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How I Lost The War
''How I Lost the War'' ( it, Come persi la guerra) is a 1947 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario. Plot Italy, late 1940s. After being forced to wear military uniforms for most of his life, when the war ends, Leo replaces them with a firefighter's uniform. Cast * Erminio Macario as Leo Bianchetti * Vera Carmi as Gemma * Nando Bruno as Checco Tremelloni * Carlo Campanini as The German Captain * Folco Lulli as American Official * Fritz Marlat as Fritz * Marco Tulli as German Official * Piero Lulli Piero Lulli (1 February 1923 – 23 June 1991) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1942 and 1977. He was the brother of actor Folco Lulli. Selected filmography * ''A Pilot Returns'' (1942) - De Santis * ''Love Story ... as German Official * Nunzio Filogamo as Hat Seller * Gregorio Di Lauro as Soldier * Veriano Ginesi as Soldier References External links * Italian comedy films 1947 comedy film ...
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Luigi Rovere
Luigi Rovere (June 30, 1908 – October 20, 1996) was an Italian film producer.Kezich p.108 Selected filmography * ''How I Lost the War'' (1947) * ''Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) * '' L'eroe della strada'' (1948) * '' In the Name of the Law'' (1949) * ''How I Discovered America'' (1949) * '' Path of Hope'' (1950) * ''Il monello della strada'' (1950) * ''Napoleon'' (1951) * ''Shadows on the Grand Canal'' (1951) * '' Il bivio'' (1951) * ''Lorenzaccio'' (1951) * ''Behind Closed Shutters'' (1951) * ''The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo'' (1952) * ''The White Sheik'' (1952) * '' Puccini'' (1953) * '' Symphony of Love'' (1954) * '' Rommel's Treasure'' (1955) * ''We Stole a Tram'' (1956) * '' Account Rendered'' (1957) * ''Toto and Marcellino'' (1958) * ''Night Train to Milan'' (1962) * '' Agostino'' (1962) * '' Terror of the Steppes'' (1964) * ''Hercules of the Desert'' (1964) * ''Giant of the Lost Tomb'' (1964) * ''Desert Raiders'' (1964) * '' Imperfect Murder'' (1966) * '' Me, Me, Me... and the ...
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Nando Bruno
Nando Bruno (6 October 1895 – 10 April 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in Rome, Italy and he died there. Selected filmography * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Un collego di Pasquale * ''Le sorprese del divorzio'' (1939) - L'artificiere * ''Montevergine'' (1939) - Francesco * '' Dora Nelson'' (1939) - Gegè * ''Mare'' (1940) - Il pescatore * ''Incanto di mezzanotte'' (1940) * ''L'imprevisto'' (1940) * '' Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (1943) - Il "piccolo gigante" * ''Silenzio, si gira!'' (1943) - Un gioccatore di dadi sul set * ''Gli assi della risata'' (1943) - Tentotti (segment "Il trionfo di Poppea") (uncredited) * '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) - Augusto Pallotta, il vetturino * '' Life Begins Anew'' (1945) - Scorcelletti, il camionista * '' Rome, Open City'' (1945) - Agostino the Sexton * '' Departure at Seven'' (1946) * '' Mio figlio professore'' (''My Son, the Professor'') (1946) - Angeloni * ''Roma città libera'' ...
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Italian Black-and-white Films
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * i ...
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Films Scored By Nino Rota
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ...
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Films Directed By Carlo Borghesio
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ...
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1947 Films
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1947 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 19 – Monogram Pictures release their first film under their Allied Artists banner, ''It Happened on Fifth Avenue''. *May 22 – ''Great Expectations'' is premiered in New York. *August 31 – The first Edinburgh International Film Festival opens at the Playhouse Cinema, presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild as part of the Edinburgh Festival of the Arts. Originally specialising in documentaries, it will become the world's oldest continually running film festival. *November 24 – The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten". *November 25 – The Waldorf Statement is released by the executives of the United States motion picture industry that marks the beginning of the Hollywood blackli ...
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1947 Comedy Films
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act comes into effect. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solved. * January 16 – Vincent Auriol is inaugurated as president of France. * January 19 – Ferr ...
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Italian Comedy Films
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * in ...
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Veriano Ginesi
Veriano Ginesi (2 March 1907 – 1 July 1989) was an Italian actor. He is known for playing Barile in ''La mafia mi fa un baffo'' (1974), directed by Riccardo Garrone; and playing Angelo banker in '' Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli'' (1973). He played a fat lady in '' Fellini's Roma'' (1972), Bald Onlooker at Tuco's 1st Hanging in ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966), and the truck driver in '' La Feldmarescialla'' (1967). He also appeared in ''Cleopatra's Daughter'' (1960), ''Goliath and the Sins of Babylon ''Goliath and the Sins of Babylon'' ( it, Maciste l'eroe più grande del mondo) is a 1963 peplum film directed by Michele Lupo.
'' (1963) as soldier, '' Hercules vs the Molloch'' (1963) as gladiator.


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Nunzio Filogamo
Nunzio Filogamo (20 September 1902 – 24 January 2002) was an Italian television and radio presenter, actor and singer. Life and career Born in Palermo, Filogamo moved to Turin at a young age, then he studied law at the Sorbonne University and at the Turin University, where he graduated. After working for two years as a lawyer, he started a career as a stage actor, entering the companies of Dina Galli and of Irma and Emma Gramatica. In 1934 he debuted as a radio actor in the variety show ''I quattro moschettieri'', which lasted four years and gave him a large popularity. After the outbreak of war, Filogamo was hired to host several variety events for soldiers and wounded people; later, he continued to work as a presenter of the shows reserved for the Allied forces which were held at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome. Filogamo's fame is mainly linked to the Sanremo Music Festival, of which he hosted five editions including the first ever.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''En ...
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Piero Lulli
Piero Lulli (1 February 1923 – 23 June 1991) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1942 and 1977. He was the brother of actor Folco Lulli. Selected filmography * ''A Pilot Returns'' (1942) - De Santis * ''Love Story'' (1942) - Gianni Castelli * '' Knights of the Desert'' (1942) * ''Uno tra la folla'' (1946) - Renato * ''Tragic Hunt'' (1947) - L'autista * ''L'eroe della strada'' (1948) - Paolo * ''How I Lost the War'' (1948) - Ufficiale tedesco sul ponte * ''Vertigine d'amore'' (1949) - Olivero / France: Ollivier Desmichels * ''Cintura di castità'' (1950) * ''Rapture'' (1950) * ''Il sentiero dell'odio'' (1950) * '' Song of Spring'' (1951) - Ugo * ''Anna'' (1951) - Il dottor Manzi * ''Operation Mitra'' (1951) * ''Frontier Wolf'' (1952) - Guido * '' Infame accusa'' (1953) - Marco * ''Riscatto'' (1953) - Rizieri Chiari * ''Viva la rivista!'' (1953) * ''Core furastiero'' (1953) - Giovanni * ''Condannata senza colpa'' (1953) - Barbe Zef * ''La prigioniera ...
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Marco Tulli
Marco Tulli (20 November 1920 – 20 March 1982) was an Italian character actor, probably best known in the role of "Smilzo" in the Don Camillo film series. Born in Rome, Tulli debuted as actor while he was still a university student, at the end of the Second World War. He was a prolific character actor in comedy films, often playing roles of curious and nosy persons. He was also very active on stage, in which he worked with Giorgio Strehler Giorgio Strehler (; ; 14 August 1921 – 25 December 1997) was an actor, Italian opera and theatre director. Biography Strehler was born in Barcola, Trieste; His father, Bruno Strehler, was a native of Trieste with family roots in Vienna and died ... and Luciano Lucignani, and as television actor. Selected filmography References External links * Italian male film actors 1920 births Male actors from Rome Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors 1982 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors People of Lazia ...
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