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The Corsican Brothers (1961 Film)
''The Corsican Brothers'' ( it, I fratelli Corsi) is a 1961 French-Italian historical action film directed by Anton Giulio Majano and starring Geoffrey Horne, Valérie Lagrange and Gérard Barray. It is also known as ''Lions of Corsica''. The film is an adaptation of the 1844 story ''The Corsican Brothers'' by Alexandre Dumas. The film was shot in Eastmancolor. Synopsis The Franchi twins, when baptized, were separated when their family was murdered by his enemies, the Sagona. While one brother went into the maquis for revenge, the other, unaware of the family drama, became a doctor and struck up a friendship with a descendant of the Sagona. But blood ties and their love for the same woman will bring them together... Cast * Geoffrey Horne as Paolo Franchi / Leone Franchi * Valérie Lagrange as Edith * Gérard Barray as Giovanni Sagona * Mario Feliciani as Dr. Dupont * Emma Danieli as Gabrielle De Roux * Jean Servais as Gerolamo Sagona * Amedeo Nazzari as Orlandi * Nerio Bernard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Giulio Majano
Anton Giulio Majano (5 July 1909 – 12 August 1994) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. His career spanned from 1937 to 1986. Selected filmography Director and screenwriter * '' The Eternal Chain'' (1952) * '' Good Folk's Sunday'' (1953) * '' The Rival'' (1956) * ''Il padrone delle ferriere'' (1959) * '' Atom Age Vampire'' (1960) * ''The Corsican Brothers'' (1961) * '' La Cittadella'' (TV, 1964) * '' E le stelle stanno a guardare'' (TV, 1971) * '' Marco Visconti'' (1975, TV series) Screenwriter * '' Hurricane in the Tropics'' (1939) * '' Un giorno nella vita'' (1946) * ''The White Primrose'' (1947) * '' Un giorno nella vita'' (1948) * ''City of Pain'' (1948) * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) * '' The Beggar's Daughter'' (1950) * '' Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950) * '' Strano appuntamento'' (1950) * ''For You I Have Sinned ''For You I Have Sinned'' ( it, Per salvarti ho peccato) is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Pierre Cressoy, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety Distribution
Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film production and distribution business worldwide since 1945. The company manages the rights for all types of exploitation, including on digital platforms, of an extensive library of titles in a variety of genres, while also dealing with restoration and long-term digital preservation of audiovisual products in partnership with an international network of companies and professionals specializing in the film, audiovisual and multimedia industries. Activities The company participates in major film festivals and markets, including MIPTV, MIPCOM and the Cannes Film Festival, EFM European Film Market during the Berlin International Film Festival, DISCOP in Budapest. At the Cannes Film Festival 2022, it participated by premiering the film "Back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Graziosi
Franco Graziosi (10 July 1929 – 8 September 2021) was an Italian actor. Entering films in 1960, he made some 28 motion picture and television appearances between then and 2013. He appeared regularly in television mini-series throughout his career. In 1971, he appeared in Sergio Leone's ''Duck, You Sucker! ''Duck, You Sucker!'' ( it, Giù la testa, lit. "Duck Your Head", "Get Down"), also known as ''A Fistful of Dynamite'' and ''Once Upon a Time ... the Revolution'', is a 1971 epic Zapata Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Leone and ...''. Filmography References External links * 1929 births 2021 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male television actors People from Macerata Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni {{italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Grassilli
Raoul Grassilli (25 October 1924 – 24 July 2010) was an Italian actor. Born in Bologna, Grassilli graduated from the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1948, and started his career on stage with Ruggero Ruggeri. Active among others in the theatrical companies of Alida Valli, Tino Buazzelli, Gino Cervi and Giorgio Strehler, he is best known for his roles in several RAI TV-series, starting from Anton Giulio Majano's ''Il Caso Maurizius'' (1961). Selected filmography * '' The Corsican Brothers'' (1961) * '' Pelle viva'' (1962) * ''Invasion 1700 ''Invasion 1700'' ( it, Col ferro e col fuoco, french: Par le fer et par le feu, also known as ''With Fire and Sword'' and ''Daggers of Blood'') is a 1962 Italian-French historical epic film directed by Fernando Cerchio. It is based on the 1884 ...'' (1962) * '' Desert War'' (1962) * '' Catherine of Russia'' (1963) * '' The Head of the Family'' (1967) * '' Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence'' (1969) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Farnese
Alberto Farnese (3 June 1926 – 2 June 1996) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1951 and 1989. He starred in the film ''Whom God Forgives'', which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury award at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Nobody's Children'' (1951) - Poldo * '' Rome 11:00'' (1952) - Augusto * '' Falsehood'' (1952) - Gianni * ''Prigionieri delle tenebre'' (1952) * ''Legione straniera'' (1953) - Alberto Gherardi * ''Angels of Darkness'' (1954) - The Sportsman * ''Disonorata - Senza colpa'' (1954) - Amedeo Cupiello * '' The Two Orphans'' (1954) * ''The Gold of Naples'' (1954) - Alfredo - l'amante di Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito") * ''Orphan of the Ghetto'' (1954) * ''Disowned'' (1954) - barone Giulio Colizzi * ''Due lacrime'' (1954) - Mario Mancini * '' The White Angel'' (1955) - Poldo * ''The Song of the Heart'' (1955) - Sandro * ''Un palco all'opera'' (1956) * ''Torna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerio Bernardi
Nerio Bernardi (23 July 1899 – 12 January 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1970. He was born in Bologna, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''Nero'' (1922) * '' The Shepherd King'' (1923) * '' Full Speed'' (1934) * ''Port'' (1934) * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * ''God's Will Be Done'' (1936) * '' King of Diamonds'' (1936) * ''Bayonet'' (1936) * ''The Black Corsair'' (1937) * '' Abandonment'' (1940) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940) * ''Lucrezia Borgia'' (1940) * ''Antonio Meucci'' (1940) * '' The Last Dance'' (1941) * ''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (1941) * ''A che servono questi quattrini?'' (1942) * '' The Queen of Navarre'' (1942) * ''Fedora'' (1942) * '' In High Places'' (1943) * '' Special Correspondents'' (1943) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1947) * ''The Courier of the King'' (1947) * '' The Lady of the Camellias'' (1947) * '' Mare Nostrum'' (1948) * '' Be Seeing You, Father'' (1948) * '' The Charterhouse of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amedeo Nazzari
Amedeo Nazzari (10 December 1907 in Cagliari – 5 November 1979 in Rome) was an Italian actor. Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian–American star Errol Flynn. Although he emerged as a star during the Fascist era, Nazzari's popularity continued well into the post-war years. Early career Amedeo Nazzari was born as Amedeo Carlo Leone Buffa in Cagliari, Sardinia, in 1907 and he later adopted as his professional name the name of his maternal grandfather, Amedeo Nazzari, a magistrate who had been the president of the Court of Appeal of Vicenza in Veneto and later took the same position in Cagliari. Although Amedeo eventually moved to Rome, he always retained a slight trace of his native Sardinian accent. While Nazzari was keen on gaining film contracts much of his early experience was in the theatre. He entered a contest organised by Twentieth Century Fox to find an Italian actor to fill the boots o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Servais
Jean Servais (; 24 September 1910 – 17 February 1976) was a Belgian film and stage actor. He acted in many 20th century French cinema productions, from the 1930s through the early 1970s. He was married to Gilberte Graillot, and later actress Dominique Blanchar. Career Servais trained at the Brussels Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, where he won the Second Prize. His acting skills came to the attention of Raymond Rouleau, and he was hired at the Théâtre du Marais, where he acted in ''Le mal de jeunesse'', which was successful in Brussels and in Paris. He was also a member of Jean-Louis Barrault's theatre company. His first film role was as the simple country dweller who was the victim of an error by the justice system in the film ''Criminel'' (1932), directed by Jack Forrester. Servais's film career continued in the 1930s with roles in films such as ''La Chanson De L'Adieu'' (1934) and ''La Vie Est Magnifique'' (1938). After a break in acting during World War II, he retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Danieli
