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Ciccio Ingrassia
Francesco "Ciccio" Ingrassia (5 October 1922 – 28 April 2003) was an Italian actor, comedian and film director. He was born in Palermo, Sicily, and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly appearing together with Franco Franchi as the comedy duo Franco and Ciccio. During the 1980s he also did television work. In the 1966 film '' Due Marines e un Generale'' (released internationally as ''War Italian Style''), Franco and Ciccio worked with Buster Keaton. The comedy duo Franco & Ciccio In 1959, Franco Franchi finally settled a contract with his friend Ciccio Ingrassia to start a brilliant career in the theater. From 1961 until the end in 1992, the two friends will be the most famous comedy duo in Italy. In fact, the secret of their success is the creation of two Sicilian buffoons characters, charlatans and extremely messy, very similar to those of Totò and Peppino De Filippo, or Laurel and Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Due Deputati (1968) Ciccio Ingrassia (2)
(Italian for "The two deputies") is a 1968 comedy film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Francesco Grassiani and Franco Franchini are two brothers-in-law living in the same building and working in the same office. Despite residing in close quarters, their occupations could not be more different – Francesco is a prominent politician, while Franco is a humble Usher (occupation), usher. With political elections on the horizon, Grassiani decides to run with the Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy party. Upon hearing this, the leaders of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) suggest that Franco run as an independent candidate for the PCI. Initially hesitant, Franco sees himself as too ignorant and too Catholic for the party, but he eventually agrees on his wife's advice. What follows is a no-holds-barred political campaign between the two. They attempt to steal each other's speeches, Franco tries to create discord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Judgment (1961 Film)
''The Last Judgment'' () is a 1961 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It was coproduced with France. It has an all-star Italian and international cast, including Americans Jack Palance and Ernest Borgnine, Greek Melina Mercouri, and French Fernandel, Anouk Aimée and Lino Ventura. The film was a huge flop, massacred by critics and audiences when it was released. It was filmed in black and white, but the last sequence, the dance at theatre, is in color. Plot At the morning of a normal day of a Naples that begins to hear complex and not always positive effects of the economic boom, a stentorian voice (Nicola Rossi-Lemeni) which seems to come down from heaven announces that "At 18 begins the Last Judgement!". The announcement is repeated with increasing insistence, first treated with disdain and then more and more frightening. The plot is fragmented into a series of scenarios and stories intertwined: the preparation of the great ball of the Duke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadavere Per Signora
''Corpse for the Lady'' () is a 1964 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Sylva Koscina. Cast * Sylva Koscina - Laura Guglielmetti * Sergio Fantoni - Commisario * Scilla Gabel - Renata * Sandra Mondaini - Marina * Lando Buzzanca - Enzo * Franco Franchi - Gianni * Ciccio Ingrassia - Luigi * Rosalba Neri - Giovanna * Elsa Vazzoler - Costanza * Francesco Mulé - Augusto Ferrante (as Francesco Mulè) * Toni Ucci - Michele * Piero Mazzarella - Tommaso Borsotti * Angelo Santi (as Angelo Santi Amantini) * Paolo Bonacelli Paolo Bonacelli (born 28 February 1937) is an Italian stage and film actor. Bonacelli graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome. After debuting on stage in Vittorio Gassman's ''Questa sera si recita a soggetto'', he had his fi ... - Gedeon References External links * 1964 films 1964 comedy films Italian comedy films 1960s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Mattoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'amore Primitivo
