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Gigi Ballista
Gigi Ballista (1 December 1918 – 2 August 1980) was an Italian film and television actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1961 and 1980. Life and career Born in Florence, Ballista graduated in Law, then he started working as a PR consultant in the field of advertising and industrial documentaries. He debuted as an actor at a mature age in the early 1960s with some minor roles, but his breakout came in 1966 with a role of weight in Pietro Germi's ''The Birds, the Bees and the Italians''. Following the critical and commercial success of the film, Ballista decided to pursue a professional career as an actor, and he became, mainly thanks to his characteristic hoarse and dysphonic voice, one of the most recognizable character actors in Italian cinema and television. Selected filmography * ''A Day for Lionhearts'' (1961) - Il frate * ''I maniaci'' (1964) - Count at the party (segment "l'hobby") (uncredited) * '' The Dreamer'' (1965) - Medico * ''The Birds, the Bees and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico anno 2013, datISTAT/ref> Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (established in 1861). The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Hamilton (film)
''Emma Hamilton'' is a 1968 historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Michèle Mercier, Richard Johnson and John Mills. It was partly based on the 1864 novel '' La Sanfelice'' by Alexandre Dumas and depicts the love affair between Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson. It was a co-production between Italy, West Germany, France and the United States. Cast * Michèle Mercier as Emma Lyon-Hamilton * Richard Johnson as Horatio Nelson * John Mills as Sir William Hamilton * Harald Leipnitz as Harry Featherstone * Claudio Undari as Captain Hardy * Mirko Ellis as John Payne * Lorenzo Terzon as Lord Charles Greville * Howard Ross as Dick Strong * Gabriella Giorgelli as Laurie Strong * Gisela Uhlen as Mrs Love * Venantino Venantini as Prince Carraciola * Mario Pisu as King Ferdinand of Naples * Boy Gobert as Romney, George * Gigi Ballista as Cardinal Ruffo * Dieter Borsche as Dr. Graham * Nadja Tiller as Queen Caroline of Naples See also *List of American fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unbelievable Adventures Of Italians In Russia
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (russian: Невероятные приключения итальянцев в России, translit. ''Neveroyatnye Priklyucheniya Italyantsev v Rossii'') or A Crazy, Crazy, Crazy Race in Russia ( it, Una matta, matta, matta corsa in Russia) is a 1974 Soviet-Italian comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov and Franco Prosperi. The plot is about a group of Italian treasure hunters who set on a journey to find long-forgotten treasure in Leningrad. Plot summary In a hospital in Rome, a poor 92-year-old white émigré lies on her deathbed. She reveals to her granddaughter Olga there is a treasure worth 9 billion Italian lire buried "underneath a lion" in Leningrad. However, the story is overheard by the woman's attending physician, two male nurses named Antonio and Giuseppe, a mafioso named Rosario, and a patient with a broken leg. All six of the characters fly to Leningrad to hunt for the treasure. The mafioso steals the doctor's pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blume In Love
''Blume in Love'' is a 1973 American romantic comedy drama film written, produced and directed by Paul Mazursky. It stars George Segal in the titular role, alongside Susan Anspach and Kris Kristofferson. Others in the cast include Mazursky, Marsha Mason and Shelley Winters. Plot Wandering alone around St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy where he and his former wife Nina had honeymooned, Beverly Hills divorce lawyer Stephen Blume wonders why he was unfaithful to Nina, whom he continues to love in spite of himself. Through a series of extended flashbacks, he reflects on the aftermath of their breakup and divorce. Nina comes home to find Blume in his bathrobe and his secretary hidden behind their bedroom door, whereupon she leaves him. Although Blume begins to actively date, he is unsatisfied and grows wistful for his married life. Nina, a social worker, embarks on a journey of self-discovery, trying new experiences like yoga and starting a relationship with Elmo, a free-spirited u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovannona Long-Thigh
''Giovannona Coscialunga disonorata con onore'' (internationally released as ''Giovannona Long-Thigh'') is a 1973 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Sergio Martino. The film reteams the two main actors of the 1972 film '' Quel gran pezzo dell'Ubalda tutta nuda e tutta calda'' and, as with the previous film, it was very successful commercially. The original title reprises Lina Wertmüller's '' Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore''. Plot When a newly appointed judge shuts down a cheese factory for pollution violations, its owner, La Noce, bribes a monsignor to fix the problem. He discovers the judge has a liking for other men's wives. La Noce sends his assistant, Albertini, to hire a woman to pretend to be La Noce's wife. Albertini finds a virginal-looking prostitute with a dirty mouth. The girl's train ride from Rome to Sicily is filled with mix-ups but they hope that once she's in Sicily, La Noce's plan to compromise the judge will succeed. All the characters come together to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Turin
''Black Turin'' ( it, Torino nera) is a 1972 crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film received mixed reviews, but was commercially successful. Cast * Bud Spencer: Rosario Rao * Françoise Fabian: Lucia Rao * Marcel Bozzuffi: Fridda * Guido Leontini: Trotta * Vittorio Duse: Camarata * Nicola Di Bari: Mancuso * Andrea Balestri: Raffaele Rao * Domenico Santoro: Mino Rao * Saro Urzì: Jaco * Gigi Ballista: Marinotti * Maria Baxa: Nascarella Release ''Black Turin'' was released in Italy as ''Torino nera'' on 25 September 1972 where it was distributed by MGM. The film grossed a total of 858,820,000 Italian lire The lira (; plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was first introduced by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc, and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually f ... domestically. It was released in Paris on 28 November 1973 under the title ''La vengeance du sicilien''. Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beati I Ricchi
