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Wandisa Guida
Wandisa Guida (born 21 April 1935) is an Italian former film, stage and television actress. She was sometimes credited as Wandisa Leigh. Born in Trani, Guida took part in the Miss Italia beauty contest in 1954, winning the title of Miss Cinema. She then moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and after the graduation she appeared in dozens of genre films, sometimes starring in the main roles. Partial filmography *''Miss Eurooppaa metsästämässä'' (1955) - Miss Italy (uncredited) *''Incatenata dal destino'' (1956) - Letizia grande *''I colpevoli'' (1957) *''I Vampiri'' (1957) - Laurette Robert *''C'è un sentiero nel cielo'' (1957) - Marisa *''Serenate per 16 bionde'' (1957) - Christine *''La trovatella di Pompei'' (1957) - Luisa *''La canzone più bella'' (1957) - Elena Serventi *''Dinanzi a noi il cielo'' (1957) *''Toto and Marcellino'' (1958) - La maestra *''Il Conte di Matera'' (1958) - Gisella Bressi, sorella di Paolo *''Quando gli angeli pia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gli Eroi Del Doppio Gioco
''Gli eroi del doppio gioco'' (Italian for "Heroes of the double play") is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Plot The film tells the successful attempts of two families of cancelling the traces of their involvement with Fascism after the Second World War. Cast *Mario Carotenuto as Romolo Rossi *Aroldo Tieri as Primo Rossi *Carlo Croccolo as Secondo Rossi *Gabriele Antonini as Benito Rossi *Gianrico Tedeschi as Pietro Malaguti *Wandisa Guida as Luciana Riccio *Carlo D'Angelo as Yerarch Riccio *Gino Bramieri Gino Bramieri (; 21 June 1928 – 18 June 1996) was an Italian comedian and actor. He was especially known as a television comedian, but also performed in theatres, on radio, and in about thirty movies. He was nicknamed "Il Re della barzelletta ... as Vincenzo Barbara References External links * 1962 films Italian comedy films Italian satirical films Italian political satire films 1962 comedy films Commedia all'italiana F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prisoner Of The Iron Mask
''The Prisoner of the Iron Mask'' ( it, La vendetta della maschera di ferro, french: La vengeance du masque de fer) is a 1962 Italian-French swashbuckler film. It was directed by Francesco De Feo. at Plot Cast * Michel Lemoine as Marco * as Christina *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Births
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of 2,408 miles. * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Saar (League of Nations), Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly (game), Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpion With Two Tails
''The Scorpion with Two Tails'' ( it, Assassinio al cimitero etrusco, lit=Murder in the Etruscan Cemetery) is a 1982 film directed by Sergio Martino. Plot Joan has nightmares of Etruscan sacrifices. She knows very well the Etruscan language and her husband Arthur is an archeologist studying Etruscan tombs. In a nightmare she foresees her husband's death. And Arthur is then killed in the same way the Etruscans killed their sacrifice victims, convincing her that someone (or something) may be after her as well. Cast Production ''The Scorpion with Two Tails'' originally started life as an 8-part television series to be titled ''Il mistero degli Etruschi'' or ''Lo scorpione a due code''. Two original scripts are located in the SIAE archives, one signed by Ernesto Gastaldi and one by Dardano Sacchetti in 1982. The French film producer Jacques Leitienne is also listed in the credits as a co-writer, but this was purely for bureaucratic reasons. Shooting lasted for four months in Vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lightning Bolt (film)
''Lightning Bolt'' ( it, Operazione Goldman) is a 1966 spy-fi film shot in Techniscope in 1965 that was directed by Anthony Dawson in his first entry into the Eurospy genre. The film was co-financed and released in the US by the Woolner Brothers who re-titled it ''Lightning Bolt'' with the tagline " strikes like a ball of thunder". It was released as a double feature with '' Red Dragon'' in 1967 two years after the film had been shot. The film's star, Anthony Eisley, commented that the film was released too late to take advantage of the James Bond craze. Plot Department "S" of the Federal Security Investigation Commission sends Harry Sennitt, an international secret agent nicknamed "Goldman" due to his unlimited expense account, to investigate suspected sabotage of US space program rocket launches. Sennitt, who carries a chequebook instead of a weapon, and his superior, Captain Flanagan, discover an Auric Goldfinger-type beer baron named Rehte is destroying the rockets with laser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Fleming
''The Fast Show'', known as ''Brilliant'' in the US, is a BBC comedy sketch show that ran from 1994 to 1997, with specials in 2000 and 2014. The show's central performers were Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John Thomson, Arabella Weir and Caroline Aherne. Other significant cast members included Felix Dexter, Paul Shearer, Rhys Thomas, Jeff Harding, Maria McErlane, Eryl Maynard, Colin McFarlane and Donna Ewin. Loosely structured and reliant on character sketches, running gags and many catchphrases, its fast-paced " blackout" style set it apart from traditional sketch series because of the number and relative brevity of its sketches; a typical half-hour TV sketch comedy of the period might have consisted of nine or ten major items, with contrived situations and extended setups, whereas the premiere episode featured 27 sketches in 30 minutes,Dewhurst, Keith (2007), "The Fast Show – A Personal View" (notes for ''The Ultimate Fast Show Collection'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Agent Fireball
''Le spie uccidono a Beirut'' (literally, ''The Spies kill in Beirut'', also titled ''Da 077 : le spie uccidono a Beirut'', i.e. ''Message from 077 : the spies kill in Beirut'') is a 1965 Italian/ French international co-production spy film pertaining to the Eurospy genre. In this film inspired by the James Bond film series, Richard Harrison stars as Secret Agent Fleming known as Bart Fleming Agent X-117 in some prints and as Bob Fleming Agent 077 in others. The film was directed by film producer Luciano Martino, in one of his few forays into directing. It was released in the United States by American International Pictures as Secret Agent Fireball (to exploit the then current 007 film, '' Thunderball'') and double billed with ''Spy in Your Eye''. The film was shot in Paris, Hamburg and Beirut. Harrison repeated his Agent Fleming role in '' A 077, sfida ai killers''/''Killers are Challenged''/''Mission Casablanca''. Plot When a series of scientists are killed, Bart Fleming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures Of The Bengal Lancers
''Adventures of the Bengal Lancers'' ( it, I tre sergenti del Bengala, es, Tres sargentos bengalíes, also known as ''Three Sergeants of Fort Bengal'') is a 1964 Italian-Spanish adventure film directed by Umberto Lenzi (here credited as Humphrey Humbert) and starring Richard Harrison and Dakar. Plot Three British soldiers stationed in Malaysia are sent to Fort Madras to help the commandant fight off an elusive bandit who is terrorizing the countryside. Cast * Richard Harrison as Sgt. Frankie Ross *Wandisa Guida as Mary Stark *Ugo Sasso as Burt Wallace (credited as Hugo Arden) *Nazzareno Zamperla as Sgt. John Foster (credited as Nick Anderson) * Andrea Bosic as Col. Lee McDonald *Luz Márquez as Helen * Aldo Sambrell as Gamal / Sikki Dharma *José Uria *Marco Tulli *Dakar References External links *''Adventures of the Bengal Lancers''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giants Of Rome
''Giants of Rome'' ( it, I giganti di Roma) is a 1964 international co-production sword and sandal set in the Gallic Wars. It was directed by Anthony Dawson and starred Richard Harrison and Wandisa Guida. The film involves a handpicked group of expert soldiers infiltrate the enemy's stronghold to locate and destroy a secret weapon prior to the Battle of Alesia. The film is a co-production between Italy's Devon Film and N.C. and France's Radius Productions. Ralph Hudson's only other credited film role was the lead in ''Tarzak contro gli uomini leopardo''/''Ape Man of the Jungle'' also released in 1964. Plot In 52 B.C. Julius Caesar is planning to conquer Vercingetorix and Gaul. Prior to the invasion Caesar orders the four "bravest and strongest soldiers in the army" to be sent on an undercover reconnaissance and raiding mission to locate and destroy an unknown but feared secret weapon of the Druids in three days time as Caesar will attack on the dawn of the fourth day. Centurion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maciste In King Solomon's Mines
''Samson in King Solomon's Mines'' ( it, Maciste nelle miniere de re Salmone) is a 1964 Italian peplum film written and directed by Piero Regnoli. Cast * Reg Park as Maciste * Wandisa Guida as Fazira * Dan Harrison as Abucar * Giuseppe Addobbati as Namar * Eleonora Bianchi as Samara * Elio Jotta as Riad * Carlo Tamberlani as Zelea * Bruno Scipioni Bruno Scipioni (29 July 1934 – 5 December 2019) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Rome, Scipioni graduated in accountancy and then, in 1958, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He started his film car ... as Kadar Production ''Samson in King Solomon's Mines'' was produced by Italy's Panda Societa per L'Industria Cinematografica and filmed at Incir De Paolis Studios in Rome. The film had some location shooting done in South Africa for the wildlife scenes. Release ''Samson in King Solomon's Mines'' was released in Italy on 25 June 1964. References Footnotes Sources * * * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules Against Rome
''Hercules Against Rome'' ( it, Ercole contro Roma) is a 1964 '' peplum'' film directed by Piero Pierotti. Plot A childhood friend enlists Hercules to protect the Roman Emperor Gordiano, who is in danger from his own mutinous Praetorian Guards. By the time the hero reaches Italy and the temporary Roman capital of Ravenna, the guards have already murdered the mild and scholarly Emperor, replacing him with their chief officer Filippo Afro. Gordiano's daughter Ulpia faces the prospect of marrying Filippo's worthless son Rezio, linking the usurper to the imperial family. Hercules undertakes to set the situation right, rescuing Ulpia and helping the great Roman general Lucio Trajano Decio seize the throne. Cast *Alan Steel as Hercules *Wandisa Guida as Ulpia *Livio Lorenzon as Mansurio *Daniele Vargas as Filippo Afro *Dina De Santis as Arminia *Tullio Altamura as Lucillo *Carlo Tamberlani as Emperor Gordiano *Andrea Aureli as Rosio *Anna Arena as Fenicia *Nello Pazzafini as S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob And Esau (film)
''Jacob and Esau'' ( it, Giacobbe ed Esaù) is a 1963 Italian religious epic drama film written and directed by Mario Landi and starring Edmund Hashim and Ken Clark in the title roles. Plot Cast *Edmund Hashim as Jacob * Ken Clark as Adult Esau *Fosco Giachetti as Isaac *Elisa Cegani as Rebekah *Massimo Serato as Ishmael *Ennio Girolami as Young Esau *Wandisa Guida as Judith *Aldo Silvani References External links *''Jacob and Esau''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 Variety Communications) has been in the film ... Peplum films 1960s adventure drama films Films directed by Mario Landi Cultural depictions of Judith Films based on the Hebrew Bible Sword and sandal films 1963 drama films 1963 films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{adventure-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
