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Ferruccio Amendola
Ferruccio Amendola (22 July 1930 – 3 September 2001) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Turin to actors Federico Amendola and Amelia Ricci and the nephew of director and screenwriter Mario Amendola, he was among Italy's most accomplished actors who worked for cinema and television and also did extensive voice dubbing work. Amendola moved to Rome with his family at a young age and he made his film debut at age 13 in '' Gian Burrasca'' directed by Sergio Tofano and continued working on cinema, television and theatre in his later years. In 1945, Amendola made his voice-over debut dubbing over Vito Annicchiarico's role in the film ''Rome, Open City''. By 1968, Amendola began devoting most of his time to voice-over acting and eventually became well known as an Italian voice dubbing pioneer. He was best known as the Italian voice of famous actors including Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro and Tomas Milian in a majority of their movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turin
Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po (river), River Po, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga hill. The population of the city proper is 856,745 as of 2025, while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million. The city was historically a major European political centre. From 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. Turin is sometimes called "the cradle of Italian liberty" for having been the politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cosby
William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American retired comedian, actor, and media personality. Often cited as a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry, Cosby was a film, television, and stand-up comedy star, with his longest-running live-action role being that of Cliff Huxtable in the sitcom ''The Cosby Show'' (1984–1992). He also released several stand-up comedy albums and was Bill Cosby in advertising, a popular spokesperson in advertising for decades. Cosby was well known in the United States for his fatherly image and gained a reputation as "America's Dad". However, starting in 2014, dozens of Bill Cosby sexual assault cases, allegations of sexual assault have been made against him, which ended his career and sharply diminished his status as a pop culture icon. Cosby began his career as a stand-up comic at the Hungry I nightclub in San Francisco in 1961, and primarily performed observational comedy in a conversational style. He re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeymoon, Italian Style
''Honeymoon, Italian Style'' () is a 1966 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Tony Russel, Concha Velasco and Ferruccio Amendola.Small p.108 The film's sets were designed by the art director Francisco Canet. Cast * Tony Russel as Barone Frescobaldi * Concha Velasco as Rosetta de Curtis * Ferruccio Amendola as Pasquale * Elio Crovetto as Funzionario al Casinò * Ana María Custodio as donna di Camilo * Luigi De Filippo as Camilluccio * Alberto Farnese as Portiere dell'Hotel * Litz Kibiska as La Bionda * Anna Maestri as Pallina * Renzo Montagnani as Nicola * Antonio Ozores as Salvatore Catella * George Rigaud as Barone Luigi * Carlo Rizzo Carlo Rizzo (30 April 1907 – 26 July 1979) was an Italian stage and film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.333 He was the brother of the actor Alfredo Rizzo. A regular in post-war Italian cinema he also featured in several American films produced in It ... as Direttore dell'Hotel * Rosita Rizzo as Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Terror Of Rome Against The Son Of Hercules
''The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules'' () is a 1964 peplum film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Mark Forest and Marilù Tolo. Plot The hero Maciste suffers with the Christians the persecution from the Roman Empire. He, as a Spartan gladiator, falls in love with a young Christian and must save her from his condemnation in the arena. Maciste makes a desperate attempt to save the Christians. He will have to win monsters and gladiators to get the victory and stay with his beloved. Cast * Mark Forest as Maciste * Marilù Tolo as Olympia * Elisabeth Fanty as Livia * Robert Hundar as Zefatius * Giuseppe Addobbati as Marcellus * Franco Cobianchi as Vitellius * Ferruccio Amendola as Dammatius * Jacques Stany as Epialtus See also * List of Italian films of 1964 Release ''The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules'' was released in Italy on March 26, 1964. It was released on home video by Something Weird Video Something Weird Video is an Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thief Of Damascus
''The Thief of Damascus'' () is a 1964 Italian adventure film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Tony Russel, Luciana Gilli and Gianni Solaro. It was released in the US as ''Sword of Damascus'' at a running time of 93 minutes.Della Casa, Steve; Giusti, Marco (2013). "Il Grande Libro di Ercole". Edizione Sabinae. Page 195. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. Cast * Tony Russel as Jesen * Luciana Gilli as Miriam * Gianni Solaro as Tibullo * Ferruccio Amendola as Tisba * Enrico Salvatore * Bruno Ukmar * Adriana Limiti * Pietro Tordi * Irena Prosen * Renato Baldini Renato Baldini (18 December 1921 – 5 July 1995) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 87 films between 1950 and 1983. He was born in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''It's Forever Springtime'' (1950) - Un carabiniere al processo ... as Uria * Giuseppe Fortis as Mannae References Bibliography * Roy Kinnard & Tony Crnkovich. ''Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great War (1959 Film)
''The Great War'' () is a 1959 Italian comedy-drama war film directed by Mario Monicelli. It tells the story of an odd couple of army buddies in World War I; the movie, while played on a comedic register, does not hide from the viewer the horrors and grimness of trench warfare. Starring Alberto Sordi and Vittorio Gassman and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, the film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Its crew also included Danilo Donati (costumes) and Mario Garbuglia (set designer). It was an Academy Award nominee as Best Foreign Film. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." It won huge success outside Italy, especially in France. Plot 1916. The Roman Oreste Jacovacci (Alberto Sordi) and Giovanni Busacca (Vittorio Gassman) meet in a military district during the call to arms. The former deceives the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prepotenti Più Di Prima
