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His Last Twelve Hours
''His Last Twelve Hours'' (, ) is a 1951 French-Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Jean Gabin, Mariella Lotti and Elli Parvo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. It was shot at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia near Cinecittà in Rome.Chiti & Poppi p.139 Plot Died in a car accident, the wealthy footwear industrialist Carlo Bacchi finds himself in the afterlife, where he is condemned to hell for having committed evil when he was alive. Defending himself from the accusation in a passionate harangue, however, he manages to get back to earth for a few hours, in order to repair the evil committed and above all the bad deed that caused Amedeo Santini's attempted suicide. Cast * Jean Gabin as Carlo Bacchi * Mariella Lotti as Margot, Bacchi's wife * Julien Carette as Amedeo Santini * Elli Parvo as Lidia Guidi, Bacchi's friend * Antonella Lualdi as Maria * Antonietta Pietrosi as Anna, Carlo Bacchi's daughter * Paola Borboni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Zampa
Luigi Zampa (2 January 1905 – 16 August 1991) was an Italian film director. Biography Son of a worker, Zampa studied filmmaking from 1932 to 1937 at the Italian film school in Rome. He directed several Italian neorealism films in the 1940s. In 1949 he filmed ''Alarm Bells'' on Ischia, and also shot a separate British version under the title ''Children of Chance (1949 film), Children of Chance''. During the 1950s and 1960s, he became a director of several successful films belonging to the Commedia all'italiana genre, some starring Alberto Sordi. Filmography as director *1933 Risveglio di una città *1941 *1942 C'è sempre un ma! *1942 The Adventures of Fra Diavolo (''Fra' Diavolo'') *1942 Signorinette *1945 L'abito nero da sposa *1946 A Yank in Rome (''Un Americano in vacanza'') *1947 To Live in Peace (''Vivere in pace'') *1947 L'onorevole Angelina *1948 Difficult Years (''Anni difficili'') *1949 ''Alarm Bells (film), Alarm Bells'' (Campane a martello) *1949 Childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro Sperimentale Di Cinematografia
The (; CSC), also referred to as the (), is an Italian national film school headquartered in Rome, with satellite educational hubs in five other Italian regions. It was established in 1935 and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film. History The center is the oldest film school in Western Europe. It was founded in Rome in 1935, during the Fascist era, by Benito Mussolini's head of cinema, Luigi Freddi, and his son, Vittorio Mussolini, as part of the Cinecittà Studios. He aimed to revive the Italian film industry, but he was also aware of the propaganda value of films. He created the slogan "''Il cinema è l'arma più forte''" ("cinema is the most powerful weapon"). During World War II, much of the original production equipment was stolen or destroyed by the Nazi occupiers. Many attempts to trace them in Germany and the Soviet Union after the war were unsuccessful. Directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni and Giuseppe De Santis attended the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino Raffaelli
Dino may refer to: Prefix * dino-, a common prefix in taxonomy, meaning "terrible", "formidable" **Dinosaur ** Dinosaurus People * Dino (given name), a masculine given name and a nickname * Dino (surname), a surname found in Albania and Turkey * Diño, a surname found in the Philippines * Dino (American singer), an American singer/songwriter * Dîno, a Kurdish artist * Dino Kartsonakis, American pianist Arts and entertainment * Dino (The Flintstones), cartoon pet dinosaur of animated TV series ''The Flintstones'', voiced by Mel Blanc * ''Dino'' (film), a 1957 film * '' Dino: Italian Love Songs'', a 1962 album by Dean Martin * ''Dino'' (album), a 1972 studio album by Dean Martin * ''Dino'' (Jessica Folcker album), a studio album by Swedish singer Jessica Folcker * '' Dino: The Essential Dean Martin'', a 2004 compilation album * ''Dino'' (biography), a 1992 biography of Dean Martin by Nick Tosches Businesses and organisations * Dino Entertainment, a firm specializing in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Luzi
