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Vinicio Sofia
Vinicio Sofia (13 November 1907 – 30 December 1982) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Corleone, Sofia began his career on screen in 1933 when he made his film debut in '' Black Shirt'' directed by Giovacchino Forzano. He appeared in over 66 films between 1933 and 1973 although he was mostly active as an actor during the 1940s and among his most popular filmography includes the 1953 comedy film ''Neapolitan Turk''. Throughout his career, he collaborated with other actors such as Alberto Sordi, Luigi Pavese, Erminio Macario and Totò. Sofia also maintained a successful career as a voice actor and dubber. He dubbed many actors which include James Whitmore, Andy Devine, Jack Carson, Slim Pickens, William Conrad and Eddie Cantor. In his animated film roles. He provided the Italian voices of characters in Disney films. These include Br'er Bear in ''Song of the South'', Horace in ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' and Carpenter and Tweedledum in ''Alice in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corleone
Corleone (; scn, Cunigghiuni or ) is an Italian town and ''comune'' of roughly 11,158 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily. Several Mafia bosses have come from Corleone, including Tommy Gagliano, Gaetano Reina, Jack Dragna, Giuseppe Morello, Michele Navarra, Luciano Leggio, Leoluca Bagarella, Salvatore Riina and Bernardo Provenzano. It is also the birthplace of several fictional characters in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel ''The Godfather'', including the eponymous Vito (Andolini) Corleone. The local mafia clan, the Corleonesi, led the Mafia in the 1980s and 1990s, and were the most violent and ruthless group ever to take control of the organization. Corleone municipality has an area of with a population density of 49 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located in an inland area of the mountain, in the valley between the Rocca di Maschi, the Castello Soprano and the Castello Sottano. Corleone is located at above sea level. History Etymology The etymology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of The South
''Song of the South'' is a 1946 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated musical film, musical drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson; produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on the Uncle Remus stories as adapted by Joel Chandler Harris, and stars James Baskett as Uncle Remus in his final film role. The film takes place in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia during the Reconstruction era, a period of American history after the end of the American Civil War and the abolition of Slavery in the United States, slavery. The story follows seven-year-old Johnny (Bobby Driscoll) who is visiting his grandmother's Plantations in the American South, plantation for an extended stay. Johnny befriends Uncle Remus, an elderly worker on the plantation, and takes joy in hearing his tales about the adventures of Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear, Br'er Fox, and Br'er Bear. Johnny learns from the stories how to cope wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomb Of The Angels
''Tomb of the Angels'' (Italian: ''La fossa degli angeli'') is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Luisa Ferida, and Antonio Gradoli. Roberto Rossellini co-wrote the screenplay and served as assistant director. It was shot on location in the Apuan Alps in Liguria, and is set amidst the marble quarries of the area. It marked an early attempt at realism in Italian cinema, anticipating neorealism of the postwar era. It is similar in style to Walter Ruttmann's ''Steel'' of 1933, in it celebrated Italy's industrial strength in line with the propaganda of the Mussolini regime.Brunetta p.101 Cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Pietro * Luisa Ferida as Luisa * Antonio Gradoli as Domenico * Annette Ciarli as La madre di Luisa * Vinicio Sofia Vinicio Sofia (13 November 1907 – 30 December 1982) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Corleone, Sofia began his career on screen in 1933 when he made his film debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Between Two Worlds
''A Woman Between Two Worlds'' (Italian: ''Una donna tra due mondi'') is a 1936 Italian Telefoni Bianchi, white telephone drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Isa Miranda, Assia Noris and Giulio Donadio. The film's sets were designed by art director Hans Ledersteger. It is the Italian version of the German film ''The Love of the Maharaja''. The film largely takes place in a grand hotel setting.Clarke & Doel p.37 It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. Cast *Isa Miranda as Mina Salviati *Assia Noris as Daisy Atkins *Giulio Donadio as Suraj *Váša Příhoda as Saverio Lancia *Mario Ferrari as dottor Lawburn *Oreste Bilancia as Saverio Lancia *Tatiana Pavoni as Mimi *Ernesto Sabatini as Lord Winston *Vinicio Sofia as l'amministratore di Trenchman *Renato Malavasi as il segretario di Trenchman *Alfredo Martinelli as Il barbiere *Gino Viotti as Il direttore dell'hotel *Olinto Cristina *Carlo Petrangeli References Bibliography *Clarke, David B. & Doel, Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginevra Degli Almieri
''Ginevra degli Almieri'' is a 1935 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Elsa Merlini, Amedeo Nazzari and Uberto Palmarini. Merlini had spotted Nazzari during a stage play, and lobbied for his casting in his film debut.Gundle p.191 Nazzari went on to be a leading star of Italian cinema. It is set in Florence in the fifteenth century. Partial cast * Elsa Merlini as Ginevra Degli Almieri * Amedeo Nazzari as Antonio Rondinelli * Uberto Palmarini as Padre di Ginevra * Ugo Ceseri as Francesco Agolanti * Guido Riccioli as Il Burchiello * Maurizio D'Ancora as Paolino * Ermanno Roveri as Menicuccio * Tina Lattanzi as Dianora * Luigi Almirante Luigi Almirante (30 September 1884 – 6 May 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in 62 films between 1921 and 1955. Life and career The son of a stage actor, Almirante was born in Tunis, where the theatrical company of ... as Il notaro References Bibliography * Gundl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnificent Rogue
''The Magnificent Rogue'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Dane Lussier and Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Warren Douglas, Gerald Mohr, Stephanie Bachelor, Adele Mara and Grady Sutton. The film was released on November 7, 1946, by Republic Pictures. Plot While he is away serving in the armed forces, Steve Morgan's advertising agency is being run by his wife, who goes by her maiden name Pat Brown so clients won't just think of her as the boss's wife. Pat loses a big account and anxiously wants to sign up Smoothies cigarettes, owned by playboy Mark Townley. Steve returns home and wants Pat to quit work. She believes that Townley will sign only with her, so colleague Vera Lane talks them into a wager over which one will succeed. Townley believes that Pat is unmarried and begins romancing her, upsetting burlesque performer Sugar Lee, his girlfriend. Complications arise as Vera secretly schemes to ruin Pat's plans, helping h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Give A Million (1935 Film)
''I'll Give a Million'' ( it, Darò un milione) is a 1935 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Vittorio De Sica. It is based on the first screenplay by Cesare Zavattini which tells the story of a disillusioned millionaire who, tired of the attempts of greedy friends and relatives to sponge off of him, becomes a bum in order to find a decent human being. It had an American remake in 1938, again titled '' I'll Give a Million'' and starring Warner Baxter as the millionaire. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. Plot A millionaire is about to commit suicide by leaping off of his yacht into the sea. He is just about to go when he spies a bum attempting suicide himself. The rich man saves the bum and tells him of his frustration with his friends and relatives who are always seeking a handout. He then claims that he will give a million francs to the first person to treat him kindly without thinking about his wealth. The next day, the tramp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody's Woman
''Everybody's Woman'' (Italian: ''La signora di tutti'') is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Isa Miranda, Memo Benassi and Tatyana Pavlova. It is the only film Max Ophüls made in Italy. The film was a success and Isa Miranda became a star. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome and on location in Canzo.http://www.jsc15.it/brianza-le-stelle-del-lago-di-como/ Plot Gabriella Murge, alias Gaby Doriot (Miranda), is a famous film star and fascinating adventuress with whom men cannot help falling in love. Having brought several of them to their ruin, she slits her wrists. The movie opens with Gaby having attempted suicide. In the hospital, the anesthetic gas she is given induces the flashbacks which make up the entire movie. First, a young Gaby is expelled from her school when her music teacher falls in love with her, and then flees abroad, leaving his family. Later, after being confined to her home, she is invited to a party by Roberto Nanni, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyalty Of Love
''Loyalty of Love'' (Italian: ''Teresa Confalonieri'') is a 1934 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Marta Abba, Nerio Bernardi and Luigi Cimara. It is based on the story of Teresa Confalonieri, a celebrated figure of the Italian reunification campaign. It was one of several films made during the 1930s that portrayed this era.Bouchard p. 255 It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in August 1934. The film was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome with sets designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. Cast * Marta Abba as Teresa Confalonieri * Nerio Bernardi as Il conte Federico Confalonieri * Luigi Cimara as Il principe de Metternich * Elsa De Giorgi as La principessa Carolina Jablonowska * Filippo Scelzo as Il barone Salvotti * Luigi Carini as Il conte Vitaliano Confalonieri * Riccardo Tassani as Franz the First * Tina Lattanzi as L'imperatrice Carolina * Achille Majeroni as Il feldmaresciallo Bubna * Giovanni Barrella as Bolchesi – i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seconda B
''Seconda B'' is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Sergio Tofano, Dina Perbellini and María Denis. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival where it was awarded a prize. It started a trend for "schoolgirl comedies" during the Fascist era, targeted primarily at girls and young women audiences. The title itself refers to a school class.Moliterno p.4 The film is set in the early 1910s. Synopsis A school teacher falls in love with one of his female colleagues, who teaches gymnastics. She returns his love, but this is discovered by his students who try to sabotage their relationship. Main cast * Sergio Tofano as Professore Monti * Dina Perbellini as Professorina Vanni * María Denis as Marta Renzi * Ugo Ceseri as L'onorevole Renzi * Cesare Zoppetti as Il preside * Umberto Sacripante as Il bidello * Mercedes Brignone as Un'invitata alla festa dei Renzi * Gino Viotti as Un insegnante * Alfredo Martinelli as Un altro insegnante * V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Turco Napoletano - Sofia-Totò
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the world's largest and most familiar international organization. The UN is headquartered on international territory in New York City, and has other main offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague (home to the International Court of Justice). The UN was established after World War II with the aim of preventing future world wars, succeeding the League of Nations, which was characterized as ineffective. On 25 April 1945, 50 governments met in San Francisco for a conference and started drafting the UN Charter, which was adopted on 25 June 1945 and took effect on 24 October 1945, when the UN began operations. Pursuant to the Charter, the organization's objectives include maintaining international peace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice In Wonderland (1951 Film)
''Alice in Wonderland'' is a 1951 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the '' Alice'' books by Lewis Carroll. The thirteenth release of Disney's animated features, the film premiered in London on July 26, 1951, and in New York City on July 28, 1951. It features the voices of Kathryn Beaumont as Alice, Sterling Holloway as the Cheshire Cat, Verna Felton as the Queen of Hearts, and Ed Wynn as the Mad Hatter. Walt Disney first tried to adapt ''Alice'' into a feature-length animated film in the 1930s and revived the idea in the 1940s. The film was originally intended to be a live-action/animated film, but Disney decided it would be a fully animated film. ''Alice in Wonderland'' was considered a disappointment on its initial release, therefore was shown on television as one of the first episodes of ''Disneyland''. Its 1974 re-release in theaters proved to be much more successful, leading to subsequent re-releases, merchandisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
