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Cesare Barbetti
Cesare Barbetti (29 September 1930 – 13 September 2006) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Barbetti began his career as a child actor in films during the Fascist era. He also worked as a voice actor, dubbing foreign-language films for the Italian market. Biography Barbetti was born in Palermo in Sicily in 1930. His parents were both actors. He started off his career as a child actor in 1934 making an uncredited appearance in ''The Three-Cornered Hat''. After his career as a child actor ended, Barbetti became a very successful voice actor and dubber. He was the official Italian voice of Robert Redford. Other actors Barbetti was known for dubbing also included Robert Duvall, Warren Beatty, Steve McQueen, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin, Rutger Hauer and Dick Van Dyke. He was recognized for voicing Ken Hutch in the Italian version of '' Starsky & Hutch''. Despite being well known as a voice actor, he still did continue his career as a film and television actor. Death In July 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagli Appennini Alle Ande (1943 Film)
''Dagli Appennini alle Ande'' is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Flavio Calzavara, starring Cesare Barbetti, Leda Gloria, Nino Pavese, Margherita Del Plata and Cesco Baseggio. It tells the story of the young boy Marco who secretly embarks from Genoa to reach his mother in Argentina. The film is based on the story with the same title from Edmondo De Amicis's book ''Heart''. The story has been adapted for film multiple times both before and after. The film was released in Italian cinemas on 12 February 1943. Cast * Cesare Barbetti as Marco Ansaldi * Leda Gloria as Maria Ansaldi, sua madre * Nino Pavese as Pegna * Cesco Baseggio as Il vecchio matto * Margherita Del Plata as La ballerina * Nino Marchesini as Il comandante della nave * Carlo Monteaux as Il signor Van Leiss * Gina Cinquini as La signora Van Leiss * Vira Silenti as La bambina * Mario Siletti as Bendano, un contadino * Pietro Tordi Pietro Tordi (12 July 1906 – 14 December 1990) was an Italian film ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starsky & Hutch
''Starsky & Hutch'' is an American action television series, which consisted of a 72-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a '' Movie of the Week'' entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn (inspired by the success of the then recent movie ''Busting''), produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast from April 1975 (pilot movie) to August 1979 on the ABC network. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures Television in the United States and, originally, Metromedia Producers Corporation and later on 20th Television in Canada and some other parts of the world. Sony Pictures Television is now the worldwide distributor for the series. The series also inspired a theatrical film and a video game. Overview The series' protagonists were two Southern California police detectives: David Michael Starsky ( Paul Michael Glaser), the dark-haired, Brooklyn transplant and U.S. Army veteran, with a street-wise manner and intense, sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messalina (1951 Film)
''Messalina'' or ''The Affairs of Messalina'' is a 1951 historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring María Félix, Georges Marchal and Memo Benassi.Winkler p.232-33 It was a co-production between France, Italy and Spain. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome with sets designed by Gastone Medin and Vittorio Nino Novarese. It was part of a growing trend of epic historical films of 1950s. The film portrays the story of the Messalina, the third wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Main cast * María Félix as Messalina * Georges Marchal as Caio Silio / Gaius Silius * Memo Benassi as Claudio / Claudius * Delia Scala as Cinzia * Erno Crisa as Timo / Timus * Carlo Ninchi as Tauro / Taurus * Camillo Pilotto as Ottavio / Octave * Jean Tissier as Mnester * Jean Chevrier as Valerio / Valerius Asiaticus * Germaine Kerjean as Ismene * Ave Ninchi as Locusta / Locuste * Michel Vitold as Narciso / Narcissus * Giuseppe Varni as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Grande Rinuncia
''La Grande rinuncia'' (''The Great Waiver'') is a 1951 Italian melodrama film directed by Aldo Vergano. Cast * Lea Padovani as Elisabetta / Suor Teresa * Luigi Tosi * Luigi Pavese Luigi Pavese (25 October 1897 – 13 December 1969) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Asti, Pavese started his career in 1916 working as a silent film actor at 19 years of age. He then began his theatrical debut in 19 ... External links * 1951 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Aldo Vergano Italian drama films 1951 drama films Melodrama films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of Faust
''The Legend of Faust'' (Italian: ''La leggenda di Faust'') is a 1949 Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Italo Tajo, Nelly Corradi and Gino Mattera.Goble p.758 Cast * Italo Tajo as Mephistofele * Nelly Corradi as Margherita * Gino Mattera as Faust * Onelia Fineschi as Marguerite - Singing (singing voice) * Livia Venturini * Cesare Barbetti as Siebel * Gilles Quéant as Valentino * Thérèse Dorny as Marta * Guido Leoncini * Gualtiero Tumiati * Claudio Ermelli Claudio Ermelli (24 July 1892 – 29 October 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1915 to 1962. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ermelli, Claudio 1892 births 1964 death ... References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1949 films 1949 drama films Italian drama films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Angel (1943 Film)
''The White Angel'' (Italian: ''L'angelo bianco'') is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Giulio Antamoro, Federico Sinibaldi and Ettore Giannini and starring Emma Gramatica, Filippo Scelzo Filippo Scelzo (19 April 1900 – 9 October 1980) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than forty films including '' Red Passport'' in which he played the male lead.Landy, Marcia. ''The Folklore of Consensus: Theatricality in the Italian ... and Beatrice Mancini.Goble p.672 Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * Italian drama films 1943 films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Giulio Antamoro Films directed by Ettore Giannini Italian black-and-white films 1943 drama films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Countess Of Castiglione