Enrico Luzi (27 September 1919 – 18 October 2011) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1941 to 1980. Selected filmography References External links * 1919 births 2011 deaths Italian male film actors Male actors from Trieste {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante Maggio
Dante Maggio (2 March 1909 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 115 films between 1940 and 1975. Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio had a turbulent adolescence that led his father to send him in an institute for problematic minors. He debuted on stage aged 18 years old.Antonio Virgilio Savona; Michele Lo Straniero. "Maggio, Famiglia". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 959-960. He worked on stage in several sceneggiate and with the companies of Anna Fougez and Raffaele Viviani before creating his own revue company. Maggio was the brother of actors Enzo, Rosalia, Beniamino and Pupella Maggio. Selected filmography * '' The Palace on the River'' (1940) * '' Un giorno nella vita'' (1946) - Carlo * '' The Ways of Sin'' (1946) - La guardia carceraria (uncredited) * '' The Great Dawn'' (1947) * '' Last Love'' (1947) - Il partner di Maria * ''Tombolo, paradiso nero'' (1947) - Agostino * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Pastore
Pietro Mario Pastore, also known as Piero Pastore (3 April 1903 – 8 January 1968) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker; he later became an actor. Football career Pastore was the youngest ever player to play for Juventus FC at the age of 15 years, 222 days. He played for 6 seasons (108 games, 46 goals) in the Serie A for SS Lazio, AC Milan and AS Roma. Pastore represented Italy at the 1928 Summer Olympics and won bronze medal, but he did not play in any games. Acting career After retirement, he became an actor, among other roles, he played small parts in ''Roman Holiday'', ''Barabbas'' and ''War and Peace''. Honours Club ;Juventus *Italian Football Championship: 1925–26 International ;Italy * Olympic Bronze Medal: 1928 Selected filmography * '' Girls Do Not Joke'' (1929) * '' La Leggenda di Wally'' (1930) - Hagenbach * ''Ninna nanna delle dodici mamme'' (1930) * ''Steel'' (1933) - Mario Velini * ''Trois balles dans la peau'' (1934) - Policem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fausto Guerzoni
Fausto Guerzoni (1904–1967) was an Italian actor.Freire-Medeiros p.193 A character actor, he appeared in Italian films in supporting roles from the mid-1930s. Selected filmography * '' I'll Give a Million'' (1935) - (uncredited) * ''Ballerine'' (1936) - Prandi * ''Cavalry'' (1936) - Other Attendant * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) - Un cameriere * ''Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno'' (1937) - Bertoldino * '' All of Life in One Night'' (1938) - Tramontana * ''The Black Corsair'' (1938) * '' Under the Southern Cross'' (1938) - Coppola * '' Star of the Sea'' (1938) * ''Crispino e la comare'' (1938) * '' A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) - Leopoldo Almos * ''Diamonds'' (1939) - Sguerza, il capo tipografo * ''Pretty or Plain They All Get Married'' (1939) * ''Bionda sotto chiave'' (1939) * ''Il ladro'' (1939) - Tony Scalza * ''Backstage'' (1939) - Il vice commissario * ''Cose dell'altro mondo'' (1939) - L'ubriaco all "Trappola d'Oro" * ''Troppo tardi t'ho conosciuta'' (1940) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marga Cella
Marga may refer to: People Given name *Marga (Batak), a family name in Batak society * Marga Barbu (1929–2009), Romanian actress *Marga Boodts (1895–1976), woman claimed to be Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia *Marga Gomez (born 1960), Puerto Rican/Cuban-American comedian, playwright, and humorist * Marga Hoek (born 1965), Dutch businesswoman * Marga Klompé (1912–1986), Dutch politician *Marga López (1924–2005), Argentine-Mexican actress * Marga Minco (1920–2023), Dutch journalist and writer * Marga Ortigas, Manila-based correspondent for Al Jazeera English *Marga Petersen (1919–2002), German athlete who competed mainly in the sprints * Marga Richter (1926–2020), American composer *Marga Scheide (born 1954), Dutch former model and a singer *Marga Schiml (born 1945), German opera singer *Marga T (1943–2023), Indonesian writer * Marga van Praag (born 1946), Dutch journalist and television presenter Fictional characters *Margaret "Marga" M. Bartolome, a charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Sposito
