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The Profiteer
''Il saprofita'' (internationally released as ''The Profiteer'') is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. It marked the directorial debut of Nasca and raised some controversities due to its polemic plot and to its violence. Cast * Al Cliver : Ercole * Valeria Moriconi : The Baroness Clotilda * Janet Agren : Teresa * Giancarlo Marinangeli: Parsifal * Cinzia Bruno: Brunilde * Leopoldo Trieste : Don Vito * Rina Franchetti : Bigot * Nerina Montagnani : The servant of the Holy Man * Clara Colosimo : Lady at the wake * Giancarlo Badessi : Superior of the Seminary * Carlo Monni : General Augusto Bezzi Plot In a small town in Apulia it, Pugliese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographic ... , the seminarian Ercole, who failed to become a priest due to an injury that cause ...
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Sergio Nasca
Sergio Nasca (1 August 1937 – 14 August 1989) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Nasca started his career in 1965 as assistant director of Enzo Battaglia in ''Idoli controluce'', then he worked as a production manager. He made his film debut in 1974 with '' Il saprofita'', a film which raised several controversities for its violence. His cinema was initially characterized by violent provocations gradually tempered by bittersweet tones. He died at the age of 52 of an incurable disease. Filmography * 1974: '' Il saprofita'' * 1975: '' Malía (vergine e di nome Maria)'' * 1977: ''Stato interessante'' * 1982: ''Il paramedico ''Il paramedico'' (''The Paramedic'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Nasca. Plot Mario Miglio, a penniless nurse, accidentally wins a Fiat Argenta. The new machine helps him to conquer Vittoria, the beautiful wife of the banke ...'' * 1985: '' D'Annunzio '' * 1987: '' La posta in gioco'' Refer ...
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Leopoldo Trieste
Leopoldo Trieste (3 May 1917 – 25 January 2003) was an Italian actor, film director and script writer. Trieste was born in Reggio Calabria. He worked with directors such as Pietro Germi, Francis Ford Coppola, Giuseppe Tornatore, Mario Bava, Tinto Brass, Charles Vidor, René Clément and Federico Fellini. Trieste died of a heart attack. Filmography as actor *'' Preludio d'amore'' (1947) as Paolo *''The White Sheik'' (1952) as Ivan Cavalli *''The Counterfeiters'' (1953) as Brigadiere Caputo *''I vitelloni'' (1953) as Leopoldo Vannucci *''A Day in Court'' (1954) as Leopoldo *'' Dov'è la libertà?'' (1954) as Abramo Piperno *''Un americano a Roma'' (1954) as Spettatore alla TV *''Via Padova 46'' (1954) as The Man with a Cigarette *''Il segno di Venere'' (1955) as Pittore *'' Buonanotte... avvocato!'' (1955) as Neighbor (uncredited) *''Il padrone sono me'' (1955) as Il filosofo *''Destinazione Piovarolo'' (1955) as L'ispettore delle ferrovie *''Il coraggio'' (1955) as Rag. Ria ...
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1974 Films
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the German national team won the championship title, as well as The Rumble in the Jungle, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. Events January–February * January 26 – Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms ...
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Apulia
it, Pugliese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 = , demographics1_info2 = , demographics1_title3 = , demographics1_info3 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +01:00 , timezone1_DST = CEST , utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 , postal_code_type = , postal_code = , area_code_type = ISO 3166 code , area_code = IT-75 , blank_name_sec1 = GDP (nominal) , blank_info_sec1 = €76.6 billion (2018) , blank1_name_sec1 = GDP per capita , blank1_info_sec1 = €19,000 (2018) , blank2_name_sec1 = HDI (2018) , blank2_info_sec1 = 0.845 · 18th of 21 , blank_name_sec2 = NUTS Region , blank_info_sec2 = ...
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Carlo Monni
Carlo Monni (23 October 1943 – 19 May 2013) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. Born in Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Monni started his artistic activity in early seventies, as an actor in the Tuscan vernacular comic theater. After having played some minor roles in a number of low-budget films, the popularity came in the second half of 1970s, as the sidekick of his real life friend Roberto Benigni in a series of successful stage works, TV-programs, and then films (''Berlinguer, I Love You'', '' Seeking Asylum'', ''Tu mi turbi'', ''Nothing Left to Do But Cry ''Non ci resta che piangere'' (in the U.S. is also known as ''Nothing Left to Do But Cry'') it is a 1984 film written, directed and starring Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi. Plot Tuscan countryside. The janitor Mario and the teacher Saveri ...''). From then Monni started a productive career as a character actor, collecting over 300 appearances between cinema and theater. References External links ...
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Giancarlo Badessi
Giancarlo Badessi (1928 – 2011) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Lecco, at the age of almost 40 Badessi gave up his daily job as an accountant to embrace the theatre, making his debut in a stage play directed by Giancarlo Cobelli. He was also active in cinema and on television, often playing character roles. Badessi died in Rome at the age of 83 from a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr ..., on 6 December 2011. Filmography References External links * 1928 births People from Lecco 2011 deaths Italian male film actors {{italy-actor-stub ...
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Clara Colosimo
Clara Colosimo (23 May 1922 – 15 June 1994) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 65 films between 1968 and 1991. Selected filmography * ''Alfredo, Alfredo'' (1972) * '' Sex Pot'' (1975) * '' Il mostro'' (1977) * '' Zanna Bianca e il grande Kid'' (1977) * '' Orchestra Rehearsal'' (1978) * '' Dear Father'' (1979) * '' Café Express'' (1980) * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1981) * '' Eccezzziunale... veramente'' (1982) * ''Il ragazzo di campagna'' (1984) * ''It Was a Dark and Stormy Night "It was a dark and stormy night" is an often-mocked and parodied phrase considered to represent "the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style of fiction writing", also known as purple prose. Origin The status of the sentence as an a ...'' (1985) External links * 1922 births 1994 deaths People from Treviso Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub ...
