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Tiberio Murgia
Tiberio Murgia (5 February 1929 – 20 August 2010) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1958 and 2009. Biography Born into a humble family, Murgia began working as a laborer from an early age. At the age of twenty he was already a peddler for l'Unità, the newspaper of the Italian Communist Party. The managing directors of the local branch of the party recognized particular political skills in him and send him to the National School for the party leaders in Frattocchie in the province of Rome. After his return, six months later, he became the Secretary of the Young Communist League and married. After some time, however, Murgia began to entertain a relationship with a fellow party member, who was also married. Murgia was then expelled because of this clandestine affair. Murgia then emigrated to Marcinelle, in Belgium, to work at the Bois du Cazier coalmine which had several thousands of Italian workers as miners, pursuant to the Italian Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audace Colpo Dei Soliti Ignoti
''Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti'' (also known as ''Fiasco in Milan'' or ''Hold-up à la milanaise'') is a 1959 Italian comedy crime film directed by Nanni Loy. The film stars Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori and Claudia Cardinale. It is the sequel to Mario Monicelli's ''I soliti ignoti'' (1958) and is followed by ''Big Deal After 20 Years'' (1985). Plot A Milanese gangster contacts Peppe (Gassman); he has identified him and his accomplices as the perpetrators of the bungled attempt at the Madonna Street pawn shop. His offer is to reunite the same men for a daring robbery in Milan, where the local offices of football betting pool A betting pool, syndicate, sports lottery, sweep, or office pool if done at work, is a form of gambling, specifically a variant of parimutuel betting influenced by lotteries, where gamblers pay a fixed price into a ''pool'' (from which taxes and ... Totocalcio shift the weekly revenue on Sunday afternoon via a common car with just an accountant a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commedia Sexy All'italiana
The commedia sexy all'italiana (, lit. "sex comedy Italian style"), also known as commedia scollacciata or commedia erotica all'italiana, is a subgenre of Italian ''commedia all'italiana'' film genre. Style ''Commedia sexy'' is characterized typically by both abundant female nudity and comedy, and by the minimal weight given to social criticism that was the basic ingredient of the main ''commedia all'italiana'' genre. Stories are often set in affluent environments such as wealthy households. It is closely connected to the sexual revolution, and it was something extremely new and innovative for that period. For the first time, films with female nudity could be watched at the cinema. Pornography and scenes of explicit sex were still forbidden in Italian cinemas, but partial nudity was somewhat tolerated. The genre has been described as a cross between bawdy comedy and humorous erotic film with ample slapstick elements which follows more or less clichéd storylines. History Roots T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breath Of Life (1990 Film)
''Breath of Life'' ( it, Diceria dell'untore) is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Beppe Cino. It is an adaptation of Gesualdo Bufalino's 1981 novel, ''Diceria dell'untore''. The film, starring Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave was released in Italy on 11 October 1990. Plot In 1946, Gesualdo (Nero) is a recovering Second World War soldier in a Palermo TB clinic. Most of the patients are young yet are aware of their impending death. Gesualdo holds the same bleak expectations. Yet miraculously he recovers while all the others perish, including the medical professionals. Gesualdo is the only survivor that can bear witness to the ordeal in the clinic. Cast *Franco Nero as Gesualdo *Vanessa Redgrave as Sister Crucifix * Fernando Rey as Doctor * Salvatore Cascio *Tiberio Murgia *Toni Ucci * Lucrezia Lante della Rovere as Marta *Remo Girone as Sebastiano *Gianluca Favilla *Dalila Di Lazzaro Dalila Di Lazzaro (born 29 January 1953) is an Italian model, actress and writer. Life a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Deal After 20 Years
''Big Deal After 20 Years'' ( it, I soliti ignoti vent'anni dopo) is a 1985 Italian comedy film directed by Amanzio Todini. It is the sequel to ''Big Deal on Madonna Street'' and ''Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti''. Plot After several years spent in prison for a hit gone wrong, Tiberio is released to find a profoundly changed Rome. He goes home to find his wife Teresa now living with a house painter who pays her rent in exchange for his wife's "company." When he tries to retrieve his camera equipment, with which he hopes to begin a new career, he learns that Teresa sold it to pay for his lawyer. When he attempts to reconcile with his wife, he is brutally thrown out of the house by her new man. Tiberio sleeps inside an abandoned car in the junkyard in front of his old house. Meanwhile, Tiberio's adult son Brunino has returned from Milan and immediately interrupts his father's outdated robbery attempts. Now fully resigned to resuming his old business, Tiberio goes to visit his old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Roberto Cotechiño Centravanti Di Sfondamento
''Paulo Roberto Cotechiño centravanti di sfondamento'' (''Lady Football'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film written and directed by Nando Cicero and starring Alvaro Vitali. Plot In Italy in the early 1980s, a Brazilian football ace (an idol for the Naples fans) is afflicted by nostalgia for his country and for his beautiful girlfriend. Cast *Alvaro Vitali as Paulo Roberto Cotechiño *Carmen Russo as Lucelia *Mario Carotenuto as Uncle Mario * Cristiano Censi as Marzotti * Vittorio Marsiglia as Peppino Mergellina * Bobby Rhodes as Mandingo *Tiberio Murgia as Head of Brigades *Franca Valeri as Countess *Gian Carlo Fusco as Trombetti * Enzo Andronico as Tancredi Cafiero *Moana Pozzi as Cotechino's Wooer *Alfonso Tomas as Referee Release The film was released in Italy on September 2, 1983. See also * List of Italian films of 1983 A list of films produced in Italy in 1983 (see 1983 in film): References Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian films 1983 1983 Films Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'homme Orchestre
''L'homme orchestre'' () is a comedy film from 1970 directed by Serge Korber, written by Jean Halain, and starring by Louis de Funès. It tells the story of Evan Evans, who owns and manages a ballet company in the Principality of Monaco with an iron fist. Summary The film opens in the contemporary dance company of Evan Evans (Louis de Funès). To him, weight gain and personal lives are forbidden; the dancers must dedicate themselves body and soul to the dance. One of the dancers decides to leave the troupe to get married, so Evans enlists the help of his nephew Philippe, (Olivier de Funès), and his assistant Françoise ( Noëlle Adam) to conduct auditions and to find a new star. He falls under the spell of newcomer Endrika's ( Puck Adams) talent, and enthusiastically welcomes her into the troupe. Like the other members, Endrika is asked to end all romantic engagements, even as Françoise is enjoying a secret affair. Upon learning of her relationship, Evans ends the romance by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl With The Pistol
''The Girl with the Pistol'' ( it, La ragazza con la pistola) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Monica Vitti won the David di Donatello as Best Actress. The film tackled the themes of bride kidnapping and honour killing, which were still relevant in the Southern Italian culture of the time and normalized to some extent by Italian law, and had then only recently been challenged when Franca Viola publicly refused to marry the man who raped her. Plot In a small village in Sicily, the young woman Assunta falls in love with Vincenzo, who serenades her under the window of the house where she lives with her sisters. One day, Assunta is walking down the street with her sisters when two men in a car cut them off, and a passer-by warns them they are attempting bride kidnapping. Sensing the men are sent by Vincenzo to kidnap her, Assunta throws herself into their car, but when she finally me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Nights Of Love
''Three Nights of Love'' ( it, Tre notti d'amore) is a 1964 omnibus comedy film in three segments directed by Renato Castellani, Luigi Comencini and Franco Rossi and starring Catherine Spaak, Enrico Maria Salerno and Adolfo Celi. Cast * Adolfo Celi (segment "La moglie bambina") * Anna Maria Checchi * Diletta D'Andrea as Gabriella (segment "La moglie bambina") * Rina Franchetti * John Phillip Law as Fra Felice (segment "Fatebenefratelli") * Tiberio Murgia * Dante Posani * Aldo Puglisi (segment "La vedova") * Enrico Maria Salerno as Giuliano (segment "La moglie bambina") * Renato Salvatori Renato Salvatori (20 March 1933 – 27 March 1988) was an Italian actor. Born in Seravezza, Province of Lucca, Salvatori began his career in his teens playing juvenile, romantic roles. After working with directors such as Luchino Visconti, Ro ... as Nicola (segment "La vedova") * Joe Sentieri * Catherine Spaak as Ghiga (segment "Fatebenefratelli"), Giselle (segment "La vedova"), Ciri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Don Giovanni Della Costa Azzurra
''I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra'' ("Don Juan of the French Riviera"), released in English-speaking countries as ''Beach Casanova'', is a 1962 Italian film, directed by Vittorio Sala. It stars Curd Jürgens, Annette Stroyberg, Martine Carol and Gabriele Ferzetti. Plot Cast *Curd Jürgens - Mr. Edmond *Annette Stroyberg - Gloria *Martine Carol - Nadine Leblanc *Gabriele Ferzetti - Leblanc, the Lawyer *Daniela Rocca - Assuntina Greco, aka "Géneviève" * Paolo Ferrari - Michele *Eleonora Rossi Drago - Jasmine * Riccardo Garrone - Protettore di Assuntina *Ingrid Schoeller - Denise *Alberto Farnese - Commander *Agnès Spaak - Nicole *Tiberio Murgia - Melchiorre *Coccinelle - Herself *Francesco Mulè - Baldassarre Giaconia *Ignazio Leone - Gaspare Patanè *Mino Doro - Marito di Jasmine *Raffaella Carrà - Cameriera motel *Adriana Facchetti - American tourist *Giuseppe Porelli - Gloria's Father *Carlo Giustini - Yacht captain * Mylène Demongeot - Cameo *Jean-Paul Belmondo Jea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon And Pythias (1962 Film)
''Il tiranno di Siracusa'' (English Release Title: ''Damon and Pythias'') is a 1962 Italian/American film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. The film is based on the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias, and set during the reign of Dionysius I of Syracuse (432-367 BC). Plot summary In Ancient Greece, Protheus, the leader of the Pythagorian society in Athens, dies. Fellow Pythagorian Pythias is ordered to go to Syracuse and convince the philosopher Arcanos to return with him and take Protheus' place. Arcanos, however, has fled into hiding because of the tyrannical king Dionysius the Elder, and his captain of the guard Cariso. These two ruthlessly hunt down and destroy anyone involved in this "dangerous" philosophy, as the Pythagorians call all men brothers/equal and embrace pacifism over war and conquest. Fearing that his pregnant wife Nerissa will be too upset if he tells her himself, Pythias leaves his brother-in-law Demetrius to tell her of his dangerous mission. Nerissa interpre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'onorata Società
''L'onorata società'' is a 1961 Italian comedy film written and directed by Riccardo Pazzaglia. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Franco Franchi as Salvatore * Ciccio Ingrassia as Rosolino * Domenico Modugno as Salvatore, the husband * Rosanna Schiaffino as Rosaria, the wife * Vittorio De Sica as Salvatore, the 'Capintesta' * Didi Perego as Owner of 'Piccola Sicilia' * Tiberio Murgia as Salvatore Trezza * Marisa Belli as Rosetta Zappalà * Gino Buzzanca Gino Buzzanca (8 March 1912 – 5 May 1985) was an Italian film actor. Life and career Born in Messina, Buzzanca began his career on stage, specializing as an actor of the Sicilian language theater, and starring in works by Luigi Pirande ... as Salvatore Zappalà References External links * 1961 films 1961 comedy films 1960s buddy comedy films 1960s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films set in Sicily Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Rivals (1960 Film)
''The Two Rivals'' (Spanish: ''Los dos rivales'', Italian: ''Meravigliosa'') is a 1960 Italian-Spanish film directed by Carlos Arévalo and Siro Marcellini and starring Luciano Tajoli, Rita Giannuzzi and Nunzio Gallo Nunzio Gallo (25 March 1928 – 22 February 2008) was an Italian singer. He was born in Naples and represented his country in the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, coming 6th. The song he performed, "Corde Della Mia Chitarra", is famous for being the ....Cebollada & Gil p.1752 Cast References Bibliography * ''Pascual Cebollada & Luis Rubio Gil. ''Enciclopedia del cine español: cronología''. Ediciones del Serbal, 1996. External links * 1960 films Spanish comedy films Italian comedy films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by Siro Marcellini Films directed by Carlos Arévalo 1960s Spanish films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Spain-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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