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Franco Giacobini
Franco Giacobini (5 March 1926 – 27 December 2015) was an Italian actor. Born in Rome as Francesco Giacobini, he graduated at Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico in 1948, then started a prolific stage career, working in comedy plays, dramas and revues. Giacobini also appeared in numerous films and TV-works, usually in comedic roles. He was married to actress Angela Goodwin. Selected filmography * '' Papà diventa mamma'' (1952) - Il passeggero sul Tram * ''Le marchand de Venise'' (1953) * ''Ci troviamo in galleria'' (1953) - Funzionario RAI * '' Via Padova 46'' (1953) - The Journalist (uncredited) * ''Caporale di giornata'' (1958) - The Sailor on the Telephone (uncredited) * ''La cento chilometri'' (1959) - The Race Walker without His Underpants * '' Uncle Was a Vampire'' (1959) - Il secondo play boy * '' The Employee'' (1960) - Rotondi * '' Run with the Devil'' (1960) - The TV Interviewer (uncredited) * '' The Fascist'' (1961) - Militare a Rocca Sabina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Mio Amico Benito
''Il mio amico Benito'' is a 1962 ''commedia all'italiana'' film directed by Giorgio Bianchi (director), Giorgio Bianchi. Plot Peppino Di Gennaro is a simple clerk who wants to make a career without success. After a friend gave him a photo taken during the First World War that shows him together with Benito Mussolini, he tries to take advantage of it getting an invitation from Duce, but the OVRA stops him every time. After numerous failed attempts he eventually succeeds in entering his office in the exact moment Mussolini was on the balcony announcing the Italian entry into the war; disappointed and embittered, Peppino goes away destroying the photo. Cast * Peppino De Filippo: Giuseppe Di Gennaro * Didi Perego: Italia * Mario Carotenuto: Mariani * Andrea Checchi: Commissioner * Emma Gramatica: Giuseppe's Mother * Mac Ronay: Landolfi * Luigi De Filippo: Fioretti * Carlo Pisacane (actor), Carlo Pisacane: Signor Arturo * Riccardo Billi: Renzi * Ciccio Barbi: Sor Achille * Luig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Marshals
''The Two Marshals'' () is a 1961 Italian comedy film written and directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film was a hit at the Italian box office, with 2.765.531 spectators and a total gross of 536.513.000 lire.Matilde Amorosi, Alessandro Ferraù. ''Totò. Siamo uomini o caporali? Diario semiserio di Antonio de Curtis''. Newton & Compton, 1996. . Plot In Italy, during 1943, two men collide during the bombing of the Nazis and American allies. Antonio Capurro is a thief who disguises himself as a priest for the robberies at the train stations; Vittorio Cotone is a carabinieri marshal upright who's chasing Antonio, and that in the end, to a misunderstanding, he is forced to do so by Marshal dress. Antonio is excited about the new appointment, and Vittorio meanwhile disguises himself as a priest. In fact the two, in the days of the Badoglio Proclamation, are persecuted by the Nazis and fascists because they're hiding a partisan, a Jewish girl and an American soldier who is planning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Kill, You Kill
''I Kill, You Kill'' or ''Io uccido, tu uccidi'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Cast *Franco Franchi as Franco (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi") *Ciccio Ingrassia as Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi") * Franca Polesello as Lola - Franco's Wife (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi") * Rosalba Neri as Turiddu's Wife (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi") *Enrico Viarisio as (segment "La danza delle ore") *Paolo Panelli as (segment "La danza delle ore") * Margaret Lee as (segment "La danza delle ore") * Daniela Igliozzi as (segment "La danza delle ore") *Mario Siletti as (segment "La danza delle ore") * Eugenio Cappabianca as (segment "La danza delle ore") *Emmanuelle Riva as (segment "La donna che viveva sola") *Jean-Louis Trintignant as (segment "La donna che viveva sola") * Dominique Boschero as (segment "La donna che viveva sola") * Stella Monclar as (segment "La donna che viveva sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gli Onorevoli