''Prepotenti più di prima'' (''More Bullies Than Before'') is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Aldo Fabrizi. It is the sequel of ''I prepotenti''. Plot On her return from the honeymoon, Marcella finds out she is expecting a baby. The future grandparents argue again about where the baby is to be born and the choice of a name. The newlyweds, tired of the quarrels, decide to flee to Milan with their baby. Cast * Aldo Fabrizi - Cesare Pinelli * Nino Taranto - Domenico Esposito * Ave Ninchi - Clelia Pinelli * Luca Ronconi - Gennarino Esposito * Alice Sandro - Marcella * Virgilio Riento - Il maresciallo * Margherita Bagni - La signora Esposito * Ferruccio Amendola - Alfredo Pinelli * Anna Campori - Signora Norma * Alberto Sorrentino - Mimmo * Nino Vingelli - Il barista References External links *''Prepotenti più di prima''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Prepotenti
''I prepotenti'' ( ''The Bullies'') is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola. It has a sequel, '' Prepotenti più di prima'' (1959). Plot Cast * Aldo Fabrizi: Cesare Pinelli * Nino Taranto: Domenico Esposito, aka Mimì * Ave Ninchi: Clelia Pinelli * Wandisa Guida: Marcella Pinelli * Luca Ronconi: Gennarino Esposito * Giuseppe Porelli: Commissioner * Carlo Taranto: Numa * Ferruccio Amendola: Alfredo Pinelli * Clara Bindi Clara Bindi (1 November 1927 – 24 February 2022) was an Italian actress. Biography Born in Naples on 1 November 1927, Bindi joined the Eduardo De Filippo theater company in the 1947-48 season and in 1948 made her film debut as Giulietta Del B ...: Carmela Esposito * Rosita Pisano: Aunt Rosa * Mario Riva: Vigile References External links *''I prepotenti''at Variety Distribution 1958 films Italian comedy films 1958 comedy films Films with screenplays by Ruggero Maccari 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Of The Pharaohs
''Land of the Pharaohs'' is a 1955 American epic historical drama film in CinemaScope and WarnerColor from Warner Brothers, produced and directed by Howard Hawks. The cast was headed by Jack Hawkins as Pharaoh Khufu and Joan Collins as one of his wives, Nellifer. The film is a fictional account of the building of the Great Pyramid. Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner was one of the film's three credited screenwriters. ''Land of the Pharaohs'' had a cast of thousands – Warners' press office claimed there were 9,787 extras in one scene – and was one of Hollywood's largest-scale, ancient world epics, made in the same spirit as '' The Robe'', '' The Ten Commandments'' and ''Ben-Hur''. Plot Pharaoh Khufu, an all-powerful ruler of ancient Egypt, amasses a great treasure by conquering other lands. He wants to be entombed with it when he dies (so he can enjoy it in the "second life"), free from the threat of grave robbers. Dissatisfied with the unoriginal securi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Signorine Dello 04
''Le signorine dello 04'' (''The ladies of the 04'') is a 1955 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini. Cast *Antonella Lualdi: Maria Teresa Landolfi *Antonio Cifariello: Amleto * Giovanna Ralli: Bruna *Roberto Risso: Carlo Conti * Sergio Raimondi: Fernando * Franca Valeri: Carla, ''capoturno'' *Peppino De Filippo: Dellisanti *Marisa Merlini: Vera Colasanti * Giulia Rubini: Gabriella *Aldo Giuffrè: Guido Colasanti *Turi Pandolfini: Cavaliere *Tina Pica: Zia Vittoria *Ferruccio Amendola: brother of Bruna *Enzo Garinei: suitor of Bruna *Miranda Campa: mother of Carlo Conti * Maria Zanoli: Clementina *Nando Bruno Nando Bruno (6 October 1895 – 10 April 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in Rome, Italy and he died there. Selected filmography * '' A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Un collego di Pasqual ...: upset user References External links * 1955 films 1955 romantic comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleven Men And A Ball
''Eleven Men and a Ball'' () is a 1948 Italian sports film, sports comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Carlo Dapporto, Carlo Campanini and Clelia Matania.Chiti & Poppi p.385 The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio. Synopsis To prevent a gifted player performing for his team in a decisive match, the opposing club go to greatlengths to try to avoid him making it to the game. Cast * Carlo Dapporto as Romeo * Carlo Campanini as Achille * Clelia Matania as Clelia * Ernesto Almirante as Il professore * Adriana Serra as Cassiera bar * Enrico Luzi as Un barista * Ferruccio Amendola * Giorgio Baraghi * Fiorella Betti * Arturo Bragaglia * Bruno Cantalamessa * Andrea De Pino * Maria Dominiani * Georges Flamant * Fedele Gentile * Greta Gonda * Fausto Guerzoni * Felice Minotti * Piero Pastore * Giovanni Petrucci (actor), Giovanni Petrucci * Paolo Reale * Agostino Salvietti * Octave Senoret * Bruno Smith References Bibliography * Chiti, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campo Verano
The Campo Verano (Italian: ''Cimitero del Verano'') is a cemetery in Rome, Italy, founded in the early 19th century. The monumental cemetery covers a surface area of 83 hectares which is currently divided into several sections: the main Catholic cemetery, the Jewish cemetery established in 1895, a Protestant section with its own entrance and a military section with monument to the victims of World War I. History and description The Verano (officially the "Communal Monumental Cemetery of Campo Verano") is located in the ''quartiere'' Tiburtino of Rome, near the Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le mura. The name ''Verano'' refers to the ancient Roman ''Campo dei Verani'' that was located here. As evidenced by the existence of an earlier Roman necropolis dedicated to St. Ciriaca, the cemetery ground has been a burial place for at least twenty centuries. A modern cemetery was not established until the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy during 1807–1812, when the architect Giuseppe Valadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
