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Rossana Podestà
Rossana Podestà (born Carla Dora Podestà; 20 June 1934 – 10 December 2013) was an Italian actress who worked mainly in Italy from the 1950s to the 1970s. Biography Podestà was born in Tripoli in the Italian colony of Libya. She spent her first years there, moving to Rome after World War II. At sixteen she was discovered by director Léonide Moguy during the preparation of the cast for the film '' Domani è un altro giorno''; this inaugurated a career in which she participated in sixty films, in Italy and abroad. In Italy, she resided in Dubino (Sondrio province). She married and then divorced movie producer Marco Vicario. From 1980 she lived with the mountain climber, explorer and journalist Walter Bonatti, who died alone in 2011, aged 81, at a private clinic where the hospital management would not allow his partner of more than 30 years to spend the last minutes of his life together because the two were not married. On 10 December 2013, Podestà died in Rome, aged 79. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripoli, Libya
Tripoli (; ar, طرابلس الغرب, translit= Ṭarābulus al-Gharb , translation=Western Tripoli) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.1 million people in 2019. It is located in the northwest of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay. It includes the port of Tripoli and the country's largest commercial and manufacturing center. It is also the site of the University of Tripoli. The vast barracks, which includes the former family estate of Muammar Gaddafi, is also located in the city. Colonel Gaddafi largely ruled the country from his residence in this barracks. Tripoli was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenicians, who gave it the Libyco-Berber name ( xpu, 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤕, ) before passing into the hands of the Greek rulers of Cyrenaica as Oea ( grc-gre, Ὀία, ). Due to the city's long history, there are many sites of archeolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wise
Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American film director, producer, and editor. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films ''West Side Story'' (1961) and ''The Sound of Music'' (1965). He was also nominated for Best Film Editing for ''Citizen Kane'' (1941) and directed and produced '' The Sand Pebbles'' (1966), which was nominated for Best Picture. Among his other films are ''The Body Snatcher'' (1945), ''Born to Kill'' (1947), '' The Set-Up'' (1949), ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (1951), '' Destination Gobi'' (1953), '' This Could Be The Night'' (1957), ''Run Silent, Run Deep'' (1958), '' I Want to Live!'' (1958), '' The Haunting'' (1963), '' The Andromeda Strain'' (1971), '' The Hindenburg'' (1975) and '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979). He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1971 to 1975 and the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1985 thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva Il Cinema!
''Viva il cinema!'' is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Baldaccini and Enzo Trapani. Cast * Delia Scala as Palmina * Fiorenzo Fiorentini as Tonino * Virgilio Riento as Gambalesta * Corrado Alba as Ugo * Marilyn Buferd as Tina * Carlo Campanini as Sé stesso * Walter Chiari as Sé stesso * Bruno Corelli as Mario * Lianella Carell as Gertrude Edelweiss * Carlo Dapporto as Ferdinando D'Alba * Nyta Dover as Franca * Jole Fierro as Paola * Dante Maggio as Ciccillo * Nino Manfredi as Amico di Tonino * Lois Maxwell * Marisa Merlini as Jacqueline * Alberto Sorrentino as Giovanni * Silvana Pampanini as Herself * Enzo Cerusico * Checco Durante * Arnoldo Foà as Producer * Guglielmo Inglese * Luigi Pavese * Enrico Luzi * Enzo Maggio * Paul Muller * Rossana Podestà * Luisa Rivelli * Giacomo Rondinella * Gisella Sofio Gisella Sofio (19 February 1931 – 27 January 2017) was an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Milan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cops And Robbers (1951 Film)
''Cops and Robbers'' ( it, Guardie e ladri) is a 1951 Italian cult comedy film directed by Steno and Mario Monicelli. It stars the famous comedian Totò, and the cinematographer was the future film director Mario Bava. It was produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti. Its style is close to Italian neorealism. Released in Italian cinemas in November 1951 and shown in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1952, earned the award for Piero Tellini the script and Totò the Nastro d'Argento. It had trouble with the censor because it portrayed clumsy police and smart thieves, but it was a great success. The film was a huge success and an unexpected liking by critics. ''Cops and robbers'' represented a real turning point in the career of Totò, so that for the first time his film was exclusively positive reviews, and its interpretation is considered one of the best of his career. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. It was show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seven Dwarfs To The Rescue
''I sette nani alla riscossa'', internationally released as ''The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue'' in 1965, is a 1951 Italian fantasy-comedy film directed by Paolo W. Tamburella. Cast * Rossana Podestà: Princess Snow White * Georges Marchal: The Black Prince * Roberto Risso: Prince Charming (Biondello) * Ave Ninchi: The Nanny * Rossana Martini: The Handmaiden of Darkness * Guido Celano * Pietro Tordi Pietro Tordi (12 July 1906 – 14 December 1990) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1942 and 1988. He was born in Florence, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) - L'altro conspiratore * '' Don C ... References External links * 1951 films 1950s Italian-language films Films based on Snow White Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini Italian fantasy comedy films 1950s fantasy comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strano Appuntamento
''Strano appuntamento'' is a 1951 Italian film directed by Dezsö Ákos Hamza. Cast *Umberto Spadaro ... Rossi *Leda Gloria ... Signora Rossi *Rossana Podestà ... Their daughter *Enzo Staiola ... Older son (as Enzo Stajola) * Stefano Guarnieri ... Younger son * Marina Bonfigli *Clelia Matania *Olga Solbelli * Gianni Musy (as Gianni Glori) *Enrico Glori *Carlo Romano * Gianna Pacetti *Clara Auteri Pepe *Zoe Incrocci *Oscar Andriani Oscar Andriani (28 December 1905 – 17 July 1987) was an Italian actor and playwright. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1937 to 1969. Life and career Born in Brescia, Andriani made his stage debut at 17 years old in the theatrical comp ... External links * 1951 films 1950s Italian-language films Italian comedy films 1951 comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Bertolucci
Giuseppe Bertolucci (27 February 1947 – 16 June 2012) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 26 films between 1972 and 2012. He was the younger brother of Bernardo Bertolucci. Selected filmography * '' Berlinguer, I Love You'' (''Berlinguer ti voglio bene'', 1977) * '' An Italian Woman'' (''Oggetti smarriti'', 1980) * ''Secrets Secrets'' (''Segreti segreti'', 1984) * ''The Strangeness of Life'' (''Strana la vita'', 1987) * '' The Camels'' (''I cammelli'', 1988) * ''Especially on Sunday ''La domenica specialmente'' (internationally released as ''Especially on Sunday'') is a 1991 Italian comedy- drama film. It consists of four segments, all written by Tonino Guerra. Each segment has a different director: Giuseppe Tornatore, Marc ...'' (''La domenica specialmente'', 1991) * ''Troppo Sole'' (1994) * '' The Sweet Sounds of Life'' (''Il dolce rumore della vita'', 1999) * '' Probably Love'' (''L'amore probabilmente'', 2001) References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Secrets
''Segreti segreti'' (internationally released as ''Secrets Secrets'') is a 1985 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. For this film Lina Sastri was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress. The film was on first viewing TV Monday 15 December 1986 on Canale 5 at 20:30 (then it was broadcast other times on Telemontecarlo, on RAI or on local TVs in any region). Cast * Lina Sastri: Laura * Lea Massari: Marta, Laura's mother * Giulia Boschi: Rosa * Rossana Podestà: Maria, Rosa's mother * Alida Valli: Gina * Stefania Sandrelli: Renata * Mariangela Melato: Giuliana * Nicoletta Braschi * Massimo Ghini * Francesca Archibugi * Sandra Ceccarelli Sandra Ceccarelli (born 3 July 1967) is an Italian film actress. Daughter of Franco Ceccarelli, guitarist of the 1960s and 1970s Italian rock group Equipe 84, and Sandra von Glasersfeld (daughter of philosopher Ernst von Glasersfeld), Ceccar ... References External links * 1985 films Italian drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Anne Field
Shirley Anne Field (born Shirley Broomfield; 27 June 1938) is an English actress who has performed on stage, film and television since 1955, prominent during the British New Wave. Early life Broomfield was born in Forest Gate, Essex (now in the London Borough of Newham). She was the third of four children, with two elder sisters and a younger brother, Earnest "Guy" Broomfield (c. 1939–1999). Her brother was murdered, in 1999, by Harry Dalsey, the son of Adrian Dalsey. At the age of six, Shirley was placed in the National Children's Home at Edgworth, near Bolton, Lancashire and four years later was moved to another children's home in Blackburn, where she attended Blakey Moor School for Girls. She subsequently returned to Edgworth until she was 15, when she moved to a children's home hostel in London, training as a typist while still attending school. Acting career Early roles After a course at the Lucie Clayton School and Model Agency, she became a photographic model for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiane Schmidtmer
Christiane Schmidtmer (24 December 1939 – 13 March 2003) was a German actress, fashion model, nude model, and memoirist. Biography Early life Christiane Schmidtmer was born in Mannheim, Germany, to Gertrud and Jakob Schmidtmer on Christmas Eve 1939. She took acting lessons in Munich and worked in the stage in Germany for around 4 years (1961-1963), then Christiane turned to photographic modeling for several German pornographic magazine and later, Playboy. Before acting in the movie, she also modeled for advertising companies, namely Max Factor cosmetics. Her father disappeared in Russia during the war. The family later relocated from Mannheim to nearby Heidelberg after her mother remarried. At the age of 17, her mother sent her to London, where Christiane attended St Giles School to learn English. During her stay in England, she met a powerful man of British royalty, who offered to send her to the Royal Academy of Arts if – in return – she would sleep with him. She pac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Camerini
Mario Camerini (6 February 1895 – 4 February 1981) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. The cousin of Augusto Genina, he made the most well-known films in Italy during the 1930s, most of them comedies starring Vittorio De Sica. He directed about 50 films till 1972, including ''Ulysses'' with American stars Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn, one of the first Europe/U.S.A. film coproductions. He died in 1981 in Gardone Rivera, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Wally'' (1923) *'' Jolly clown da circo'' (1923) * ''The House of Pulcini'' (1924) * '' Voglio tradire mio marito'' (1925) * '' Saetta, principe per un giorno'' (1925) * ''Maciste against the Sheik'' (1925) * '' Kif Tebbi'' (1928) * '' Rails'' (1929) * ''Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * '' The Last Adventure'' (1932) * '' What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (1932) * ''Giallo'' (1933) * '' T'amerò sempre'' (1933) *'' The Three-Cornered Hat'' (1935) * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) *'' The Great Appeal'' (1936) *'' I'l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulysses (1955 Film)
''Ulysses'' () is a 1954 fantasy-adventure film based on Homer's epic poem ''Odyssey''. The film was directed by Mario Camerini, who co-wrote the screenplay with writer Franco Brusati. The original choice for director was Georg Wilhelm Pabst but he quit at the last minute.''Dino de Laurentiis Obituary'' ''The Guardian'' 11 November 2010 The film's cinematographer Mario Bava co-directed the cyclops Polyphemus segment (uncredited). In the film Silvana Mangano plays two roles, as Penelope, the faithful wife of Ulysses and the sorceress Circe. American star Kirk Douglas plays the Greek hero, Ulysses. Anthony Quinn plays Antinous. Plot The palace of Ulysses, king of Ithaca, is beleaguered by a horde of suitors wooing his wife Penelope after his failure to return from the war against the city of Troy. Penelope has promised under pressure to marry one of her many suitors, who under the leadership of Antinous squander her husband's wealth and land. She holds them off by telling t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
