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Ugo D'Alessio
Ugo D'Alessio (26 August 1909 – 16 February 1979) was an Italian film actor.Goble p.113 Selected filmography * '' Malaspina'' (1947) - Nicola * '' Madunnella'' (1948) - Il ragionere, padre di Maria * '' Assunta Spina'' (1948) - Epanimonda Pesce * '' Red Moon'' (1951) - Gesualdo * '' One Hundred Little Mothers'' (1952) * ''Toto in Color'' (1952) * ''The City Stands Trial'' (1952) - Gennaro Ruotolo (uncredited) * '' Rosalba, la fanciulla di Pompei'' (1952) - Nicolino * ''Voto di marinaio'' (1953) * ''Soli per le strade'' (1953) * '' Two Nights with Cleopatra'' (1954) - Cocis * ''Mid-Century Loves'' (1954) - The Octopus Vendor (segment "Napoli 1943") * '' Where Is Freedom?'' (1954) - Un giudice * ''The Doctor of the Mad'' (1954) * ''Questi fantasmi'' (1954) * '' Milanese in Naples'' (1954) - Cantante col mandolino * '' I giorni più belli'' (1956) - Il napoletano che annota la targa * ''Carmela è una bambola'' (1958) - Don Arcangelo Di Capua * '' La sposa'' (1958) - Il prete * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of Naples, province-level municipality is the third most populous Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 2,958,410 residents, and the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth most populous in the European Union. Naples metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately . Naples also plays a key role in international diplomacy, since it is home to NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Naples and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. Founded by Greeks in the 1st millennium BC, first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope () was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Pinocchio (1972 Miniseries)
''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' () is a 1972 Italian five-part miniseries directed by Luigi Comencini, which originally aired weekly on Rai 1 between April 8 and May 6, 1972. Based on Carlo Collodi's 1883 novel with the same name, the miniseries received a large critical success, and had an average of twenty-one and a half million viewers during its first airing. All the episodes together make up 280 minutes of runtime. An extended cut of the series, totaling 320 minutes of runtime divided into six episodes, first aired in France on Première chaîne de l'ORTF between December 19 and December 31, 1972. Also, a 135-minute edit of the miniseries was released as a theatrical film in Italy on December 21, 1972, and later released in other countries. Plot First episode In a small 19th century mountain village in Tuscany, the caravan of the famous puppeteer Mangiafuoco arrives for its spring tour in the region; his two musicians, the Fox and the Cat, are tasked with heralding his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Torture A Duckling
''Don't Torture a Duckling'' () is a 1972 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Lucio Fulci, starring Florinda Bolkan, Tomas Milian and Barbara Bouchet. The plot follows a journalist investigating a series of child murders in an insular Italian village whose residents are riddled with superstition and mistrust. The film's score was composed by Riz Ortolani and features vocals by Ornella Vanoni. Released in September 1972, the film is significant within Fulci's filmography as it is one of the first in which he began using gore effects, something he would continue to do in his later films. The film has also been noted by critics for its commentary on sexuality in the Catholic Church. Plot In Accendura, a small village in Basilicata, Italy, three boys—Bruno, Michele and Tonino—engage in mischief. They catch and taunt Giuseppe Barra, a local simpleton, while he is spying on two locals engaged with visiting prostitutes. Meanwhile, in the hills surrounding the village, Maciara, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gang War In Naples
''Gang War in Naples'' () is a 1972 crime film written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri. Cast * Fabio Testi: Tonino Russo * Raymond Pellegrin: Don Mario Capece * Jean Seberg: Luisa *Enzo Cannavale: Nicola Cafiero "Sciancato" *Ugo D'Alessio: Pietro Russo, padre di Tonino * Lilla Brignone: madre di Tonino * Germana Carnacina: Anna *Charles Vanel: Don Domenico De Ritis * Enzo Turco: Don Silverio *Salvatore Puntillo: il commissario Capezzuto *Renato Chiantoni: Agostino * Paul Muller: l'onorevole Production ''Gang War in Naples'' was director Pasquale Squitieri's fourth film after directing three spaghetti Westerns. Fabio Testi was cast in the film as Tonino Russo after Squitieri saw him in ''Le Tueur'' with Jean Gabin. Squitieri went to Paris to meet him despite his producers wanting to cast Massimo Ranieri and Martin Balsam for the roles. Squitieri explained that he "didn't have anything against those actors, but I needed someone who would scare the audience when he came on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Donna Che Inventò La Mossa
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson *''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 *The La's, an English rock band *L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper *Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 *"La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River *''La'', a Les Gordon album Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) *'' Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel *LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caprice Italian Style
''Caprice Italian Style'' () is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by six different directors, including Mario Monicelli and Pier Paolo Pasolini. The film starred both Totò and the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot The film is composed of five episodes. In the first a German nanny behaves too rude and harsh with children, proposing to read comic social satire of Germany. The children are upset. In the second Toto is an old bourgeois who joins with a nice young girl. The girl follows the social models of the time, namely the "hippies" guys. Toto, however, is a man of the old school, and hates these young people who are considered by him dirty, ignorant and rude. But Toto soon comes in contact with them, and so plans a diabolical revenge against the youngsters. In the third a couple remains stuck in traffic in Rome. The woman, uncaring, intimates with violence her husband to look for a way out of traffic. She manages to exasperate the man who, after a crash with a car, holds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Giorno Della Civetta (film)
''The Day of the Owl'' (, 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. An Italian and French co-production, the film was shown in competition at the 1968 Berlin International Film Festival and won three David di Donatello Awards: Best Film, Best Actor for Franco Nero, and Best Actress for Claudia Cardinale. Plot In Sicily, truck driver Salvatore Colasberna is shot in the morning hours while delivering a load of cement to a highway construction project. The murder takes place within sight of the house of Rosa Nicolosi and her husband. Rosa's husband, who witnessed the crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoot Loud, Louder
Shoot most commonly refers to: * Shoot (botany), an immature plant or portion of a plant * Shooting, the firing of projectile weapons * Photo shoot, a photography session; an event wherein a photographer takes photographs Shoot may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Shoot'' (film), a 1964 film directed by Robert Siodmak * ''Shoot'' (film), a 1976 action thriller starring Cliff Robertson * "Shoot" (''Mad Men''), a 2007 television episode Periodicals * ''Shoot'' (advertising magazine), an American magazine since 1990 * ''Shoot'' (football magazine), a British magazine 1969–2008 * ''Shoot'', a self-published photography periodical by Paul Sepuya Other media * ''Shoot'' (Burden), a 1971 performance art piece by Chris Burden in which he was shot * "Shoot" (''Hellblazer''), a story from the DC Comics series ''Hellblazer'' * ''The Shoot'' (video game), a 2010 rail shooter game for the PlayStation 3 * "Shoot" (song), by BlocBoy JB, 2017 * "Shoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toto Vs
Toto or TOTO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Toto (''Oz''), a dog in the novel and film ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' * Toto, in Japanese '' The Cat Returns'' * a character in '' Le château à Toto'' (Toto’s castle), 1868 opéra bouffe * the title character of ''Princess Toto'', 1876 comic opera by W. S. Gilbert and Frederic Clay * the title character of '' Toto of Arabia'', 1965 Italian-Spanish adventure-comedy film * Toto, one of the main characters of the 1987 Mexican sitcom television series '' ¡Ah qué Kiko!'' * Toto, the main character of '' Toto Forever'', 2010 short film * Toto, a Gamera character from ''Gamera the Brave'' * Toto, the main character in ''Stories Toto Told Me'' and ''In His Own Image'' by Frederick Rolfe Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Toto'' (1933 film), a 1933 French film directed by Jacques Tourneur * Toto (band), an American pop rock band ** ''Toto'' (album), their debut album * '' Toto!: The Wonderful A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Of Rome
''L'oro di Roma'' (internationally released as ''Gold of Rome'') is a 1961 Italian war - drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film is based on actual events surrounding the Nazi's raid of Rome's Jewish ghetto in October 1943. Plot After the Italian armistice, the Germans occupy Rome; in October 1943, the German police commander calls the president of the Jewish community before him and orders him to deliver 50 kilograms of gold within two days, otherwise he will take 200 heads of families hostage. The community is divided between those who decide to give in to the blackmail and hand over what little gold they have left and those who do not believe in the Germans' word. The Jews remaining in the ghetto are impoverished by the Italian racial laws and with enormous difficulty try to come up with the imposed amount. The president of the community does what he can to ask for aid, distressed and uncertain that the delivery will really help save lives. A group of boys arms themse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Judgment (1961 Film)
''The Last Judgment'' () is a 1961 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It was coproduced with France. It has an all-star Italian and international cast, including Americans Jack Palance and Ernest Borgnine, Greek Melina Mercouri, and French Fernandel, Anouk Aimée and Lino Ventura. The film was a huge flop, massacred by critics and audiences when it was released. It was filmed in black and white, but the last sequence, the dance at theatre, is in color. Plot At the morning of a normal day of a Naples that begins to hear complex and not always positive effects of the economic boom, a stentorian voice (Nicola Rossi-Lemeni) which seems to come down from heaven announces that "At 18 begins the Last Judgement!". The announcement is repeated with increasing insistence, first treated with disdain and then more and more frightening. The plot is fragmented into a series of scenarios and stories intertwined: the preparation of the great ball of the Duke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
