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Vera Bergman
Vera Bergman (16 February 1920 – 1971) was a German stage and film actress known for her roles in Italian films. Bergman died in 1971. Biography Vera Bergmann was the daughter of Dutch diplomat Carl Bergman. Her mother was of Austrian descent. She attended an acting school under the direction of Max Reinhardt after her studies in The Hague. This enabled her later theater career in various European cities including Prague, Rome and also Berlin. In Germany, after her schooling, she became a part of the acting ensemble Deutsches Theater Berlin. In her native Germany, she starred in only three films before shifting her career to Italy. There she was given the most important film roles of her life, including in the 1939 film Maddalena, zero in condotta directed by Vittorio De Sica. Here the still very young Vera Bergman played the understanding and loving teacher Elisa Malgari, who teaches in a girls' school where she comes into conflict with her colleagues. The film was a great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maddalena, Zero For Conduct
''Maddalena, Zero for Conduct'' (Italian: ''Maddalena... zero in condotta'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica.Cardullo p.117 It is a remake of the Hungarian film ''Magda Expelled'' (1938). Plot A mysterious love letter arrives to Alfredo Hartman (Vittorio De Sica) in Vienna, and he goes to Rome to find who wrote it. Cast *Vittorio De Sica as Alfredo Hartman *Vera Bergman as L'insegnante Elisa Malgari *Carla Del Poggio as Maddalena Lenci *Irasema Dilián as Eva Barta, la privatista (as Eva Dilian) *Amelia Chellini as La direttrice *Pina Renzi as La professoressa Varzi *Paola Veneroni as L'allieva Varghetti, la spiona * Dora Bini as L'allieva Caricati *Enza Delbi as Un'allieva * Roberto Villa as Stefano Armani *Armando Migliari as Malesci, il professore di chimica *Guglielmo Barnabò as Il signor Emilio Lenci *Giuseppe Varni as Amilcare Bondani, il bidello *Arturo Bragaglia Arturo Bragaglia (7 January 1893 – 21 January 1962) wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teheran (film)
''Teheran'' is a 1946 British-Italian thriller film co-directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and William Freshman. It stars Derek Farr as Pemberton Grant, a British intelligence officer who discovers a plot to assassinate the President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference during the Second World War. It also featured Marta Labarr, Manning Whiley and Pamela Stirling. It was also released under the alternative titles ''Appointment in Persia'' and ''The Plot to Kill Roosevelt'' and ''Conspiracy in Teheran''. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. Plot In 1943, Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt meet at the Tehran conference to agree plans for the Allied invasion of Europe. Whilst attempting to trace ballerina Natalie Trubetzin (Marta Labarr), who he met before the outbreak of war, British journalist Pemberton Grant (Derek Farr) uncovers a deadly conspiracy. The plot, led by Paul Sherek (Manning Whiley), involves international arms dealers, who can't affo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Film Actresses
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Italian Film Actresses
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1920 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Race (1954 Film)
''The Last Race'' (Italian: ''L'ultima gara'') is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Piero Costa and starring Vera Bergman, Enzo Fiermonte and Checco Durante. Production began in 1949, but was not completed until 1953 with the film given its release the following year. It earned just under 30 million lire at the box office.Chiti & Poppi p.380-81 Synopsis Two rowers are both in love with the same woman while training for a race on the River Tiber. Cast * Vera Bergman as Sandra * Enzo Fiermonte as Filippo * Checco Durante as Sor Giggi * Franco Silva as Marco * Franco Pesce as Piuma * Dante Serra as Carlo * Anna Maria Dionisi as Severina * Margherita Bossi as Madre di Severina * Arturo Dominici Doctor Magni * Mario Lodolini as Cristofari * Irene Quattrini as Nurse * Felice Romano Felice is a name that can be used as both a given name, masculine or feminine, and a surname. It is a common name in Italian, where it is equivalent to Felix. Notable people with the name include: Given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs In The Streets