Carlo Sposito (1 May 1924 – 9 September 1984) was an Italian character actor, sometimes credited as Carletto Sposito. Born in Palermo, he was among the most active actors in the post-war Italian genre cinema. He was also pretty active on stage, radio and television. He died at 60 of myocardial infarction, in Rome. He was the brother of the playwright Faele. Selected filmography * '' For the Love of Mariastella'' (1946) - Rosalino * '' Difficult Years'' (1948) - Riccardo * '' Return to Naples'' (1949) - Vittorio * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) - Allievo * ''Cintura di castità'' (1950) * '' Women Without Names'' (1950) - Ciulian the Albanian Ice-cream Maker * '' His Last Twelve Hours'' (1950) - Il duca Luca Sorino * ''Il monello della strada'' (1950) * '' The Crossroads'' (1951) - Il vice-commissario Sani * '' The Ungrateful Heart'' (1951) - Anselmo * '' The Young Caruso'' (1951) - Giovanni "Gianni" Palma * '' Paris Is Always Paris'' (1951) - Toto Mancuso * '' Una bruna india ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paola Borboni
Paola Borboni (1 January 1900 – 9 April 1995) was an Italian stage and film actress whose career spanned nearly eight decades of cinema. Early life Borboni was born on 1 January 1900 in Parma, Italy. Career Borboni made her stage debut in 1916, beginning to take minor film roles soon afterwards. She entered film in 1916 in the silent picture '' Jacobo Ortis'' directed by Giuseppe Sterni, and made over 80 film appearances between then and 1990. Appearing in several silent films before 1921 she was absent from cinema for some 14 years during which time she made numerous stage appearances. She gained notoriety in 1925 when she appeared topless in a stage performance of Carlo Veneziani's ''Alga Marina'' as a mermaid, exposing her breasts. She returned to the silver screen in 1936 in the Mario Mattoli film '' L'Uomo che sorride''. She went on to appear in films such as the Carlo Lizzani-directed film '' Ai margini della metropoli'' in 1952 in which she appeared alongsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonietta Pietrosi
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Antonietta may refer to: *Antonietta (given name), a female given name *Antonietta (gastropod), a genus belonging to the taxonomic family ''Glaucidae'' of colorful sea slugs *Antonietta (novel), a 1991 novel by John Hersey * Antonietta, Venezuelan singer See also *''Antonieta'', a 1982 Spanish film *Antonia (other) *Antonina (other) Antonina may refer to: Geography * Antonina, Paraná, a municipality in Brazil * Antonina, Bełchatów County, in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland * Antonina, Pajęczno County, in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland * Antonina, Poddębice County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonella Lualdi
Antonella Lualdi (born Antonietta de Pascale, 6 July 1931 – 10 August 2023) was an Italian actress and singer. She appeared in many Italian and French films in the 1950s and 1960s, notably in Claude Autant-Lara's film ''The Red and the Black'' in 1954. Life and career Lualdi began her career in 1949, after having won a contest for new talents of the cinema magazine ''Hollywood'', in which she was presented as "Signorina X" ("Miss X"), inviting the readers to choose her stage name. After having starred with him in several films, she married Italian actor Franco Interlenghi in 1955; the couple had two daughters, Stella and Antonellina, an actress in her own right. In 1974 she debuted in France as a singer with some success and critical acclaim, then she also debuted on stage with the comedy ''Le Moulin de la Galette'', with which she toured across several European countries. Antonella Lualdi died on 10 August 2023, at the age of 92. Selected filmography * '' Prince of Foxes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |