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Alvaro Mancori
Alvaro Mancori (1923–2011) was an Italian cinematographer.Klossner p.47 He also directed two films, and acted as producer on several others. Selected filmography * '' The Accusation'' (1950) * ''Auguri e figli maschi!'' (1951) * '' Tragic Return'' (1952) * '' The Mute of Portici'' (1952) * ''Mata Hari's Daughter'' (1954) * ''The Violent Patriot'' (1956) * '' The Wanderers'' (1956) * ''The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina'' (1958) * ''La cambiale'' (1959) * '' The Moralist'' (1959) * '' Toto in Madrid'' (1959) * ''Vacations in Majorca'' (1959) * '' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1960) * '' Letto a tre piazze'' (1960) * '' I piaceri dello scapolo'' (1960) * ''Goliath and the Vampires'' (1961) * '' Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita'' (1961) * ''Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules'' (1962) * ''The Lion of St. Mark'' (1963) * ''Toto and Cleopatra'' (1963) * '' The Commandant'' (1963) * ''Hercules the Invincible'' (1964) * ''Gli uomini dal passo pesante'' (1965) * ''The Strange Night ''The Stran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2,746,984 residents in , Rome is the list of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4,223,885 residents, is the most populous metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy. Rome metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City (the smallest country in the world and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church under the governance of the Holy See) is an independent country inside the city boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentlemen Are Born (1960 Film)
''Gentlemen Are Born'' () is a 1960 Italian historical comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò, Peppino De Filippo and Delia Scala. Plot Rome 1906: Baron Ottone Spinelli degli Ulivi, said Zaza, is a rich spendthrift who likes pretty girls. His brother Pio degli Ulivi is a miser tailor who hates Zazà because he is always in his house asking for money to pay off family debts. One day Zazà intends steal 300 lire to his brother, and makes him believe that he has a daughter to support. Cast * Totò as Ottone Degli Ulivi, also known as Zazà * Peppino De Filippo as Pio Degli Ulivi, Ottone's brother * Delia Scala as Patrizia * Riccardo Garrone as Enzo, Patrizia's fiancé * Lidia Martora as Maria Luisa, Pio's wife * Luigi Pavese as Bernasconi * Angela Luce as Fedele, Pio's maid * Dori Dorika as Adelina Maniglia * Nico Pepe as Binotti * Liana Orfei Liana Orfei (born 6 June 1937) is an Italian actress and circus artist. She appeared in more than 30 films betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Births
In Greece, this year contained only 352 days as 13 days was skipped to achieve the calendrical switch from Julian to Gregorian Calendar. It happened there that Wednesday, 15 February ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Thursday, 1 March ''(Gregorian Calendar).'' Events January–February * January 9, January 5 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium Occupation of the Ruhr, occupy the Ruhr area, to force Germany to make reparation payments. * January 17 (or 9) – First flight of the first rotorcraft, Juan de la Cierva's Cierva C.4 autogyro, in Spain. (It is first demonstrated to the military on January 31.) * February 5 – Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford makes 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class cricket score for the first time in his third match at this level, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, giving the Victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Caroline (1968 Film)
''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline chérie'') is a 1968 historical drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring France Anglade, Vittorio De Sica and Bernard Blier.Caldiron & Hochkofler p.181 Made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany, it was based on the novel of the same title by Jacques Laurent which had previously been adapted into a film in 1951. It was shot at the Epinay Studios near Paris. The film's sets were by the art director Jean André. The costumes were designed by Jacques Fonteray. It was shot in widescreen and Eastmancolor. Cast * France Anglade as Caroline de Bièvre - une jolie aristocrate aux nombreuses aventures * Vittorio De Sica as Le comte de Bièvre - le père de Caroline * Bernard Blier as Georges Berthier * Karin Dor as Isabelle de Loigny * François Guérin as Gaston de Salanches * Charles Aznavour as Jules, le Postillon * Giorgio Albertazzi as Albencet, le géologiste * Françoise Christophe as Madame C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strange Night
''The Strange Night'' () is a 1967 Italian film directed by Alfredo Angeli. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Sandra Milo as Debora * Enrico Maria Salerno * Giulio Platone * Lidia Alfonsi * Massimo Serato * Evi Maltagliati * Ettore Manni * Antonella Steni * Giorgio Capecchi * Elvira Cortese * Annie Gorassini * Adriano Micantoni * Mirella Pamphili References External links * 1967 films 1960s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films scored by Benedetto Ghiglia Films set in Rome 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gli Uomini Dal Passo Pesante
''The Tramplers'' is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Albert Band and Mario Sequi based on the novel ''Guns of North Texas'' by Will Cook. Plot When Lon Cordeen, an ex-Civil War soldier, returns home to his father Temple he finds his father can't accept the loss of the Confederacy. When Temple tries to help the South rise again serious conflicts develop which split the family. Cast * Gordon Scott as Lon Cordeen * Joseph Cotten as Temple Cordeen * Muriel Franklin as Alice Cordeen * James Mitchum as Hoby Cordeen * Ilaria Occhini as Edith Wickett * Frank Nero as Charley Garvey * Emil Jordan as Fred Wickett *Franco Balducci as Pete Wiley * Silla Bettini as Hogan * Caroll Brown as Mrs. Temple Cordeen * Aldo Cecconi as Jim Hennessy * Georges Lycan as Longfellow Wiley * Dario Michaelis as Bert Cordeen * Edith Peters as Emma * Romano Puppo as Payne Cordeen * Ivan Scratuglia as Adrian Cordeen * Emma Valloni as Bess Cordeen * Ken Wlaschin as Saloon Owner *Lino Desmond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules The Invincible
''Hercules the Invincible'' (Italian: ''Ercole l'invincibile'') is a 1964 Italian Sword and Sandal film directed by Alvaro Mancori and Lewis Mann and starring Dan Vadis. It is the first of two directing credits for cinematographer Alvaro Mancori. The film was later released to American television retitled ''Son of Hercules in the Land of Darkness'' as part of the '' Sons of Hercules'' TV syndication package. Plot Hercules saves a woman named Telca from a lion and arrives in triumph in her village. Telca's father King Tedaeo offers Hercules Telca's hand in marriage, if he brings back the tooth of a dragon. Hercules seeks help from a witch who gives him a spear that will kill the dragon but wants the same tooth as her reward. As Hercules has promised the tooth to King Tedaeo the witch warns him that the magic of the tooth will only work once. In Hercules' absence Telca's village has been pillaged and all the survivors –save Babar, the comedy relief – are taken as prison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Commandant (film)
''The Commandant'', also known as ''Il comandante'', is a 1963 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Heusch. Plot summary Colonel Antonio Cavalli (Toto), promoted to general, after many years spent fighting in the army and commanding Italian Army troops in the Great War and the Second World War, is sent into retirement. But he, accustomed to the command of everything and everyone, cannot get used to quiet family life. He decides to work in an office. When Antonio discovers that his wife (Andreina Pagnani) is secretly paying his salary, this depresses him even more. Eventually two crooks involve him in a real estate ripoff, using his reputation they get him to him sign off on several frauds and scams, which threaten to send him to jail and compromises his high honor as an Italian Army General. On the brink of prison, the general attempts suicide, but once again his wife gets him out of the mess ... Cast * Totò: Gen. Antonio Cavalli * Andreina Pagnani: Francesca Cavalli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toto And Cleopatra
''Toto and Cleopatra'' () is a 1963 Italian adventure-comedy film written and directed by Fernando Cerchio. Plot Mark Antony has a brother-lookalike, Totonno, a sinister slave trader. Totonno secretly replaces Mark Antony in the most delicate moments. The continuous alternation of the two brothers generates havoc, with Cleopatra increasingly confused about the contradictory behavior of the man. Cast *Totò as Totonno / Mark Antony * Magali Noël as Cleopatra * Franco Sportelli as Ahenobarbus * Carlo Delle Piane as Caesarion * Moira Orfei as Octavia * Lia Zoppelli as Fulvia * Gianni Agus as Senator Gaius Octavius * Toni Ucci as Senator Publio Nasone * Mario Castellani as Real Surgeon * Pietro Carloni as Lepidus * Nadine Sanders as Ancella di Cleopatra * Ignazio Leone as Apollodoro * Adriana Facchetti as Publia * Franco Ressel as the Sicilian * Dada Gallotti Dada Gallotti (born 8 April 1935) is an Italian actress. Born in Milan, Italy, as Alda Gallot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion Of St
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulysses Against The Son Of Hercules
''Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules'' () is a 1962 ''peplum'' film directed by Mario Caiano. Plot Hercules captures Ulysses, during the latter's return to Ithaca, by order of Zeus. The hero intends to bring him to Polyphemus, who was blinded by Ulysses years before, but during the journey, the two heroes are captured by half-men and half-bird beings. After managing to escape, Ulysses is made prisoner again, this time by the Troglodytae; Hercules carries on his journey and arrives in Greece, coming to the father of his fiancée Helena to set up an expedition against the monster people who wants to kill Ulysses. Cast * Georges Marchal: Ulysses * Mike Lane: Hercules(credited as Michael Lane) * Alessandra Panaro: Helena * Dominique Boschero: Queen * Raffaele Pisu: Assur * Gabriele Tinti: Mercuro * Yvette Lebon: Hera * Raf Baldassarre: Leuco * Tino Bianchi: King Ircano * Gianni Santuccio: Lagos * Raffaella Carrà: Adraste Production The film was shot on locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
