Gianpaolo Rosmino (2 July 1888 – 20 July 1982) was an Italian actor and film director. Rosmino enjoyed a lengthy screen career. After making his debut in the
silent era in 1913 he appeared in more than 80 films and television series up to 1965. He played a prominent role in the 1913 silent ''
Love Everlasting'', one of the two most famous Italian early silent films.
[Moliterno (2008), p. 185.] He is sometimes credited as Gian Paolo Rosmino.
He played the title role in the 1935 film ''
Don Bosco
John Melchior Bosco ( it, Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; pms, Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 181531 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco , was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, writer and saint of the 19th century.
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Selected filmography
Actor
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Love Everlasting'' (1913)
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Don Bosco
John Melchior Bosco ( it, Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; pms, Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 181531 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco , was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, writer and saint of the 19th century.
While working ...
'' (1935)
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Aldebaran
Aldebaran (Arabic: “The Follower”, "الدبران") is the brightest star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. It has the Bayer designation α Tauri, which is Latinized to Alpha Tauri and abbreviated Alpha Tau or α Tau. Alde ...
'' (1935)
* ''
The Dance of Time'' (1936)
* ''
Marcella
Marcella is a Roman cognomen and Italian given name, the feminine version of Marcello (Mark in English). Marcella means warlike, martial, and strong. It could also mean 'young warrior'. The origin of the name Marcella is Latin.
Marcella may refer ...
'' (1937)
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Guest for One Night
''Guest for One Night'' (Italian: ''L'ospite di una notte'') is a 1939 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Guarino and starring Gian Paolo Rosmino, Ugo Sasso, and Guglielmo Barnabò.Sorrenti p.90
It was made at the Titanus Studios in Rome.
Cast
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'' (1939)
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Rita of Cascia
Rita of Cascia, born Margherita Lotti (1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
After Rita's husband died, she joined an Augustinian community of religious sisters, whe ...
'' (1943)
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The Flame That Will Not Die'' (1949)
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The Young Caruso'' (1951)
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Frine, Courtesan of Orient
''Frine, Courtesan of Orient'' ( it, Frine, cortigiana d'Oriente) is a 1953 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elena Kleus and Pierre Cressoy. Sergio Leone served as assistant director.
Plot
Cast
* Elena Kleus ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Mata Hari's Daughter
''Mata Hari's Daughter'' (Italian: ''La figlia di Mata Hari'') is a 1954 French-Italian adventure film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Ludmilla Tchérina, Erno Crisa and Frank Latimore.Chiti & Poppi p.158 It is based on a novel of the ...
'' (1954)
*''
Hercules
Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the ...
'' (1958)
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Afrodite, dea dell'amore'' (1958)
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The Giant of Marathon
''The Giant of Marathon'' ( it, La battaglia di Maratona) is a 1959 international co-production sword and sandal film, loosely based on the Battle of Marathon. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and Mario Bava. It starred Steve Reeves as Philli ...
'' (1959)
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Hercules Unchained
''Hercules Unchained'' ( it, Ercole e la regina di Lidia , "Hercules and the Queen of Lydia") is a 1959 Italian-French epic fantasy feature film starring Steve Reeves and Sylva Koscina in a story about two warring brothers and Hercules' tribulat ...
'' (1959)
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Fury of Achilles
''L'ira di Achille'', internationally released as ''The Fury of Achilles'', is a 1962 Italian historical drama set in the ninth year of the Trojan War and is based primarily on Homer's ''Iliad''. The film was directed by Marino Girolami and starr ...
'' (1962)
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The Revenge of Spartacus'' (1965)
References
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Bibliography
*Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
1888 births
1992 deaths
Italian film directors
Italian male film actors
Italian male silent film actors
Italian male stage actors
Actors from Turin
20th-century Italian male actors
Film people from Turin
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