Fosco Giachetti (28 March 1900, in

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– 22 December 1974, in

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) was an Italian

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. Fosco Giachetti was the protagonist of ''

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'' (1936), directed by

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. He became the leading man in Fascist propaganda films such as ''Tredici uomini e un cannone'' (1936), ''Sentinelle di bronzo'' (1937), ''Scipione l'Africano'', Edgar Neville's Italian ''Carmen fra i rossi'' (1939), ''L'assedio dell'Alcazar'' (1940) and ''Bengasi'' (1942). In 1942, he also co-starred in Goffredo Alessandrini's two part '' Noi Vivi'' and ''Addio Kira!''. '' Un colpo di pistola'' (1942) by Renato Castellani and ''Fari nella nebbia'' (1942) by Gianni Franciolini were not as successful as his earlier films. After the war, he returned to the stage. He worked in

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with Edgar Neville in ''

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'' and in ''Carne de horca''. He had a supporting role in 1959

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's successful comedy ''

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''. In 1964, he appeared in an

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's novel, '' The Citadel''. In 2003, the ''Galleria Fosco Giachetti'' in

was opened in his honor.

Filmography

Awards

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Best Actor for ''Bengasi'', 1942

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* 1900 births 1974 deaths People from Sesto Fiorentino Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-actor-stub