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Luigi Bonos
Luigi Bonos (1910–2000) was an Italian comedian and stage, television and film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1945 and 1992. Born in Berlin, Germany, the son of two Hungarian circus artists, along with his brothers Vittorio (1908 - 1966) and Giovanni (1907-1956) Bonos formed a trio of comedians who met large success in the avanspettacolo and revue theater between the 1930s and 1940s. He made his film debut in 1951, and since then he appeared in dozens of comedy films, usually as a character actor. He died in 2000. Selected filmography * ''L'ippocampo'' (1945) - Un acrobato * '' The Whole City Sings'' (1945) * '' Era lui... sì! sì!'' (1951) - Cameriere * '' The Overcoat'' (1952) - (uncredited) * '' Primo premio: Mariarosa'' (1952) * '' I morti non pagano tasse'' (1952) * '' The Tired Outlaw'' (1952) * '' Era lei che lo voleva'' (1954) - The Cook at Invernaghi's (uncredited) * '' Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!'' (1954) - Mimo * '' Tunis Top Secret'' (1959) - Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Style
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marination * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus * ''Italien'' (magazine), pro-Fascist magazine in Germany between 1927 and 1944 See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) The Italian may refer to: * ''The Italia ... [...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 Secret Of Santa Vittoria
''The Secret of Santa Vittoria'' is a 1969 American war film distributed by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Stanley Kramer and co-produced by George Glass from a screenplay by Ben Maddow and William Rose. It was based on the best-selling 1966 novel by Robert Crichton. The music score was by Ernest Gold and the cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno. The film stars Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Virna Lisi, Hardy Krüger, and Sergio Franchi. It also features Renato Rascel, Giancarlo Giannini, and Eduardo Ciannelli; with Valentina Cortese making an uncredited appearance. It was shot almost entirely on location in Anticoli Corrado, Italy (near Rome). Plot The story is set during World War II in the summer of 1943, immediately after the fall of Italy's Fascist government under Benito Mussolini, when the German army moved to occupy most of the country. The only substantial source of income for the little hill town of Santa Vittoria is its wine. The townsfol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Five Man Army
''The Five Man Army'' () is a 1969 Italian Zapata Western film in which a group of five men are enlisted to rob a train of a gold shipment during the Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution () was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It saw the destruction of the Federal Army, its .... Directed by Don Taylor, it featured a script by a young Dario Argento, later future maestro of the horror and thriller genre, and a score by Ennio Morricone. Argento also directed some sequences of the film without being credited. Plot Mexican rebels hire the "Dutchman" to rob a train carrying $500,000 in gold on behalf of Victoriano Huerta to finance the Mexican Revolution. Dutchman then enlists four other men to assist him, promising to pay each of them a thousand dollars. They are Mesito, a strong man on the run for cattle rustling; Luis, a circus acrobat t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Bovary (1969 Film)
''Madame Bovary'' (, , ''Play the Game or Leave the Bed'') is a 1969 Italian-West German historical erotic drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ... directed by Hans Schott-Schöbinger and starring Edwige Fenech, Gerhard Riedmann and Franco Ressel.Goble p.849 It is based on Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel '' Madame Bovary'', although the film cuts out the book's portrayal of her early life and focuses more heavily on her sexual relationships. Plot summary In nineteenth century France a provincial doctor's wife harbours ambitions to rise in the world, but finds herself in a compromising situation following a string of love affairs. Cast * Edwige Fenech as Emma Bovary * Gerhard Riedmann as Dr. Charles Bovary * Franco Ressel as Adolphe Lheureus * Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
''Oh, Grandmother's Dead'' () is a 1969 Italian black comedy film, directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Sergio Tofano. Plot Cast * Sirena Adgemova as Sparta * Carole André as Claretta * Wanda Capodaglio as Adelaide Ghia, the grandmother * Peter Chatel as Guido * Valentina Cortese as Ornella * Giuseppina Cozzi * Luigi De Vittorio as Don Mario * Riccardo Garrone as Galeazzo * Vera Gherarducci as Gigliola * Ray Lovelock as Carlo Alberto * Gastone Pescucci as Adolfo * Giorgio Piazza as Italo * Helena Ronee as Titina * Gianni Scolari as Carlo Maria * Sergio Tofano Sergio Tòfano (20 August 1886 – 28 October 1973) was an Italian actor, theatre director, playwright, scene designer and illustrator. As a comics artist, he is best-known for creating '' Signor Bonaventura''. Biography Tofano was born in ... as the grandfather References External links * 1969 films 1969 black comedy films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Monice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thirteen Chairs
''The Thirteen Chairs'' (; ) is a 1969 comedy film directed by Nicolas Gessner and Luciano Lucignani and starring Sharon Tate, Vittorio Gassman and Orson Welles, and featuring Vittorio De Sica, Terry-Thomas, Mylène Demongeot, Grégoire Aslan, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Lionel Jeffries. The film is based on the 1928 satirical novel '' The Twelve Chairs'' by Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, which has been adapted many times (including a 1970 version directed by Mel Brooks). The plot follows increasingly desperate attempts to obtain valuable gems which were hidden in a set of chairs. It was Tate's last film before she and four others were murdered at her home by followers of Charles Manson. The film was released posthumously. Plot Mario Beretti is a young Italian-American barber who runs a barber shop in New York City located near a construction site that boasts few customers. His life reaches a turning point when he is notified of the death of his aunt in Lavenham, England, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indovina Chi Viene A Merenda?
(i.e. "Guess who's coming to tea?") is a 1969 Italian war-comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ... written and directed by Marcello Ciorciolini and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Sicily 1943: to avoid war, Franco and Ciccio hid in the mountains. Two American paratroopers steal their clothes and leave them their uniforms in exchange, so our "heroes" are captured by the Germans and deported to Germany. They will escape, take refuge on a farm and be the protagonists of chain misadventures. After the war, believed dead, they are safe and sound up there in Germany. Cast * Franco Franchi as Franco La Rapa * Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio La Rapa * Mimmo Palmara as Comm. Tiger * Carlo Romano as Otto Bauer * Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Camp Commandan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Longest Hunt
''Spara, Gringo, spara'' (internationally released as ''The Longest Hunt'' and ''Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!'') is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the first western directed by Bruno Corbucci (brother of western specialist Sergio Corbucci), and except the parodistic and bizarre '' The Three Musketeers of the West'' it is his only western. The title song "Rainbow... vorrei... vorrei" is performed by Little Tony. Alex Cox Alexander B. H. Cox (born 15 December 1954) is an English film director, screenwriter, actor, non-fiction author and broadcaster. Cox experienced success early in his career with ''Repo Man (film), Repo Man'' (1984) and ''Sid and Nancy'' (1986 ... in his book ''10,000 Ways to Die'' refers to the film as "derivative and boring", "a reminder that talent as a director is not inheritable, or a family trait." Plot US-American adventurer Stark has been sentenced to death in a Mexican village. A rich Mexican rancher saves him from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madigan's Millions
''Madigan's Millions'' (, ) is a 1968 Italian-Spanish comedy crime film directed by Stanley Prager and produced by Sidney W. Pink. The movie was shot in 1966, but was not released for two years. It stars Dustin Hoffman in his first movie role, as Jason Fister, a young U.S. Treasury Dept. official sent to Rome to recover a large sum of money owed to the United States government by a deceased mobster. The film is in the lowbrow comedy genre, with comic stop-action chase scenes, as well as many scenes involving spaghetti Western-style gunplay on the streets of Rome. Hoffman's Fister is a naive and mild-mannered bureaucrat with a sense for sniffing out phonies. The interiors of the film were shot largely in Spain, with exteriors in Rome. Plot Cast * Dustin Hoffman – Jason Fister * Elsa Martinelli – Vic Shaw * Cesar Romero – Mike Madigan * Gustavo Rojo – Lt. Arco * Fernando Hilbeck – Burke * Riccardo Garrone – Cirini * Franco Fabrizi – Caronda * Umberto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Biggest Bundle Of Them All
''The Biggest Bundle of Them All'' is a 1968 American crime film set in Naples, Italy. The story is about a mobster and a novice gang of crooks who team up to steal $5 million worth of platinum ingots from a train. The film stars Robert Wagner and Raquel Welch and was directed by Ken Annakin. Plot An Italian gangster, Cesare Celli, formerly active in Chicago but now retired in his homeland of Italy, is kidnapped by Harry Price and his gang. Much to everyone's disappointment, none of Cesare's friends or associates is willing to pay a ransom to get him back. His professional pride offended by this development, Cesare offers to assist Harry and girlfriend Juliana in pulling off a daring heist that could net them $5 million. Cesare even brings in criminal mastermind Professor Samuels to run the operation. A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber is hijacked to be used to transport platinum ingots after a train robbery. Harry and the gang overcome many obstacles and the robbery is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer Caliber
A killer is someone or something that kills, such as a murderer or a serial killer. Killer may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Killer, the secondary antagonist of the 1989 animated film '' All Dogs Go to Heaven'' * Killer (''Home and Away''), a character from ''Home and Away'' * Killer Kane, the villain of the 1939 serial film ''Buck Rogers'' Films * ''Killer!'' (1969 film), an alternative title for ''This Man Must Die'' * ''Killer'', a 1972 French crime drama directed by Denys de La Patellière * ''Killer'' (1991 film), a Telugu film starring Akkineni Nagarjuna * ''Killer'' (1994 film) (a.k.a. ''Bulletproof Heart''), a film starring Anthony LaPaglia and Mimi Rogers, and featuring Peter Boyle * ''Killer: A Journal of Murder'' (film), a 1996 film about serial killer Carl Panzram * ''Killer'' (1998 film), a French/Kazakhstani crime drama Games * Killer (game), a parlor game played with cards and candles * Killer (pool), a multi- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |