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Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Giuseppe Ruzzolini (21 May 1930 - 16 April 2007) was an Italian cinematographer. Career Ruzzolini is known for lensing such films as Stephen King's '' Firestarter'', ''Oedipus Rex'', Sergio Leone's '' Duck, You Sucker!'', and ''My Name is Nobody ''My Name Is Nobody'' ( it, Il mio nome è Nessuno) is a 1973 Italian/French/German international co-production comedy Spaghetti Western starring Terence Hill and Henry Fonda. The film was directed by Tonino Valerii and based on an idea by Sergi ...''. Filmography References External links * Italian cinematographers 1930 births 2007 deaths Film people from Rome {{Italy-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome, Italy
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Pigsty (film)
''Pigsty'' ( it, Porcile) is a 1969 Italian film, written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini and starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marco Ferreri, Ugo Tognazzi, Pierre Clémenti, Alberto Lionello, Franco Citti and Anne Wiazemsky. Plot The film features two parallel stories. The first one is set in an unknown past time and is about a young man (Clémenti) who wanders in a volcanic landscape (shot around Etna) and turns into a cannibal. The man joins forces with a thug (Citti) and ravages the countryside. At the end, he and his gang get arrested and at his execution, he recites the famous tagline of the film: "I killed my father, I ate human flesh and I quiver with joy." The story is about the human capacity of destruction and a rebellion against the social prerequisites implied against it. The second story is about Herr Klotz (Lionelli), a German industrialist and his young son Julian (Léaud) who live in 1960s Germany. Julian, instead of passing time with his radically politicised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabian Nights (1974 Film)
''Arabian Nights'' is a 1974 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Its original Italian title is ', which means ''The Flower of the One Thousand and One Nights''. The film is an adaptation of the ancient Arabic anthology ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, One Thousand and One Nights'', also known as the ''Arabian Nights''. It is the last of Pasolini's "Trilogy of Life", which began with ''The Decameron (1971 film), The Decameron'' and continued with ''The Canterbury Tales (film), The Canterbury Tales''. The lead was played by young Franco Merli who was discovered for this film by Pasolini. The film is an adaptation of several stories within the original collection but they are presented out of order and without the Scheherazade, Dunyazad and King Shahriyar frame story. The film contains abundant nudity, sex and slapstick humor. It preserves the eroticism and the story within a story structure of ''Arabian Nights'' and has been called "perhaps the best and certainl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Name Is Nobody
''My Name Is Nobody'' ( it, Il mio nome è Nessuno) is a 1973 Italian/French/German international co-production comedy Spaghetti Western starring Terence Hill and Henry Fonda. The film was directed by Tonino Valerii and based on an idea by Sergio Leone. The film follows the story of Nobody (Terence Hill) who attempts to get his idol Jack Beauregard (Henry Fonda) to take on the Wild Bunch gang of outlaws. Plot Jack Beauregard is an aging gunslinger who wants to retire peacefully to Europe. After watching him quickly shoot three gunmen who attempted to ambush him in a barbershop, the barber's son asks his father if there is anyone in the world faster than Beauregard, to which the barber replies, "Faster than him? Nobody!" Beauregard pauses to watch a down-and-out catching fish before continuing to an old goldmine. He finds his friend Red dying after an attack by a gang. Beauregard asks Red about the whereabouts of "Nevada" but Red only manages to disclose Nevada's village before d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nun And The Devil
''The Nun and the Devil'' ( Italian: ''Le Monache di Sant'Arcangelo'') is an erotic 1973 Italian nunsploitation film directed by Domenico Paolella. It is also known as: ''Sisters of Satan'' (UK) and ''The Nuns of Saint Archangel'' (US). The action is set in the 16th century at the convent of Sant Arcangelo, near Naples, then under Spanish rule. The success of the film resulted in another period drama/nunsploitation film by Paolella released the same year, '' Story of a Cloistered Nun'', an Italian/French/West German co-production starring Eleonora Giorgi. The opening credits state that the movie is "Based on authentic 16th Century records and a story by Stendhal"—possibly Stendhal's '' L'Abbesse de Castro'' (1832) is meant. Plot The story involves the power struggles and sexual intrigues of a group of good-looking nuns at the Sant Arcangelo Convent and in particular the machinations of Sister Julia (played by former Miss Great Britain Anne Heywood) as she attempts, by an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What? (film)
''What?'' (''Che?'', also variously titled ''Quoi?'', ''Was?'', and ''Diary of Forbidden Dreams'') is a 1972 comedy film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Sydne Rome, and Hugh Griffith. Plot Set in an unnamed coastal city in Italy, the film tells a story of an American girl, Nancy, who takes shelter in a villa filled with strange guests. There, she gets into a relationship with a retired pimp, Alex. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni as Alex * Sydne Rome as Nancy * Hugh Griffith as Joseph Noblart * Guido Alberti as Priest * Gianfranco Piacentini as Tony * Carlo Delle Piane as Young Oaf #1 in Car * Mario Bussolino as Young Oaf #2 in Car * Henning Schlüter as Catone * Christiane Barry as Dresser * Pietro Tordi as Man-Servant * Nerina Montagnani as Chambermaid * Mogens von Gadow as German * Dieter Hallervorden as German * Elisabeth Witte as Baby * John Karlsen as Edward * Roger Middleton as Jimmy (uncredited) * Roman Polanski as Mosquito ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scientific Cardplayer
''The Scientific Cardplayer'', also known as ''The Scopone Game'' ( it, Lo scopone scientifico), is a 1973 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Luigi Comencini. The screenplay was written by Rodolfo Sonego. Plot An aging and wealthy American woman journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia. The annual scenario remains unchanged: she donates the initial stakes, then ultimately wins the game, shattering the couple's dream of scoring a victory and improving their lot in life. Eventually their daughter Cleopatra seeks revenge on her parents' behalf. Production notes Bette Davis was in the midst of a three-week vacation at the La Costa health spa in Carlsbad, California when she received the script. On 24-hour notice, she flew to Rome for filming, but did not learn that the dialogue was to be recorded in Italian until the first day of shooting. This was the third on-screen pairing of Davis and Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronicle Of A Homicide
''Chronicle of a Homicide'' ( it, Imputazione di omicidio per uno studente, also known as ''Italian Streetfighters'') is a 1972 Italian crime-drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. Cast *Massimo Ranieri: Fabio Sola *Martin Balsam: Judge Aldo Sola *Valentina Cortese: Luisa Sola * Turi Ferro: Inspector Malacarne *Pino Colizzi: Inspector Alberto Cottone *Salvo Randone: Procuratore Generale *Luigi Diberti: Massimo Trotti * Mariano Rigillo: Luca Binda * Massimo Sarchielli: Giuseppe *Piero Gerlini This is a list of male actors from Italy, which generally includes those who have resided in Italy or have largely appeared in Italian film productions. This list includes all actors from :Italian male actors. Persons are listed alphabetical ...: Marcello References External links * 1972 films 1970s Italian-language films Films directed by Mauro Bolognini Italian crime drama films Films scored by Ennio Morricone 1972 crime drama films Films with screenplays by Ugo Pirro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Night Of Glass Dolls
''Short Night of Glass Dolls'' (Italian language, Italian: ''La Corta notte delle bambole di vetro'') is a 1971 Italian giallo film. It is the directorial debut of Aldo Lado and stars Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel and Barbara Bach. Plot The corpse of reporter Gregory Moore (Jean Sorel) is found in a Prague plaza and brought to the local morgue. But Moore is actually alive, trapped inside his dead body and desperately recalling how the mysterious disappearance of his beautiful girlfriend (Barbara Bach) led to a terrifying conspiracy of depravity. He begins to walk in through his mind. How Mira's sudden disappearance made the police to suspect him instead. He delves more & more into the matter & discovers a mysterious Klub99 which exteriorly practices music but interiorly more occultly sinister. He ends up visiting the club discretely & searches or at least tries to search every corner of the club. But Moore ultimately fails to search the very room where his missing girlfriend Mira's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Bene
''Roma Bene'' is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger. Plot The classic scene of the upper middle-class in Rome: a duchess, the industrial husband and the many apparently respectable characters. It is actually a parade of dingy types: the Baron is a jewel thief, among the others there are social climbers, unscrupulous nobles who staged fake kidnappings and extortion attempts, and even a wife who comes to commission the murder of the ship-owner husband. The fate of these people will be the same: death at sea, but their misdeeds instead will remain unaddressed and an overzealous police commissioner will be promoted and transferred. Cast *Nino Manfredi: Commissario Quintilio Tartamella * Philippe Leroy: Giorgio Santi *Virna Lisi: Duchessa Silvia Santi * Mario Feliciani: Teo Teopulos *Irene Papas: Elena Teopulos *Evi Maltagliati: La madre di Elena *Umberto Orsini: Principe Rubio Marescalli *Senta Berger: Principessa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Have A Riot
''Let's Have a Riot'' ( it, Contestazione generale) is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Vittorio Gassman. Cast * Vittorio Gassman as Riccardo * Nino Manfredi as Beretta * Alberto Sordi as Don Giuseppe * Enrico Maria Salerno as Don Roberto * Michel Simon as Cavazza * Marina Vlady as Imma * Milly Vitale as Maria * Sergio Tofano as Bishop of Orvieto * Paola Gassman as TV Presentater * Rod Dana, Robert Mark as Piero * Vittorio Duse as Brigadier Morelli * Enzo Garinei as The Examiner * Mariangela Melato * Gastone Pescucci References External links * 1970 films Italian comedy films 1970s Italian-language films 1970 comedy films Films directed by Luigi Zampa Films about clerical celibacy 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burn!
''Burn!'' (original title: ''Queimada'') is a 1969 historical war drama film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. Set in the mid-19th century, the film stars Marlon Brando as a British ''agent provocateur'' sent to overthrow a Portuguese colony in the Caribbean by manipulating a slave revolt to serve the interests of the sugar trade, and the complications that arise from the formation of a subsequent puppet state. The fictional plot is partly based on the activities of American filibuster William Walker, after whom the main character is named, and his 1855 invasion of Nicaragua. Screenwriters Franco Solinas and Giorgio Arlorio also drew on the experiences of intelligence agent Edward Lansdale, who served the United States government in the Philippines and Indochina in the 1950s through the 60s, and the Cuban Revolution. The film is an Italian and French co-production by Alberto Grimaldi, distributed internationally by United Artists. It features a musical score composed by Ennio M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
