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Revenge Of The Conquered
''Revenge of the Conquered'' ( it, Drakut il vendicatore, literally "Drakut the Avenger") is a 1961 Italian epic adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Burt Nelson and Wandisa Guida. It grossed 244 million lire at the Italian box office.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, 1998. . Plot This action packed romantic thriller begins as Drakut encounters and saves a pretty young gypsy on his return home from war. Drakut is not aware that the gypsy girl is actually Princess Irina, and she is not aware that Drakut is the son of the gypsy queen. Princess Irina's father, Nicholas, is the fair ruler of the local kingdom, however, is often influenced by the evil Grand Duke, Atanas. Chaos ensues when Atanas has Drakut's mother burned at the stake after speculation that she is a witch. None-the-wiser to Atanas' evil motives Drakut blames Irina for his mother's death. Atanas then has Nicholas killed and blames it on Drakut. When Drakut eventually learns the tru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Capuano
Luigi Capuano (13 July 1904 – 20 October 1979) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Naples, he directed 43 films between 1947 and 1971. Selected filmography * '' Vertigine d'amore'' (1949) * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) * '' Stormbound'' (1950) * '' The Lovers of Ravello'' (1951) * '' Gli innocenti pagano'' (1951) * '' Beauties in Capri'' (1952) * '' Tragic Ballad'' (1954) * '' Letter from Naples'' (1954) * '' New Moon'' (1955) * '' Mermaid of Naples'' (1956) * ''The Knight of the Black Sword'' (1956) * ''Serenata a Maria'' (1957) * '' Il Conte di Matera'' (1957) * '' World of Miracles'' (1959) * ''Queen of the Pirates'' (1960) * '' Terror of the Red Mask'' (1960) * '' Sword in the Shadows'' (1961) * '' The Vengeance of Ursus'' (1961) * '' Revenge of the Conquered'' (1961) * '' Tiger of the Seven Seas'' (1962) * '' The Executioner of Venice'' (1963) * ''Zorro and the Three Musketeers'' (1963) * ''The Lion of St. Mark'' (1963) * '' Revenge of The Gladiators'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Grazia Spina
Maria Grazia Spina (born 3 June 1936) is an Italian television, film and stage actress. Life and career Born Maria Grazia Spinazzi in Venice, Spina debuted as an actress with the theatrical company Stabile di Trieste, then worked with the companies of Vittorio Gassman, Aroldo Tieri, Elisa Cegani, and Glauco Mauri. She also had a prolific film career, but despite a great number of appearances, especially in comedies and adventure films, she failed to emerge. Her television career was more rewarding, and she had the opportunities to star in roles of weight in successful TV-series. She hosted the 1965 edition of Sanremo Music Festival. Partial filmography *''La vita degli altri'' (1957) - Luisa *''Promesse di marinaio'' (1958) * ''The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (1958, TV series) - Maddalena Bray *'' Men and Noblemen'' (1959) - La ragazza dell'albergo *''La cento chilometri'' (1959) - The Flute Player Friend of Elena *'' Juke box urli d'amore'' (1959) *'' The Cossacks'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Representations Of Romani People
Many fictional depictions of the Romani in literature and art present Romanticized narratives of their supposed mystical powers of fortune telling, and their supposed irascible or passionate temper paired with an indomitable love of freedom and a habit of criminality. Critics of how Romani people have been portrayed in popular culture point out similarities to portrayals of Jewish people, with both groups stereotyped negatively as wandering, spreading disease, abducting children, and violating and murdering others. Romani people were portrayed in Victorian and modern British literature as having "sinister occult and criminal tendencies" and as associated with "thievery and cunning", and in English Renaissance and baroque theatre as incorporating "elements of outlandish charm and elements which depict hemas the lowest of social outcasts," connected with "magic and charms," and "juggling and cozening." In opera, literature and music, throughout Europe, Romani women have been por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Luigi Capuano
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Adventure 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Adventure Films
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Elio Crovetto
