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Gennaro Righelli
Gennaro Righelli (12 December 1886 – 6 January 1949) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed more than 110 films in Italy and Germany between 1910 and 1947. In 1930, he directed the first Italian sound film, '' The Song of Love''. He was married to the film star Maria Jacobini, whom he frequently cast in his films. Selected filmography *'' Red Love'' (1921) * '' The Voyage'' (1921) * ''La Boheme'' (1923) * ''Orient'' (1924) * ''The Doll Queen'' (1925) * ''Svengali'' (1927) * '' Homesick'' (1927) * '' The Prisoners of Shanghai'' (1927, writer) * '' The Champion of the World'' (1927) * ''Five Anxious Days'' (1928) * '' The President'' (1928) * ''The Secret Courier'' (1928) * ''Orient'' (1928) * ''Their Son'' (1929) * ''The Night of Terror'' (1929) * '' The Song of Love'' (1930) * '' The Blue Fleet'' (1932) * '' Together in the Dark'' (1933) * ''Stadium'' (1934) * '' The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * '' Mr. Desire'' (1934) * '' Those Two'' (1935) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salerno
Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after Naples. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. In recent history the city hosted Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, who moved from Rome in 1943 after Italy negotiated a peace with the Allies in World War II, making Salerno the capital of the "Government of the South" (''Regno del Sud'') and therefore provisional government seat for six months. Some of the Allied landings during Operation Avalanche (the invasion of Italy) occurred near Salerno. Human settlement at Salerno has a rich and vibrant past, dating back to pre-historic times. In the early Middle Ages it was an independent Lombard principality, the Principality of Salerno, which around the 11th century comprised most of Southern Italy. During this tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The President (1928 Film)
''The President'' (German: ''Der Präsident'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Nikolai Malikoff and Suzy Vernon.Goble p.484 It was shot at the Staaken and EFA Studios in Berlin as well as on location in Nice on the French Riviera. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach. It was distributed by the German branch of Universal Pictures. Cast * Ivan Mozzhukhin as Chico / Pepe Torre, ein Bauer * Nikolai Malikoff as Conde de Valdez * Suzy Vernon as Donna Manuela, seine Tochter * Luigi Serventi as Don Germo / Geronimo Cortez * Heinrich Schroth as Deon Ramirez, ein Politiker * Iwa Wanja Iwa Wanja (10 October 1905 – 26 June 1991) was a Bulgarian actress based in Germany. She moved to Berlin to pursue her career, appearing in around thirty German films. Married to Norbert Schultze, German composer, best remembered for having writ ... as Jenetz / Juez, ein Bauernmädchen * Rolf as The dog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They've Kidnapped A Man
''They've Kidnapped a Man'' (Italian: ''Hanno rapito un uomo'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Vittorio De Sica, Caterina Boratto and Maria Denis.Chiti & Poppi p.175 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. Cast * Vittorio De Sica as L'attore cinematografico * Caterina Boratto as La granduchessa Sonia * Maria Denis as L'amichetta del attore * Evelina Paoli as La zia di Sonia * Romolo Costa Romolo Costa (26 February 1897 - 1 January 1965) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Costa appeared in more than seventy films and television series between 1934 and 1964 and he was a character actor who generally appeared in support ... as L'arciduca Cirillo * Clara Calamai * Raffaele Inghilo Ivanitsky * Cirillo Konopleff * Giulio Mostocotto * Gennaro Sabatano * Carlo Simoneschi References Bibliography * Roberto Chiti & Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abandon All Hope (film)
''Lasciate ogni speranza'' () is a 1937 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Antonio Gandusio, María Denis and Rosina Anselmi. Cast * Antonio Gandusio as Pasquale Grifone * María Denis as Gina Grifone * Rosina Anselmi as Filomena Grifone * Giorgio De Rege as Giovanni * Guido De Rege as Arturo * Elli Parvo as Gemma * Maria Dominiani as Assunta * Mario Siletti as Jack Hilton * Angelo Bizzari * Mario Colli * Rocco D'Assunta * Walter Grant * Edwige Masing * Giulio Mostocotto * Luigi Pellegrini * Edoardo Toniolo Production Raffaele Colamonici hired Riccardo Freda as the screenwriter for the film, adapting the play ''L'agonia di Schizzo'' by Athos Setti. Freda would later dismiss the film and his other works of the era as "small comedies without any importance" Freda stated he wrote the film with his friend Edoardo Antonelli Edoardo Anton (7 January 1910 - 11 May 1986) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Background Born in Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Amazons
''White Amazons'' (Italian: ''Amazzoni bianche'') is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Paola Barbara, Luisa Ferida and Doris Duranti. Screwball in style, it is part of the tradition of schoolgirl comedies of the Fascist era.Reich p.170 It is set in a winter sports resort A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In Nor ..., where an all-female race with a prize of two hundred thousand lira for the winner provokes rivalry and confusions. Cast References Bibliography * Jacqueline Beth Reich. ''Fascism, Film, and Female Subjectivity: The Case of Italian Cinema 1936-1943''. University of California, Berkeley, 1994. External links * 1936 films Italian comedy films 1936 comedy films 1930s Italian-language films Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amnesiac
''The Amnesiac'' (Italian: ''Lo smemorato'') is a 1936 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Angelo Musco, Checco Durante and Franco Coop.Goble p.66 The film's plot is based on a stage play, inspired by the Bruneri-Canella case. It was shot at Cines Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mario Rappini. Cast * Angelo Musco as Domenico Mondini * Checco Durante as L'allenatore Marinoni * Franco Coop as Salvatore, l'amministratore * Loris Gizzi as Mario Tiana * Mario Colli as Nello Salucci * Paola Borboni as Erminia Nardelli-Buzzi * Amelia Chellini as Agata, la suocera di Domenico * Luisa Ferida as Giulietta * Pina Renzi as Amalia Mondini, la moglie di Domenico * Vittorio Tamagnini as Se stesso * Renato Alberini as Lo sposino dal 'Club delle Ondine' * Giulio Alfieri as Cirillo, il presidente onorario * Amelia Amorosi as La presidentessa * Virgilio Botti as Giacomozzi * Lilla Brignone as La sposina al 'Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Those Two
''Those Two'' (Italian: ''Quei due'') is a 1935 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Eduardo De Filippo, Peppino De Filippo and Assia Noris. A couple of men struggling to find work both fall in love with the same woman. The story is loosely based on two works by Eduardo De Filippo. Cast * Eduardo De Filippo as Il professore * Peppino De Filippo as Giacomino * Assia Noris as Lily * Maurizio D'Ancora as Mario * Lamberto Picasso as Gerbi * Luigi Almirante as Gelsomino * Franco Coop as Giovanni * Anna Magnani as Pierotta * Giuseppe Pierozzi Giuseppe Pierozzi (8 March 1883 – 22 April 1956) was an Italian stage and film actor.Goble p.349 Selected filmography * '' Maddalena Ferat'' (1920) * '' Through the Shadows'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * '' The ... as Un matto della clinica 'Villa Belvedere' References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Of The Bergeracs
''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (Italian: ''L'ultimo dei Bergerac'') is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Ketty Maya, Arturo Falconi and Italia Almirante-Manzini Italia Almirante Manzini (3 June 1890 – 15 September 1941) was an Italian actress of the silent film era. She appeared in more than fifty films from 1911 to 1934. Biography She was born to Michele and actress Urania Dell'Este. Her paternal un ....Goble p.996 Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1934 films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1934 comedy films Films directed by Gennaro Righelli Cines Studios films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadium (film)
''Stadium'' (Italian: ''Stadio'') is a 1934 Italian sports film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Emma Guerra, Maria Arcione, and Giorgio Censi.Mancini p.229 It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by Gastone Medin. Cast * Emma Guerra as Renata * Maria Arcione as Phily * Giorgio Censi as Gianni * Enrico Amante as Ugo * Enzo Rampelli as Fulvio * Giancarlo Del Vecchio as Gino * Luigi Beccali as Se stesso * Gianfranco Bondi * Andrea Checchi Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was a prolific Italian film actor. Biography Born in Florence, Checchi appeared in over 150 films in his lengthy career, which spanned from 1934 to his death in 1974. The son of a painter, ... * Enzo Pietropaoli * Piero Vinci References Bibliography * Mancini, Elaine. ''Struggles of the Italian film industry during fascism, 1930-1935''. UMI Research Press, 1985. External links * 1934 films 1930s sports films It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Together In The Dark
''Together in the Dark'' (Italian: ''Al buio insieme'') is a 1933 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Sandra Ravel, Maurizio D'Ancora and Lamberto Picasso.Mancini p.216 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. Cast * Sandra Ravel as Clara * Maurizio D'Ancora as Carlo * Lamberto Picasso as Impresario * Olga Vittoria Gentilli as Zia * Romolo Costa as segretario di Taiti * Giuseppe Pierozzi Giuseppe Pierozzi (8 March 1883 – 22 April 1956) was an Italian stage and film actor.Goble p.349 Selected filmography * '' Maddalena Ferat'' (1920) * '' Through the Shadows'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * '' The ... as Il barista * Carlo Ranieri as il cliente di un hotel * Amedeo Giovacchini References Bibliography * Mancini, Elaine. ''Struggles of the Italian Film Industry During Fascism, 1930-1935''. UMI Research Press, 1985. External links * 1933 films Italian comedy films 1933 comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Fleet
''L'Armata Azzurra'' (English: ''The Blue Army'' or ''The Blue Fleet'' AKA ''The Winged Armada'' and ''Italy Speaks'') is a 1932 Italian aviation docu-drama and adventure film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Germana Paolieri and Ennio Cerlesi. It was Italy's first aviation drama film, with a fictional story that celebrated the Italian Air Force.Moliterno 2009, p. 78. Plot Commander Mario Spada (Alfredo Moretti) and Carlo Banti Ennio Cerlesi are pilots and best friends in the '' Regia Aeronautica Italiana'' (Italian Air Force). The air armadas that are flying on military exercises show off the air power of Italy. The two friends find that their minds are not on flying, they have something that comes between them – a woman. Spada's sister, Elena (Germana Paolieri) is being pursued by Banti. Spada sees his friend as a womanizer and does not like the advances being made on his sister. Banti attempts an altitude record in an aircraft prepared by Spada. When he crashes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Of Terror
''The Night of Terror'' (German: ''Die Nacht des Schreckens'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Fritz Kortner, Renée Héribel and Alma Taylor.Volker p.117 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller. Cast In alphabetical order * Alex Bernard as Belajeff * William Freshman as Alexej * Renée Héribelas Marfa * Fritz Kortner as Prince Wagarin * Theodor Loos as Jegorow * Alma Taylor Alma Louise Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress. Life Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film ''His Daughter's Voice''. She went on to appear in more th ... References Bibliography * Klaus Volker. ''Fritz Kortner''. Hentrich, 1987. External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Gennaro Righelli Films set in Russia German black-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
