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Nastro D'Argento For Best Producer
The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. This is the list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Producer. Angelo Barbagallo, Mario Cecchi Gori and Nanni Moretti are the most awarded Producers in this category, with 5 awards each. 1950s *1954 – Peg Film – '' I Vitelloni'' *1955 – Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti – ''La Strada'' *1956 – Cines – '' Amici per la pelle'' *1957 – Carlo Ponti – '' The Railroad Man'' *1958 – Dino De Laurentiis – ''Nights of Cabiria'' *1959 – Franco Cristaldi – '' A Man of Straw'', '' La sfida'', ''Big Deal on Madonna Street'' 1960s *1960 – Goffredo Lombardo – for the whole productions *1961 – Dino De Laurentiis – for the whole productions *1962 – Alfredo Bini – for the whole productions *1963 – Goffredo Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastro D'Argento
The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani''). It is the oldest Italian film award, given every year at the '' Teatro Antico'' in Taormina (Sicily). Awards The awards are currently given in the following categories: *Best Film (''Miglior film''; since 2017) *Best Director (''Miglior regista'', since 2017) *Best Comedy (''Migliore commedia''; since 2009) * Best New Director (''Miglior regista esordiente''; since 1974) * Best Producer (''Miglior produttore''; since 1954) *Best Original Story (''Migliore soggetto'') *Best Screenplay (''Migliore sceneggiatura''; since 1948) * Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Sfida
''La sfida'' ("the challenge") is a 1958 Italian film by Francesco Rosi. It stars José Suárez as a gang leader who challenges a local Camorra boss for supremacy. It won the Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. The film is based on the real-life story of Camorra boss Pasquale Simonetti, known as ''Pasquale 'e Nola'', and his wife and former beauty queen Pupetta Maresca, played by Rosanna Schiaffino. dissertation, July 2007 It was produced by the Italian companies and Vides Cinematografica and the Spanish companies |
Alberto Grimaldi
Alberto Grimaldi (28 March 1925 – 23 January 2021) was an Italian film producer. Biography Grimaldi was born in Naples and studied law. In 1962 he founded his own production company, P.E.A., and released his first feature film, '' The Shadow of Zorro'' the following year and his first Spaghetti Western ''I due violenti'' (1964). His producing credits include ''For a Few Dollars More'' in 1965, '' The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' in 1966 both with Sergio Leone who initially sought his legal experience advice, '' Last Tango in Paris'' in 1972, and '' Gangs of New York'' in 2002. Grimaldi died of natural causes in Miami on 23 January 2021, at the age of 95. Alberto Grimaldi is survived by his children, Massimo, Maurizio, and Marcello, as well as three grandchildren. Selected filmography * '' The Shadow of Zorro'' (''L'ombra di Zorro'', 1962) * ''I due violenti'' (1964) * ''For a Few Dollars More'' (''Per qualche dollaro in più'', 1965) * '' Legacy of the Incas'' (''Das Verm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Giorno Della Civetta (film)
''The Day of the Owl'' ( it, Il giorno della civetta, released in the United States as ''Mafia'') is a 1968 crime drama film directed by Damiano Damiani, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Leonardo Sciascia, adapted for the screen by Damiani and Ugo Pirro. It stars Franco Nero, Claudia Cardinale, and Lee J. Cobb. Set in a small Sicilian town, the story follows a Carabinieri chief investigating a murder, hampered by the deep-seated presence of the Mafia that perpetuates a culture of silence. The film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 1968 Berlin International Film Festival and won three David di Donatello Awards; Best Film, Best Actor (for Nero), and Best Actress (for Cardinale). Plot In Sicily, truck driver Salvatore Colasberna is murdered while delivering a load of cement to a highway construction project. The murder takes place within sight and earshot of the house of Rosa Nicolosi (Cardinale) and her husband. Police captain Bellodi (Nero) hears that there ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermanno Donati
Ermanno Donati was an Italian film producer. Along with Luigi Carpentieri, Donati won the Nastro d'Argento award for Best Producer for the film '' The Day of the Owl''. Selected filmography As producer * '' I Vampiri'' (1957) * '' The Son of the Red Corsair'' (1959) * '' Winter Holidays'' (1959) * ''Atlas Against the Cyclops'' (1961) * '' Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan'' (1961) * '' The Witch's Curse'' (1962) * '' Marco Polo'' (1962) * '' The Horrible Dr. Hichcock'' (1962) * '' The Ghost'' (1963) * '' The Magnificent Adventurer'' (1963) * '' Samson in King Solomon's Mines'' (1964) * '' The Third Eye'' (1966) * '' The Hills Run Red'' (1966) * ''Navajo Joe'' (1966) * '' Col cuore in gola'' (1967). * '' The Day of the Owl'' (1968) * '' Salon Kitty'' (1976) * ''Beyond the Darkness is a 2003 compilation album by the Japanese Punk music, punk band Balzac (band), Balzac. It features re-recordings of songs from the band's first five studio albums: ''The Last Men on Earth'' (1995), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Carpentieri
