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The Mafia Triangle
''The Mafia Triangle'' ( it, Napoli, Palermo, New York: Il triangolo della camorra) is a 1981 Italian "poliziottesco" film written and directed by Alfonso Brescia and starring Mario Merola. It is an unofficial remake of Brescia's 1978 film ''Napoli … serenata calibro 9''. Plot Cast * Mario Merola as Don Gennaro Savarese * Howard Ross as Commissioner Galante * Giacomo Rizzo as Peppino * Lucio Montanaro as Bambinello * Massimo Mollica as Don Francesco 'O Biancone * Liana Trouche as Teresa * Guido Alberti as Police Chief * Biagio Pelligra as Coppola * Guido Leontini as Malvasia * Ugo Bologna as TV Manager * Fabrizio Nascimbene as Masaniello * Nello Pazzafini as Sgt. Martinez See also * List of Italian films of 1981 A list of films produced in Italy in 1981 (see 1981 in film): References Footnotes Sources * External linksItalian films of 1981at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1981 1981 Events January * Janu .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Brescia
Alfonso Brescia (6 January 1930 – 6 June 2001) was an Italian film director. Brescia began working in film against his father's wishes, and eventually directed his first film '' Revolt of the Praetorians'' in 1964. Brescia worked in several genres in the Italian film industry, including five science fiction films he directed following the release of ''Star Wars''. Brescia's work slowed down towards the late 1980s, and his last film ''Club Vacanze'' could not get distribution. Biography Alfonso Brescia was born in Rome on January 6, 1930. Brescia was the son of a film producer and entered the film business against his father's will. His father had him work as a production driver, which involved getting up early to persuade him against entering the business which did not work. He began work as an assistant director as well as working in production offices, eventually directing his first film ''Revolt of the Praetorians'' in 1964. Following the release of ''Star Wars'', he shot fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Merola (singer)
Mario Merola (6 April 1934 – 12 November 2006) was an Italian singer and actor, most prominently known for having rejuvenated the traditional popular Neapolitan melodrama known as the ''sceneggiata''. He was nicknamed ''the King of the sceneggiata'' to be able to give this kind typically a regional and a national popularity and success unknown before, to make a film genre, representing all of this even off the stage, so being able to put a face to sceneggiata. Biography Born into a poor family of Naples, Merola held a number of day jobs ranging from kitchen help to longshoreman at the port of Naples until one of his songs, ''Malu Figliu'', was used successfully in a ''sceneggiata'', promoting him into the limelight. Merola was at the height of his popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. With the proceeds of the first vocal performances manages to marry Rosa Serrapiglia, on 5 April 1964, with whom he had three children: Roberto (organizer of musical events), Loredana (housewife) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poliziottesco
Poliziotteschi (; singular ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ''Euro-crime'', ''Italo-crime'', ''spaghetti crime films'', or simply ''Italian crime films''. Influenced by both 1970s French crime films and gritty 1960s and 1970s American cop films and vigilante films, poliziotteschi films were made amidst an atmosphere of socio-political turmoil in Italy known as Years of Lead and increasing Italian crime rates. The films generally featured graphic and brutal violence, organized crime, car chases, vigilantism, heists, gunfights, and corruption up to the highest levels. The protagonists were generally tough working class loners, willing to act outside a corrupt or overly bureaucratic system. Etymology of the noun In Italian, ''poliziesco'' is the grammatically correct Italian adjective (resulting f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Ross (actor)
Howard Ross (born Renato Rossini; 10 January 1941) is an Italian film actor. Born in Rome, Rossini got his first major roles in peplum films. In the mid-1960s he eventually adopted the stage name Howard Ross. He was mainly active in genre films, specializing in adventure films, giallo films and poliziotteschi. Selected filmography *''Hercules Against the Mongols'' (1963) *''Hercules the Invincible'' (1964) *''Samson and His Mighty Challenge'' (1964) *''Gladiators Seven'' (1964) *''Hercules Against the Barbarians'' (1964) *''Sword of the Empire'' (1965) *''The Relentless Four'' (1965) *''Dirty Heroes'' (1967) *''Desert Commandos'' (1967) *'' Emma Hamilton'' (1968) *'' Bridge Over the Elbe'' (1969) *''Poppea's Hot Nights'' (1969) *''Battle of Neretva'' (1969) *''Five Dolls for an August Moon'' (1970) *''Viva Cangaceiro'' (1970) *''Marta'' (1971) *''Naked Girl Killed in the Park'' (1972) *''Il Boss'' (1973) *''The Man Called Noon'' (1973) *''Those Dirty Dogs'' (1973) *''Stateline M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Rizzo
Giacomo Rizzo (born 17 January 1939) is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 1970. He starred in ''The Family Friend'', which was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Il sindacalista'' (1972) * '' The Ribald Decameron'' (1972) * '' Little Funny Guy'' (1973) * ''Bawdy Tales'' (1973) * '' The Black Hand'' (1973) * ''1900'' (1976) * '' Sex Diary'' (1976) * ''La professoressa di scienze naturali'' (1976) * ''The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn'' (1977) * ''Taxi Girl'' (1977) * '' Deadly Chase'' (1978) * ''A Policewoman on the Porno Squad'' (1979) * ''Zappatore'' (1980) * '' A Policewoman in New York'' (1981) * ''The Mafia Triangle'' (1981) * ''The Family Friend'' (2006) * '' Benvenuti al Sud'' (2010) * ''Benvenuti al Nord'' (2012) * ''Si accettano miracoli ''Si accettano miracoli'' is a 2015 Italian comedy film starring and directed by Alessandro Siani. The film was released on January 1, 2015 to generally positive re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Mollica
Massimo Mollica (19 March 1929 – 1 May 2013) was an Italian actor and stage director. Born in Pace del Mela, Messina, the son of an elementary school teacher, Mollica started acting at the university.Giancarlo Colombo. ''Who's Who in Italy''. 1994. His breakout role was Don Vito Cascio Ferro in the 1972 RAI television series ''Joe Petrosino''. Mollica was mainly active as a stage actor and director, and he founded several theatres in Messina, including the San Carlino Theatre and the Teatro Pirandello. His film roles include Pasquale Squitieri's '' Il prefetto di ferro'' and Francesco Rosi Francesco Rosi (; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director. His film '' The Mattei Affair'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to ha ...'s '' Salvatore Giuliano''. References Further reading * Grieco, Giuseppe. ''Massimo Mollica. La sua vita e il suo teatro''. Sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Alberti
Guido Alberti (20 April 1909 Birth name: Guido Renato Vittorio Alberti. – 3 August 1996) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1963 and 1993. Selected filmography * ''Wild Love'' (1956) - Sor Alberto (uncredited) * ''8½'' (1963) - Pace, il produttore * '' The Executioner'' (1963) - Director de la prisión * ''Hands Over the City'' (1963) - Maglione * ''Aimez-vous les femmes ?'' (1964) - Mr. Khouroulis * ''Le Grain de sable'' (1964) - Rudolf Kubler * ''Angélique, Marquise des Anges'' (1964) - Le grand Mathieu (uncredited) * ''Marvelous Angelique'' (1965) - Le grand Mathieu (uncredited) * ''La fuga'' (1965) - Il padre di Piera * '' Su e giù'' (1965) - Il commendatore Persici (segment "Colpo da leoni, Il") * '' The Camp Followers'' (1965) - Gambardelli * ''Casanova 70'' (1965) - Il monsignore * ''Marco the Magnificent'' (1965) - Pope Gregory X * '' The Dreamer'' (1965) - Uncle Marco * ''Juliet of the Spirits'' (1965) - Player (uncredited) * '' Shoot L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biagio Pelligra
Biagio Pelligra (born 24 June 1937, in Comiso) is an Italian stage, film and television actor. Life and career Born in Comiso, Province of Ragusa, Pelligra started his acting career in the second half of the sixties, and after several minor roles he got his first role of weight in 1972, in Marco Leto's ''Black Holiday''. Following the critical success of the film, from then he started appearing, often in secondary roles, in several art films, working with Roberto Rossellini, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Marco Tullio Giordana and Peter Del Monte, among others. Pelligra's popularity is however mainly linked to a series of poliziotteschi, sceneggiate and mafia films, in which he specialized in roles of criminals and villains. Partial filmography * '' Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand'' (1966) * '' Death Laid an Egg'' (1968) - Chemical operator * ''Commandos'' (1968) - Carmelo * ''L'alibi'' (1969) * ''Under the Sign of Scorpio'' (1969) * ''Le 10 meraviglie dell'amore'' (1969 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Bologna
Ugo Bologna (11 September 1917 – 29 January 1998) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Milan, the son of a municipal employee and a housewife, in 1936 Bologna started working as a primary school teacher, and in 1939 he attended the course for cadet officers in the former italian city of Pula. A lieutenant during World War II, he was wounded during a battle, and then received a bronze medal for military valor. In 1950 he decided to give up his teaching profession and devote himself to acting. After enrolling an acting course under Isabella Riva he made his stage debut with the Fantasio Piccoli's company. Even if mostly cast in character roles, Bologna was one of the most active actors in Italian cinema in 1970s and 1980s, usually in comedic roles. Active as a voice actor, in 1970 Bologna founded in Milan the dubbing company "CDM" (Cooperativa Doppiatori Milanesi). Death Bologna died of a heart attack on 29 January 1998 at the age of 80."L' attore Ugo B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nello Pazzafini
Nello Pazzafini (15 May 1933 – 9 January 1996) was an Italian actor who appeared in a very large number of Peplum movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi. He was an ex-bodyguard and often played a "tough guy" character. Partial filmography * '' The Trojan Horse'' (1961) * ''The Triumph of Robin Hood'' (1962) * ''Hercules and the Black Pirates'' (1964) * '' 3 Avengers'' (1964) * '' Wanted'' (1967) * ''7 pistole per un massacro'' (1967) * ''Bootleggers'' (1969) *''They Call Him Cemetery'' (1971) * ''Blood and Bullets ''Blood and Bullets'' ( it, Sangue di sbirro, also known as ''Knell, Bloody Avenger'') is a 1976 Italian poliziottesco film written and directed by Alfonso Brescia and starring Jack Palance, George Eastman and Jenny Tamburi. Plot Cast *Jack ...'' (1976) * '' The Mafia Triangle'' (1981) * '' Double Trouble'' (1984) External links * 1933 births 1996 deaths Italian male film actors Male Spaghetti Western actors 20th-century Italian male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Italian Films Of 1981
A list of films produced in Italy in 1981 (see 1981 in film): References Footnotes Sources * External linksItalian films of 1981at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1981 1981 Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... Lists of 1981 films by country or language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s Crime Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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