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Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, tv host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film ''
Le pillole di Ercole ''Le pillole di Ercole'' is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Nino Manfredi as Dottor Pasqui * Sylva Koscina ...
'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. As a writer of
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, he used the pseudonym Pilantra. During World War II, he was a prisoner in Germany. He later worked for several years in Brazil.


Selected filmography


Director

* ''
A Flea on the Scales ''A Flea on the Scales'' (Portuguese: ''Uma Pulga na Balança'') is a 1953 Brazilian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce and starring Waldemar Wey, Gilda Nery and Geraldo José de Almeida.Molinterno p.289 Cast * Waldemar Wey as Dorival * ...
'' (1953) * ''
The Fascist ''The Fascist'' ( it, Il federale) is a 1961 Italian film directed by Luciano Salce. It was coproduced with France. It was also the first feature film scored by Ennio Morricone. Plot The movie takes place in 1944, when Italy was divided ...
'' (1961) * ''
Le pillole di Ercole ''Le pillole di Ercole'' is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Nino Manfredi as Dottor Pasqui * Sylva Koscina ...
'' (1962) * '' La voglia matta'' (1962) * '' La cuccagna'' (1962) * '' Le ore dell'amore'' (1963) * '' Alta infedeltà'' (1964) * '' El Greco'' (1964) * '' Slalom'' (1965) * ''
The Man, the Woman and the Money ''Kiss the Other Sheik'' ( it, Oggi, domani, dopodomani, also known as ''The Man, the Woman and the Money'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film in three segments, directed by Eduardo De Filippo, Marco Ferreri, and Luciano Salce. It stars Marcello Mast ...
'' (1965) * '' Le fate'' (1966) * '' Come imparai ad amare le donne'' (1967) * '' Ti ho sposato per allegria'' (1967) * '' La pecora nera'' (1968) * '' Colpo di stato'' (1969) * ''
Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste, convenzionata con le mutue ''Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste, convenzionata con le mutue'' is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. It is the sequel of '' Be Sick... It's Free''. Plot Former family physician Guido Ter ...
'' (1969) * ''
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 ...
'' (1970) * ''
Il provinciale ''Il provinciale'' (''The Provincial'') is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. Cast * Gianni Morandi: Giovanni * Maria Grazia Buccella: Giulia * Sergio Leonardi: Sergio * Tery Hare: Silvana * Franco Fabrizi: Colombo * ...
'' (1971) * '' Il sindacalista'' (1972) * '' Io e lui'' (1973) * ''
Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno ''Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno'' (''To my dear mother on the day of her birthday'') is a 1974 Italian comedy drama film directed by Luciano Salce.Andrea Pergolari. ''Ha visto il montaggio analogico?''. Lavieri edizioni, 2011. ...
'' (1974) * '' L'anatra all'arancia'' (1975) * ''
Fantozzi ''Fantozzi'' is a 1975 Italian satirical cult film, based on in the saga of the unlucky Italian accountant employee Ugo Fantozzi, written and played by his creator Paolo Villaggio. The film is a parody of middle class workers of the 1970s, ...
'' (1975) * ''
L'affittacamere ''L'affittacamere'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring Gloria Guida. Plot Giorgia and Angela Mainardi are two sisters: the first is very beautiful, and the second is fat and has problems with sleepwalking. On ...
'' (1976) * ''
Il secondo tragico Fantozzi ''Il secondo tragico Fantozzi'' (''The Second Tragic Fantozzi'') is an Italian comedy film released in 1976. It is the second film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio. Plot Fantozzi is working o ...
'' (1976) * '' La presidentessa'' (1977) * '' Il... Belpaese'' (1977) * '' Dove vai in vacanza?'' (1978) * ''
Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania ''Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania'' is a 1978 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce and starring Paolo Villaggio. Despite the title the character played by Villaggio bears little resemblance from the one he played on Italian telev ...
'' (1978) * '' Riavanti... marsch!'' (1979) * ''
Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario ''The Precarious Bank Teller'' ( it, Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario) is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. Plot Arturo De Fanti is an accountant with business troubles who tries to help his economically straitened lov ...
'' (1980) * '' Vieni avanti cretino'' (1982) * '' Vediamoci chiaro'' (1984) * '' Quelli del casco'' (1988)


Actor

* ''
A Yank in Rome ''A Yank in Rome'' ( it, Un americano in vacanza) is a 1946 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Valentina Cortese. Cast * Valentina Cortese as Maria, La maestrina * Andrea Checchi as Roberto * Leo Dale as Dick * Adolfo Cel ...
'' (1946) - L'ufficiale americano * ''
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'' (1950) - (voice) * ''Terra É Sempre Terra'' (1951) * ''Ângela'' (1951) * ''Floradas na Serra'' (1954) * '' Angela'' (1954) - (uncredited) * ''Piccola posta'' (1955) - Dog Wotan's Owner * ''
Toto in the Moon ''Totò nella luna'' (internationally released as ''Toto in the Moon'') is a 1958 Italian comedy science fiction film written and directed by Steno. The script was co-written by Lucio Fulci. The film starred Sylva Koscina, fresh from her appear ...
'' (1958) - Von Braun * '' Maid, Thief and Guard'' (1958) - Il Conte tedesco * ''
Tipi da spiaggia ''Tipi da spiaggia'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Johnny Dorelli. Cast *Ugo Tognazzi: Pasubio Giovinezza *Christiane Martel: Barbara Patton * Giustino Durano: Nick Balmora *Johnny Dorelli: Giorgio Binot ...
'' (1959) - Ionescu - the psychoanalyst * ''I baccanali di Tiberio'' (1960) - Coronel * ''
Il carabiniere a cavallo ''Il carabiniere a cavallo'' is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Lizzani. Plot A couple of women nomads in Rome steal a horse named Rutilio. The horse belongs to a mounted ''carabiniere'', a member of the Italian national police force ...
'' (1961) - Il prete * ''
The Fascist ''The Fascist'' ( it, Il federale) is a 1961 Italian film directed by Luciano Salce. It was coproduced with France. It was also the first feature film scored by Ennio Morricone. Plot The movie takes place in 1944, when Italy was divided ...
'' (1961)Review: ''The Fascist'' (film)
nytimes.com; accessed 3 July 2017. - German officer (uncredited) * ''La ragazza di mille mesi'' (1961) - La Psicanalista * '' La voglia matta'' (1962) - Bisigato (uncredited) * '' La cuccagna'' (1962) - Il colonnello (uncredited) * '' Le ore dell'amore'' (1963) - (uncredited) * ''
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 decide ...
'' (1963) - Un invitato (uncredited) * ''
The Man, the Woman and the Money ''Kiss the Other Sheik'' ( it, Oggi, domani, dopodomani, also known as ''The Man, the Woman and the Money'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film in three segments, directed by Eduardo De Filippo, Marco Ferreri, and Luciano Salce. It stars Marcello Mast ...
'' (1965) - Arturo Rossi (segment "L'ora di punta") * ''
Anyone Can Play ''Anyone Can Play'' ( it, Le dolci signore) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring two Bond girls Ursula Andress and Claudine Auger. Cast * Ursula Andress as Norma * Virna Lisi as Luisa * Claudine Auger as Esmerelda ...
'' (1968) - Psychiatrist Dr. Stelluti * '' Colpo di stato'' (1969) - Himself * ''Oh dolci baci e languide carezze'' (1970) - Carlo Valcini * ''
The Swinging Confessors ''The Swinging Confessors'' ( it, Il prete sposato), also known as ''Intimacy'' and ''The Married Priest'', is a 1970 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marco Vicario. Plot A young Sicilian priest who moved to Rome comes into contac ...
'' (1970) - Monsignor Torelli * ''
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 ...
'' (1970) - Farfarello * ''Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?'' (1971) - Il critico d'arte * ''Homo Eroticus'' (1971) - Achille Lampugnani * ''Non commettere atti impuri'' (1971) - Damiano * '' Hector the Mighty'' (1972) - Mercurio * ''Anche se volessi lavorare, che faccio?'' (1972) - Maresciallo Dorigo * '' Hospitals: The White Mafia'' (1973) - Enrico * ''La signora è stata violentata'' (1973) - Il monsignore * ''
Three Tough Guys ''Three Tough Guys'' (also known as ''Tough Guys'') is a 1974 crime-action film directed by Duccio Tessari. It may be regarded as an example of the Blaxploitation genre. It stars Lino Ventura, Fred Williamson and Isaac Hayes, who also compo ...
'' (1974) - The bishop * '' Commissariato di notturna'' (1974) - On. Luigi Colacioppi * ''
Il domestico ''Il domestico'' is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Lando Buzzanca as Rosario Cabaduni, called 'Sasa ...
'' (1974) - The director * ''Amore mio non farmi male'' (1974) - Carlo Foschini * '' City Under Siege'' (1974) - Paolo Ferrero * ''Nipoti miei diletti'' (1974) - Don Vittorio * ''Son tornate a fiorire le rose'' (1975) - Carlo Foschini * ''
Di che segno sei? ''Di che segno sei?'' (translation: ''What's Your Sign?'') is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci, starring Alberto Sordi. Plot The film is divided into four episodes. In the first Paolo Villaggio plays the role of a sailor fr ...
'' (1975) - Leonardo * ''I prosseneti'' (1976) - Giorgio * '' Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe'' (1976) - Barone Alfonso Lamìa * ''
Maschio latino cercasi ''Maschio latino cercasi'' (also known as ''L'affare si ingrossa'') is a List of Italian films of 1977, 1977 commedia sexy all'italiana film directed by Giovanni Narzisi and starring Dayle Haddon, Gloria Guida, and Stefania Casini. Cast *Adriana ...
'' (1977) - colonnello (segment "L'amnistia") * ''Ride bene... chi ride ultimo'' (1977) - Maresciallo (segment "Sedotto e violentato") / Bepi Pastorino (segment "La visita di controllo") * '' La presidentessa'' (1977) - Bortignon * ''
Voglia di donna ''Voglia di donna'' (i.e. "Desire of a woman") is a 1978 commedia sexy all'italiana film written and directed by Franco Bottari. It consists of three segments starring Laura Gemser, Rena Niehaus, and Ilona Staller. Plot Bruno and his young Afr ...
'' (1978) - Il matto * ''Tanto va la gatta al lardo...'' (1978) - Dino Chini / Amilcare Severi * ''Ridendo e scherzando'' (1978) - Lucio Sartori * ''Belli e brutti ridono tutti'' (1979) - Santucci * '' Riavanti... marsch!'' (1979) - Prof. Eduardo Settebeni * ''
Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario ''The Precarious Bank Teller'' ( it, Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario) is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. Plot Arturo De Fanti is an accountant with business troubles who tries to help his economically straitened lov ...
'' (1980) - Paolo Lavetti * '' Vieni avanti cretino'' (1982) - Himself (uncredited)


Bibliography

*Andrea Pergolari, ''Verso la commedia. Momenti del cinema di Steno, Salce, Festa Campanile'', Firenze Libri, Rome, 2002. *Andrea Pergolari, Emanuele Salce, ''Luciano Salce: Una vita spettacolare'', Edilazio, Rome, 2009.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salce, Luciano 1922 births 1989 deaths Film directors from Rome Italian lyricists Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni People of Venetian descent People of Marchesan descent Italian military personnel of World War II