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Vittorio Cottafavi
Vittorio Cottafavi (30 January 1914 – 14 December 1998) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1943 and 1985. His film '' Il diavolo sulle colline'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * ' (1943) * ''The Gates of Heaven'' (1945) (actor) * ''The Sun Still Rises'' (1946) * '' The Unknown Man of San Marino'' (1946) * '' Fire Over the Sea'' (1947) * ''La grande strada'' (1948) * '' The Flame That Will Not Die'' (1949) * '' A Woman Has Killed'' (1952) * ''Milady and the Musketeers'' (1952) * '' Traviata '53'' (1953) * '' A Free Woman'' (1954) * '' It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' (1954) * ''Messalina'' (1960) * ''Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis ''Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis'' ( it, Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide, lit=Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis) is a 1961 film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Reg Park in his film debut as Ercole/Hercule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnoldo Foà
Arnoldo Foà (24 January 1916 – 11 January 2014) was an Italian actor, voice actor, theatre director, singer and writer. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 2014. Biography Foà was born in Ferrara, Italy, to a Jewish family, though Foà was an atheist in his adult life. Foà completed high school in Florence, where he moved with his family, and studied at the acting school of Rasi. He abandoned his studies in economics and at age 20 moved to Rome, where he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He was initiated to the Italian Scottish Rite Freemasonry in 1947 at the Lodge " Alpi Giulie" n.150 (in Rome), taking later the highest degree. Foà died on 11 January 2014 from respiratory failure, just 13 days short of his 98th birthday. Theatre 1930s * ''La serenata al vento'' by Carlo Veneziani, directed by Alberto Bracaloni, 1935 * ''La dodicesima notte'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Pietro Sharoff, 1938 * ''L’Alcalde di Zalamea'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milady And The Musketeers
''Milady and the Musketeers'' (Italian: ''Il boia di Lilla'', also known as ''Vengeance of the Musketeers'' and ''La vita avventurosa di Milady'') is 1952 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Lebon and Armando Francioli. It is based on the 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers'' by Alexandre Dumas, and was a popular success.Moliterno p.94 The film's sets were designed by the art director Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni. Cast * Rossano Brazzi as Count de la Fere aka Athos * Yvette Lebon as Milady Anne * Armando Francioli as Herbert de la Salle * Maria Grazia Francia as Gisèle * Nerio Bernardi as Porthos * Massimo Serato as Rochefort * Jean-Roger Caussimon as Mastro Pietro / Boia di Lilla * Raymond Cordy as Nobile * Enzo Fiermonte * Vittorio Sanipoli Vittorio Sanipoli (1915–1992) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. He appeared in around a hundred films and television series between 1942 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film People From Modena
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Italian Film Directors
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1998 Deaths
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1914 Births
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Horsemen
''100 Horsemen'' ( it, I cento cavalieri, es, Los cien caballeros, german: Die hundert Ritter, also known as ''Son of El Cid'') is a 1964 Italian-Spanish-German historical-adventure film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. In 2004 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Storia Segreta del Cinema Italiano: Italian Kings of the Bs" at the 61st Venice International Film Festival. Cast *Mark Damon as Don Fernando Herrera y Menendez *Antonella Lualdi as Sancha Ordoñez *Gastone Moschin as Frate Carmelo *Wolfgang Preiss as Sheik Abengalbon *Barbara Frey as Laurencia *Rafael Alonso as on Jaime Badaloz * Hans Nielsen as Alfonso Ordoñez *Manuel Gallardo as Halaf *Mario Feliciani as Ambassador of the Sheik *Arnoldo Foà Arnoldo Foà (24 January 1916 – 11 January 2014) was an Italian actor, voice actor, theatre director, singer and writer. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 2014. Biography Foà was born in Ferrara, Italy, to a Jewish f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules And The Conquest Of Atlantis
''Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis'' ( it, Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide, lit=Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis) is a 1961 film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Reg Park in his film debut as Ercole/Hercules. It was originally released in Super Technirama 70. The film is also known as ''Hercules Conquers Atlantis'' in the United Kingdom, and ''Hercules and the Captive Women'' in the United States where the film was not only retitled but edited, rescored and given a title design by Filmation. Plot When strange atmospheric events occur in the disunited city states of Ancient Greece, a forum debates what action to take. As there is no agreement, Androcles King of Thebes seeks the assistance of his friend, the legendary Hercules. Hercules, now married to Deianira with a son named Hylas, does not wish to leave the comfort of his family, though Hylas is keen for adventure. Androcles takes matters into his own hands by drugging and kidnapping Hercules and pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messalina (1960 Film)
''Messalina'' ( it, Messalina Venere imperatrice) is a 1960 Italian ''peplum'' film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. Plot After the death of the Emperor Caligula, Claudius is chosen to replace him. Claudius decides to take a new wife, the Vestal Virgin Messalina, the niece of Augustus Caesar. The night before the wedding Messalina murders a noble via poison. An assassin is sent to kill Messalina; she seduces him, has him killed and presents his severed head. Cast * Belinda Lee as Valeria Messalina * Spiros Focás as Lucius Maximus * Carlo Giustini as Lucius Geta (as Carlo Justini) * Giancarlo Sbragia as Aulo Celso (as Gian Carlo Sbragia) * Arturo Dominici as Gaius Lilius * Giulio Donnini as Narcissus * Ida Galli as Silvia * Mino Doro as Claudius * Giuliano Gemma as Marcellus * Annie Gorassini as Courtisan lover of Aulo Ceso * Lia Angeleri as Vipidia * Aroldo Tieri as Pirgo Pollinice * Vittorio Congia as Ortotrago * Paola Pitagora (as Paola Gargeloni) * Bruno Scipioni P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Takes Two To Sin In Love
''It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' (Italian: ''In amore si pecca in due'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Giorgio De Lullo, Cosetta Greco and Alda Mangini.Moliterno p.94 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. Cast * Giorgio De Lullo as Arturo Giorgi * Cosetta Greco as Luisa Galli * Alda Mangini as Olga * Vera Carmi as Bianca Giorgi * Carlo Lombardi as Armando Giorgi * Cristina Pall as Lolita * Rossana Rory as Elvira * Germana Paolieri * Anna Arena * Fiamma Breschi * Pina Piovani * Galeazzo Benti * Gianni Agus * Mario Siletti * Mimmo De Ninno * Carlo Mariotti * Giulio Battiferri * Franco Scandurra * Bruno Smith * Antonio Nicotra * Enrico Glori * Margherita Bossi * Aldo Vasco * Antonio Acqua Antonio Acqua (5 November 1893 - 18 October 1966) was an Italian actor of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Born in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Free Woman
''A Free Woman'' ( it, Una donna libera) is a 1954 Cinema of Italy, Italian melodrama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dario Cecchi. In 2008, the film was included on the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 film italiani da salvare, 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." Plot Cast * Françoise Christophe as Liana Franci * Pierre Cressoy as Gerardo Villabruna *Gino Cervi as Massimo Marchi *Elisa Cegani as Madre di Liana *Lianella Carell as Solange *Christine Carère as Leonora Franci *Galeazzo Benti as Sergio Rollini References External links * 1954 films Films directed by Vittorio Cottafavi 1954 drama films Italian drama films Italian black-and-white films Melodrama films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