''Gli onorevoli'' is a 1963 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. Simple plot The film is composed of several small stories that have to do with the votes of politicians in Italy in the sixties. A senior sharpshooter decides to run honorable with his program, a mild entrepreneur is tricked with a speech to voters in a television programme, a career woman decides to get into politics, but falling in love with one of his competitors, a communist is deceived in campaign speech by an enemy infiltrator, which is then lynched by the mob once it is detected. The performance of Totò The episode with Totò is undoubtedly the most important in the whole movie. He is the famous Antonio La Trippa, posing in her apartment building in Rome a political program restaurator and conservative, given that in his youth he did his military service in the riflemen. Of course in his neighborhood and much more in his city no one understands its reformist intentions, let alone his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Swindlers (1963 Film)
''The Swindlers'' (), aka ''Los Mangantes'', is a 1963 Italian comedy film written and directed by Lucio Fulci, starring Franco and Ciccio. Plot The film takes place in a court of law and is divided into an anthology format, spotlighting four criminal cases. The defendants consist of the following: a wealthy industrialist charged with fraud, two nuns who have gotten in trouble with the guardian of their order, the president of a football team implicated in illegal sporting activities, and two Sicilian businessmen who conned come investors into believing they have discovered an archaeological find. Cast *Walter Chiari: dott. Mario Corti * Antonella Lualdi: Sister Celestina *Raimondo Vianello: Tabanelli *Franco Franchi: Salvatore Di Carmine/ Rizzo/ Sposito *Ciccio Ingrassia: Napoleone Palumbo/ Nostradomine/ Roccanera * Luciana Gilli: Liliana Ferri * Elio Crovetto: Gustav Schultz * Xenia Valderi: Lilliana's mother * Aroldo Tieri: Oscar Taverna * Dominique Boschero: Oscar's Wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexy Toto
''Sexy Toto'' (Italian: ''Totòsexy'') is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Totò Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il principe della risat ... and Erminio Macario. It consisted of a mere montage of scenes discarded from '' Toto's First Night''. It attracted around 880,000 spectators, considerably less than usual for a Totò film.Bìspuri p.285 Plot After being arrested for criminal activities, two street musicians swap sexy stories with the other inmates. Cast References Bibliography * Ennio Bìspuri. ''Totò: principe clown : tutti i film di Totò''. Guida Editori, 1997. External links * 1963 films 1963 comedy films Italian comedy films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Amendola Films with screenplays by Giovanni Grimaldi Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shortest Day
''The Shortest Day'' () is a 1963 Italian comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie '' The Longest Day'' and stars the popular duo Franco and Ciccio in the leading roles. Dozens of other well-known actors, from both European and American cinema, agreed to appear in the movie in cameo roles for free to avert the bankruptcy of the production company, Titanus. Plot Two Sicilians, Franco and Ciccio, are put before a war tribunal after World War I. Their defense attorney relates the story of how the two men came to be accidentally shipped out to the trenches and how they subsequently found themselves behind enemy lines, mistaken for German soldiers. Cast * Gino Cervi *Totò *Annie Girardot *Ugo Tognazzi *Eduardo De Filippo *Peppino De Filippo *Aldo Fabrizi *Gabriele Ferzetti *Philippe Leroy * Amedeo Nazzari * Tomas Milian *Romolo Valli *Renato Salvatori * Paolo Stoppa *Walter Chiari * Franca Valeri *Anouk Aimée * Franco Citti * Sylva Koscina *Virna Lisi *Carlo Pisacane *Giuliano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherlock Holmes And The Deadly Necklace
''Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace'' () is a 1962 mystery film directed by Terence Fisher and written by Curt Siodmak, based on the characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson created by Arthur Conan Doyle. It stars Christopher Lee as Holmes and Thorley Walters as Watson, along with Senta Berger, Hans Söhnker, Hans Nielsen (actor), Hans Nielsen, and Ivan Desny. The film was an international co-production between West German, French, and Italian companies, led by Artur Brauner's CCC Film, CCC Filmkunst. It was released in West Germany by Constantin Film on November 30, 1962, and received mixed reviews. Plot The film's plot has Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson attempting to recover a stolen necklace, formerly worn by Cleopatra, from Professor Moriarty. Holmes tries to convince the police that the professor is a criminal, but his pleadings fall on deaf ears. Cast Production One-time Universal horror, Universal screenwriter Curt Siodmak (''The Wolf Man (1941 film), The Wolf M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Motorizzati
