Tragic Spell
''Tragic Spell'' (Italian: ''Incantesimo tragico (Oliva)'') is a 1951 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Sequi and starring María Félix, Rossano Brazzi and Massimo Serato.Darby p.449 It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio. Cast * María Félix as Oliva * Rossano Brazzi as Pietro * Massimo Serato as Berto * Charles Vanel as Bastiano * Irma Gramatica as Grandmother * Giulio Donnini as L'orafo Golia * Italia Marchesini as Adele * Fiorella Betti as Cleofe * Fausto Guerzoni as Girasole * Wanda Carpentieri as Berto's Girlfriend * Franco Coop as Cavaliere * Maria Zanoli as Witch * Ada Dondini as Gesuina * Giovanni Barrella * Paola Quattrini as Camilla * Vittoria Febbi as Maria * Maria Piazzai as Zaira * Angelo Dessy as Farmer * Lita Perez * Christina Thorer * Ettore Vincelli * Anna Maestri as Oliva's Maid * Armando Annuale Armando may refer to: * Armando ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mario Sequi
Mario Sequi (1913-1992) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.Bayman p.59 A Sardinian by birth, he was married to the actress Lia Franca. He began his career in the 1930s as a production manager in the 1930s before becoming a director after the Second World War. Selected filmography Production manager * '' I Met You Too Late'' (1940) * '' Il vetturale del San Gottardo'' (1941) * '' C'è un fantasma nel castello'' (1942) * '' Orizzonte di sangue'' (1942) * '' The White Angel'' (1943) Assistant director * ''O sole mio'' (1946) * '' Peddlin' in Society'' (1946) Director * '' L'isola di Montecristo'' (1948) * '' Altura'' (1949) * ''Tragic Spell'' (1951) * ''Gli uomini dal passo pesante'' (1965) * '' The Cobra'' (1967) * ''The Tigers of Mompracem'' (1970) * ''The Silkworm ''The Silkworm'' is a 2014 crime fiction novel by J. K. Rowling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. It is the second novel in the ''Cormoran Strike'' series of detective novels and was fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charles Vanel
Charles-Marie Vanel (21 August 1892 – 15 April 1989) was a French actor and director. During his 76-year film career, which began in 1912, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Buñuel, Jacques Feyder, and Henri-Georges Clouzot. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as a desperate truck driver in Clouzot's ''The Wages of Fear'' for which he received a Special Mention at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953. Biography Early life Charles-Marie Vanel was born in Rennes in Brittany. He came from a seafaring family and his parents were traders who moved to Paris when he was twelve years old. He was expelled from all the schools he attended. He tried to enlist in the navy, but was rejected due to his poor eyesight. In 1908, he began to perform in the theater, appearing in ''Hamlet''. His first film was the 1912 ''Jim Crow'' directed by Robert Péguy. He was mobilized for the First World War in July 1915, but ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maria Piazzai
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar *Maria, Quebec, Canada * Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines *María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia *María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain *Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 play ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vittoria Febbi
Vittoria Febbi (born February 13, 1939) is an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography Born in Eritrea's capital city and raised in Italy, Febbi began her career as a child actress in 1949 starring in Luigi Zampa's '' Alarm Bells''. She also performed the Italian voice of the title character in '' Alice in Wonderland'' early in her voice dubbing venture. She ended her acting career in 1960. Febbi began to focus exclusively on voice acting and dubbing. She is the official Italian voice actress of Kathy Bates, Gena Rowlands, Liv Ullmann and Jessica Lange. She has also dubbed Talia Shire in her last three appearances in the ''Rocky'' films as well as Diane Keaton in ''The Godfather'' films and since 2006, she has dubbed Susan Flannery in the Italian dubbing of the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' after the death of Angiolina Quinterno. Personal life Febbi is married to Ennio Nobili. Together, they have two children, including dialogue adaptor Federico Nobili, who is i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paola Quattrini