Luigi Carpentieri (1920-1987) was an Italian assistant director (1940-1949) and film producer (1947-1968). Together with Ermanno Donati, he founded the production company "Athena Cinematografica", which in 1960 became "Panda Cinematografica". All films produced by The Day of the Owl''. Filmography As script supervisor * ''Torna, caro ideal!'' (1939) As assistant director * ''Cantate con me!'' (1940) * ''Beatrice Cenci (1941 film), Beatrice Cenci'' (1941) * ''La bocca sulla strada'' (1941) * ''Mamma'' (1941) * ''Casanova farebbe così!'' (1942) * ''Non ti pago!'' (1942) * ''La Gorgona'' (1942) * '' Vertigine'' (1942) * '' Il fidanzato di mia moglie'' (1943) * ''Fuga a due voci'' (1943) * '' Non sono superstizioso... ma!'' (1943) * ''Lo sbaglio di essere vivo'' (1945) * '' Torna... a Sorrento'' (1945) * ''L'altra'' (1947) * ''Il diavolo bianco'' (1947) As director * '' Golden Madonna'' (1949) - Italian version As producer * ''La primula bianca'' (1947) (also assistant director) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedipus Rex (1967 Film)
''Oedipus Rex'' (''Edipo re'') is a 1967 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Pasolini adapted the screenplay from the Greek tragedy ''Oedipus Rex'' written by Sophocles in 428 BC. The film was mainly shot in Morocco. It was presented in competition at the 28th Venice International Film Festival. It was Pasolini's first feature-length color film, but followed his use of color in "The Earth Seen from the Moon" episode in the portmanteau film '' The Witches'' (1967). Plot A son is born to a young couple in pre-war Italy. The child opens his eyes for the first time to see his loving mother and suckles on her breast. The father is motivated by jealousy, and believes the child will take away the love of his wife and send him back into the void. The soldier takes the baby into the desert to be abandoned, at which point the film's setting changes to the ancient world of Greece. The child is rescued and taken to the King of Corinth Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle Of Algiers
ar, Maʿrakat al-Jazāʾir , director = Gillo Pontecorvo , producer = Antonio Musu Saadi Yacef , writer = Franco Solinas , story = Franco SolinasGillo Pontecorvo , starring = Jean Martin Saadi YacefBrahim HaggiagTommaso Neri , music = Ennio MorriconeGillo Pontecorvo , cinematography = Marcello Gatti , editing = Mario Morra Mario Serandrei , studio = Igor FilmCasbah Film , distributor = Magna , released = , runtime = 120 minutes , language = ArabicFrench , country = ItalyAlgeria , budget = $806,735 , gross = $879,794 (domestic) ''The Battle of Algiers'' ( it, La battaglia di Algeri; ar, معركة الجزائر, Maʿrakat al-Jazāʾir) is a 1966 Italian-Algerian war film co-written and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. It is based on events undertaken by rebels during the Algerian War (1954–1962) against the French government in North Africa, the most promin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Musu
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galician t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sette Uomini D'oro
''Seven Golden Men'' ( it, Sette uomini d'oro) is a 1965 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Marco Vicario. A film about a bank heist, it follows a gang of men and one woman. It followed the same story line as '' Topkapi'', and has a sequel, ''Seven Golden Men Strike Again''. Plot The film revolves around an internationally mixed team of high-profile heisters specializing in gold thefts, led by Albert the Professor and his seductive lover Giorgia. Their target is the Swiss National Bank in Geneva, which is hoarding a large amount of gold bullions in their high-security vault; while Albert directs the operation from his hotel room, Giorgia acts as a decoy and provides information from inside the bank with hidden cameras, a homing device placed inside the vault, and explanations gleamed from the bank's manager. The other six men - Adolf, August, Aldo, Anthony, Alfonso and Alfred - posing as sanitation workers and equipped with a truckload of gadgets, enter the sewer system r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Vicario
Marco Vicario (20 September 1925 – 10 September 2020) was an Italian film actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He appeared in 23 films between 1950 and 1958. He also wrote for 13 films, produced 12 and directed a further 11. He was born in Rome, Italy in September 1925. Vicario died in September 2020 at the age of 94. Selected filmography * '' Wifemistress'' (1977 - wrote and directed) * '' The Sensual Man'' (1974 - wrote and directed) * ''Man of the Year'' (1971 - wrote and directed) * ''The Swinging Confessors'' (1970 - wrote and directed) * '' Machine Gun McCain'' (1969 - produced) * '' Seven Times Seven'' (1968 - produced) * '' Seven Golden Men'' (1965 - directed) * '' The Naked Hours'' (1964 - wrote, directed, and produced) * '' Danza macabra'' (1964 - produced) * '' Songs of Italy'' (1955 - acted) * '' Rome 11:00'' (1952 - acted) * '' The Eternal Chain'' (1952 - acted) * ''Redemption'' (1952 - acted) * '' Appointment for Murder'' (1951 - acted) * ''Operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo Rizzoli
Angelo Rizzoli, OML (; 31 October 1889 – 24 September 1970) was an Italian publisher and film producer. Early life Rizzoli was born in Milan on 31 October 1889. Orphaned at a young age and raised in poverty, he rose to prosperity. He apprenticed in the printer trade and later became an entrepreneur in his twenties. Career In 1927, Rizzoli founded the company ''A. Rizzoli & Co.'' (later RCS MediaGroup). In 1927 Rizzoli acquired ''Novella'' magazine, a bi-weekly primarily for women that reached a circulation of 130,000 copies, from '' Mondadori'' an independent publisher who specialized in books and magazines. After his initial purchase, he added several new publications including ''Annabella'', '' Bertoldo'', '' Candido'', ''Omnibus'', and ''Oggi e L'Europeo''. In 1949 he began publishing books including both classics and popular novels. He purchased ''Cartiera di Lama di Reno'' in 1954, the foundation for what would become an Italian publishing empire. His operations were m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