''Songs in the Streets'' (Italian: ''Canzoni per le strade'') is a 1950 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Mario Landi and starring Luciano Tajoli, Antonella Lualdi and Carlo Ninchi.Chiti & Poppi p.80 Cast * Luciano Taioli as Luciano Landi *Antonella Lualdi as Anna *Vera Bergman as Susanna *Carlo Ninchi as Carlone *Ernesto Calindri as Commendatore Stefano Suvoldi *Anna Maria Bottini as Marta *Eduardo Passarelli as Man from Naples *Giorgio Berti *Egisto Olivieri *Gastone Barontini *Gianni Berti *Romolo Costa *Renato Nardi *Antonio Saviotti * Franco Volpi References Bibliography * Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. External links * ''Songs in the Streets''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Orphans (1947 Film)
''The Two Orphans'' ( it, I Due Orfanelli) is a 1947 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò. It is based on the 1874 play of the same title by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Cormon. Plot The story is set in Paris in the middle of the 19th century. Caspar (Totò) and the Baptist (Campanini) are two poor homeless staying in an orphanage, not knowing where to stay. One day the two orphans are called by the director to solve a very special case: Susanne, a girl from the orphanage would like to marry a rich young but his father is against it because he does not know anything about the origins of his girlfriend. So Gasparre has the bright idea to cut a lock of hair to swap it with that of Susanne and so the father of the rich man discovers that the owner of the hair is of noble origins and thus a relative. Caspar along with the Baptist enters the new family but the nobles Parisians have in mind to delete the new emperor Napoleon III of France and the two tramps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non Canto Più
''Non canto più'' () is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Enzo Fiermonte, Vera Bergman and Paola Borboni.Quinlan p.120 The film originally began shooting several years earlier, but its production was heavily delayed due to wartime conditions and it wasn't released until 1945. Cast * Enzo Fiermonte as Il tenore Guido Revi * Vera Bergman as Lisa Baratti * Paola Borboni as L'impresaria teatrale Greta Arden * Virgilio Riento as Roberto * Giuseppe Porelli as Adolfo * Olinto Cristina as Carlo Baratti, padre di Lisa * Arturo Bragaglia as Il commissario * Lamberto Picasso as L'ispettore Carter * Agnese Dubbini as La cuoca di casa Baratti * Giuseppe Pierozzi as Il fattore Production Following Freda's directorial debut with ''Don Cesare di Bazan'', he found his next project he wanted to work on was rejected he wanted to make ''L'atleta di cristallo'' (), a film about the behind the scenes world of boxing, was rejected. Freda stated that his ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Champion (1943 Film)
''The Champion'' (Italian: ''Il campione'') is a 1943 Italian sports film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Enzo Fiermonte, Vera Bergman and Erminio Spalla.Chiti & Poppi p.56 It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luigi Ricci. Synopsis A former boxer, now a trainer, discovers a young fighter who he feels has all the skills to become a champion. He takes him under his wing and begins to shape him into a fully rounded fighter. However the young man's success goes to his head and he becomes involved with a rich, vapid lady without realising that his trainer's daughter is in love with him. Cast * Enzo Fiermonte as Massimo * Vera Bergman as Wanda Gregorovitch * Erminio Spalla as Mario Martini * Fiorella Betti as Bianca Martini, sua figlia * Michele Riccardini as Federico * Alessandra Adari * Michele Bonaglia * Mario Bosisio * Luigi Garrone * Amedeo Martini * Bianca Martini * Merlo Preciso * Massimo Riccardi * Vera Rub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man On The Street
''The Man on the Street'' (Italian:''La bocca sulla strada'') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Armando Falconi, Carla Del Poggio and Giuseppe Rinaldi.Landy p.184 It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. The film's sets were designed by Giuseppe Spirito and Fratelli Cimino Cast * Armando Falconi as Don Gennaro Cuomo * Carla Del Poggio as Graziella * Giuseppe Rinaldi as Stelio Corsi * Guglielmo Barnabò as L'industriale Sebastiano Corsi * Vera Bergman as Alba Corsi * Franco Rondinella as Salvatore * Franco Coop as Il marchese Andrea Del Fermo * Vittorina Benvenuti as Donna Olimpia Del Fermo * Emilio Petacci as Il notaio * Alfredo Martinelli as Il conte Rosati * Alfredo Morati as Il duca D'Arcetri * Luisa Ventura as Giovanna * Giuseppe Ricagno as Il maggiordomo dei Del Fermo * Sergio Leone as Un bambino * Adele Paternò References Bibliography * Landy, Marcia. ''Italian Film''. Cambridge University Press, 2000. Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |