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John McDouglas
Giuseppe Addobbati (31 December 1909 – 4 January 1986) was an Italian film actor known for his roles in Spaghetti Western and action films in the 1960s and 1970s. He was often billed as John MacDouglas for films released to an American audience. Addobbati was born in Makarska and later lived in Trieste. He made over 80 film appearances between 1937 and 1980 often as a police officer or law enforcer. He starred in films such as ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1964), ''Blood For A Silver Dollar'' alongside Giuliano Gemma (Montgomery Wood) and in ''The Conformist'' (1970). He also made several horror film appearances such as '' Nightmare Castle'' in 1965 alongside Barbara Steele, Paul Muller, Helga Liné, Laurence Clift and Rik Battaglia. Selected filmography * ' (1936, dir. Giovacchino Forzano) as Uomo #9 * ''Condottieri'' (1937, dir. Luis Trenker) as Giovanni's Father * ''Queen of the Scala'' (1937, dir. Camillo Mastrocinque e Guido Salvini) as Guido Vernieri * '' Marce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makarska
Makarska () is a town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split (city), Split and northwest of Dubrovnik, in the Split-Dalmatia County. Makarska is a prominent regional tourist center, located on a horseshoe-shaped bay between the Biokovo mountains and the Adriatic Sea. The city is noted for its palm-fringed promenade, where cafes, bars and boutiques overlook the harbor. Adjacent to the beach are several large capacity hotels as well as a camping grounds. Makarska is the centre of the Makarska Riviera, a popular tourist destination under the Biokovo mountain. It stretches for between the municipalities of Brela and Gradac, Split-Dalmatia County, Gradac. History Pre-history Near present-day Makarska, there was a settlement as early as the middle of the 2nd millennium BC. It is thought that it was a point used by the Cretans on their way up to the Adriatic (the so-called Amber Road). However it was only one of the ports with links with the wider Mediterra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Battaglia
Rik Battaglia (byname of Caterino Bertaglia; 18 February 1927 – 27 March 2015) was an Italian film actor. Career Battaglia appeared in a number of historical and peplum films, such as '' The Mighty Crusaders'' (1958, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia), ''Hannibal'' (1959, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Edgar G. Ulmer), ''Caesar the Conqueror'' (1962, Tanio Boccia), and ''A Queen for Caesar'' (1962, Piero Pierotti). He was also seen in the Hollywood adventure '' Raw Wind in Eden'' (1958, Richard Wilson). He also played in ''Esther and the King'' (1960), '' From a Roman Balcony'' (1960, by Mauro Bolognini) and in the biblical epic ''Sodom and Gomorrah'' (1962, by Robert Aldrich). Battaglia appeared in adventure films such as '' Attack of the Moors'' (1959, Mario Costa), '' The Conqueror of the Orient'' (1960, Tanio Boccia), '' The Lion of St. Mark'' (1963, Luigi Capuano) and '' Sandokan the Great'' (1963, Umberto Lenzi), and horror films such as '' Nightmare Castle'' (1965, Mario Caiano) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gennaro Righelli
Gennaro Righelli (12 December 1886 – 6 January 1949) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and acting, actor. He directed more than 110 films in Italy and Germany between 1910 and 1947. In 1930, he directed the first Italian sound film, ''The Song of Love (1930 film), The Song of Love''. He was married to the film star Maria Jacobini, whom he frequently cast in his films. Selected filmography *''Red Love (1921 film), Red Love'' (1921) * ''The Voyage (1921 film), The Voyage'' (1921) * ''Cainà'' (1922) * ''Under the Snow'' (1922) * ''La Boheme (1923 film), La Boheme'' (1923) * ''Orient (1924 film), Orient'' (1924) * ''The Doll Queen'' (1925) * ''Svengali (1927 film), Svengali'' (1927) * ''Homesick (1927 film), Homesick'' (1927) * ''The Prisoners of Shanghai'' (1927, writer) * ''The Champion of the World (1927 film), The Champion of the World'' (1927) * ''Five Anxious Days'' (1928) * ''The President (1928 film), The President'' (1928) * ''The Secret Courier'' (1928) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boarders At Saint-Cyr
''The Boarders at Saint-Cyr'' () is a 1939 Italian historical comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Vanna Vanni, Silvana Jachino and Maurizio D'Ancora. It is an adaptation of the 1843 play ''Les Demoiselles de Saint-Cyr'' by Alexandre Dumas.Goble p.138 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. Synopsis In Napoleonic France two girls at a boarding school next door to the Saint-Cyr military academy in Paris are visited by a couple of cadets who climb over the wall to woo them. However they are discovered and in the ensuing scandal the Empress Josephine insists that they have to hastily get married. Napoleon himself intervenes, in sympathy to the two forces husbands, and sends them on an immediate mission to the Kingdom of Naples ruled by his own brother-in-law Marshal Joachim Murat. Abandoned on their wedding night the two young woman head to Italy in pursuit of their new husbands. Cast * Vanna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Mia Canzone Al Vento