''Primitive Love'' () is a 1964 Italian sex comedy film directed by Luigi Scattini and starring Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay. The film attempts to combine a typical Mansfield sex comedy with the mondo film genre by including footage of various native customs and rituals from around the world. It was filmed in Italy in May 1964.http://www.varietyultimate.com/search/?search=Primitive+Jayne&startYear=1964&endYear=1964 Cast * Franco Franchi as Franco, a hotel porter * Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio, a hotel porter * Jayne Mansfield as Dr. Jane (dubbed by Carolyn De Fonseca) * Mickey Hargitay Miklós Károly "Mickey" Hargitay (January 6, 1926 – September 14, 2006) was a Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder. Born in Budapest, Hargitay moved to the United States in 1947 and eventually became an American citizen. He was married ... as the hotel bell captain * Carlo Kechler as the professor References External links * 1964 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Due Mafiosi Nel Far West
''Two Mafiamen in the Far West'' () is a 1964 Italian comedy western film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Its stars Franco and Ciccio, and Fernando Sancho. Cast * Franco Franchi as Franco Capone * Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio Capone * Fernando Sancho as Rio * Aroldo Tieri as Ramirez * Hélène Chanel as Betty Blanc * Mimmo Poli as Uomo al saloon * Ana Casares as Mary Simpson * Aldo Giuffrè as Avvocato difesa * Adriano Micantoni as Ramon * Luis Peña as Giudice Williams * Félix Dafauce as Il becchino * Alfredo Rizzo as Colonel Peabody * Vittorio Bonos as Mano Gialla * Ignazio Spalla as Uomo con Rio * José Torres as Pablito * Giovanni Vari as Un giudice * Stelio Tanzini as Il guercio * Loretta Gagliardini as Maria * Vincenzo Falanga as Primo giudice * Tony Di Mitri as Jesse James * Olimpia Cavalli Olimpia Cavalli (30 August 1930 – 29 March 2012) was an Italian actress. Born in Cadeo, Italy, she was mainly active between the late fifties and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipolo
Giuseppe "Pipolo" Moccia (22 June 1933 – 20 August 2006) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 96 films between 1958 and 2001. He also directed 21 films between 1964 and 1997. Most of the films he co-wrote and co-directed as a part of the Castellano & Pipolo duo. Their 1984 film '' Il ragazzo di campagna'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. He was born in Viterbo, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. His son, Federico, is a well-known writer and also a screenwriter and director. Selected filmography * '' My Wife's Enemy'' (1959) * '' Tipi da spiaggia'' (1959) * '' Guardatele ma non toccatele'' (1959) * '' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1960) * '' Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi'' (1960) * '' The Two Rivals'' (1960) * '' The Fascist'' (1961) * '' Toto's First Night'' (1962) * ''5 marines per 100 ragazze'' (1962) * ''Obiettivo ragazze'' (1963) * '' The Thursday'' (1963) * '' Slalom'' (1965) * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Castellano
Franco Castellano (20 June 1925 – 28 December 1999) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 94 films between 1958 and 1997. He also directed 21 films between 1964 and 1992. Most of the films he co-wrote and co-directed as a part of the Castellano & Pipolo duo. Their 1984 film '' Il ragazzo di campagna'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' My Wife's Enemy'' (1959) * '' Tipi da spiaggia'' (1959) * '' Guardatele ma non toccatele'' (1959) * '' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1960) * '' Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi'' (1960) * '' The Two Rivals'' (1960) * '' The Fascist'' (1961) * ''5 marines per 100 ragazze'' (1962) * '' Toto's First Night'' (1962) * ''Obiettivo ragazze ''Obiettivo ragazze'' is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Four ex-soldiers meet and reminisce about the times they were in the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Swindlers (1963 Film)
''The Swindlers'' (), aka ''Los Mangantes'', is a 1963 Italian comedy film written and directed by Lucio Fulci, starring Franco and Ciccio. Plot The film takes place in a court of law and is divided into an anthology format, spotlighting four criminal cases. The defendants consist of the following: a wealthy industrialist charged with fraud, two nuns who have gotten in trouble with the guardian of their order, the president of a football team implicated in illegal sporting activities, and two Sicilian businessmen who conned come investors into believing they have discovered an archaeological find. Cast *Walter Chiari: dott. Mario Corti * Antonella Lualdi: Sister Celestina *Raimondo Vianello: Tabanelli *Franco Franchi: Salvatore Di Carmine/ Rizzo/ Sposito *Ciccio Ingrassia: Napoleone Palumbo/ Nostradomine/ Roccanera * Luciana Gilli: Liliana Ferri * Elio Crovetto: Gustav Schultz * Xenia Valderi: Lilliana's mother * Aroldo Tieri: Oscar Taverna * Dominique Boschero: Oscar's Wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obiettivo Ragazze
''Obiettivo ragazze'' is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Four ex-soldiers meet and reminisce about the times they were in the military: a parachutist mistaking his sergeant's home for a brothel, a hypnotized sailor that believes he changed his sex, and two soldiers captured by an African tribe. Cast * Franco Franchi * Ciccio Ingrassia as Franco * Alighiero Noschese * Walter Chiari Walter Annicchiarico (8 March 1924 – 20 December 1991), known as Walter Chiari , was an Italian stage and screen actor, mostly in comedy roles. Biography Walter Annicchiarico was born in Verona, Italy on 8 March 1924 to a family originall ... as Alberto * Vittorio Congia * Diletta D'Andrea * Renzo Palmer * Elio Pandolfi as Aurelio * Antonella Steni * Carlo Campanini as Roberto * Marisa Del Frate as Gina * Tony Renis as himself References External links * 1963 films 1963 comedy films Italian comedy fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Corbucci
Sergio Corbucci (; 6 December 1926 – 1 December 1990) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer. He was one of the main exponents of the Spaghetti Western genre during the 1960s and 1970s, with his most notable works including the original Django (1966 film), ''Django'', ''Navajo Joe'', ''The Great Silence'', The Mercenary (film), ''The Mercenary'', and Compañeros (film), ''Compañeros''. He also had a successful career directing comedies. Corbucci is sometimes referred to as "the other Sergio", referring to fellow Spaghetti Western director Sergio Leone. Early life Corbucci was born in Rome in 1926. He had a younger brother Bruno Corbucci, Bruno (1931-1996), also a filmmaker. He originally studied economics at university, before working as a film critic. For a period after World War II, he wrote for Stars and Stripes (newspaper), ''Stars and Stripes''. Career Early work Corbucci made his directorial debut in 1951 with ''Salvate mia figlia''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shortest Day
''The Shortest Day'' () is a 1963 Italian comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie '' The Longest Day'' and stars the popular duo Franco and Ciccio in the leading roles. Dozens of other well-known actors, from both European and American cinema, agreed to appear in the movie in cameo roles for free to avert the bankruptcy of the production company, Titanus. Plot Two Sicilians, Franco and Ciccio, are put before a war tribunal after World War I. Their defense attorney relates the story of how the two men came to be accidentally shipped out to the trenches and how they subsequently found themselves behind enemy lines, mistaken for German soldiers. Cast * Gino Cervi *Totò *Annie Girardot *Ugo Tognazzi *Eduardo De Filippo *Peppino De Filippo *Aldo Fabrizi *Gabriele Ferzetti *Philippe Leroy * Amedeo Nazzari * Tomas Milian *Romolo Valli *Renato Salvatori * Paolo Stoppa *Walter Chiari * Franca Valeri *Anouk Aimée * Franco Citti * Sylva Koscina *Virna Lisi *Carlo Pisacane *Giuliano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including Commedia all'italiana, comedies and spaghetti Westerns, he garnered an international cult following for his ''giallo'' and horror films. His most notable films include the Gates of Hell trilogy, ''Gates of Hell'' trilogy—''City of the Living Dead'' (1980), ''The Beyond (1981 film), The Beyond'' (1981), and ''The House by the Cemetery'' (1981)—as well as ''Massacre Time'' (1966), ''One on Top of the Other'' (1969), ''Beatrice Cenci (1969 film), Beatrice Cenci'' (1969), ''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' (1971), ''Don't Torture a Duckling'' (1972), ''White Fang (1973 film), White Fang'' (1973), ''Four of the Apocalypse'' (1975), ''Sette note in nero'' (1977), ''Zombi 2'' (1979), ''Contraband (1980 film), Contraband'' (1980), ''The New York Ripper'' (1982), ''Murder Rock'' (1984), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |