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Umberto D'Orsi
Umberto D'Orsi (30 July 1929 – 31 August 1976) was an Italian character actor and comedian. Born in Trieste, D'Orsi took a degree in law in 1953, but he was already active in theater from 1950, performing in small companies of prose and revue. From 1962 till his death, D'Orsi was a prolific supporting actor, appearing in as many as fifteen films a year. He died in Rome at 47 from kidney failure. Selected filmography * '' A Girl... and a Million'' (1962) * '' The Thursday'' (1963) * '' The Girl from Parma'' (1963) * '' The Hours of Love'' (1963) * ''Shivers in Summer'' (1963) * '' The Verona Trial'' (1963) * '' Countersex'' (1964) * '' Let's Talk About Women'' (1964) * '' Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1965) * '' I soldi'' (1965) * ''Hot Frustrations'' (1965) * '' I complessi'' (1965) * '' Rita the American Girl'' (1965) * '' Death Walks in Laredo'' (1966) * ''Blockhead'' (1966) * '' Golden Chameleon'' (1967) * ''The Black Sheep'' (1968) * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provinces. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste, on a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia; Slovenia lies approximately east and southeast of the city, while Croatia is about to the south of the city. The city has a long coastline and is surrounded by grassland, forest, and karstic areas. The city has a subtropical climate, unusual in relation to its relatively high latitude, due to marine breezes. In 2022, it had a population of about 204,302. Capital of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and previously capital of the Province of Trieste, until its abolition on 1 October 2017. Trieste belonged to the Habsburg monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Walks In Laredo
''Death Walks in Laredo'' ( it, Tre pistole contro Cesare, also known as ''Three Golden Boys'' and ''The Pistol, the Karate and the Eye''), is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Enzo Peri and shot in Algeria. It is also influenced by the Sword-and-sandal film genre.Fridlund, Bert: ''The Spaghetti Western. A Thematic Analysis''. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company Inc., 2006 pp. 256-57. Plot Three men are each provided with a part of a map and a photograph from the time when they were children: the American Whitey, the Frenchman Étienne and the Japanese Lester. Their maps lead all of them to the same gold mine. When they meet they figure out they are all sons of the late mine owner Langdon. The land around the mine has been bequeathed to them and the saloon girl Mady whom they recognise as their sister. Nonetheless, their heritage is under the sway of megalomaniac gangster boss Fuller, who dresses in toga and lives in a Roman-style palace with local women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oasis Of Fear
''Oasis of Fear'' ( it, Un posto ideale per uccidere, lit=An Ideal Place to Kill) is an Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Irene Papas, Ornella Muti and Ray Lovelock. It was produced by Carlo Ponti. The film was released in the United States in 1974, and is available on video as both ''Oasis of Fear'' and ''Dirty Pictures''. Synopsis Two pornography-peddling hippies from Italy (Richard and Ingrid) run out of material to sell, so they start taking "dirty pictures" of each other to add to their stock of smut. While on the run from the authorities in Sweden, the pair get invited to the home of a middle-aged woman named Barbara, the wife of a NATO colonel. She involves them first in sexual games, then later in a convoluted murder plot. It seems Barbara has murdered her husband and hidden the body in the trunk of her car, and she gets the idea to frame the two hippies for the crime. Cast Production The film was developed under the title ''Stress''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Che Musica Maestro
''Ma che musica maestro'' is a 1971 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Mariano Laurenti. It is loosely based on the William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. Plot Between the two villages of Santa Veronica Bassa and Santa Veronica Alta there is a heated rivalry. When Gianni, a citizen of S.V. Bassa, falls in love with Juliet, a citizen of the enemy village, the two fractions collide with each other to prevent the engagement. The return of Pompeo, an explorer believed to have been lost in Africa for many years, manages to restore peace between the two lovers and the fractions. Cast * Gianni Nazzaro: Gianni * Agostina Belli: Giulietta Ciova * Franco Scandurra: Pompeo Ciova *Franco Franchi: Franco *Ciccio Ingrassia: Ciccio * Mario Maranzana: mayor * Elio Crovetto: priest * Umberto D'Orsi: On. Morbilloni * Gigi Reder *Didi Perego *Enzo Andronico *Tiberio Murgia * Ignazio Leone *Ugo Adinolfi * Luca Sportelli *Nino Vingelli Nino Vingelli (4 June 1912 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Due Maghi Del Pallone
''I due maghi del pallone'' (''The two wizards of the ball'') is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot summary Ciccio Ingrassetti is the PR of a milanese pharmaceutical firm which is trying to promote its products through the football team of its sicilian branch. To guarantee success, the owner asks Ciccio to secure the talents of an innovative coach, a "magician" (just like Inter Milan coach Helenio Herrera was dubbed at the time). Ciccio, totally unaware of the subtleties of football (but wary to confess his ignorance of the matter to his boss) misinterprets his orders and hires K.K., an impostor 'clairvoyant' who actually tries to help the team through his 'spells'. Hijinks and mishaps soon ensue. Cast *Franco Franchi: K.K. *Ciccio Ingrassia: Ciccio Ingrassetti * Lionello: Tonino * Karin Schubert: Gretel * Elio Crovetto: Baldinotti * Umberto D'Orsi: Cazzaniga * Tiberio Murgia: Concettino Lo Brutto *E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Ragazza Del Prete
''La ragazza del prete'' (''The girlfriend of the priest'') is a 1970 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella. Cast * Nicola Di Bari: Don Michele / Nicola * Susanna Martinková: Erika * Isabella Biagini: Maria Innocenza Furlan * Mario Carotenuto: Cardinal Mimì * Toni Ucci: "Giaguaro" * Gisella Sofio: Antonella * Umberto D'Orsi: Commissario Pieretti * Antonella Steni: De Magistris * Giacomo Furia: Il sacrestano * Fiorenzo Fiorentini * Hélène Chanel Hélène Chanel (born Hélène Stoliaroff; 12 June 1941 in Deauville, Calvados, France) is a French actress of Russian heritage. She was active in the 1960s in a variety of European international co-productions of sword and sandal, Eurospy ... * Tuccio Musumeci * Elio Crovetto References External links * 1970 films 1970 romantic comedy films 1970s Italian-language films Italian romantic comedy films Films directed by Domenico Paolella Films about clerical celibacy Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basta Guardarla
''Basta guardarla'' (''Just Look at Her'') is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. Plot Enrichetta, a young peasant girl who lives in the village of Copparola di Sotto, Ciociaria, joins the avanspettacolo company of Silver Boy as a dancer. She will face the jealousy of the soubrette Marisa do Sol and the perils of love. Cast * Maria Grazia Buccella as Enrichetta * Carlo Giuffré as Silver Boy * Mariangela Melato as Marisa do Sol * Spiros Focás as Fernando * Pippo Franco as Danilo * Franca Valeri as Pola Prima * Luciano Salce as Farfarello * Riccardo Garrone as Pelliconi * Ettore Mattia * Umberto D'Orsi * Mino Guerrini * Loredana Bertè * Ennio Antonelli Ennio Antonelli (born 18 November 1936) is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church and retired President of the Pontifical Council for the Family. Early life and ordination Born in Todi, he first attended seminary there, and then in Ass ... References External links *''Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If Death Ever Slept
''If Death Ever Slept'' is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1957 and collected in the omnibus volume ''Three Trumps'' (Viking 1973). Plot introduction Millionaire Otis Jarrell retains Nero Wolfe to get a snake out of his house – the snake being his daughter-in-law, whom he believes is ruining his business deals by leaking information to his competitors. Since Archie and Wolfe are in the midst of one of their periodic squabbles, it is decided that Archie will move into Jarrell's Fifth Avenue penthouse apartment, posing as his new secretary. While he's away, detective Orrie Cather, who lusts after Archie's job, tests out Archie's desk. Plot Millionaire Otis Jarrell offers to hire Wolfe to get his daughter-in-law Susan out of his house. He is convinced that she has ruined several of his business deals by leaking confidential information to his competitors, and he suspects her of infidelity toward his son Wyman. Wolfe refuses to get in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normal Young Man
''Normal Young Man'' ( it, Il giovane normale) is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Umberto Simonetta. Cast * Lino Capolicchio: Giordano * Janet Agren: Diana * Eugene Walter: Nelson * Jeff Morrow: Professor Sid * Umberto D'Orsi: Un automobilista * Claudio Trionfi: Mariolino * Pippo Franco: Claudio * Dana Ghia: La professoressa * Gino Santercole Gino Santercole (21 November 1940 – 8 June 2018) was an Italian singer/songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He was well known for his breakthrough hit "Questo vecchio pazzo mondo" ("This old crazy world"), a cover of P.F. Sloan's " Eve of Destr ...: Giorgio References External links * 1969 films Films directed by Dino Risi Commedia all'italiana 1969 comedy films Films with screenplays by Maurizio Costanzo Films scored by Armando Trovajoli 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I See Naked
''Vedo nudo'' (internationally released as ''I See Naked'') is a 1969 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Dino Risi. All the episodes have sex as main theme and all star Nino Manfredi, who plays seven different characters. The film represents the last collaboration between Manfredi and Risi, after '' Operazione San Gennaro'' and '' Straziami ma di baci saziami''. For this film Manfredi was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actor. ''Vedo nudo'' gained a huge commercial success, and was followed by two unofficial sequels, '' Sessomatto'' and '' Sesso e volentieri'', both directed by Risi. Cast *Nino Manfredi: Cacopardo / Angelo Perfili / Ercole / Voyeur / Phone-technician / Maurizio / Nanni *Sylva Koscina: The Diva *Enrico Maria Salerno: Carlo Alberto Rinaldo * Nerina Montagnani: Old farmer *Véronique Vendell: Manuela * Daniela Giordano: Luisa *Umberto D'Orsi Umberto D'Orsi (30 July 1929 – 31 August 1976) was an Italian character actor and comedian. Born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco, Ciccio E Il Pirata Barbanera
''Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera'' (''Franco, Ciccio and Blackbeard the Pirate'') is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Is a parody of the 1883 adventure novel '' Treasure Island'' of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. Plot England, 1700: Franco is the illegitimate son of a pirate died at sea, and now he works as a waiter in a tavern. Ciccio is an unfortunate Capitan Black who tries to bring up his image as that of a great bloody killer. The two meet in a ship, where Franco discovers a map where there are directions to a mysterious island, where there's buried the treasure of the notorious pirate Flint. Ciccio then proposes to recruit a crew, and so doesn't realize that between the hubs and the people of the sea enters the dreaded pirate Blackbeard, who's seeking revenge, because years ago he helped Flint earning the coveted treasure... Cast * Franco Franchi as Franco * Ciccio Ingrassia as Capitan Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Crusaders
''The Two Crusaders'' ( it, I due crociati) is a 1968 comedy film directed by Giuseppe Orlandini, co-written by horror icon Lucio Fulci and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Viscount Ciccio is on the bill, so the people who live in his lands begin to stop paying his taxes. So he goes in search of a soldier of fortune to threaten the plebs and collect the money. Ciccio manages to find him, but soon he will understand that the man is suitable for everything except being a proper knight. Cast * Franco Franchi as Franco di Carrapipi * Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio Visconte di Braghelunge * Janet Agren as Clorinda * Fiorenzo Fiorentini as Ciccio's Consouler * Umberto D'Orsi as Goffredo di Buglione * Ignazio Leone as Biagio * Marco Tulli as Fra Giulivo * Nino Fuscagni as Richard the Pantherheart * Gastone Pescucci * Enzo Andronico as Man blind in one eye * Fabio Testi as Warrior enlisting Franco and Ciccio * Pietro Ceccarelli as Tazio * Furio Meniconi as Saladin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
