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The Two Orphans (1942 Film)
''The Two Orphans'' (Italian:''Le due orfanelle'') is a 1942 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Alida Valli, María Denis and Osvaldo Valenti.Nowell-Smith, Hay & Volpi p.57 It was based on the play '' The Two Orphans'' by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Cormon, one of many film adaptations. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. Cast See also * ''Orphans of the Storm ''Orphans of the Storm'' is a 1921 American silent drama film by D. W. Griffith set in late-18th-century France, before and during the French Revolution. The last Griffith film to feature both Lillian and Dorothy Gish, it was a commercial failu ...'' (1921) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1933) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1954) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1965) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1976) References Bibliography * Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey & Hay, James & Volpi, Gianni. ''The Companion to Italian Cinema''. Cassell, 1996. External links * 1942 films Italian historical drama films 1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Italian cinema's leading early directors, he directed over 120 films in his fifty-year career between 1913 and 1963. Life and career Carmine Gallone was born as Carmelo Camillo Gallone on 10 September 1885 in Taggia (in the province of Imperia), but grew up in Naples. His father was Italian, from Sorrento, and his mother was French, from Nice.G. Martini, ''Patchwork: 100 anni di cinema in Italia : un viaggio attraverso le regioni'', Finzioni, 1997, p. 168 He began writing plays at 15 and in 1911 won first prize at a national drama competition for his drama ''Brittanico''. He later moved to Rome where in 1912 he was hired as a general worker by the Teatro Argentina company, all the while continuing to write plays. In the same year he had his fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinecittà
Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios were constructed during the Fascist era as part of a plan to revive the Italian film industry. Filmmakers such as Federico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini, Luchino Visconti, Sergio Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Mel Gibson have worked at Cinecittà. More than 3,000 movies have been filmed there, of which 90 received an Academy Award nomination and 47 of these won it. In the 1950s, the number of international productions being made there led to Rome being dubbed "Hollywood on the Tiber." History The studios were founded in 1937 by Benito Mussolini, his son Vittorio, and his head of cinema Luigi Freddi under the slogan "''Il cinema è l'arma più forte''" ("Cinema is the most powerful weapon"). The pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruggero Capodaglio
Ruggero (), the Italian equivalent of Roger, may refer to: * Ruggero I of Sicily (1031–1101) Norman king of Sicily *Ruggero Berlam (1854–1920), Italian architect * Ruggero Bonghi (1826–1895), Italian scholar, writer and politician * Ruggero Borghi (born 1970), former Italian professional road bicycle racer *Ruggero Cobelli (1838–1921), Italian entomologist *Ruggero Deodato (born 1939), controversial Italian film director, actor and screenwriter, best known for directing horror films *Ruggero Ferrario (born 1897), Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling * Ruggero J. Aldisert (born 1919), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit *Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857–1919), Italian opera composer *Ruggero Luigi Emidio Antici Mattei (1811–1883), Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *Ruggero Maccari (1919–1989), Italian screenwriter *Ruggero Maregatti (1905–1963), Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres *Ruggero Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Varni
Giuseppe Varni (born Józef Bruno Winawer) (1902-1965) was a Polish-born Italian stage actor, stage and film actor.Anile p.135 Selected filmography * ''Oltre l'amore'' (1940) - Il commissario * ''Amami Alfredo'' (1940) - (uncredited) * ''Eternal Melodies'' (1940) - Un detrattore * ''Maddalena, Zero for Conduct'' (1940) - Amilcare Bondani, il bidello * ''L'orizzonte dipinto'' (1941) - Un pagliaccio * ''The Secret Lover'' (1941) - Il portiere dell'albergo * ''First Love (1941 film), First Love'' (1941) - L'editore Wolkoff * ''The Two Orphans (1942 film), The Two Orphans'' (1942) - Picard, il cameriere * ''La signorina'' (1942) * ''Luisa Sanfelice (1942 film), Luisa Sanfelice'' (1942) * ''The Woman of Sin'' (1942) * ''Odessa in Flames'' (1942) - Lo scrivone * ''Harlem (film), Harlem'' (1943) - Un gangster * ''La danza del fuoco'' (1943) * ''Sad Loves'' (1943) - Il cavaliere Rublo * ''Sogno d'amore'' (1943) * ''Finalmente sì'' (1944) * ''Rigoletto'' (1946) - Count of Ceprano * ''Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umberto Spadaro
Umberto Spadaro (8 November 1904 – 12 October 1981) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in around 95 films between 1940 and 1979. His brother Peppino Spadaro was also an actor. Selected filmography * ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (1939) – Saltimbanco (uncredited) * ''Senza cielo'' (1940) * ''Caravaggio'' (1941) * ''Blood Wedding'' (1941) – Maso * ''Il cavaliere senza nome'' (1941) * ''Catene invisibili'' (1942) – Un amico di Enrico al biliardo * '' The Two Orphans'' (1942) – Il custode della stazione * '' Wedding Day'' (1942) – Un cameriere (uncredited) * ''Jealousy'' (1942) – Il testimone Sante di Mauro * ''L'usuraio'' (1943) * ''Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (1943) – Lo stregone * ''Sempre più difficile'' (1943) – Mucugno * ''Rita of Cascia'' (1943) – Il delatore nella taverna * ''Vietato ai minorenni'' (1944) * ''Macario Against Zagomar'' (1944) – Touzille, il cenciaiolo * ''Mist on the Sea'' (1944) – Il fuochista * ''La Fornarina'' (1944) – Un clie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adele Garavaglia
