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Giorgio Cristallini
Giorgio Cristallini (June 26, 1921 – December 2, 1999) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.Curti p.192 Selected filmography * ''Operation Mitra'' (1951) * ''Legions of the Nile'' (1959) * ''Samson and His Mighty Challenge'' (1964) * ''La bambola di Satana'' (1969) * ''Seagulls Fly Low'' (1978) References Bibliography * Roberto Curti. ''Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969''. McFarland, 2015. External links * 1921 births 1999 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters People from Perugia Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perugia
Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 inhabitants as of 2025. The history of Perugia goes back to the Etruscan period; Perugia was one of the main Etruscan cities. The city is also known as a university town, with the University of Perugia founded in 1308, the University for Foreigners Perugia, University for Foreigners, and some smaller colleges such as the Academy of Fine Arts "Pietro Vannucci" () public athenaeum founded in 1573, the Perugia University Institute of Linguistic Mediation for translators and interpreters, the Music Conservatory of Perugia, founded in 1788, and other institutes. Perugia is also a well-known cultural and artistic centre of Italy. The city hosts multiple annual festivals and events, e.g., former Eurochocolate Festival (October), now in Bastia U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as List of islands of Italy, nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the List of European countries by area, tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering , and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and List of cities in Italy, largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice. The history of Italy goes back to numerous List of ancient peoples of Italy, Italic peoples—notably including the ancient Romans, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavernelle, Panicale
Tavernelle is a ''frazione'' of Panicale, in the province of Perugia. With more than 2.800 inhabitants, it's the most populated placed in the ''comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...'' and main economic centre. Main sights * Castello di Mongiovino * Palazzo dell'Orologio * Chiesa di San Rocco * Chiesa di San Luigi Gonzaga * , built from 1524 to 1728. * Santuario della Madonna delle Grondici, XV century * Fontana del Leone References {{Reflist Panicale Frazioni of the Province of Perugia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television commercials, video games, and the growing area of online web series. Terminology In the silent era, screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist, and screen playwright.Maras, Steven. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice'', Wallflower Press, 2009, pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown, and argues that they could not be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "Film scenario, scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role in choosing the Casting (performing arts), cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking in cooperation with the Film producer, producer. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, Film producer, producers, Film editing, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended film school. Directors use different approaches. Some Outline (list), outline a general plotline and let the actors impro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Mitra
''Operation Mitra'' () is a 1951 Italian thriller film directed by Giorgio Cristallini and starring Steve Barclay (actor), Steve Barclay and Marina Berti.Morreale p.123 Cast * Steve Barclay (actor), Steve Barclay * Marina Berti * Margherita Bagni * Silvio Bagolini * Vickie Henderson * Piero Lulli * Carlo Ninchi * Franco Pesce * Paola Quattrini * Roberto Risso * Giovanna Scotto * Liliana Tellini * Marco Vicario References Bibliography * Emiliano Morreale. ''Così piangevano: il cinema melò nell'Italia degli anni Cinquanta''. Donzelli Editore, 2011. External links * 1951 films 1950s Italian-language films Italian thriller films 1950s thriller films Films directed by Giorgio Cristallini Films scored by Mario Nascimbene Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legions Of The Nile
Legion may refer to: Military * Roman legion, the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army *Aviazione Legionaria, Italian air force during the Spanish Civil War * A legion is the regional unit of the Italian carabinieri * Spanish Legion, an elite military unit within the Spanish Army * Condor Legion, a unit of military personnel from the air force and army of Nazi Germany * French Foreign Legion, a part of the French Army, created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces * International Legion (Ukraine), a Ukrainian foreign volunteer wing of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war * HMS Legion (1914), HMS ''Legion'' (1914), a Royal Navy World War I destroyer * HMS Legion (G74), HMS ''Legion'' (G74), a Royal Navy World War II destroyer sunk in 1942 * Legion of the United States, a reorganization of the United States Army from 1792 to 1796 * Various List of military legions, military legions, often composed of soldiers from a specific ethnic, national, religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson And His Mighty Challenge
''Samson and His Mighty Challenge'' is a 1964 Italian sword-and-sandal film, released in 1965 at the very tail end of the peplum craze. Its original title was ''Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili'' (''Hercules, Samson, Maciste, and Ursus: the Invincibles''). It is also known as ''Samson and the Mighty Challenge'', ''Combate dei Gigantes'' (''Battle of the Giants''), ''Triumph of the Giants'' or ''Le Grand Defi'' (''The Great Battle''). Synopsis Hercules argues with his father Zeus who thinks that his son should follow the road of virtue. Instead, Hercules follows the road of pleasure which leads him to the city of Lydia. There he falls in love with the princess Omphale and he asks from her mother Nemea permission to marry her. Although Nemea is thrilled with the idea of having a demigod as a husband for her daughter, Omphale doesn't even want to hear about it because she is in love with Inor the barbarian prince. So the couple crafts a cunning plan. They hide their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bambola Di Satana
''La bambola di Satana'' ("The Doll of Satan") is a 1969 Italian gothic horror film written and directed by Ferruccio Casapinta. Plot Elizabeth, a young and beautiful woman, inherits her late uncle's mansion after his death. Upon arriving at the castle, she meets Mrs. Carroll, the administrator, who reveals that the place is haunted by ghosts. Mrs. Carroll convinces Elizabeth to sell the mansion to Mr. Paul Reynaud. As eerie events unfold, Elizabeth becomes convinced that selling is the right choice. Things take a dark turn when the castle's waiter is murdered. Despite Elizabeth's belief, her fiancé Jack suspects foul play by Carroll. With the help of a private investigator posing as a painter, they uncover the truth: Carroll and Mr. Reynaud were lovers, plotting to pressure Elizabeth into selling the castle cheaply. Carroll had learned about a valuable uranium mine in the mansion's underground from the old uncle's confessions. Cast * Erna Schürer as Elizabeth Ball Janon * Rola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seagulls Fly Low
''Seagulls Fly Low'' () is a 1977 Italian crime film written and directed by Giorgio Cristallini and starring Maurizio Merli, Nathalie Delon, and Mel Ferrer. It was shot between Rome, Civitavecchia, and Ponza. Plot Cast *Maurizio Merli as Jeff Jacobson / Albert Morgan * Nathalie Delon as Isabelle Michereau *Mel Ferrer Melchor Gastón FerrerAncestry Library Edition (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor, director, and producer, active in film, theatre, and television. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with ... as Roberto Micheli * Dagmar Lassander as Amparo * Andrea Esterhazy as Calvi * Franco Garofalo as Killer References External links * 1970s Italian-language films Italian crime drama films 1977 crime drama films Films directed by Ferdinando Baldi Films directed by Giorgio Cristallini 1977 films Films scored by Roberto Pregadio 1970s Italian films Italian-language crime drama films {{1970s-crime- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 Births
Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' breaks in two and sinks off Villa Garcia, Mexico, with the loss of 244 of the 300 people on board. * January 16 – The Marxist Left in Slovakia and the Transcarpathian Ukraine holds its founding congress in Ľubochňa. * January 17 – The first recorded public performance of the illusion of "sawing a woman in half" is given by English stage magician P. T. Selbit at the Finsbury Park Empire variety theatre in London. * January 20 – British K-class submarine HMS K5, HMS ''K5'' sinks in the English Channel; all 57 on board are lost. * January 21 – The full-length Silent film, silent comedy drama film ''The Kid (1921 film), The Kid'', written, produced, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin (in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