''I motorizzati'' is a 1962 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque, consisting of five segments all sharing cars as main theme. Cast *Ugo Tognazzi as Achille Pestani * Nino Manfredi as Nino Borsetti * Franco Franchi as Thief * Ciccio Ingrassia as Thief *Walter Chiari as Valentino * Franca Valeri as Velia * Aroldo Tieri as Dino * Alberto Bonucci as Mario Bianchi * Franca Tamantini as Giovanna * Dolores Palumbo as Nino's Mother-in-law * Gianni Agus as Mario * Marcella Rovena as Maria Grazia * Mac Ronay as the traffic policeman *Luigi Pavese Luigi Pavese (25 October 1897 – 13 December 1969) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Asti, Pavese started his career in 1916 working as a silent film actor at 19 years of age. He then began his theatrical debut in 1 ... as Nino's Boss * Gina Rovere as Elisa * Mario Pisu as Angelo * Mimmo Poli as Vittorio * Mario Brega as Edoardo * Mercedes Alonso as Claudia * Loredana N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo Smemorato Di Collegno
''Lo smemorato di Collegno'' (Italian for "The Collegno amnesiac") is a 1962 commedia all'italiana film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It is loosely based on the Bruneri-Canella case. Plot A man is hospitalized in a neurological clinic, due to a memory loss. After the publication of his photography on a newspaper three people claim to have recognized him: Miss Ballarini and Miss Polacich, who both claim that he is their husband, and a fraudster, who accuses the amnesiac of being his disappeared accomplice. Cast *Totò: The Amnesiac * Nino Taranto: Professor Ademaro Gioberti * Erminio Macario: Nicola Politi * Aroldo Tieri: Dr. Alessandro Zannini * Andrea Checchi: Lawyer Rossetti * Yvonne Sanson: Linda Ballarini * Franco Volpi: Prosecutor *Mario Pisu: Ballarini's Lawyer * Elvy Lissiak: Miss Polacich * Riccardo Billi: Fernando Meniconi *Enrico Viarisio: Minister *Franco Giacobini: Journalist * Gisella Sofio: Milanese Journalist * Pietro Carloni: Francesco Ballerini * Mario Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eighteen In The Sun
''Eighteen in the Sun'' (, also known as ''Beach Party-Italian Style'') is a 1962 Italian teen comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque.The movie was shot in Naples and in island of Ischia. Cast * Catherine Spaak * Gianni Garko *Lisa Gastoni *Luisa Mattioli *Gabriele Antonini * Fabrizio Capucci * Stelvio Rosi * Mario Brega *Franco Giacobini *Ignazio Leone * Oliviero Prunas * Giampiero Littera *Spiros Focás Spiros Focás (; 17 August 1937 – 10 November 2023) was a Greek actor. Life and career Spyros Fokas was born Spyridon Androutsopoulos in Patras on 17 August 1937. Focás made his first appearance in 1959. He first appeared in Andreas Lambr ... * Thea Fleming References External links * 1962 films 1962 comedy films Italian comedy films Films directed by Camillo Mastrocinque Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films set in the Mediterranean Sea 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bellezza Di Ippolita
''La bellezza di Ippolita'' is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Giancarlo Zagni, starring Gina Lollobrigida and Enrico Maria Salerno. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Cast * Gina Lollobrigida as Ippolita * Enrico Maria Salerno as Luca * Milva as Adriana * Lars Bloch * Angela Portaluri * Bruno Scipioni * Piero Palermini * Franco Balducci * Ariel Mannoni * Renato Mambor * Franco Giacobini Franco Giacobini (5 March 1926 – 27 December 2015) was an Italian actor. Born in Rome as Francesco Giacobini, he graduated at Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico in 1948, then started a prolific stage career, working in come ... * Carlo Giuffrè References External links * 1962 films 1960s Italian-language films 1962 comedy films Italian black-and-white films Commedia all'italiana Films directed by Giancarlo Zagni Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli 1962 directorial debut films 1960s Italian films Italian-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
