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Vittorio Duse
Vittorio Duse (21 March 1916 – 2 June 2005) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Biography One of Duse's first roles was in Luchino Visconti's debut feature ''Ossessione'' (1942). Outside Italy, Duse is known for his role in ''The Godfather Part III'' as Don Tommasino in 1990, replacing Corrado Gaipa, who died one year prior to the film's release. Duse mostly starred in Italian films, although he also appeared in ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'', ''The Sopranos'', and in '' When in Rome''. In 1989, Duse starred in the film ''Queen of Hearts'', and he won the Jury Distinction Award at the Montréal World Film Festival. Death Duse died on 2 June 2005 at the age of 89. Selected filmography * ''Il cavaliere senza nome'' (1941) * '' Girl of the Golden West'' (1942) * ''Il leone di Damasco'' (1942) * ''Giarabub'' (1942) - Un giocatore di carte * ''Redenzione'' (1943) * ''Il treno crociato'' (1943) - Sallustri (uncredited) * ''Ossessione'' (1943) - L'agen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Anonymous Letters
''Due lettere anonime'', internationally released as ''Two Anonymous Letters'', is a 1945 Italian war-melodrama film directed by Mario Camerini. For this film Andrea Checchi won a Silver Ribbon for Best Actor. Cast * Clara Calamai: Gina * Andrea Checchi: Bruno * Otello Toso: Tullio * Carlo Ninchi: Rossini * Dina Sassoli: Giulia * Giovanna Scotto: Maria, la madre di Bruno * Arnaldo Martelli: cavalier Ernesto Pacetti * Stefano Fossari: tenente * Heinrich Bode: sergente Karl * Vittorio Duse: Ettore * Pina Piovani Pina Piovani (20 March 1897 – 2 January 1955) 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 i ...: operaia della tipografia References External links * 1945 films Italian war drama films Films directed by Mario Camerini Italian black-and-white films 1940s war drama films 1945 drama films Films scored by Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addio, Figlio Mio!
''Addio, figlio mio!'' ("Farewell, my son!") is a 1953 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Giuseppe Guarino.A. Albertazzi (31 May 1954). "Addio, figlio mio! - Recensione". ''Intermezzo'', 9/10. Plot Italy, World War II. Giorgio, second lieutenant of aviation, receives the order to leave for Africa with his flock. His girlfriend Elsa accompanies him to Livorno and the interruption of the railway line forces them to stop at the hotel, for what will be their only night of love. A few months later, Elsa's mother dies and she, who discovers she is expecting a baby, decides to move to Rome to escape the rumors of the country. In Rome, as a guest of a friend, she found a job as a dresser in a nightclub. Here she receives the attention of an engineer, Riccardo De Angelis, who hires her as an employee in her office. Meanwhile, the news arrives that Giorgio is reported missing and Riccardo, who has become acquainted with the child, decides to marry Elsa. The life of the three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infame Accusa
''Infame accusa'' is a 1953 Italian melodrama film. It represents the directorial debut by Giuseppe Vari. Plot Cast * Mirella Uberti as Gina * Piero Lulli as Marco * Folco Lulli as Giovannino * Marisa Merlini as Lover of Giovannino * Arnoldo Foà as Don Antonio * Vittorio Duse Vittorio Duse (21 March 1916 – 2 June 2005) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Biography One of Duse's first roles was in Luchino Visconti's debut feature ''Ossessione'' (1942). Outside Italy, Duse is known for his rol ... References External links * 1953 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Giuseppe Vari 1952 directorial debut films Italian black-and-white films Italian drama films 1953 drama films Melodrama films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvate Mia Figlia
''Salvate mia figlia'' (''Save My Daughter'') is a 1951 Italian melodrama film. Cast * Bianca Doria * Juan de Landa * Vittorio Duse * Fosca Freda - Carla * Mary Jokam * Franca Marzi - Ex amante di Andrea * Bianca Manenti * Lamberto Maggiorani * Andreina Mazzotto - Mariuccia * Sandro Ruffini - Chirurgo * Ermanno Randi Ermanno Randi (27 April 1920 – 1 November 1951) was an Italian film actor. After serving in the Italian Army during the Second World War, Randi made his screen debut in 1947. He gradually moved up from playing supporting to lead role A lea ... - Andrea External links * 1951 films 1950s Italian-language films Italian drama films 1951 drama films Melodrama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attention! Bandits!
''Achtung! Banditi!'' also known as ''Attention! Bandits!'' is a 1951 in film, 1951 Italy, Italian World War II film drama directed by Carlo Lizzani and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Andrea Checchi. Cast *Gina Lollobrigida as Anna *Andrea Checchi as the engineer *Lamberto Maggiorani as Marco *Giuseppe Taffarel as Commander Vento *Vittorio Duse as Domenico *Giuliano Montaldo as Lorenzo *Franco Bologna as Gatto *Maria Laura Rocca as the diplomat's lover *Pietro Tordi as the diplomat *Ferdinando Costa as a German official *Bruno Berellini as a blond man *Pietro Ferro as a partisan *Lucia Feltrin as the courier *Giuseppe Mantero as Pietro *Domenico Grassi as a German soldier Notes and references External links * 1950s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Italian Campaign of World War II films 1951 films Films directed by Carlo Lizzani Films set in Genoa Films with screenplays by Ugo Pirro Films about Italian resistance movement Italian war drama films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm The Capataz
''I'm the Capataz'' (Italian: ''Io sono il capataz'') is a 1951 Italian western-comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Renato Rascel, Silvana Pampanini and Marilyn Buferd. It was shot at the Incir-De Paolis Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Arrigo Equini. The film was a commercial hit, earning around 421 million lira at the box office.Chiti & Poppi p.196 Cast *Renato Rascel as Uguccione / Rascelito Villa *Silvana Pampanini as Rosa de Fuego *Luigi Pavese as Erasmo *Marilyn Buferd as Moira *Bruno Corelli as Il Sarto Francese *Nino Crisman as Gonzales *Vittorio Duse as Puchero *Sophia Loren as Segretaria del Dittatore *Mario Pisu as Hurtado *Virgilio Riento as Il Guardiano *Vickie Henderson as Danzatrice *Kiki Urbani as Danzatrice Bianca *Carlo Delle Piane as giovane popolano *Alberto Sorrentino Alberto Sorrentino (16 February 1916 – 31 January 1994), was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 89 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Sentiero Dell'odio
''Il sentiero dell'odio'' (translation: The Pathway of Hate) is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Sergio Grieco in his directoral debut. Cast * Marina Berti * Andrea Checchi * Carla Del Poggio * Vittorio Duse * Checco Rissone * Alessandro Fersen * Piero Lulli * Renato Malavasi Renato Malavasi (8 August 1904 – 7 October 1998) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 135 films between 1921 and 1985. Selected filmography * '' The Golden Vein'' (1928) * '' The Song of Love'' (1930) * '' Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ' ... * Ermanno Randi External links * 1950 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Sergio Grieco 1950 directorial debut films 1950 drama films Italian drama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altura (film)
''Altura'' is a 1949 Italian crime melodrama film directed by Mario Sequi and starring Massimo Girotti, Roldano Lupi and Eleonora Rossi Drago. It is set in Sardinia and portrays a struggle between large landowners and a co-operative of shepherds.Urban p.453 Cast * Massimo Girotti as Stanis Archena * Roldano Lupi as Efisio Barra * Eleonora Rossi Drago as Grazia * Anna Maria Bottini as Zia Alena * Fausto Guerzoni as Napoleone * Vittorio Duse * Mirko Ellis Mirko Ellis (4 September 1923 – 11 September 2014) was a Swiss-Italian film, stage and television actor. Born Mirko Korcinsky in Locarno to a family of Lithuanian origin, Ellis moved, after his studies, to Italy, where he made his film debut i ... * Gianni De Montero * Paolo Scampuddu * Nanni Peru References Bibliography * Maria Bonaria Urban. ''Sardinia on Screen: The Construction of the Sardinian Character in Italian Cinema''. Rodopi, 2013. External links * 1949 films Italian drama films 1949 drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walls Of Malapaga
''The Walls of Malapaga'' ( it, Le mura di Malapaga, french: Au-delà des grilles (''Beyond the Gates'')), is a 1949 French-Italian drama film directed by René Clément and starring Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda and Andrea Checchi. It was a co-production made by Francinex and Italia Produzione, produced by Alfredo Guarini from a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Alfredo Guarini adapted by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost. The music score was by Roman Vlad and the cinematography by Louis Page. It was made at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome with sets designed by the art director Piero Filippone and Luigi Gervasi. Plot summary Gabin is Pierre Arrignon, a French criminal, on the run who finds himself in Genoa, Italy, and falls in love with Marta Manfredini (Isa Miranda), a local woman. The film is set in Italy, and the dialogue is primarily in French. Cast * Jean Gabin as Pierre Arrignon * Isa Miranda as Marta Manfredini * Vera Talchi as Cecchina, Marta's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Earth Cries Out
''The Earth Cries Out'' ( it, Il grido della terra, also known as ''Exodus'') is a 1948 Italian action-drama film directed by Duilio Coletti. In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of a retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. Cast *Marina Berti as Dina *Andrea Checchi as Ariè *Vivi Gioi as Judith *Carlo Ninchi as Comandante della nave * Elena Zareschi as Ada *Filippo Scelzo as Professor Tannen *Vittorio Duse *Cesare Polacco *Arnoldo Foà *Nerio Bernardi *Wanda Capodaglio Wanda Capodaglio (1 January 1889 – 30 August 1980) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1914 and 1970. Her brother Ruggero was married to actress Anna Capodaglio (the stage name of Anna Adele Alberta Gramatica) who ... References External links * 1948 films Italian action drama films Films directed by Duilio Coletti Films set in Israel Films set in Mandatory Palestine Italian black-and-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guarany (film)
''Guarany'' is a 1950 Italian film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Antonio Vilar, Mariella Lotti and Gianna Maria Canale. Cast * Antonio Vilar as Carlos Gomez *Mariella Lotti as Lindita *Gianna Maria Canale as Jacqueline *Luigi Pavese as Papà Gomez * Anita Vargas as Mamma Gomez that * Andrea Forte as Carlos Gomez bambino *Dante Maggio as Rossi *Petr Sharov as Pietro Sharoff Production In this period of Italian film history, the opera film was popular as audiences were desiring biopics of Italy's most famous composers. Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti commented that "the lives of Verdi, Rossini, and Bellini offered not only entertainment, but also a reminder of the country's past glory as a popular antidote to the misery and squalor unearthed by Neorealism." Director Riccardo Freda was set-up with the subject of Antônio Carlos Gomes, a Brazilian composer who was popular in Italy. His best known work was the opera ''Il Guarany'', based on the novel by Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
