''Vergine e di nome Maria'' (''Virgin and Called Mary'') is a
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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comedy-drama film
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directed by
Sergio Nasca
Sergio Nasca (1 August 1937 – 14 August 1989) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Nasca started his career in 1965 as assistant director of Enzo Battaglia in ''Idoli controluce'', then he worked as a pr ...
. A few days after its first release it was confiscated for contempt of religion; it was subsequently re-edited and redistributed under the title ''Malía''.
Cast
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Turi Ferro
Salvatore "Turi" Ferro (10 January 1921 – 10 May 2001) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He is considered the most important actor in the Sicilian theatre post-World War II era.
Life and career
Born in Catania, Ferro launc ...
: Don Vito
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Andréa Ferréol
Andréa Ferréol (born Andrée Louise Ferréol; January 6, 1947) is a French actress and officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (2009).
Her debut was in the 1973 film ''La Grande bouffe'', which made a big scandal at the Cannes Film Festival.
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: Maddalena
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Cinzia De Carolis
Cinzia De Carolis (born 22 March 1960) is an Italian actress, voice actress, dialogue writer, dubbing director and singer. She appeared in more than fifteen films since 1968 including her performance as Lori in ''The Cat o' Nine Tails
''The Cat ...
: Maria
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Alvaro Vitali
Alvaro Vitali (; born 3 February 1950) is an Italian actor.
He was an electrician until he was discovered by Federico Fellini and played a small part in ''Satyricon'' (1969), it led to other roles, notably in the movie '' Amarcord'' (1973).
I ...
: Rocco
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Clelia Matania
Clelia Matania (28 March 1918 – 14 October 1981) was an Italian film and voice actress.
Life and career
Born in London, the daughter of the Capri-born naturalized Briton painter Fortunino Matania (best known as Saturnino), Matania attended t ...
: Anna
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Renato Pinciroli
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: Giuseppe
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Leopoldo Trieste
Leopoldo Trieste (3 May 1917 – 25 January 2003) was an Italian actor, film director and script writer.
Trieste was born in Reggio Calabria. He worked with directors such as Pietro Germi, Francis Ford Coppola, Giuseppe Tornatore, Mario Bava, ...
: Nicola
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Enzo Cannavale
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: Simone
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Jean Louis
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Before co ...
: Luca
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Sandro Dori
Sandro Dori (born Alberto Schiappadori; 21 December 1938 – 15 February 2021) was an Italian film, television and voice actor.
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1938 births
2021 deaths
Actors from the Province of Mantua
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: Matteo
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Marino Masè
Marino Masè (21 March 1939 – 28 May 2022) was an Italian actor who appeared in more than 70 films.
Life
Masè was born in Trieste on 21 March 1939. While still a teenager, he joined the laboratory for young actors of the production company ...
: Gabriele
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Tino Carraro
Agostino Carraro (1 December 1910 – 12 January 1995) was an Italian stage, television and film actor.
Life and career
Born in Milan, Carraro started acting at young age in several amateur stage companies. Carraro then graduated at the , ...
: the Bishop
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Giancarlo Badessi
Giancarlo Badessi (1928 – 2011) was an Italian actor.
Life and career
Born in Lecco, at the age of almost 40 Badessi gave up his daily job as an accountant to embrace the theatre, making his debut in a stage play directed by Giancarlo Cob ...
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1975 films
Italian comedy-drama films
1975 comedy-drama films
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1975 drama films
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