''Beati i ricchi'' (''Blessed Are the Rich'') is a 1972 Italian comedy film written and directed by Salvatore Samperi. Cast * Paolo Villaggio as Augusto * Lino Toffolo as Geremia * Sylva Koscina as the Countess * Piero Vida as the Priest * Eugene Walter as the Mayor * Enzo Robutti as Bank Manager * Gigi Ballista as the Commendatore * Neda Arnerić as Miss Barti * Enrica Bonaccorti as Adele * Olga Bisera Bisera Vukotić ( sr-Cyrl, Бисера Вукотић; born 26 May 1944), known professionally as Olga Bisera, is a Yugoslav-born Italian film actress and producer. She was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She entered the Drama Arts Aca ... References External links * 1972 films Italian comedy films 1972 comedy films Films directed by Salvatore Samperi Films scored by Luis Bacalov 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow Job (film)
''Snow Job'' is a 1972 American independent film, independent thriller film directed by George Englund and starring Jean-Claude Killy, Danièle Gaubert, Vittorio De Sica, Lelio Luttazzi, and Cliff Potts. Premise A skiing instructor in the Italian Alps robs the winter resort where he works with the help of a down-on-his-luck ski-racer. Cast * Jean-Claude Killy: Christian Biton * Danièle Gaubert: Monica Scotti * Cliff Potts: Bob Skinner * Vittorio De Sica: Enrico Dolphi * Delia Boccardo: Lorraine Borman * Lelio Luttazzi: Bank Manager * Umberto D'Orsi: Vito * Giancarlo Prete: Donato * Gigi Ballista See also * List of American films of 1972 References External links * 1972 films 1970s thriller films Films directed by George Englund Films set in Italy American heist films American skiing films Warner Bros. films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trastevere (film)
''Trastevere'' is a 1971 Italian comedy film. This is the first and only film directed by actor and screenwriter Fausto Tozzi. The film was heavily cut by producer Alberto Grimaldi, who cut the roles of Umberto Orsini, Martine Brochard, and Riccardo Garrone. Cast *Nino Manfredi: Carmelo Mazzullo *Rosanna Schiaffino: Caterina Peretti aka Rama *Vittorio Caprioli: Don Ernesto *Ottavia Piccolo: Nanda *Vittorio De Sica: Enrico Formichi *Leopoldo Trieste: The professor * Mickey Fox (as Mikey Fox): Sora Regina * Milena Vukotic: Delia, wife of professor *Gigi Ballista: The count * Ronald K. Pennington (as Ronald Kerry Pennington): Kerry *Luigi Uzzo: Cesare * Lino Coletta: Alvaro Diotallevi *Don Powell: John *Rossella Como: Teresa, the prostitute *Fiammetta Baralla (as Fiammetta): Gigliola, other prostitute *Enzo Cannavale: Straccale' *Nino Musco: The sergeant * Luigi Valanzano: The Barman * Lino Murolo: The policeman *Luciano Pigozzi: Angry man *Franca Scagnetti: Woman near other angry ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Bene
''Roma Bene'' is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger. Plot The classic scene of the upper middle-class in Rome: a duchess, the industrial husband and the many apparently respectable characters. It is actually a parade of dingy types: the Baron is a jewel thief, among the others there are social climbers, unscrupulous nobles who staged fake kidnappings and extortion attempts, and even a wife who comes to commission the murder of the ship-owner husband. The fate of these people will be the same: death at sea, but their misdeeds instead will remain unaddressed and an overzealous police commissioner will be promoted and transferred. Cast *Nino Manfredi: Commissario Quintilio Tartamella * Philippe Leroy: Giorgio Santi *Virna Lisi: Duchessa Silvia Santi *Mario Feliciani: Teo Teopulos *Irene Papas: Elena Teopulos *Evi Maltagliati: La madre di Elena *Umberto Orsini: Principe Rubio Marescalli *Senta Berger: Principessa D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blonde In The Blue Movie
''The Blonde in the Blue Movie'' ( it, Il vichingo venuto dal sud, also known as ''No One Will Notice You're Naked'' and ''The Viking Who Came from the South'') is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. Cast * Lando Buzzanca: Rosario Trapanese * Pamela Tiffin: Karen * Gigi Ballista: Silvio Borelon * Renzo Marignano: Gustav Larsen * Rita Forzano: Ilse * Ferdy Mayne: Professor Grutekoor * Steffen Zacharias: Bosen * Dominique Boschero: Priscilla * Elizabeth Turner: Eva Gret * Victoria Zinny: Luisa * Nino Terzo:Man at sexy-shop See also * List of Italian films of 1971 A list of films produced in Italy in 1971 (see 1971 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * * * * External linksItalian films of 1971at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1971 1971 Films ... References External links * 1971 films Italian comedy films 1971 comedy films Films directed by Stefano Vanzina Films scored by Armando Trovaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Califfa
''La califfa'' (English: ''Lady Caliph'') is a 1970 Franco-Italian social drama film written and directed by Alberto Bevilacqua. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In the Emilia province of Italy, out of solidarity with the workers fired from another failed company, the workers occupy the factory of self-made industrialist Annibale Doberdò. In dealing with the situation, he starts negotiations. An employee, the beautiful and fiery Irene, nicknamed '' Califfa'', whose worker-husband was killed during a demonstration, meets with Doberdò. He wants to induce the strikers back to work and they show uncertainty between the directives of their union and the incitements to violence by extremists. Irene becomes Doberdò's lover and asks the workers to listen to the industrialist's proposals for renewal of working terms and worker participation in the factory management. The riots, however, continue. The industrialist's stance is badly received by other employers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
