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The New Godfathers
''The New Godfathers'' ( it, I contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia, lit=The Smugglers of Santa Lucia) is a 1979 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Alfonso Brescia. Plot A great quantity of drug travels undercovered from Iran and Turkey and arrives in port of Naples. An Italian Guardia di Finanza officer tries to intercept the stuff and achieves the collaboration of Don Francesco Autiero, the chief of illegal cigarettes trade in Naples. Cast * Mario Merola: Don Francesco Autiero * Antonio Sabàto: Don Michele Vizzini *Gianni Garko: Captain Ivano Radevic *Jeff Blynn: Salvatore Gargiulo *Lorraine De Selle: Lorraine *Edmund Purdom: Head of the International Commission on Narcotic Drugs *Lucio Montanaro: Cassio Petrorio *Rick Battaglia: Don Calogero Avallone * Letizia D'Adderio: Stellatella * Marco Girondino: Gennarino *Nunzio Gallo: Dr. Martinelli * Hassan Jaber: Vito *Franco Diogene: Achmet *Sabrina Siani: Lucy Avallone Production The film was intended for the foreign market, unli ... [...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] |
Lorraine De Selle
Lorraine de Selle is an Italian-born former actress noted for her work in Italian genre cinema during the 1970s and 1980s. Having worked with directors such as Joe D'Amato, Fernando di Leo, Ruggero Deodato and Umberto Lenzi, she remains best known for her roles in the horror films '' The House on the Edge of the Park'' and ''Cannibal Ferox'', co-starring with Giovanni Lombardo Radice in both. After retiring from acting, de Selle became a producer, responsible for the Italian TV series ''Carabinieri'' from 2002 to 2008. Selected filmography * ''Emanuelle in America'' (1977) - Gemini * ''Il ginecologo della mutua'' (1977) - Mara's lover * ''Women's Camp 119'' (1977) - Maria Black * '' Damned in Venice'' (1978) - Christine's friend * ''Where Are You Going on Holiday?'' (1978) - Girl at telephone * ''Lovers and Liars'' (1979) - Jennifer * ''Gardenia'' (1979) - Consuelo * ''A Woman in the Night'' (1979) - Bianca Maria * ''How to Seduce Your Teacher'' (1979) - Fedora * '' The New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Italian-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 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 * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Films
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International Major events * March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, '' Take Down''. * March 5 – Production begins on ''The Empire Strikes Back''. * March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures. * May 25 – ''Alien'', a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released. * May 29 - Mary Pickford, a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke. * May 31 – ''The Muppet Movie'', Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom. * June 11 – John Wayne, a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from stomach cancer. * June 29 – '' Moonraker'', the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sicilian Connection
''The Sicilian Connection'' ( it, Afyon oppio, french: Action héroïne, also known as ''The Opium Connection'' and ''La filière'') is a 1972 Italian- French crime-thriller film directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Plot The Italian-American Joseph Coppola wants to start trafficking drugs from Turkey to the United States and calls for the support of the Sicilian Mafia, who would protect him from the Marseilles Clan. In the U.S., however, he appears to forget the chords. Greed or double play? Cast * Ben Gazzara as Joseph Coppola * Silvia Monti as Claudia * Fausto Tozzi as Don Vincenzo * Jess Hahn as Sacha * José Greci as Lucia * Malisa Longo as Rosalia Calogero * Luciano Catenacci as Tony Nicolodi * Mario Pilar as Ibrahim * Luciano Rossi as Dr. Hans * Corrado Gaipa as Don Calogero * Bruno Corazzari Bruno Corazzari (born 30 December 1940) is an Italian film, television and stage actor. Life and career Born in Castellarano, Reggio Emilia, Corazzari started his caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Bregni
is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of ''Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally called "Mr. Video", he was renamed to Mario after Mario Segale. Mario's clothing and characteristics were themed after the setting o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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