Elio Crovetto (6 December 1926 – 8 November 2000) was an Italian actor, comedian and television personality. Life and career Born in Milan, Crovetto graduated at the istituto tecnico in Genoa, then he started an intense acting career on stage, in avanspettacolo and revues. He worked in the stage companies of Josephine Baker (in 1957) and Giorgio Strehler (for ''Baruffe Chiozzotte'', 1970). From the late fifties Crovetto focused his career on cinema, being cast in a large number of comedy films, usually in character roles. He was also active in television, as an actor in a number of RAI TV-series, a comedian in several shows, and occasionally a presenter. Selected filmography * ''Briscola'' (1951) * ''La sceriffa'' (1959) * ''Terror of the Red Mask'' (1960) * '' Revenge of the Conquered'' (1961) * '' The Swindlers'' (1963) * ''La vita agra'' (1964) * ''Honeymoon, Italian Style'' (1966) * '' Don Juan in Sicily'' (1967) * ''I due maghi del pallone'' (1970) * '' Ma che mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Sasso
Ugo Sasso, born Domenico Pasquale Giuseppe Sasso (23 March 1910 - 21 July 1981), was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Turin, in the early 1930s Sasso moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He made his film debut in 1934, in Alessandro Blasetti's '' The Old Guard'', and until his retirement in 1973 he appeared in over 100 films, sometimes in main roles. He was mainly active in the adventure, historical and peplum film genres. Also active on television, he was sometimes credited as Hugo Arden.Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema''. Gremese 2006, pp. 99–100. . Selected filmography * '' The Amnesiac'' (1936) * ''Joe the Red'' (1936) * ''Tonight at Eleven'' (1938) * ''Guest for One Night'' (1939) * '' The Prisoner of Santa Cruz'' (1941) * ''Light in the Darkness'' (1941) * ''Rita of Cascia'' (1943) * ''La Fornarina'' (1944) * ''The Ten Commandments'' (1945) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalia Maggio
Rosalia Maggio (1 May 1921 – 25 July 1995) was an Italian actress, dancer, singer and showgirl. Biography Born in Palermo, she was the daughter of two comedian actors and sister of actors Enzo, Dante, Beniamino and Pupella Maggio. She debuted at 5 years old as a child actress. Maggio appeared widely in films, theatrical plays, radio dramas, revues, sceneggiate, and operetta. She died of cancer in Naples at 75. Selected filmography Film *1936: '' The Two Sergeants'' – (uncredited) *1954: ''Desiderio 'e sole'' – Aunt Clara Di Capua *1954: '' Letter from Naples'' – Concetta *1955: '' Tragic Ballad'' – cameriera casa Accardi *1956: ''Te stò aspettanno'' *1958: ''Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics'' – Anita *1958: ''Carosello di canzoni'' – Signora Concetta Apicella *1959: ''Fantasmi e ladri'' *1961: '' Revenge of the Conquered'' *1961: ''Day by Day, Desperately'' – Adele *1962: '' Roaring Years'' – Donna Nunzia Acquamano *1962: '' The Four Days of Naples'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Calò
Carla Calò (21 September 1926 – 29 December 2019) was an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Palermo, Calò started her career on stage, notably starring in Luigi Squarzina's ''Il berretto a sonagli'', and also being active in dialectal theatre and avanspettacolo. She made her film debut in 1949, in Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia's ''Il falco rosso''. During the early part of her film career Calò played several main roles, then, from the second half of the 1950s, she became one of the most active character actresses in Italian cinema. She was sometimes credited as Carrol Brown. Calò died in December 2019 at the age of 93. Selected filmography * ''Il falco rosso'' (1949) - Marfa * ''Totò Le Mokò'' (1949) - Suleima * ''The Iron Swordsman'' (1949) - Haidée * '' The Fighting Men'' (1950) - Rosa * ''The Treasure of Bengal'' (1953) - Surama * ''La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi'' (1953) - Elena * ''Mystery of the Black Jungle'' (1954) - Sulima * ''La vendetta dei Tughs'' (1954) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Fantasia
Franco Fantasia (5 March 1924 – 10 November 2002) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and fencing master. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1951 to 2002. He was the brother of actor Andrea Fantasia. Illness and Death September 29, 2002 Fantasia announced he had been diagnosed with Lung Cancer Fantasia passed away of a Heart Attack on November 10, 2002 at Rome, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ... at the age of 78 Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fantasia, Franco 1924 births 2002 deaths People from Rhodes Italian male film actors Greek people of Italian descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
