Carlo Giustini (born 4 May 1923), sometimes credited as Carlo Justini, is an Italian retired actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, the son of a railway employee, Giustini debuted at twenty years old in ''

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'', after having been chosen through an audition. In the postwar years he was very active in the sentimental and adventurous genres, in which he usually played secondary and supporting roles. He was also cast in several international productions, mainly thanks to his perfect English. He retired from acting shortly after having appeared in two sci-fi films directed back-to-back by Antonio Margheriti in 1965, ''

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'' and '' War of the Planets''.

Selected filmography

* ''La donna della montagna'' (1944) - Un giovane montanaro * ''

'' (1944) - L'amante della principessa russa * ''Fantasmi del mare'' (1948) - Sergente Banti * ''

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'' (1949) - Padre di Ferdinando * ''

Alarm Bells ''Alarm Bells'' (Italian: ''Campane a martello'') is a 1949 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Yvonne Sanson and Eduardo De Filippo. Location shooting took place on Ischia in the Gulf of Naples. The fil ...

'' (1949) - Marco * '' Children of Chance'' (1949) - Marco * ''

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'' (1950) * ''

Love and Blood ''Love and Blood'' ( it, Amore e sangue) is a 1951 Italian-German action melodrama film directed by Marino Girolami and starring Maria Montez in one of her last roles.

'' (1951) - Paolo Giaccone - un Camorrista * ''

Shadows Over Naples ''Shadows Over Naples'' (german: Schatten über Neapel) is a 1951 German-Italian crime film directed by Hans Wolff and starring Maria Montez, Massimo Serato Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Ital ...

'' (1951) - Paolo Giaccone - ein Camorrista * ''

Tragic Serenade ''Tragic Serenade'' (Italian: ''Serenata tragica'') is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Guarino.Morreale p.196 The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori. It was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Cast * Ignazio Balsam ...

'' (1951) - don Peppino * ''

Mamma Mia, What an Impression! ''Mamma Mia, What an Impression!'' (Italian: ''Mamma mia, che impressione!'') is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Roberto Savarese and starring Alberto Sordi, Giovanna Pala and Carlo Giustini. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Tit ...

'' (1951) - Arturo * '' The Legend of the Piave'' (1952) - Conte Riccardo Dolfin * '' Der bunte Traum'' (1952) - Pattoni * ''

Beauties on Motor Scooters ''Beauties on Motor Scooters'' (Italian: ''Bellezze in moto-scooter'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Isa Barzizza, Virginia Belmont and Fulvia Franco.Gennari p.185 Partial cast * Isa Barzizza as Laura * Virgin ...

'' (1952) - Alberto * ''

Sins of Rome ''Sins of Rome'' ( it, Spartaco) is a 1953 historical drama film directed by Riccardo Freda and loosely based on the life story of Spartacus. The rights of film's negatives and copies were bought by the producers of Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film ''Sp ...

'' (1953) - Artorige * '' Prisoner in the Tower of Fire'' (1953) - Marco Pepli * '' Nero and the Burning of Rome'' (1953) - Britannico * '' Three Coins in the Fountain'' (1954) * ''

Knights of the Queen ''Knights of the Queen'' (Italian:''I cavalieri della regina'') is a 1954 Italian-American swashbuckler based on ''The Three Musketeers'' starring Sebastian Cabot. It was shot in Europe. It later led to a TV series, ''The Queen's Musketeers'' or ...

'' (1954) * ''I cavalieri dell'illusione'' (1954) * ''La sultana Safiyè'' (1955) * ''La ragazza di via Veneto'' (1955) * ''

The Baby and the Battleship ''The Baby and the Battleship'' is a colour 1956 British comedy film directed by Jay Lewis and starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough and André Morell. It is based on the 1956 novel by Anthony Thorne with a screenplay by Richard De Roy, ...

'' (1956) - First Vespucci Brother * ''

The Passionate Stranger ''The Passionate Stranger'' (U.S. ''A Novel Affair'') is a 1957 British drama film, directed by Muriel Box and starring Margaret Leighton and Ralph Richardson. It uses the film within a film device, with the "real" part of the plot shot in bl ...

'' (1957) - Carlo / Mario * ''

La trovatella di Pompei ''La trovatella di Pompei'' (i.e. "The foundling of Pompei") is a 1957 Italian melodrama film co-written and directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Massimo Girotti and Alessandra Panaro. Plot Pompeii. Maria, is a girl raised by the loving ...

'' (1957) - Roberto Ventura * '' The Silent Enemy'' (1958) - Fellini * '' Intent to Kill'' (1958) - Francisco Flores * '' The Whole Truth'' (1958) - Leading Man * ''

The Naked Maja ''The Naked Maja'' is a 1958 Italian-American co-production made by S.G.C., Titanus, and United Artists. This historical film recounting of the romance between the painter Francisco Goya and the Duchess of Alba was directed by Henry Koster, an ...

'' (1958) - José * ''

The Siege of Pinchgut ''The Siege of Pinchgut'' (released in the US as ''Four Desperate Men'') is a 1959 British thriller filmed on location in Sydney, Australia, and directed by Harry Watt. It was the last film produced by Ealing Studios, and was entered into the ...

'' (1959) - Luke * ''

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'' (1960) - Lusio Geta * '' The Savage Innocents'' (1960) - Second Trooper * ''

Mistress of the World ''Mistress of the World'' (german: Die Herrin der Welt, french: Les mystères d'Angkor, it, Il mistero dei tre continenti) is a 1960 science-fiction spy film remake of the 1919 eight-part silent film ''The Mistress of the World'' directed by Wil ...

'' (1960) - Seemann John * ''

World in My Pocket ''World in My Pocket'' (also known as ''On Friday at Eleven'') is a 1961 European crime-drama film directed by Alvin Rakoff. The film was a co-production between West Germany (where it was released as ''An einem Freitag um halb zwölf''), France ...

'' (1961) - Pierre * '' Amazons of Rome'' (1961) - Bruto * '' The Story of Joseph and His Brethren'' (1961) - Reuben, Joseph's Brother * ''

El Cid Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043 – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and warlord in medieval Spain. Fighting with both Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific ''al-sīd'', which would evolve into El C ...

'' (1961) - Bermúdez * '' Barabbas'' (1961) - Officer * ''La tragica notte di Assisi'' (1960) - Francesco d'Assisi * ''

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'' (1962) - Decio * '' Damon and Pythias'' (1962) - Cariso * '' Between Shanghai and St. Pauli'' (1962) - Carlos * ''

I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra ''I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra'' ("Don Juan of the French Riviera"), released in English-speaking countries as ''Beach Casanova'', is a 1962 Italian film, directed by Vittorio Sala. It stars Curd Jürgens, Annette Stroyberg, Martine Carol and ...

'' (1962) - Capitano Yacht * ''

'' (1966) - Ken, Lieutenant * '' War of the Planets'' (1966) - Ken (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giustini, Carlo 1923 births Possibly living people 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors People from Viterbo People of Lazian descent