Claudio Gora, '' Emilio Giordana '' (27 July 1913 – 13 March 1998) was an Italian
actor
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and
film director
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.
He was particularly prolific, making some 155 appearances in film and television over nearly 60 years (from 1939 to 1997). In the 1950s he did dabble with directing and screenwriting and directed the film Three Strangers in Rome in 1958 which was incidentally the first leading role by
Claudia Cardinale
Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938) is an Italian actress. She has starred in some of the most iconic European films of the 1960s and 1970s, acting in Italian, French, and English.
Born and raised in La Goulette, a ...
. Some of his notable roles includes '' Adua e le compagne'', directed by
Antonio Pietrangeli
Antonio Pietrangeli (19 January 191912 July 1968) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was a major practitioner of the Commedia all'italiana genre.
Biography
Pietrangeli was born in Rome. He started in the film industry by writing m ...
, ''
Tutti a casa
''Everybody Go Home'' ( it, Tutti a casa) is a 1960 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Luigi Comencini. It features an international cast including the U.S. actors Martin Balsam, Alex Nicol and the Franco-Italian Serge Reggiani. Nino Manfred ...
'' by
Luigi Comencini
Luigi Comencini (; 8 June 1916 – 6 April 2007) ''The Guardian'' was an Italian
, and
Dino Risi
Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of '' commedia all'italiana''.
Biography
Risi was born in Milan. He had an ...
* ''Torna, caro ideal!'' (1939) - Francesco Paolo Tosti
* '' Wealth Without a Future'' (1940) - Giovanni Di Cora
* ' (1940) - Il fidanzato della segretaria
* ''Il Bazar delle idee'' (1940)
* '' Love Me, Alfredo!'' (1940) - Il compositore Giacomo Varni
* ''
Eternal Melodies
''Eternal Melodies'' (Italian: ''Melodie eterne'') is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Gino Cervi, Conchita Montenegro and Luisella Beghi. It was one of several musical biopics directed by Gallone.M ...
'' (1940) - L'imperatore Giuseppe
* ''Amore imperiale'' (1941) - Alessio Romowski
* '' A Woman Has Fallen'' (1941) - Mario
* '' Document Z-3'' (1942) - Paolo Sullich
* ''Quarta pagina'' (1942) - Claudio, l'avvocato
* '' Signorinette'' (1942) - Marco Lancia, lo scrittore
* ''Dove andiamo, signora?'' (1942) - Rudi Lindt, conte di Lerchmann
* ''Mater dolorosa'' (1943) - Giorgio della Valle
* ''L'amico delle donne'' (1943) - Il conte De Simerose
* ''La storia di una capinera'' (1943) - Nino Valentini
* '' National Velvet'' (1944) - Andrea
* ''Squadriglia Bianca'' (1944) - Alessandro, il pilota istruttore
* ''
Resurrection
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'' (1944) - Dimitri Neklindoff
* ''Il fiore sotto gli occhi'' (1944) - Silvio Aroca
* ''Nessuno torna indietro'' (1945) - Andrea
* '' The Ten Commandments'' (1945) - (segment "Non dire falsa testimonianza")
* ''Il fabbro del convento'' (1945) - Des Measures
* '' I Met You in Naples'' (1946)
* '' The Models of Margutta'' (1946) - Andrea Saveri
* ''Trepidazione'' (1946)
* '' Fatal Symphony'' (1947)
* ''Preludio d'amore'' (1947) - Giovanni
* ''
The Charterhouse of Parma
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'' (1948) - Le marquis Crescenzi
* ''Veglia nella notte'' (1948)
* ''L'isola di Montecristo'' (1948) - Dott. Paolo Fabbri
* ''I contrabbandieri del mare'' (1948) - Petropoulos
* ''
The Enchanting Enemy
''The Enchanting Enemy'' (Italian: ''L'incantevole nemica'') is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Claudio Gora and starring Silvana Pampanini, Robert Lamoureux and Carlo Campanini.Gundle p.275
The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Finishing School
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'' (1953) - Professor Charpentier
* '' Marie Antoinette Queen of France'' (1956) - Kreutz
* ''Il canto dell'emigrante'' (1956) - Il giudice
* '' The Goddess of Love'' (1957) - Armodio
* '' Tempest'' (1958) - Ministro di Caterine II
* ''
The Facts of Murder
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Adua and Her Friends
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Sweet Deceptions
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Plot
Francesca (Cat ...
'' (1960) - (scenes deleted)
* '' Everybody Go Home'' (1960) - Colonnello
* '' Love in Rome'' (1960) - Engineer Curtatoni
* ''Sword Without a Country'' (1961) - Duca di Belvarco
* ''A porte chiuse'' (1961) - Il presidente del tribunale
* '' Ghosts of Rome'' (1961) - Ingegner Tellandi
* ''Le Pavé de Paris'' (1961) - Agostino
* ''Gioventù di notte'' (1961) - Padre di Marco
* ''Les hommes veulent vivre'' (1961) - Rossi
* '' A Difficult Life'' (1961) - Commendator Bracci
* ''Ultimatum alla vita'' (1962) - Cap. Schneider
* ''Quattro notti con Alba'' (1962) - Colonel Spallafredda
* ''
La Poupée
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'' (1962) - Guillermo Moren
* '' The Son of Spartacus'' (1962) - Crassus - governor of Egypt
* '' Swordsman of Siena'' (1962) - Leoni
* '' Il Sorpasso'' (1962) - Danilo Borelli 'Bibi'
* '' Mathias Sandorf'' (1963) - Procureur
* '' The Verona Trial'' (1963) - Cersosimo - Examining Magistrate
* '' Gidget Goes to Rome'' (1963) - Alberto
* '' The Swindlers'' (1963) - Spianelli (segment "Medico e fidanzata")
* '' Gibraltar'' (1964) - General Maxwell
* ''Il treno del sabato'' (1964) - Michele Pallante
* ''...e la donna creò l'uomo'' (1964)
* ''
The Secret of Dr. Mabuse
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'' (1964) - Direktor Botani / Dr. Mabuse
* ''
Monsieur
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'' (1964) - Danon
* ''Via Veneto'' (1964)
* ''
White Voices
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Cast
* Paolo Ferrari as Meo
* Sandra Milo as ...
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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'' (1965) - (uncredited)
* '' I complessi'' (1965) - The Antique Dealer (segment "Il Complesso della Schiava nubiana")
* '' Made in Italy'' (1965) - Bored Diner's Husband (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 1")
* '' Gli uomini dal passo pesante'' (1965) - Fred Wickett
* ''
An Angel for Satan
''An Angel for Satan'' ( it, Un angelo per Satana) is a 1966 Italian horror film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. It stars Barbara Steele in a dual role, as Harriet Montebruno / Belinda, and is set in a small Italian village by a lake. It is ...
'' (1966) - Conte Montebruno
* ''
I nostri mariti
''I nostri mariti'' is a 1966 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico, Dino Risi and Luigi Zampa.
Cast
* Alberto Sordi - Giovanni Lo Verso (segment "Il marito di Roberta")
* Ugo Tognazzi - Carabiniere (segment "Il Marito di Attili ...
'' (1966) - The Doctor at the Hospital (segment "Il Marito di Roberta")
* ''
Le Saint prend l'affût
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Cast
* Jean Marais as Simon Templar
* Jess Hahn as Hoppy Uniatz
* Jean Yanne as Muel ...
'' (1966) - Cesare Pavone
* ''Gli amori di Angelica'' (1966)
* '' The Hellbenders'' (1967) - Reverend Pierce
* '' The Million Dollar Countdown'' (1967) - Proprietario del Yacht
* '' John the Bastard'' (1967) - Don Diego Tenorio
* '' Danger: Diabolik'' (1968) - Police Chief
* '' Be Sick... It's Free'' (1968) - The Primary
* ''L'età del malessere'' (1968)
* '' Catch As Catch Can'' (1968) - Cabinet Minister
* ''Temptation'' (1969) - Cesare Veraldi
* '' Zingara'' (1969) - Camillo Ricci
* ''
The Five Man Army
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Safety Catch
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'' (1969) - Le docteur Carrua
* ''
Strogoff
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We Are All in Temporary Liberty
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Cast
* Riccardo Cucciolla as Mario De Rossi
* Philippe Noiret as Judge Francesco Lang ...
Shadows Unseen
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'' (1972) - District Attorney
* '' Valerie Inside Outside'' (1972) - 'Barone'
* ''Rosina Fumo viene in città... per farsi il corredo'' (1972) - Father of Francesco
* ''
The Nun and the Devil
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'' (1973) - Cardinal d'Arezzo
* '' Hospitals: The White Mafia'' (1973) - Prof. Calogeri
* '' The Great Kidnapping'' (1973) - Samperi
* '' Mean Frank and Crazy Tony'' (1973) - Director of 'Casa del Giovane'
* ''Provaci anche tu Lionel'' (1973)
* ''Buona parte di Paolina'' (1973)
* '' Ante Up'' (1974) - Doctor Ferri
* '' How to Kill a Judge'' (1975) - Film Actor Playing State Prosecutor
* '' Silent Action'' (1975) - Martinetti
* '' Section spéciale'' (1975) - Francis Villette, le premier président de la cour d'appel
* '' Manhunt in the City'' (1975) - Attorney Ludovico Mieli
* ''
La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu
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Plot
The film takes place in a fictive Arab country that could be Morocco. In ...
The Diamond Peddlers
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'' (1976) - Mr. Robinson
* ''Don Milani'' (1976) - Don Bensi
* '' A Man Called Magnum'' (1977) - Don Domenico Laurenzi
* ''
La belva col mitra
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The main character of the film, Nanni Vitali, ...
I Know That You Know That I Know
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'' (1982) - Ronconi
* ''
Count Tacchia
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The main character of the film is inspired by the real count Tacchia, Adriano Bennicelli.Claudio Rendina. ''Storia in ...