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson *''L.A. (Light Album) ''L.A. (Light Album)'' is the 23rd studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on March 16, 1979, and their first issued through Sony Music, CBS Records. Recorded during a period of acrimony between the band members, it was a ...'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 *The La's, an English rock band *L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer *Yung L.A., a rapper *Lady A, an American country music trio *L.A. (Amy Macdonald song), "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 *"La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River (musician), Old Man River *''La'', a Les Gordon album Other media *l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Italian cinema's leading early directors, he directed over 120 films in his fifty-year career between 1913 and 1963. Life and career Carmine Gallone was born as Carmelo Camillo Gallone on 10 September 1885 in Taggia (in the province of Imperia), but grew up in Naples. His father was Italian, from Sorrento, and his mother was French, from Nice.G. Martini, ''Patchwork: 100 anni di cinema in Italia : un viaggio attraverso le regioni'', Finzioni, 1997, p. 168 He began writing plays at 15 and in 1911 won first prize at a national drama competition for his drama ''Brittanico''. He later moved to Rome where in 1912 he was hired as a general worker by the Teatro Argentina company, all the while continuing to write plays. In the same year he had his fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Verdi (film)
''Giuseppe Verdi'' is a 1938 Italian biographical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Fosco Giachetti, Gaby Morlay and Germana Paolieri. The film portrays the life of the composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). The casting of Giachetti as Verdi was intended to emphasise the composer's patriotism, as he had recently played patriotic roles in films such as '' The White Squadron''.Landy p.141-142 The film was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film is also known by the alternative title ''The Life of Giuseppe Verdi''. Main cast * Fosco Giachetti as Giuseppe Verdi * Gaby Morlay as Giuseppina Strepponi * Germana Paolieri as Margherita Barezzi * Camillo Pilotto as Antonio Barezzi * Cesco Baseggio as il padre di Verdi * Maria Jacobini as Luigia Uttini, madre di Verdi * Maria Cebotari as Teresa Stolz * Febo Mari as Merelli, il direttore della Scala di Milano * Carlo Duse as Temistocle Solera * Eugenio Duse as L'impresario Massini * Enrico Glori as Il maestr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Brignone
Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor. He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone. Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italian Director to win the Venice Film Festival or Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, the oldest film festival in the world, with Best Italian Film, ''Teresa Confalonieri'' (1934). He died in Rome in 1959. Selected filmography * ''Odette (1916 film), Odette'' (1916) * ''The Painting of Osvaldo Mars'' (1921) * ''The Two Sergeants (1922 film), The Two Sergeants'' (1922) * ''Emperor Maciste'' (1924) * ''Saetta Learns to Live'' (1924) * ''Maciste in Hell'' (1925)Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 288. . * ''Maciste in the Lion's Cage'' (1926) * ''The Giant of the Dolomites'' (1927) * ''Mary's Big Secret'' (1928) * ''Devotion (1929 film), Devotion'' (1929 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcella (film)
''Marcella'' is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Emma Gramatica, Caterina Boratto and Antonio Centa. It is based on a play by Victorien Sardou. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini and Alberto Manzi, Alberto Manzi. Cast * Emma Gramatica as La baronessa Contuni * Caterina Boratto as Marcella * Antonio Centa as Oliviero * Mino Doro as Renato * Aristide Baghetti * Mario Ferrari * Paolo Stoppa * Guglielmo Barnabò * Giuseppe Addobbati * Nada Fiorelli * Gian Paolo Rosmino * Rina Molé * Luigi Pellegrini * Laura Redi References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1937 films Italian drama films Italian black-and-white films 1937 drama films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Brignone Italian films based on plays Films based on works by Victorien Sardou 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Salvini (director)
Guido Salvini (12 May 1893 – 4 May 1965) was an Italian film director. He directed seven films from 1937 to 1955. Filmography References External links * 1893 births 1965 deaths Italian film directors {{Italy-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camillo Mastrocinque
Camillo Mastrocinque (11 May 1901 – 23 April 1969) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1968, and is known to horror film fans for directing ''Terror in the Crypt'' (1964) starring Christopher Lee, and ''An Angel for Satan'' (1966) starring Barbara Steele. Selected filmography * ''Queen of the Scala'' (1937) * ''I Want to Live with Letizia'' (1938) * ''The Cuckoo Clock (film), The Cuckoo Clock'' (1938) * ''Don Pasquale (film), Don Pasquale'' (1940) * ''The Last Dance (1941 film), The Last Dance'' (1941) * ''Fedora (1942 film), Fedora'' (1942) * ''Black Gold (1942 film), Black Gold'' (1942) * ''A Living Statue'' (1943) * ''Lost in the Dark (1947 film), Lost in the Dark'' (1947) * ''Be Seeing You, Father'' (1948) * ''The Man with the Grey Glove'' (1948) * ''The Fighting Men (1950 film), The Fighting Men'' (1950) * ''That Ghost of My Husband'' (1950) * ''Anna's Sin'' (1952) * ''Toto in Hell'' (1955) * ''Are We Men or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of The Scala
''Queen of the Scala'' () is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and Guido Salvini and starring Margherita Carosio, Nives Poli and Giuseppe Addobbati.Lancia & Poppi p.93 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Virgilio Marchi. It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios and on location in Lombardy. Partial cast * Margherita Carosio as Marta Bianchi * Nives Poli as La ballerina Luzia * Giuseppe Addobbati as Guido Vernieri * Mario Ferrari as Candido Ponti * Olivia Fried as Olivia Ferry * Bianca Stagno Bellincioni as Madame Chautemps * Guido Papalini as Un giornalista * Laura Solari * Osvaldo Valenti Osvaldo Valenti (17 February 1906 – 30 April 1945) was an Italian film actor. Valenti starred in several successful Italian movies of the late 1930s and early 1940s, such as the famous ''The Iron Crown'' and '' The Jester's Supper''. He ap ... * Rubi Dalma References Bibliography * Enrico Lancia & Roberto Poppi. ''Le attrici: d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
