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The Payoff (1978 Film)
'' The Payoff'' ( it, La mazzetta) is an Italian crime comedy film directed in 1978 by Sergio Corbucci. It is based on the 1976 crime novel of the same name by the writer Attilio Veraldi. Cast * Nino Manfredi: Sasà Jovine * Ugo Tognazzi: Commissioner Assenza * Paolo Stoppa: Don Michele Miletti * Marisa Laurito: Luisella * Imma Piro: Giulia Miletti * Gennaro Di Napoli: Nicola Casali * Marisa Merlini: Elena, Michele's first wife * Sal Borgese: Tonino * Giovanni Borgese: Pasquale * Benito Stefanelli: Improta * Giacomo Furia: Antonio * Nino Vingelli: Catelli * Lilly Furia: Miss Catelli * Pietro De Vico: Car parking-Caretaker Sequel Following the commercial success of the movie it was planned a movie-adaptation from the Veraldi's second novel based on the character of Sasà Jovine, ''L'uomo di conseguenza'' (1978), still directed by Sergio Corbucci and starred by Marcello Mastroianni in the role of Jovine. After a series of meetings Mastroianni declined: he was not enthusiast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Casaro
Renato Casaro (; born 26 October 1935) is an Italian artist known for his movie posters, which include films like ''My Name Is Nobody'', ''Quadrophenia'', ''Conan the Barbarian'', ''Tenebrae'', ''Octopussy'', '' Never Say Never Again'', '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (Int'l Version), ''Red Sonja'' and '' Flesh and Blood''. He is considered one of the most important, influential and innovative Italian film poster artists. He has made hundreds of works dedicated to the cinema, becoming very popular abroad. He has also painted calendars, collectibles, book covers and album covers. Early life Renato Casaro was born on 26 October 1935 in Treviso. His early interest in posters reportedly began with movie advertisements. He would go every day to the cinema to see if they were changing the posters, and if they were he would ask if he could take them home where he would try to reproduce them. In 1953, at age 18, Renato found a job as a staff artist at Studio Favalli, a famous design and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gennaro Di Napoli (actor)
Gennaro Di Napoli (born 5 March 1968) is an Italian former middle distance runner. He won 13 medals at the International athletics competitions, 10 of these at senior level. Biography Di Napoli was born in Naples but moved early in his life to Lombardy, in northern Italy. He excelled in the distances from 800 to 3,000 meters. He won the silver medal at the European Championships in Split 1990 over 1500 metres. He missed out on a medal at the World Championships 1991. In 1992 Di Napoli scored a sensational victory over the world champion Noureddine Morceli from Algeria at the Golden Gala meeting in Rome. However, he got injured two weeks before the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, where he participated, but failed to reach the final. In 1993 di Napoli won the 3,000 m Indoor World Championships' gold medal; a title which he defended at the 1995 Indoor Championships. However, his achievements in outdoor races remained mixed. Achievements National titles Gennaro Di Napol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Italian Novels
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 through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Films
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows: Events * February 6 – David Begelman resigns as president of Columbia Pictures. * March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial. * March – Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for ''The Empire Strikes Back'', but dies only two weeks later. * June – Daniel Melnick becomes head of Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal. * June 4 – '' Grease'', starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It becomes the highest-grossing musical ever and Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film. * July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia Pictures. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neapolitan Mystery
''Neapolitan Mystery'' ( it, Giallo napoletano) is a 1979 Italian mystery film directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film is also known as ''Atrocious Tales of Love and Death''.Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 3 Cast * Marcello Mastroianni as Raffaele Capece * Ornella Muti as Lucia Navarro * Renato Pozzetto as Police Inspector * Michel Piccoli as Conductor Navarro * Zeudi Araya as Elizabeth * Capucine as Sister Angela * Peppino De Filippo as Raffaele's father * Elena Fiore as Filomena * Peppe Barra as Giardino (as Giuseppe Barra) * Ennio Antonelli * Armando Curcio * Nicola Di Gioia as Prostituta * Salvatore Furnari * Franco Iavarone * Giovanni Imparato * Gennarino Palumbo * Franca Scagnetti * Carlo Taranto * Natale Tulli * Tomas Arana Tomas Clifford Arana (born April 3, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1990), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stay As You Are
''Stay as You Are'' ( it, Così come sei), also known as ''Stay the Way You Are'', is a 1978 erotic drama film, directed by Alberto Lattuada, starring Nastassja Kinski, Marcello Mastroianni, Barbara De Rossi, and Ania Pieroni. An Italian–Spanish co-production, it follows the May–December romance between a vivacious young coed and a middle-aged professional who is unhappy in his marriage. New Line Cinema gave the film a limited theatrical release in the United States on 21 December 1979. The film was scheduled for release by Cult Epics in May 2015 on DVD and Blu-ray. Plot While in Florence on business, Roman landscape architect Giulio Marengo meets an alluring college student, Francesca, and spends the night with her. She is the foster daughter of an agriculturist named Bartolo who has looked after her since the death of her mother, Flora. Later, a friend of Giulio's sees Francesca in a restaurant and implies that she might be Giulio's daughter. It is a possibility since Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top directors in a career spanning 147 films between 1939 and 1997, and garnered many international honors including 2 BAFTA Awards, 2 Best Actor awards at the Venice and Cannes film festivals, 2 Golden Globes, and 3 Academy Award nominations. Born in the province of Frosinone and raised in Turin and Rome, Mastroianni made his film debut in 1939 at the age of 14, but did not seriously pursue acting until the 1950s, when he made his critical and commercial breakthrough in the caper comedy ''Big Deal on Madonna Street'' (1959). He became an international celebrity through his collaborations with director Federico Fellini, first as a disillusioned tabloid columnist in ''La Dolce Vita'' (1960), then as a creatively-stifled filmmaker in ''8½'' (1963 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro De Vico
Pietro De Vico (1 February 1911 – 10 December 1999) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1948 and 1991. He was born in Naples, and died in Rome. He was married, from 1937 until his death in 1999, to actress Anna Campori. Selected filmography * ''Christmas at Camp 119'' (1947) - (uncredited) * ''Toto Looks for a House'' (1949) - Cinese * ''Toto the Sheik'' (1950) - L'arabo della stanza bianca * ''Rome-Paris-Rome'' (1951) - Sposino * ''The Passaguai Family'' (1951) - Il ragazzo di Marcella * '' The Passaguai Family Gets Rich'' (1952) - Un autista * ''Il viale della speranza'' (1953) - Tonio * ''La valigia dei sogni'' (1953) - Il regista del provino * '' Ore 10: lezione di canto'' (1955) - Pietro - uno dei Five Jolly * ''Eighteen Year Olds'' (1955) - Campanelli * ''Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna'' (1956) - Franz * ''Sette canzoni per sette sorelle'' (1957) - Romeo * ''Serenata a Maria'' (1957) - Pasqualino, the painter * ''A sud niente di nuovo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilly Furia
Lilly may refer to: * an archaic spelling of lily, a flowering plant Arts and entertainment * ''Lilly'' (film), a 1958 Malayalam film * ''Lilly'' (album), by Antonello Venditti, 1975 * "Lilly", a song by Pink Martini from the 2004 album ''Hang On Little Tomato'' *''Lilly the Witch'', or ''Lilly'' in the UK, an animated TV show * ''The Lilly'' (poem), a 1794 poem by William Blake Places France * Lilly, Eure United States * Lilly, Georgia **Lilly Historic District * Lilly, Missouri * Lilly, Pennsylvania * Lilly, Virginia * Lilly, West Virginia Other uses * Lilly (given name) * Lilly (surname) * , the name of several ships of the Royal Navy * Eli Lilly and Company, an American pharmaceutical corporation See also * Lili (other) * Lille (other) * Lilley (other) * Lilli (other) * Lillie (other) * Lily (other) * Lilly Prize (other) The Lilly Prize may refer to: * Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize * Eli Lilly Award in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nino Vingelli
Nino Vingelli (4 June 1912 – 26 March 2003) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1941 and 2000. Selected filmography * ''I mariti (Tempesta d'anime)'' (1941) * '' The Betrothed'' (1941) - (uncredited) * '' A che servono questi quattrini?'' (1942) - Il fruttivendolo * ''Tempesta sul golfo'' (1943) - Cliente nella taverna * ''Side Street Story'' (1950) - Giovanni * ''Totò Tarzan'' (1950) - Capo stazione napoletano * ''Women and Brigands'' (1950) - Ciccillo * ''The Eternal Chain'' (1952) - Amedeo - Waiter (uncredited) * ''The City Stands Trial'' (1952) - Pasqualino 'o 17 * ''Immortal Melodies'' (1952) - Fiorello * ''Good Folk's Sunday'' (1953) - Un guappo napoletano * '' Man, Beast and Virtue'' (1953) * ''Legione straniera'' (1953) - Pietro * ''La valigia dei sogni'' (1953) - Un detenuto * ''Bread, Love and Dreams'' (1953) - Venditore ambulante * ''Passione'' (1953) * ''Cristo è passato sull'aia'' (1953) * '' Daughters of Destiny'' (1954) - ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Furia
Giacomo Matteo Furia (2 January 1925 – 5 June 2015) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1948 and 1998. Life and career Born in Arienzo, near Caserta, Furia started his acting career thanks to Eduardo De Filippo, he had met through an after-school summer job; he made his professional debut on stage in 1945, in De Filippo's "Napoli milionaria". He made his film debut three years later, in Mario Mattoli's '' Assunta Spina''; mainly cast in character roles, he was often a sidekick of Totò, notably landing a major role in ''The Band of Honest Men''. His credits include films directed by Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, Roberto Rossellini and Francesco Rosi. In 1997 Furia released an autobiography written in collaboration with Michele Avitabile, ''Le maggiorate, il principe e l'ultimo degli onesti''. He died on 5 June 2015, aged 90. Selected filmography * '' Assunta Spina'' (1948) - Tittariello * ''The Bride Can't Wai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benito Stefanelli
Benito Stefanelli (2 September 1928 – 18 December 1999) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and weapons master who made over 60 appearances in film between 1955 and 1991. Biography and career Stefanelli is best known in world cinema for his roles as henchmen in several of Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western films, portraying gang members in the trilogy of films ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964), ''For a Few Dollars More'' (1965), and ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966). He played the town drunk in '' Wanted'' (1967) starring Giuliano Gemma and Serge Marquand. In his career, Stefanelli appeared in countless other western films and he worked simultaneously as a stunt coordinator (particularly during the 1960s and early 1970s) on the films that he performed in including those of Sergio Leone. A fluent English speaker, he also reportedly served as Clint Eastwood's interpreter together with Bill Thompkins on the set of ''A Fistful of Dollars''. Selected filmography * ''Ulysses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