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Nerina Montagnani
Nerina Montagnani (20 April 1897 – 4 November 1993) was an Italian character actress. Life and career Born in Maranello, Modena, Montagnani graduated as a teacher. Starting in 1918 she worked as a governess and a gardener in many noble houses in France and Italy. At 68 years old, while working at the Palazzo Barberini as a gardener, she was discovered by Federico Fellini who gave her supporting roles in ''Giulietta degli spiriti'', ''Satyricon'' and '' The Clowns''. From then, for about 25 years, Montagnani appeared in dozens of films and stage works. She obtained a large popularity with the role of Natalina, Nino Manfredi's chambermaid in a long series of Lavazza commercials shot between 1979 and 1990. She died of bronchopneumonia Bronchopneumonia is a subtype of pneumonia. It is the acute inflammation of the bronchi, accompanied by inflamed patches in the nearby lobules of the lungs. citing: Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition, Copyright 2014 It ...
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Rina Franchetti
Rina Franchetti (23 December 1907 – 18 August 2010) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1932 and 1990. Selected filmography * ''Two Happy Hearts'' (1932) * ''La segretaria per tutti'' (1933) * ''The Peddler and the Lady'' (1943) * ''Women and Brigands'' (1950) * ''The Wayward Wife'' (1953) * '' The Steel Rope'' (1953) * '' The White Angel'' (1955) * '' Atom Age Vampire'' (1963) * ''Three Nights of Love'' (1964) * ''Gunman Sent by God'' (1968) * ''Italian Graffiti ''Italian Graffiti'' ( it, Tutti figli di Mammasantissima) is a 1973 Italian criminal comedy film written and directed by Alfio Caltabiano and starring Pino Colizzi and Ornella Muti. Plot Assunta Morano is the daughter of Bug Morano, a Sicilian ...'' (1973) * '' Somewhere Beyond Love'' (1974) References External links * 1907 births 2010 deaths Italian film actresses Italian centenarians Actresses from Naples 20th-century Italian actresses Women centenarians {{Italy- ...
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Cinzia Bruno
Cinzia may refer to: *Cinzia De Carolis (born 1960), Italian actress and voice actress *Cinzia Casiraghi, Professor in Nanoscience, University of Manchester, UK and National Graphene Institute in the UK *Cinzia Cavazzuti (born 1973), Italian former judoka who competed in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics *Cinzia Frosio, Italian former competitive figure skater *Cinzia Giorgio (born 1975), Italian writer *Cinzia Leone (born 1959), Italian actress and comedian *Cinzia Massironi (born 1966), Italian voice actress and actress *Cinzia Monreale (born 1957), Italian actress *Cinzia Pellin (born 1973), Italian artist *Cinzia Perona (born 1973), retired Italian female volleyball player *Cinzia Petrucci (born 1955), retired shot putter from Italy *Cinzia De Ponti (born 1960), Italian actress, model, TV personality and Miss Italia 1979 *Cinzia Ragusa (born 1977), Italian water polo player and 2004 Summer Olympics gold medallist *Cinzia Sasso (born 1956), Italian journalist and writer *Cinzia S ...
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Giuseppe Aquari
Giuseppe Aquari (1 January 1916 – 30 December 1982) was an Italian film cinematographer. Life and career Born in Rome into a noble family, Aquari studied as an engineer and then enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating as an operator.Mario Bernardo. ''Aic, 40° Anniversario''. Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica, 1990. pp. 86-89. He began his film career in 1942, working as an operator in Luigi Chiarini's ''La locandiera''. After several years in which Aquari worked mainly for documentaries, in 1952 he made his debut as a cinematographer in the melodrama film ''Ultimo perdono''. From then he worked in dozens of films as well as in commercials and art documentaries. He died on 30 December 1982, shortly before undergoing a major surgery. Selected filmography * ''The Cliff of Sin'' (1950) * ''Love and Troubles'' (1958) * ''The Hunchback of Rome'' (1960) * ''Le ambiziose'' (1961) * ''Congo vivo'' (1962) * '' The Changing of ...
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Giancarlo Marinangeli
Giancarlo is an Italian given name meaning "John Charles". It is one of the most common masculine given names in Italy and is often short for "Giovanni Carlo". Notable people with the name include: List A *Giancarlo Agazzi (1933–1995), Italian ice hockey player *Giancarlo Alessandrelli (born 1952), Italian footballer *Giancarlo Alessandrini (born 1950), Italian comic artist *Giancarlo Alvarado (born 1978), Puerto Rican baseball player *Giancarlo Antognoni (born 1954), Italian footballer *Giancarlo Astrua (1927–2010), Italian road bicycle racer B *Giancarlo Bacci (1931–2014), Italian footballer *Giancarlo Badessi (1928–2011), Italian actor *Giancarlo Baghetti (1934–1995), Italian Formula One driver *Giancarlo Bellini (born 1945), Italian road bicycle racer *Giancarlo Berardi (born 1949), Italian comic book writer *Giancarlo Bercellino (born 1941), Italian footballer *Giancarlo Bergamelli (born 1974), Italian alpine skier *Giancarlo Bergamini (1926–2020), Italian fencer ...
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