Emma Danieli (born Emma Fretta; 14 October 1936 – 21 June 1998) was an Italian actress and television personality. Life and career Born in Curtatone, Mantua, Danieli started her career at very young age as an actress of commercials. After winning a beauty contest, she made her film debut in 1953, in the anthology film ''Siamo donne''. While her film career ended after a little more than a decade, Danieli was better appreciated on television, where she was one of the first announcers as well as a TV presenter and an actress in television films and series.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione'', Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . She was also active on stage. Danieli was married to director Franco Morabito. Selected filmography *''We, the Women'' (1953) *'' Doctor Antonio'' (1954) *''Devil's Cavaliers'' (1959) *''The Corsican Brothers'' (1961) *''Guns of the Black Witch'' (1961) *'' The Last Man on Earth'' (1964) *'' Slalom'' (1965) *''God's Thunder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Feliciani
Mario Feliciani (12 March 1918 – 11 August 2008) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Milan, after completing his classical education Feliciani attended the Accademia dei filodrammatici obtaining the diploma. He made his stage debut in 1941, with the theatrical company "Palcoscenico". Later he was part of various companies, obtaining his first personal successes in 1946, with the drama ''La luna è tramontata''. From 1947 to 1952 he was a member of the Piccolo Teatro's stage company directed by Giorgio Strehler. He had also a very long and important collaboration on stage with Vittorio Gassman, also performing tours abroad with him. In the 1970s he came back to Piccolo Teatro for two important works, ''Santa Giovanna dei macelli'' (1970–71) and ''Le case del vedovo'' (1975-76). Feliciani was also very active in films, on television and as a voice actor, on the radio and in the dubbing. Married to the actress Giuliana Pogliani, after obtaini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maquis
Maquis may refer to: Resistance groups * Maquis (World War II), predominantly rural guerrilla bands of the French Resistance * Spanish Maquis, guerrillas who fought against Francoist Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War * The network of rural bases operated by the Communist Party of Kampuchea prior to the Cambodian Civil War Other uses * Maquis (''Star Trek''), fictional resistance movement in the ''Star Trek'' universe ** "The Maquis" (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''), television episode that introduced the group * Maquis shrubland, a Mediterranean shrubland biome known as ''macchia'' in Italian * '' Aristotelia chilensis'', a bush in southern Chile, locally known as ''maqui'' * Maquis (pigeon), a pigeon that received the Dickin Medal for service during the Second World War See also * * Maki (other) * Maqui (other) * Marquis (other) Marquis (marquess) is a hereditary title of nobility. Marquis may also refer to: People * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastmancolor
Eastmancolor is a trade name used by Eastman Kodak for a number of related film and processing technologies associated with color motion picture production and referring to George Eastman, founder of Kodak. Eastmancolor, introduced in 1950, was one of the first widely successful "single-strip colour" processes, and eventually displaced the more cumbersome Technicolor. Eastmancolor was known by a variety of names such as DeLuxe Color, Warnercolor, Metrocolor, Pathécolor, Columbiacolor, and others. For more information on Eastmancolor, see * Eastman Color Negative (ECN, ECN-1 and ECN-2), the photographic processing systems associated with Eastmancolor negative motion picture stock, and intermediate motion picture stocks (including interpositive and internegative stocks) * Eastman Color Positive (ECP, ECP-1 and ECP-2), the photographic processing systems associated with Eastmancolor positive print motion picture stock for direct projection * Color motion picture film, for backgrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