Adele Garavaglia (1869–1944) was an Italian stage and film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ....Cardullo p.149 Filmography References Bibliography * Bert Cardullo. ''Vittorio De Sica: Director, Actor, Screenwriter''. McFarland, 2002. External links * 1869 births 1944 deaths Italian stage actresses Italian film actresses Actresses from Turin {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pio Campa
Pio Campa (1881–1964) was an Italian stage and film actor. He was married to the actress Wanda Capodaglio.Bassnett & Lorch p.150 Selected filmography * ''Paradise'' (1932) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1942) * ''Jealousy'' (1942) * ''La Fornarina The ''Portrait of a Young Woman'' (also known as ''La fornarina'') is a painting by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael, made between 1518 and 1519. It is in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Palazzo Barberini, Rome. It is proba ...'' (1944) References Bibliography * Susan Bassnett & Jennifer Lorch. ''Luigi Pirandello in the Theatre''. Routledge, 2014. External links * 1881 births 1964 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Actors from Florence {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Celano
Guido Celano (19 April 1904 – 7 March 1988) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film director. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1988. He also directed two Spaghetti Westerns: '' Cold Killer'' and '' Gun Shy Piluk''. He was born in Francavilla al Mare, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography *'' Rotaie'' (1929, directed by Mario Camerini) *''La scala'' (1931, directed by Gennaro Righelli) *'' The Charmer'' (1931, directed by Guido Brignone) *''The Devil's Lantern'' (1931) *''Palio'' (1932, directed by Alessandro Blasetti) *''The Blue Fleet'' (1932, directed by Gennaro Righelli) *'' My Little One'' (1933) *'' Squadrone bianco'' (1936, directed by Augusto Genina) *''Music in the Square'' (1936, directed by Mario Mattoli) *''The Black Corsair'' (1937, directed by Amleto Palermi) *'' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) *''Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938) *''Pietro Micca'' (1938) *''The Silent Partner'' (1939) *''Jeanne Doré'' (1939, directed by Mario Bonnard) *'' Le sorpre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Glori
Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Henri ( French), Enrique (Spanish), Henrique (Portuguese) and Hendrik (Dutch). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Enrico Albertosi (born 1939), Italian former football goalkeeper * Enrico Alfonso (born 1988), Italian football player * Enrico Alvino (1808–1872), Italian architect and urban designer * Enrico Annoni (born 1966), retired Italian professional footballer * Enrico Arrigoni (1894–1986), Italian individualist anarchist * Enrico Baj (1924–2003), Italian artist and art writer * Enrico Banducci (1922–2007), American impresario * Enrico Barone (1859–1924), Italian economist * Enrico Berlinguer (1923–1984), Italian politician * Enrico Bertaggia (born 1964), Italian former racing driver * Enrico Betti (1823–1892), Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Lattanzi
Tina Lattanzi (born Annunziata Concetta Costantini; 5 December 1897 – 25 October 1997) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography A native of Licenza and the daughter of Ercole Costantini and Geltrude Montori, Lattanzi began her acting career in 1922 when she met Vittorio De Sica, who in turn, introduced her to Tatyana Pavlova, who coached her into acting. Lattanzi was mainly active on stage during the 1920s before making her screen debut in 1930 and she was well known for her portrayals of women of noble birth. In 1954, Lattanzi began focusing her attention on television. Because of her drawl, persuasive voice, she also turned to the Cooperativa Doppiatori Cinematografici during the 1940s. As a prominent dubbing artist, Lattanzi performed the Italian voices of some of the major film icons of the 20th century such as Greta Garbo, Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Myrna Loy, Rosalind Russell, Martita Hunt, Agnes Moorehead, Tamara Lees and It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memo Benassi
Domenico "Memo" Benassi (21 June 1886 – 24 February 1957) was an Italian film actor who appeared in more than forty films in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He played the composer Beethoven in the 1942 film '' Rossini''.Mathew & Walton p.337 Selected filmography * ''Notte di tempesta'' (1916) * ''Mimì e gli straccioni'' (1916) * ''Il gioiello sinistro'' (1917) * ''La nemica'' (1917) * ''Margheritella'' (1918) * ''La scala di seta'' (1920) * ''The Love Letters of Baroness S'' (1924) - Straßenmusikant Giovanni * ''The Adventures of Sybil Brent'' (1925) - Theo Hartwig, Schriftsteller * ''The Old Lady'' (1932) - Joe * '' The Lucky Diamond'' (1933) - Il maggiordomo * ''Il trattato scomparso'' (1933) - John Brown - detective * ''The Haller Case'' (1933) - Judge Haller * ''L'impiegata di papà'' (1934) - Banchiere Monti * ''Everybody's Woman'' (1934) - Leonardo Nanni * ''Conquest of the Air'' (1936) - Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1937) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germana Paolieri
Germana Paolieri (29 August 1906 – 8 August 1998) was an Italian actress. During the 1930s she became a leading lady of Italian cinema appearing in major films such as the 1938 biopic ''Giuseppe Verdi''. Selected filmography * ''The Opera Singer'' (1932) * ''The Gift of the Morning'' (1932) * '' La Wally'' (1932) * '' My Little One'' (1933) * ''Lorenzino de' Medici'' (1935) * ''Luciano Serra, Pilot'' (1938) * '' Star of the Sea'' (1938) * '' All of Life in One Night'' (1938) * ''Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938) * ''Madame Butterfly'' (1939) * ''Kean'' (1940) * '' Saint Maria'' (1942) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1942) * ''Resurrection'' (1944) * ''The Ten Commandments'' (1945) * '' Hand of Death'' (1949) * ''Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950) * ''Naples Sings'' (1953) * ''It Happened in the Park'' (1953) * ''The Island Monster'' (1954) * '' It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' (1954) * ''The Two Friends'' (1955) * '' The Song of the Heart'' (1955) * ''The Angel of the Alps ''The Angel of the Alps'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
