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Gianni Agus
Gianni Agus (17 August 1917 – 4 March 1994) was an Italian actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1938. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1938 and 1991. Life and career Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, after his diploma in accounting Agus moved to Rome to enrol in the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, from which he graduated in 1938. The same year he made his screen debut in Carmine Gallone's '' The Life of Giuseppe Verdi'' and his stage debut with the Merlini- Cialente company. Agus' career took off in the post-war period, with his participation in numerous revues and musical comedies, often working with Wanda Osiris. His popularity in the general public increased thanks to the television, particularly with the hosting of the eight edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, and later as the sidekick of comedians Peppino De Filippo and Paolo Villaggio on several TV-shows. Partial filmography * '' The Life of Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938) * ''Inventia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long, The Short, The Cat
''The Long, the Short, the Cat'' (), also known as ''The Tall, the Short, the Cat'', is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by Lucio Fulci and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Franco and Ciccio, alongside Gina, are servants to a wealthy elderly countess who believes that her pet cat Archibald is a reincarnation of her late husband. The mischievous cat frequently wanders off, and local business owners take advantage of Franco and Ciccio by charging them for damages the cat supposedly caused. After discovering Archibald 'cheating' on her with a female cat, the Countess dies from shock. Franco and Ciccio kick the cat out of the house, only to learn that they are due to inherit one million lira a month from the late countess on the condition that they care for Archibald. The two track down the cat to a dinner party hosted by a superstitious countess, who allows the two to stay despite their poor etiquette Etiquette ( /ˈɛtikɛt, -kɪt/) can be defined as a set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Young Wife
''His Young Wife'' () is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Carlo Campanini - Monsù Ignazio Travet * Vera Carmi - Madama Rosa Travet * Paola Veneroni - Marianin Travet * Pierluigi Veraldo - Carluccio Travet (as Pier Luigi Verando) * Laura Gore - Brigida * Gino Cervi - Il commandatore Francesco Battilocchio * Luigi Pavese - Il capo sezione * Mario Siletti - Môtôn * Michele Malaspina - Rusca * Gianni Agus - Velan * Domenico Gambino - Monsù Giachetta * Enrico Effernelli - Paôlin * Alberto Sordi - Camillo Barbarotti * Carlo Mazzarella - Paglieri, il notaio * Felice Minotti Felice Minotti (19 November 1887 – 21 March 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in 91 films between 1908 and 1963. Selected filmography * '' The Revenge of Maciste'' (1921) * '' Maciste on Vacation'' (1921) * '' The Hou ... - Giuan, il primo usciere References External links * 1945 films 1945 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Motorizzate
''Le motorizzate'' ("The motorized women") is a 1963 Italian anthology comedy film written and directed by Marino Girolami. Plot Five segments. The collision between a van of religious, supporters of the Christian Democrats, and a Fiat 600 with on board a group of young militants of the PCI. Misadventures of a prostitute who works into a caravan placed under a viaduct. A walker faces a foot race to the beat of music. The poor Urbano Cacace impersonates a traffic policeman in order to feed his family. A woman with her brand new car hit a man who tries to take advantage of the incident attempting an insurance scam. Cast *Totò as Urbano Cacace *Walter Chiari as Walter *Bice Valori as Lola Rossi *Ave Ninchi as Sister Teresa *Sandra Mondaini as The Lady Driver *Raimondo Vianello as Camillo *Gianni Agus as The Prosecutor * France Anglade as Sister Maria *Carlo Pisacane as Achille *Valeria Fabrizi as Valeria *Riccardo Billi as Righetto *Michel Galabru as Pompeo Saronno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toto Vs
Toto or TOTO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Toto (''Oz''), a dog in the novel and film ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' * Toto, in Japanese '' The Cat Returns'' * a character in '' Le château à Toto'' (Toto’s castle), 1868 opéra bouffe * the title character of ''Princess Toto'', 1876 comic opera by W. S. Gilbert and Frederic Clay * the title character of '' Toto of Arabia'', 1965 Italian-Spanish adventure-comedy film * Toto, one of the main characters of the 1987 Mexican sitcom television series '' ¡Ah qué Kiko!'' * Toto, the main character of '' Toto Forever'', 2010 short film * Toto, a Gamera character from ''Gamera the Brave'' * Toto, the main character in ''Stories Toto Told Me'' and ''In His Own Image'' by Frederick Rolfe Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Toto'' (1933 film), a 1933 French film directed by Jacques Tourneur * Toto (band), an American pop rock band ** ''Toto'' (album), their debut album * '' Toto!: The Wonderful A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexy Toto
''Sexy Toto'' (Italian: ''Totòsexy'') is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Totò Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il principe della risat ... and Erminio Macario. It consisted of a mere montage of scenes discarded from '' Toto's First Night''. It attracted around 880,000 spectators, considerably less than usual for a Totò film.Bìspuri p.285 Plot After being arrested for criminal activities, two street musicians swap sexy stories with the other inmates. Cast References Bibliography * Ennio Bìspuri. ''Totò: principe clown : tutti i film di Totò''. Guida Editori, 1997. External links * 1963 films 1963 comedy films Italian comedy films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Amendola Films with screenplays by Giovanni Grimaldi Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Motorizzati
''I motorizzati'' is a 1962 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque, consisting of five segments all sharing cars as main theme. Cast *Ugo Tognazzi as Achille Pestani * Nino Manfredi as Nino Borsetti * Franco Franchi as Thief * Ciccio Ingrassia as Thief *Walter Chiari as Valentino * Franca Valeri as Velia * Aroldo Tieri as Dino * Alberto Bonucci as Mario Bianchi * Franca Tamantini as Giovanna * Dolores Palumbo as Nino's Mother-in-law * Gianni Agus as Mario * Marcella Rovena as Maria Grazia * Mac Ronay as the traffic policeman *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 1 ... as Nino's Boss * Gina Rovere as Elisa * Mario Pisu as Angelo * Mimmo Poli as Vittorio * Mario Brega as Edoardo * Mercedes Alonso as Claudia * Loredana N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Marshals
''The Two Marshals'' () is a 1961 Italian comedy film written and directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film was a hit at the Italian box office, with 2.765.531 spectators and a total gross of 536.513.000 lire.Matilde Amorosi, Alessandro Ferraù. ''Totò. Siamo uomini o caporali? Diario semiserio di Antonio de Curtis''. Newton & Compton, 1996. . Plot In Italy, during 1943, two men collide during the bombing of the Nazis and American allies. Antonio Capurro is a thief who disguises himself as a priest for the robberies at the train stations; Vittorio Cotone is a carabinieri marshal upright who's chasing Antonio, and that in the end, to a misunderstanding, he is forced to do so by Marshal dress. Antonio is excited about the new appointment, and Vittorio meanwhile disguises himself as a priest. In fact the two, in the days of the Badoglio Proclamation, are persecuted by the Nazis and fascists because they're hiding a partisan, a Jewish girl and an American soldier who is planning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fascist
''The Fascist'' () is a 1961 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Luciano Salce. It was coproduced with France. It was also the first feature film scored by Ennio Morricone. Plot In 1944, Italy is divided between the fascist puppet state Repubblica Sociale Italiana (RSI), which retains control of the northern and central half of the country, and the Allied-occupied southern half. Fascist bosses gathered in Cremona pick militant Primo Arcovazzi to take into custody professor Bonafè, a noted anti-fascist philosopher and agreed upon new government leader among the opposition forces who prepare the new democratic government after the war. Primo is lured by the promise of a promotion. During a first raid at the professor's home, Primo does not recognize Bonafè, who escapes to his family residence in rural Abruzzo. Equipped with a motorcycle-sidecar combination, Primo captures Bonafè and must lead him to Rome, still controlled by the RSI. En route, they have an accident to av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanna Whipped Cream
''Susanna Whipped Cream'' (, ) is a 1957 Italian-Spanish romantic comedy film directed by Steno. Cast * Marisa Allasio: Susanna * Germán Cobos: Alberto *Mario Carotenuto: Alfredo Libotti * Memmo Carotenuto: Scorcelletti the Younger *Nino Manfredi: Romoletto, the thief *Sandra Mondaini: Marisa Trombetti * Gianni Agus: Trombetti * Bice Valori: Rossella *Alberto Bonucci: Massimo * Gianrico Tedeschi: Gianluca *Raffaele Pisu: Arturo * Paolo Ferrari: Tao * Gianni Bonagura: Milanesi *Alberto Rabagliati: Commendatore Botta * Nuto Navarrini: Palpiti * Anna Campori: Susanna's mother * Fernando Sancho: Aristide * Luz Márquez: Maria Dolores * Fanny Landini: Armida * Francesco Mulé: Director * Giulio Calì: Scorcelletti the Older * Salvo Libassi: Roberto * Giacomo Furia: Taxi driver from Naples *Ignazio Leone Ignazio Leone (19 April 1923 – 30 December 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 105 films between 1952 and 1976. Selected filmography * '' The Walk'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardinal Lambertini (1954 Film)
''Cardinal Lambertini'' () is a 1954 Italian historical comedy film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Gino Cervi, Nadia Gray and Arnoldo Foà. It is an adaptation of Alfredo Testoni's 1905 play '' Cardinal Lambertini'', which had previously been turned into a 1934 film adaptation. The film was released by Minerva Film. Interiors were shot at studios in Rome while location shooting took place in Bologna and the small town of Ceri in Lazio. The film's sets were designed by the art director Peppino Piccolo. It earned around 241 million lira at the box office. Plot 1739. Cardinal Prospero Lambertini, very attentive to the political dynamics in Bologna garrisoned by the Bourbon troops and to the sufferings of the Bolognese, did not hesitate to intervene between the Spaniards and an awkward Bolognese nobility, piloted by Countess Gabriella di Roccasibalda, a casual adventurer, and the people, towards which a massacre disguised as an attempted revolt had been planned, which sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Takes Two To Sin In Love
''It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' () is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Giorgio De Lullo, Cosetta Greco and Alda Mangini.Moliterno p.94 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. Cast * Giorgio De Lullo as Arturo Giorgi * Cosetta Greco as Luisa Galli * Alda Mangini as Olga * Vera Carmi as Bianca Giorgi * Carlo Lombardi (actor), Carlo Lombardi as Armando Giorgi * Cristina Pall as Lolita * Rossana Rory as Elvira * Germana Paolieri * Anna Arena * Fiamma Breschi * Pina Piovani * Galeazzo Benti * Gianni Agus * Mario Siletti * Mimmo De Ninno * Carlo Mariotti * Giulio Battiferri * Franco Scandurra * Bruno Smith * Antonio Nicotra * Enrico Glori * Margherita Bossi * Aldo Vasco * Antonio Acqua * Ermanno Adriani References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1954 films Italian drama films 1954 drama films 1950s Italian-lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funniest Show On Earth
''Funniest Show on Earth'' () is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring May Britt. It is the first Italian film in 3D. It was filmed with a three-dimensional shooting system patented by Carlo Ponti and Dino De Laurentiis and called "PoDelVision" (from the initials of their surnames), which prescribed the simultaneous use of more cameras and then the printing of two identical copies of films: one for the left eye and one for the right eye. The film is an explicit parody of Cecil B. DeMille's '' The Greatest Show on Earth''. Plot In the circus a clown named Tottons Togni (Totò), forced to never remove his make-up to avoid revealing his real identity, is constantly haunted by the jealousy of three women (a lion tamer, a fantasist, a trapeze artist) and also by the investigations of a police officer. Cast * Totò as Tottons, il clown / Una signora del pubblico * May Britt as Brigitte, la domatrice * Mario Castellani as Il domatore * Peppino De Filippo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
