgo San Lorenzo, in the province of Florence. He studied medicine before embarking on a brief career as an operatic baritone. He then began studying law and, after finishing his diploma, became a freelance journalist, contributing regularly to several of Italy's major newspapers. In 1914 he met and befriended Puccini who asked him to write the librettos for his ''Il trittico'', a collection of three one-act operas. Forzano agreed to write the librettos for two o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banking
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Because banks play an important role in financial stability and the economy of a country, most jurisdictions exercise a high degree of regulation over banks. Most countries have institutionalized a system known as fractional reserve banking, under which banks hold liquid assets equal to only a portion of their current liabilities. In addition to other regulations intended to ensure liquidity, banks are generally subject to minimum capital requirements based on an international set of capital standards, the Basel Accords. Banking in its modern sense evolved in the fourteenth century in the prosperous cities of Renaissance Italy but in many ways functioned as a continuation of ideas and concepts of credit and lending that had their roots in the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luisa Rossi
Luisa Rossi (26 January 1925 – 23 May 1984) was an Italian actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1941 and 1978. Born in Milan, Rossi debuted at young age in a significant role in Mario Mattoli's ''Ho tanta voglia di cantare'' (1943). In 1945 Rossi obtained a large critical appreciation with Leopold Lindtberg's ''The Last Chance (1945 film), The Last Chance'', but she failed to capitalize on her early success and her following parts were mainly supporting roles in often modest productions. Unsatisfied with her film career, since mid-1950s Rossi focused her career on television and especially on stage, in which she worked with, among others, Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler and Dario Fo. Selected filmography *''The King of England Will Not Pay'' (1941) * ''Anything for a Song'' (1943) * ''The Last Chance (1945 film), The Last Chance'' (1945) * ''The Wolf of the Sila'' (1949) * ''Il monello della strada'' (1951) * ''Rapture (1950 film), Rapture'' (1950) * ''Redemption (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Robert
Alfredo Robert (1877–1964) was an Italian actor and film director.Waldman p.160 Selected filmography * '' Il sire di Vincigliata'' (1913) * ''The Doctor's Secret'' (1931) * ''Paradise'' (1932) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * ''Pietro Micca'' (1938) * ''It Always Ends That Way'' (1939) *''The King of England Will Not Pay'' (1941) * '' Don Cesare di Bazan'' (1942) * ''Pact with the Devil A deal with the Devil (also called a Faustian bargain or Mephistophelian bargain) is a cultural motif exemplified by the legend of Faust and the figure of Mephistopheles, as well as being elemental to many Christian traditions. According to t ...'' (1950) References Bibliography * Waldman, Harry. ''Missing Reels: Lost Films of American and European Cinema''. McFarland, 2000. External links * 1877 births 1964 deaths People from Fucecchio Italian male film actors Italian film directors {{Italy-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo De Sanctis
Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name. People with the given name include: *Alfredo (born 1946), Brazilian footballer born as Alfredo Mostarda Filho *Alfredo II (1920–1997), Brazilian footballer born as Alfredo Ramos dos Santos * Albee Benitez (born 1966), Filipino-American businessman and politician born as Alfredo Benitez *Aldo Sambrell, a European actor also known as Alfredo Sanchez Brell *Alfredo (album), an album by Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist *Alfredo Ábalos (born 1986), Argentine footballer *Alfredo Aceves (born 1982), Mexican baseball player *Alfredo Aglietti (born 1970), Italian footballer and manager *Alfredo Aguilar (born 1988), Paraguayan goaltender *Alfredo Armas Alfonzo (1921–1990), Venezuelan writer *Alfredo Alonso, Cuban-born media executive with Clear Channel Radio * Alfredo Álvarez Calderón (1918–2001), Peruvian diver *Alfredo Amézaga (born 1978), Mexi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Labia
Maria Labia (14 February 1880, Verona – 10 February 1953, Malcesine, Lake Garda) was an Italian operatic soprano who was particularly associated with roles of the verismo repertoire. Career Labia studied voice with her mother, Cecilia Labia, who was also an opera singer. She made her professional opera début in Stockholm in 1905 portraying the role of Mimì in Puccini's ''La bohème''. Two years later she joined the Komische Oper Berlin where she sang numerous roles including the title role in Puccini's ''Tosca'', the title role in Bizet's ''Carmen'', Marta in '' Tiefland'' and the title role in Richard Strauss's ''Salome'', among other roles. In 1908 she joined the Manhattan Opera Company in New York City with whom she sang roles for two years at the Manhattan Opera House. She then returned to Italy where she appeared with several theaters under independent contracts for several years. She joined the roster at La Scala in 1912 and joined the Paris Opéra in 1913. In 1916 she wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grazia Ceri
''Grazia'' (; Italian for ''Grace'') is a weekly women's magazine that originated in Italy with international editions printed in Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Colombia, France, Germany. Greece, Indonesia, India, Jordan, Macedonia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Pakistan, Qatar, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. History and profile The Italian edition of ''Grazia'' was first published by Mondadori in November 1938. Mondadori started the magazine to compete with '' Lei'', a women's magazine published by the Rizzoli company. ''Grazia'' was modelled on the American magazine ''Harper's Bazaar''. The start of ''Grazia'' was a return in Italy to traditionalist values such as cooking and child-rearing. During the fascist rule in the country the magazine followed the Fascist policies and propaganda. Following World War II the magazine was renewed, but its conservative stance remained. Its conserva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Farra
Anita Farra (15 July 1905 – 4 August 2008) was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in around forty films during her career, generally in small or supporting roles such as that in ''The Siege of the Alcazar'' (1940).Cardullo p.210 Farra was also a noted voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Italy. She made a number of films in Spain. Selected filmography * ''The Knight of San Marco'' (1939) * ''The Faceless Voice'' (1939) * ''The Siege of the Alcazar'' (1940) * ''Pirates of Malaya'' (1941) *''The King of England Will Not Pay'' (1941) * ''A Woman Has Fallen ''A Woman Has Fallen'' (Italian: ''È caduta una donna'') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Alfredo Guarini and starring Isa Miranda, Rossano Brazzi, and Claudio Gora. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel, Paolo ...'' (1941) * '' The Black Siren'' (1947) References Bibliography * Cardullo, Bert. ''André Bazin and Italian Neorealism''. A&C Black, 2011. Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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__NOTOC__ Elodia may refer to: People *Elodia Kāne, Hawaiian musician with Raymond Kāne *Disappearance and alleged murder of Elodia Ghinescu Biology * ''Elodea'', a genus of aquatic plants * ''Elodia'' (fly), a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. **''Elodia parafacialis'', a Chinese fly *''Eulima elodia'', a species of sea snail Music *''Elodia di Herstall'', an opera by Alessandro Curmi (1842) * ''Elodia'' (album), by German duo Lacrimosa See also * Alodia, a medieval Nubian kingdom in modern-day Sudan * Alodia, saint and child martyr from Huesca (see Nunilo and Alodia Saints Nunilo and Alodia (died ''c''. 842/51) were a pair of child martyrs from Huesca. Born of a mixed marriage, they eschewed the Islam of their father in favour of their mother's Christianity. They were executed by the Muslim authorities of Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Onorato
Giovanni Onorato (February 7, 1910 - February 23, 1960) was an Italian film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.85 He was the father of the actor Glauco Onorato and the cinematographer Marco Onorato. Selected filmography * '' La stella del cinema'' (1931) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * '' Ettore Fieramosca'' (1938) * '' It Always Ends That Way'' (1939) * ''The King's Jester'' (1941) * ''Beatrice Cenci'' (1941) * ''The King of England Will Not Pay'' (1941) * '' The Two Tigers'' (1941) * ''The Gorgon'' (1942) * '' Captain Tempest'' (1942) * '' Bengasi'' (1942) * '' Rossini'' (1942) * ''Rita of Cascia'' (1943) * '' Il fanciullo del West'' (1943) * '' Macario Against Fantomas'' (1944) * '' The Adulteress'' (1946) * '' Anthony of Padua'' (1949) * '' Margaret of Cortona'' (1950) * '' The Force of Destiny'' (1950) * '' The Blind Woman of Sorrento'' (1952) * ''I, Hamlet'' (1952) * ''The Little World of Don Camillo'' (1952) * ''Barrier of the Law'' (1954) * ''Don Camillo's Last Round ''Don Camillo's Las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Addobbati
Giuseppe Addobbati (31 December 1909 – 4 January 1986) was an Italian film actor known for his roles in Spaghetti Western and action films in the 1960s and 1970s. He was often billed as John MacDouglas for films released to an American audience. Addobbati was born in Makarska and later lived in Trieste. He made over 80 film appearances between 1937 and 1980 often as a police officer or law enforcer. He starred in films such as ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1964), ''Blood For A Silver Dollar'' alongside Giuliano Gemma (Montgomery Wood) and in ''The Conformist'' (1970). He also made several horror film appearances such as ''Nightmare Castle'' in 1965 alongside Barbara Steele, Paul Muller, Helga Liné, Laurence Clift and Rik Battaglia Selected filmography * ''Condottieri'' (1937, regia di Luis Trenker) as Giovannis Vater * ''Queen of the Scala'' (1937, regia di Camillo Mastrocinque e Guido Salvini) as Guido Vernieri * ''Marcella'' (1937, regia di Guido Brignone) * ''Giuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nino Pavese
Nino Pavese (10 April 1904 – 21 December 1979) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Asti and the younger brother of actor and voice actor Luigi Pavese, he began his career on stage with a theatrical troupe in the early 1930s before moving on to cinema. Pavese appeared in over 49 films between 1936 and 1973. He made his debut film appearance in the 1936 film '' The Two Sergeants'' directed by Enrico Guazzoni. Pavese was often typically cast as villains in dramatic or adventure films. In addition to working as a screen actor, Pavese was also a popular dubbing artist. (in Italian) He usually dubbed the voices of |