Paola Quattrini (born 9 March 1944) is an Italian actress. Career She debuted as child actor in ''Il bacio di una morta'' (1949). From then she started a very long career between stage, film and television, starring in hundreds of productions. In 1993 she won a Nastro d'Argento for Best supporting Actress for Pupi Avati's ''Fratelli e sorelle''. In 2004 the President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi has conferred her the honor of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, for a life dedicated to the cinema, television and theater. In 2009 she published the semi-autobiographical novel An autobiographical novel is a form of novel using autofiction techniques, or the merging of autobiographical and fictive elements. The literary technique is distinguished from an autobiography or memoir by the stipulation of being fiction. Bec ... A.M.O.R.E. ("L.O.V.E."). Filmography Films Television References External links Official site* 1944 bir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giovanni Barrella
Giovanni Barrella (30 November 1884 – 23 September 1967) was an Italian film actor, writer and painter. Biography Barrella was born in Milan. His father was a major in the Napoleonic Army. Barrella studied Fine Arts. He worked for Teatro Argentina in Rome and for the Compagnia Lombarda of Alberto Colantuoni. In 1931, he founded his own theatrical company with Paolo Bonecchio. He also published poetry and theatre plays. He died in Erba in 1967. Selected filmography * ''Le dame nere'' (1912) * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * '' Departure'' (1938) * '' Malombra'' (1942) * ''Vanity'' (1947) * ''Tragic Spell ''Tragic Spell'' (Italian: ''Incantesimo tragico (Oliva)'') is a 1951 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Sequi and starring María Félix, Rossano Brazzi and Massimo Serato.Darby p.449 It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome ...'' (1951) External links * References 1884 births 1967 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male silent film ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ada Dondini
Ada Dondini (18 March 1883 – 3 January 1958) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1916 and 1954. She was born in Cosenza, Italy and died in Chieti, Italy. Selected filmography * '' The Charmer'' (1931) * ''Just Married'' (1934) * ''Mr. Desire'' (1934) * '' I Love You Only'' (1935) * ''Joe the Red'' (1936) * ''Piccolo mondo antico'' (1941) * ''Schoolgirl Diary'' (1941) * ''The Secret Lover'' (1941) * '' Invisible Chains'' (1942) * '' Malombra'' (1942) * ''Luisa Sanfelice'' (1942) * ''La valle del diavolo'' (1943) * ''The Za-Bum Circus'' (1944) * ''The Innocent Casimiro'' (1945) * ''The Ten Commandments'' (1945) * ''The Ways of Sin'' (1946) * ''Un giorno nella vita'' (1946) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1947) * ''Fear and Sand'' (1948) * ''Little Lady'' ( 1949) * ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (1950) * ''Women and Brigands'' (1950) * ''Toto the Sheik'' ( 1950) * '' Honeymoon Deferred'' (1951) * ''Toto the Third Man'' (1951) * ''Tragic Spell'' (1951) * '' Sunda ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maria Zanoli
Maria Zanoli (26 October 1896 – 15 November 1977) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 45 films between 1943 and 1961. Partial filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) - La cameriera pettegola di casa Confalonieri * ''Incontri di notte'' (1943) * ''Zazà'' (1944) * ''Macario contro Zagomar'' (1944) * ''Circo equestre Za-bum'' (1944) - (segment "Galop finale al circo") * ''Giudicatemi!'' (1948) * ''Il sentiero dell'odio'' (1950) * '' Il nido di Falasco'' (1950) * ''Tragic Spell'' (1951) - Witch * ''Quo Vadis'' (1951) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Amo un assassino'' (1951) * ''Barefoot Savage'' (1952) - Cameriera * ''Europa '51'' (1952) - Mrs. Galli * '' Inganno'' (1952) - La padrona della pensione * '' Girls Marked Danger'' (1952) - Fossati's Wife * ''Il romanzo della mia vita'' (1952) - Maddalena Tuttafuoco's Mother (uncredited) * ''Non ho paura di vivere'' (1952) * '' Non è vero... ma ci credo'' (1952) - Party Guest (uncredited) * '' Carne inquieta'' (1952) - Ang ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franco Coop
Franco Coop (27 September 1891 – 27 March 1962), was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1931 and 1960. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Before the Jury'' (1931) * '' Mother Earth'' (1931) * '' Five to Nil'' (1932) * '' La segretaria per tutti'' (1933) *''Nini Falpala'' (1933) * '' My Little One'' (1933) * '' Everybody's Woman'' (1934) * ''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * ''Aldebaran'' (1935) * ''Those Two'' (1935) * ''Sette giorni all'altro mondo ''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli. Cast *Camillo Pilotto * Vanna Vanni * Franco Coop *Nietta Zocchi *Emilio Petacci *Virgilio Riento *Guglielmo Barnabò Guglielmo Ba ...'' (1936) * ''The Amnesiac'' (1936) * ''I'll Give a Million (1936 film), I'll Give a Million'' (1936) * ''The Last Days of Pompeo'' (1937) * ''Hands Off Me!'' (1937) * ''The Three W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wanda Carpentieri
Wanda is a female given name of Polish origin. It probably derives from the tribal name of the Wends.Campbell, Mike"Meaning, Origin, and History of the Name Wanda."''Behind the Name.'' Accessed on August 12, 2010. The name has long been popular in Poland where the legend of Princess Wanda has been circulating since at least the 12th century.Kruszewska, Albina I. & Coleman, Marion M"The Wanda Theme in Polish Literature and Life."''American Slavic and East European Review,'' Vol. 6, No. 1/2 (May, 1947), pp. 19-35. The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. Accessed on August 12, 2010. In 1947, Wanda was cited as the second most popular name, after Mary, for Polish girls, and the most popular from Polish secular history. The name was made familiar in the English-speaking world by the 1883 novel ''Wanda'', written by Ouida, the story line of which is based on the last years of the Hechingen branch of the Swabian House of Hohenzollern. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fausto Guerzoni
Fausto Guerzoni (1904–1967) was an Italian film actor.Freire-Medeiros p.193 A character actor, he appeared in Italian films in supporting roles from the mid-1930s. Selected filmography * ''Cavalry'' (1936) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Star of the Sea'' (1938) * '' All of Life in One Night'' (1938) * '' Under the Southern Cross'' (1938) * ''Diamonds'' (1939) * ''A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) * '' Backstage'' (1939) * '' The Thrill of the Skies'' (1940) * ''Lucky Night'' (1941) * ''The King's Jester'' (1941) * '' Idyll in Budapest'' (1941) * ''A Husband for the Month of April'' (1941) * ''A Garibaldian in the Convent'' (1942) * ''Short Circuit'' (1943) * ''L'abito nero da sposa'' (1945) * ''Unknown Man of San Marino'' (1946) * ''The Great Dawn'' (1947) * ''Bicycle Thieves'' (1948) * ''Eleven Men and a Ball'' (1948) * '' Altura'' (1949) * ''Tragic Spell'' (1951) * ''His Last Twelve Hours'' (1951) * ''Mamma Mia, What an Impression!'' (1951) * ''Frontier Wolf'' (1952 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fiorella Betti
Fiorella Betti (1927–2001) was an Italian actress.Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. ''I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944''. Gremese Editore, 2005. p.56. She was also a voice actress, dubbing a number of actresses in postwar Italian films. Born Delia Betti in Rome, she debuted at very young age, and is best known for the lead role in Camillo Mastrocinque's '' Lost in the Dark''. In the 1950s she focused her career on dubbing, lending her voice to Hollywood stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood and Jean Simmons. Selected filmography * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940) * ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1942) * '' The Champion'' (1943) * '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947) * ''Eleven Men and a Ball'' (1948) * ''Tragic Spell'' (1951) * ''VIP my Brother Superman ''VIP my Brother Superman'' ( it, VIP, mio fratello superuomo), often known in English as ''The SuperVips'', is a 1968 Italian animated film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. It is a parody of superheroes and enjoyed a goo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |