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Toto Vs. Maciste
''Toto vs. Maciste'' ( it, Totò contro Maciste) is a 1962 Italian adventure-comedy film directed by Fernando Cerchio. It is a parody of the Sword and Sandal cinema, which was highly successful at the time in Italy. Plot Totokamen is an entertainer and an illusionist who performs in various Egyptian nightclubs assisted by his manager, Tarantenkamen. Taking advantage of cheesy tricks, Totokamen pretends to be the son of the god Amun and to have divine superpowers. The Pharaoh Ramses is in the meanwhile facing the betrayal by the strongman Maciste, who has inexplicably joined Egypt's historical enemies (the Assyrians) and is guiding them to an unstoppable attack to the country. This is orchestrated by Ramses' unfaithful wife, who has resorted to witchcraft to charme Maciste and achieve absolute power over the country. On the other hand Ramses' daughter is secretly in love with the strongman. Upon hearing from a minister about Totokamen's spectacle and claims of demigod status, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Cerchio
Fernando Cerchio (7 August 1914 – 19 August 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 30 films between 1940 and 1972. Selected filmography * '' Men of the Mountain'' (1943) * ''Mistress of the Mountains'' (1950) * '' The Crossroads'' (1951) * ''The Tired Outlaw'' (1952) * ''Son of the Hunchback'' (1952) * ''Lulu'' (1953) * ''Farewell, My Beautiful Lady'' (1954) * ''The Count of Bragelonne'' (1954) * '' Desert Warrior'' (1957) * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1957) * ''Herod the Great'' (1958) * ''Head of a Tyrant'' (1959) * ''Cleopatra's Daughter'' (1960) * ''Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile'' (1961) * ''Invasion 1700'' (1962) * '' Toto vs. Maciste'' (1962) * '' Toto and Cleopatra '' (1963) * '' Toto vs. the Black Pirate'' (1964) * ''Mutiny at Fort Sharpe'' (1966) * ''Top Secret Classified information is material that a government body deems to be sensitive information that must be protected. Access is restricted by law or regulation to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriella Andreini
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Gabriella may refer to: * Gabriella (given name), a feminine given name * ''Gabriella di Vergy'', an opera seria by Gaetano Donizetti (1826, revised 1838), and an opera by Mercadante (1828), based on the tragedy ''Gabrielle de Vergy'' by Dormont De Belloy (1777) * 355 Gabriella is a Main belt asteroid named for Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion * MS Gabriella is a cruiseferry previously known as the M/S Frans Suell * Gabriella is a variety of tulip. See also * Gabriela Gabriela may refer to: * Gabriela (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian feminine given name * ''Gabriela'' (1942 film), a Czech film * ''Gabriela'' (1950 film), a German film * ''Gabriela'' (1983 film), a Brazilian film * ''Gabriela' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Parody Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Adventure Comedy Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Ancient Egypt
This article lists films set in ancient Egypt. This also includes mythological films and films only partially set in ancient egypt. 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s External links Films set in ancient Egypt (IMDb) See also * Fiction set in ancient Rome * Fiction set in ancient Greece * Lists of historical films * List of films set in ancient Rome * List of films set in ancient Greece * List of films based on classical mythology This is a list of films based on classical mythology (Greek and Roman mythology). Amazons Atlantis Centaurs Hercules / Heracles Italian film series The Sword-and-sandal series (1957-1965) includes numerous films depicting Hercules tha ... {{inc-video, date=October 2021 Egypt, ancient Films by period of setting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Francesco De Masi
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Fernando Cerchio
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peplum Films
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Peplum originates in the Greek word for 'tunic' and may refer to one of the following: * Sword-and-sandal films, a genre of Greco-Roman era costume adventure films, mostly made in Italy, also known as "peplum". * ''Péplum'' (novel), a 1996 work by Belgian novelist Amélie Nothomb. *Peplos, a kind of women's garment in ancient Greece. *An overskirt An overskirt is a type of women's short skirt which is draped over another garment, such as a skirt, breeches, or trousers. Although peplum is often used as another term for overskirt, it should not be confused with the ''peplos'' or "peplum dress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Adventure Comedy Films
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1962 Films
The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with ''Lawrence of Arabia'' winning seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1962 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February – Warner Bros. buy the film rights for ''My Fair Lady'' for the unprecedented sum of $5.5 million plus 47¼% of the gross over $20 million. * May – The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government. * June 18 – MCA Inc. finalize their merger with Decca-Universal. * July 25 – Darryl F. Zanuck, one of the founders of 20th Century Fox, becomes president, replacing Spyros Skouras. Skouras becomes chairman of the board. * August 5 – Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe is found dead of a drug overdose. * September 7 – Filming of Sergei Bondarchuk's ''War and Peace'' begins and will continue for another 5 years. * October 5 – '' Dr. No'' launch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Taranto
Carlo Taranto (18 October 1921 – 4 April 1986) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1949 and 1984. Partial filmography * ''The Firemen of Viggiù'' (1949) * ''Assi alla ribalta'' (1954) * ''Wives and Obscurities'' (1956) - aiutante di Carmine * ''Doctor and the Healer'' (1957) - Scaraffone * ''Primo applauso'' (1957) * '' I prepotenti'' (1958) - Numa * ''Carmela è una bambola'' (1958) - Pasqualino * ''Sorrisi e canzoni'' (1958) * ''Ricordati di Napoli'' (1958) - Domenichino * ''Avventura a Capri'' (1959) - Giovane operaio in piazzetta * ''Lui, lei e il nonno'' (1959) * ''La cento chilometri'' (1959) - Righetto * ''La nipote Sabella'' (1959) - The Porter in Salerno Railway Station * '' Nel blu dipinto di blu'' (1959) - Remo * ''Cerasella'' (1959) - Suanatore di mandolino * ''Some Like It Cold'' (1960) - Cesarino * ''Appuntamento a Ischia'' (1960) - Gennaro * ''Caravan petrol'' (1960) - The Head of the Execution Squad * ''Akiko em Roma'' (1961) * '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Palermini
Piero Palermini (1925–1996) was an Italian film actor. He was cast by Riccardo Freda in the 1949 swashbuckler, possibly due to a physical resemblance to the Hollywood actor Gene Kelly. Freda would come to regret this casting although Palermini would again appear for him in his 1950 production '' Son of d'Artagnan''.Curti p.78 Selected filmography * ''A Pilot Returns'' (1942) * ''Special Correspondents'' (1943) * '' Fire Over the Sea'' (1947) * ''To Live in Peace'' (1947) * '' The Iron Swordsman'' (1949) * ''Buried Alive'' (1949) * '' Faddija – La legge della vendetta'' (1950) * '' Son of d'Artagnan'' (1950) * '' O.K. Nerone'' (1951) * ''Good Folk's Sunday'' (1953) * ''Puccini'' (1953) * ''The Knight of the Black Sword'' (1956) * '' The Intruder'' (1956) * '' Toto vs. Maciste'' (1962) * '' Caesar the Conqueror'' (1962) * ''La bellezza di Ippolita'' (1962) * '' Planets Against Us (1962) * '' The Fall of Rome'' (1963) * ''Mussolini and I ''Mussolini and I'' (alternately titled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
