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Umberto Raho
Umberto Raho (4 June 1922 – 9 January 2016) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. Life and career Born in Bari, the son of an Italian father and a Bulgarian mother, Raho graduated in philosophy and then, immediately after the war, he debuted on stage. While theater was his main activity, Raho was also a very prolific film character actor, with over one hundred credits starting from 1948. He was also active in television films and series. Death Raho died on 9 January 2016 in Anzio, Italy, at the age of 93. Selected filmography * ''Fantasmi del mare'' (1948) - Sottocapo Luigi Serra * ''Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile'' (1961) - Zeton, Priest * ''Duel of Champions'' (1961) - Grand Priest * ''Gold of Rome'' (1961) - Rabbi Beniamino * ''A Difficult Life'' (1961) - (uncredited) * ''Charge of the Black Lancers'' (1962) - Un Altro Membro del Consiglio * ''Seven Seas to Calais'' (1962) - King Philip of Spain * '' Imperial Venus'' (1962) - Kerversau * ''Il processo di Verona' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage
''The Bird with the Crystal Plumage'' () is a 1970 giallo film directed by Dario Argento, in his directorial debut. The film has been credited with popularizing giallo, an Italian genre of thriller developed in the 1960s. It is the first in what has been called the "Animal Trilogy", along with Argento's next two gialli, ''The Cat o' Nine Tails'' (1971) and ''Four Flies on Grey Velvet'' (1972) (though the three films are connected only by their titles). Written by Argento, the film borrowed liberally from Fredric Brown's novel '' The Screaming Mimi''. The film was an international commercial and critical success. Plot Sam Dalmas is an American writer vacationing in Rome with his English model girlfriend, Julia. Suffering from writer's block, Sam is on the verge of returning to America but witnesses the attack of a woman in an art gallery by a mysterious black-gloved assailant dressed in a raincoat. Attempting to reach her, Sam is trapped between two mechanically-operated glass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Hair Of Death
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cats (1968 Film)
''The Cats'' ( it, I bastardi) is a 1968 crime film directed by Duccio Tessari, starring Rita Hayworth and Klaus Kinski. Cast * Giuliano Gemma as Jason * Klaus Kinski as Adam * Margaret Lee as Karen * Rita Hayworth as Martha * Claudine Auger as Barbara * Serge Marquand as Jimmy * Umberto Raho as Doctor Production The film had the working title of ''The Cats''. The credits of the film state that the film is an Italian, French and West German co-production. Actor Dan van Husen stated that the film is actually an Italian-Spanish co-production with the initial title being ''Los Gatos''. The film was predominantly shot in Spain, with opening sequences shot in the United States. Release ''The Cats'' was released in Italy as ''I bastardi'' on 30 October 1968 where it was distributed by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. The film grossed a total of 702,781,000 Italian lire on its theatrical run in Italy. In 1969 it was released in France and West Germany on 25 May and 6 June respectively. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madigan's Millions
''Madigan's Millions'' (Italian language, It: ''Un dollaro per 7 vigliacchi'', Spanish language, Sp: ''El Millón de Madigan'') is a 1968 Italian-Spanish comedy film, comedy crime film directed by Stanley Prager and produced by Sidney W. Pink. The movie was shot in 1966 but was not released for two years. It stars Dustin Hoffman, in his first movie role, as Jason Fister, a young United States Department of the Treasury, U.S. Treasury Dept. official sent to Rome to recover a large sum of money owed to the United States government by a deceased mobster. The film is in the lowbrow comedy genre, with comic stop-action chase scenes, as well as many scenes involving Spaghetti Western-style gunplay on the streets of Rome. Hoffman's Fister is a seemingly naive and mild-mannered bureaucrat with a sense for sniffing out phonies. The interiors of the film were shot largely in Spain, with exteriors in Rome. Plot Cast * Dustin Hoffman – Jason Fister * Elsa Martinelli – Vic Shaw * Ces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Chance (1968 Film)
''The Last Chance'' ( it, Scacco internazionale) is a 1968 Italian spy film written and directed by and starring Tab Hunter. It was the last film of Daniela Bianchi, who married shortly after and abandoned show business to devote herself to her family.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. pp 216-218. . It is also the only spy film of Carlo Delle Piane, but his scenes were removed from the final cut. Plot Cast * Tab Hunter as Patrick Harris * Daniela Bianchi as Helen Harris * Michael Rennie as George McConnell * Luisa Baratto as Stephanie McConnell * Umberto Raho as Carlo * Luciano Rossi as Besive * Bill Vanders as Clark * Franco Ressel as Inspector * Mario Maranzana Mario Maranzana (14 July 1940 – 11 January 2012) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Background Born in Trieste, Maranzana began his career in the theater with Vittorio Gassman in '' Oedipus Rex'' by Sophocles, then worked with, among others ... Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satanik (film)
''Satanik'' is a 1968 film directed by Piero Vivarelli. It is based on the Italian comic series ''Satanik'' and was released to a moderate financial success in Italy. Plot Dr. Bannister (Magda Konopka), an ugly and disfigured woman, is summoned by a colleague of hers who has recently discovered a serum for rejuvenating living beings. The colleague shows Bannister the miraculous result of his experiments, injecting the serum into an animal close to death. In a few seconds, the animal is reinvigorated, showing vigor and health. The colleague, however, does not intend to use the serum on human beings, as some experiments remain to be conducted. In a moment of distraction Bannister kills the colleague, following which she drinks the serum he had developed. After a series of convulsions, the woman falls unconscious to the ground, but shortly thereafter awakens rejuvenated and beautiful. The murder of the colleague will be only the first of a long series: Bannister, in fact, will kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenger X
''Avenger X'' ( it, Mister-X) is a 1967 film based on the Italian comic series '. Plot George Lamarro is the head of a pharmaceutical company that is also involved in the production and distribution of illegal narcotics. When his secretary attempts to blackmail him for a share of the profits and his hand in marriage, he has her killed with her death arranged in a way to implicate a master criminal called "Mister X" who is a master of disguise, efficient killer and professional golf champion. The real Mister X uses his skills to discover the criminals are involved in a scheme by an unnamed foreign nation using the company and a Scottish and an American criminal to distribute illegal narcotics in the Western World. Cast * Pier Paolo Capponi as Mister X * Gaia Germani as Timmy * Armando Calvo as George Lamar * Anna Zinnemann as Dolly * Umberto Raho as MacDoug * Renato Baldini as Jack Caruso * Franco Fantasia as Inspector Roux * Dante Posani as Jim * Helga Liné as Gloria Produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pecos Cleans Up
''Pecos è qui: prega e muori'' (internationally released as ''Pecos Cleans Up'') is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. The film is the immediate sequel of '' Due once di piombo''; differently from the first chapter, it is more leaned towards comedy. It had a significant commercial success in South-American markets. Cast * Robert Woods: Pecos Martinez * Erno Crisa: El Supremo * Luciana Gilli: Dona Ramona * Ignazio Spalla: Dago (as Pedro Sanchez) * Piero Vida: Paco * Umberto Raho Umberto Raho (4 June 1922 – 9 January 2016) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. Life and career Born in Bari, the son of an Italian father and a Bulgarian mother, Raho graduated in philosophy and then, immediately after the w ...: Pinto References External links * 1967 films Spaghetti Western films 1967 Western (genre) films Films directed by Maurizio Lucidi Films scored by Lallo Gori 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On My Way To The Crusades, I Met A Girl Who
On, on, or ON may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * On (band), a solo project of Ken Andrews * ''On'' (EP), a 1993 EP by Aphex Twin * ''On'' (Echobelly album), 1995 * ''On'' (Gary Glitter album), 2001 * ''On'' (Imperial Teen album), 2002 * ''On'' (Elisa album), 2006 * ''On'' (Jean album), 2006 * ''On'' (Boom Boom Satellites album), 2006 * ''On'' (Tau album), 2017 * "On" (song), a 2020 song by BTS * "On", a song by Bloc Party from the 2006 album '' A Weekend in the City'' Other media * '' Ön'', a 1966 Swedish film * On (Japanese prosody), the counting of sound units in Japanese poetry * ''On'' (novel), by Adam Roberts * ONdigital, a failed British digital television service, later called ITV Digital * Overmyer Network, a former US television network Places * On (Ancient Egypt), a Hebrew form of the ancient Egyptian name of Heliopolis * On, Wallonia, a district of the municipality of Marche-en-Famenne * Ahn, Luxembourg, known in Luxembourgish as ''On'' * Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Name Is Pecos
''My Name Is Pecos'' ( it, Due once di piombo (Il mio nome è Pecos)) is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It was followed by '' Pecos Cleans Up'' the next year. Plot As a child, Pecos Martinez witnessed how Joe Clane had Pecos' family wiped out. By now Pecos is a grown man who's out for revenge, but Clane has a whole city under his sway. All too soon Pecos is made and Clane's henchmen are just too many. Once he's trapped and captured, he needs to conceive a striking ruse if he wants to live. Cast * Robert Woods as Pecos Martinez * Pier Paolo Capponi as Joe Clane * Lucia Modugno as Mary Burton * Peter Carsten as Steve * Luigi Casellano as Eddie * Cristina Iosani as Nina * Corrine Fontaine as Lola * Giuliano Raffaelli as Dr. Burton * Umberto Raho as Morton * Maurizio Bonuglia as Ned * Massimo Righi as Jack Release ''My Name Is Pecos'' was released in Italy in December 1966 as ''Due once di piombo (Il mio nome è Pecos)''. The film was the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Secret (1967 Film)
''Top Secret'' ( it, Segretissimo, es, Secretísimo) is a 1967 Italian-Spanish Eurospy film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Gordon Scott.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. pp. 219-221. . Plot Cast * Gordon Scott as John Sutton * Magda Konopka as Sandra Dubois * Aurora de Alba as Zaira *Antonio Gradoli as Von Klausen *Paco Morán as Miguel *Mirko Ellis as Hardy *Pietro Marascalchi as Hans *Umberto Raho as Giorgio *Santiago Rivero as Colonel Zikowsky Reception The Italian film critic Marco Giusti describes the film as "amusing, bizarre" and "full of genuine inventions and gags." References External links * 1967 films 1960s spy thriller films Italian spy thriller films Spanish spy thriller films Films directed by Fernando Cerchio Films scored by Piero Umiliani Films with screenplays by Tulio Demicheli 1960s Italian films 1960s Spanish films {{1960s-Spain-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rififi In Amsterdam (1966 Film)
''Rififi in Amsterdam'' ( it, Rififi ad Amsterdam, es, Rififí en Amsterdam) is a 1966 Italian-Spanish crime-adventure film directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Roger Browne.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Plot An ex-con and thief must elude the authorities and the criminal underworld as he attempts to locate a stash of jewelry stolen by the Nazis. Cast *Roger Browne as Rex Morrison * Evelyn Stewart as Ethel Fischer, Max Fischer's wife *Aida Power as Oriana *Umberto Raho as Vladek *Franco Ressel as professor Max Fischer *Tullio Altamura as Manolo *Erika Blanc *Franco Lantieri *Tito García Pablo García González, known as Tito García (1931–2003) was a Spanish actor. Biography Working as a torero in his youth, he played a minor role in ''Pelusa'' (1961). After this, he intended to dedicate himself to an acting career, and ... References External links * Italian crime films Spanish crime films 1960s crime films Films directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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