''The Countess of Castiglione'' (Italian: ''La contessa Castiglione'') is a 1942 Italian historical film directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Doris Duranti, Andrea Checchi and Renato Cialente. The film portrays the life of the nineteenth-century Italian aristocrat Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, best known as the lover of Napoleon III of France. Cast *Doris Duranti as Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione *Andrea Checchi as Baldo Princivalli *Renato Cialente as Costantino Nigra *Enzo Biliotti as Napoleon III *Lamberto Picasso as marchese Oldoini * Clara Auteri Pepe as Martina * Annibale Betrone as L'urbanista barone Haussmann * Giacomo Moschini as Mocquart * Cesare Barbetti as Il piccolo Peruzzi * Marisa Dianora as Marianna * Claudio Ermelli as Il nobile sulla sedia a rotelle * Nino Marchesini as Connot * Alfredo Martinelli as Un amico degli Oldoini * Armando Migliari as Un amico degli Oldoini * Nico Pepe as Un amico degli Oldoini * Emilio Petacci as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Live As I Please
''I Live as I Please'' ( it, Voglio vivere così) is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini, Silvana Jachino and Luigi Almirante.Chiti & Poppi p.415 It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini. Cast * Ferruccio Tagliavini as Stefano * Silvana Jachino as Maria * Luigi Almirante as L'impresario * Carlo Campanini as Oreste * Nino Crisman as Leone * Carlo Micheluzzi as Il commesso viaggiatore * Giovanni Grasso as Il dottore * Armando Migliari as Il padre di Stefano * Dora Bini as Claretta * Loris Gizzi as Il tenore * Piero Carnabuci Piero Carnabuci (6 September 1893 – 13 February 1958) was an Italian stage and film actor. Life and career Born in Santa Teresa di Riva, Messina, after the World War I Carnabuci decided to abandon his engineering studies at the University of ... as Il direttore d'orchestra Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Betrothed (1941 Film)
''The Betrothed'' (Italian: ''I Promessi Sposi'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Gino Cervi, Dina Sassoli and Ruggero Ruggeri. It is an adaptation of the 1827 novel '' The Betrothed'' by Alessandro Manzoni. The film's producers organised a competition to select the lead actress (eventually won by Sassoli) which was modelled on the hunt for Scarlett O'Hara by the American producer David O. Selznick for ''Gone With the Wind''.Forgacs & Gundle p.159-160 It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location around Como. The film's sets were created by the art directors Gastone Medin and Gino Brosio while the costumes were designed by Gino Sensani. The novel was turned into a film again in 1964 and a television miniseries in 1989. Plot Part One In a small town on Lake Como, the peasants Renzo (short for Lorenzo) and Lucia love each other, but are hampered by the squire Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternal Melodies
''Eternal Melodies'' (Italian: ''Melodie eterne'') is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Gino Cervi, Conchita Montenegro and Luisella Beghi. It was one of several musical biopics directed by Gallone.Moliterno p.152 The film was shot at Cinecittà in Rome. Synopsis A heavily fictionalized account of the life of the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). Cast * Gino Cervi as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart * Conchita Montenegro as Aloisia Weber Lange * Luisella Beghi as Costanza Weber Mozart * Maria Jacobini as Anna Maria Mozart * Jone Salinas as Nannina Mozart * Luigi Pavese as Leopoldo Mozart * Paolo Stoppa as Haibl, clarinettista * Lauro Gazzolo as Il locandiere Deiner * Claudio Gora as L'imperatore Giuseppe * Olga Vittoria Gentilli as L'imperatrice Maria Teresa * Margherita Bagni as Signora Weber * Marisa Vernati as Sofia Weber * Armida Bonocore as Giuseppina Weber * Giulio Donadio as L'impre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Give A Million (1935 Film)
''I'll Give a Million'' ( it, Darò un milione) is a 1935 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Vittorio De Sica. It is based on the first screenplay by Cesare Zavattini which tells the story of a disillusioned millionaire who, tired of the attempts of greedy friends and relatives to sponge off of him, becomes a bum in order to find a decent human being. It had an American remake in 1938, again titled '' I'll Give a Million'' and starring Warner Baxter as the millionaire. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. Plot A millionaire is about to commit suicide by leaping off of his yacht into the sea. He is just about to go when he spies a bum attempting suicide himself. The rich man saves the bum and tells him of his frustration with his friends and relatives who are always seeking a handout. He then claims that he will give a million francs to the first person to treat him kindly without thinking about his wealth. The next day, the tramp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cars (film)
''Cars'' is a 2006 American computer-animated Sports comedy, sports comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by John Lasseter from a screenplay by Dan Fogelman, Lasseter, Joe Ranft, Kiel Murray, Phil Lorin, and Jorgen Klubien and a story by Lasseter, Ranft, and Klubien, and was the final film independently produced by Pixar after its purchase by Disney in January 2006. The film features an ensemble voice cast of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman (in his final voice acting theatrical film role), Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Michael Wallis, George Carlin, Paul Dooley, Jenifer Lewis, Guido Quaroni, Michael Keaton, Katherine Helmond, John Ratzenberger and Richard Petty, while race car drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. (as "Junior"), Mario Andretti, Michael Schumacher and car enthusiast Jay Leno (as "Jay Limo") voice themselves. Set in a world populated entirely by Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
