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Marisa Solinas
Marisa Anna Solinas (30 May 1939 – 12 February 2019), best known as Marisa Solinas, was an Italian actress and singer. Life Born in Genoa to a Sardinian father and a Tuscan mother from Garfagnana. In her teen years, she dreamed about becoming an opera singer and enrolled in Teatro Carlo Felice. Later she decided to concentrate on the pop music genre, in 1960, accompanied by mother, she transferred to Milan, where she made her film debut in 1961. The first big success to her career happened a year later, when she was spotted by Mario Monicelli and cast to be the main actress in "''Renzo e Luciana''", one of the four episodes of ''Boccaccio '70''; the same year she appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film debut, ''La commare secca'' and acted on stage in ''Fogli d'album'' at the Festival dei Due Mondi. Later she starred in a large number of genre films, especially Spaghetti Westerns, and appeared in several successful TV-series. Solinas was nicknamed the Phoenix of Italian cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genoa
Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitants, more than 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera. On the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean: it is the busiest city in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. Genoa was the capital of one of the most powerful maritime republics for over seven centuries, from the 11th century to 1797. Particularly from the 12th century to the 15th century, the city played a leading role in the history of commerce and trade in Europe, becoming one of the largest naval powers of the continent and considered among the wealthiest cities in the world. It was also nicknamed ''la S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Dall'Ara
Renato Dall'Ara (10 October 1892 in Reggio Emilia – 3 June 1964 in Milan) was an Italian entrepreneur, sports manager, and chairman of Bologna for thirty years. Biography An entrepreneur of modest origins, Dall'Ara went from his native Reggio Emilia to Bologna, starting a thriving knitwear company that made him wealthy. In 1934, he was appointed as president of football club Bologna. During the first years of his presidency, between 1934 and 1941, the team (led until 1938 by the Hungarian coach Árpád Weisz) won four league titles and the Coupe des Nations in Paris in 1937 ( it). In the postwar years, Dall'Ara was unable for many years to repeat the previous successes, until the beginning of the 1960s, when Bologna won the Mitropa Cup in 1961 ( it). In the 1963–64 Serie A, Bologna and Inter Milan were about to play the Championship tie-breaker on 7 June 1964; however, four days before the match, on 3 June, Dall'Ara died in Milan from a heart attack while he was in the Lega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure
''My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure'' () is a 1973 commedia sexy all'italiana anthology film written and directed by the cinematographer , at his writing and directorial debut. It is loosely based on Honoré de Balzac's novel '' Les Cent Contes drolatiques'' (1832–1837).Honoré de Balzac Plot Cast * Ewa Aulin: Marquise Cavalcanti * Femi Benussi: Countess Joselita Esteban De Fierro / Rosalia * Lionel Stander: Marquis Cavalcanti / Cardinal of Ragusa Ragusa may refer to: Places Croatia * Ragusa, Dalmatia, the historical name of the city of Dubrovnik * the Republic of Ragusa (or Republic of Dubrovnik), the maritime city-state of Ragusa * Ragusa Vecchia, historical Italian name of Cavtat, a t ... * Barbara Bouchet: Prostitute * Erna Schürer: Grand Duchess * Aldo Giuffrè: Grand Duke * Sylva Koscina: Dyer's Wife * Leopoldo Trieste: Dyer * Marisa Solinas: Maid of the Grand Duchess * Anna Maestri * Umberto Raho: Treasurer of the Grand Duke * Pupo De Luca * Giacomo Furia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinando Baldi
Ferdinando Baldi (19 May 1927 – 12 November 2007) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Throughout his career he used a number of pseudonyms, including Ted Kaplan, Ferdy Baldwin and Sam Livingstone. Biography Baldi was born in Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, on 19 May 1927. He was employed as a teacher after getting a degree in literature, but he got involved in cinema thanks to his acquaintance with Italian producer Tiziano Longo and he produced his first movie, Il Prezzo dell'onore in 1952. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldi, Ferdinando 2007 deaths Italian film directors Italian film producers People from Cava de' Tirreni 20th-century Italian screenwriters Giallo film directors German-language film directors Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers 1927 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blindman
''Blindman'' (also known in Italian as ''Il Pistolero Cieco'', lit. "The Blind Gunfighter") is a 1971 Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and co-written and co-produced by Tony Anthony. The film's protagonist, played by Anthony, is an homage to Kan Shimozawa's Zatoichi character: a blind transient who does odd jobs and is actually a high-skilled warrior. The film has achieved cult status over the years, mainly due to the involvement of Ringo Starr, a former member of the Beatles, in one of the roles. Plot A blind but deadly gunman is hired to escort 50 mail order brides to their miner husbands. When he is double-crossed by his friends and a Mexican bandit, he heads for Mexico to settle scores and save the women. Cast * Tony Anthony as Blindman/Ciego * Ringo Starr as Candy * Lloyd Battista as Domingo * Magda Konopka as Sweet Mama * Raf Baldassarre as El General * Agneta Eckemyr as Pilar * David Dreyer as Dude * Marisa Solinas as Margherita * Gaetano Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanni Loy
Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director. Specifically, Nanni Loy was Sardinian people, Sardinian, and one of several notable Sardinian film makers, including Franco Solinas. Biography Loy was born in Cagliari, Sardinia: his father was Guglielmo Loy-Donà, a lawyer issue from a distinguished Sardinian-Venetian family, and his mother was the noblewoman Donna Anna Sanjust of the Marquesses of Neoneli. Rosetta Loy, an Italian novelist, is his sister-in-law. He became famous for introducing in Italy the ''Candid Camera, candid camera'' with his show ''Specchio segreto'' (Secret mirror) in 1965. His 1962 film ''The Four Days of Naples (film), The Four Days of Naples'' was nominated for two Academy Awards. It also won the International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI Prize at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival in 1963. His 1971 film ''In Prison Awaiting Trial, Detenuto in attesa di giudizio'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Head Of The Family (1967 Film)
''Il padre di famiglia'' (internationally released as ''The Head of the Family'') is a 1967 Italian- French comedy film directed by Nanni Loy. For his performance in this film and in '' Italian Secret Service'', Nino Manfredi was awarded with a Golden Plate at the 1968 David di Donatello Awards. Totò died two days after having filmed his first scene in the film; he was replaced by Ugo Tognazzi. Later Tognazzi was nominated for the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor. Story The story centres on two characters, a man and a woman, both architects, who meet some time after WWII and get married. Though deeply in love they come from different backgrounds, and do not share the same outlooks on life. Soon she becomes fascinated with her husband's progressive socialist ideals. After the wedding she abandons her work to dedicate herself to raising their growing family, and he, feeling abandoned by her, begins an amorous relationship with one of his colleagues. Following the various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Bergonzelli
Sergio Bergonzelli (25 August 1924 – 24 September 2002) was an Italian director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Biography Born in Alba, Piedmont, Alba, Cuneo, Bergonzelli graduated in philosophy, then he started working as an actor with the stage name Siro Carme. After being assistant and second unit director in a number of genre films, in 1960 he made his debut as director and screenwriter with ''Seven in the Sun''. Also a film producer, Bergonzelli was the first to produce Spaghetti Western films entirely shot in Italy. In the 1970s he specialized in the erotic genre. A graduate in philosophy, Sergio Bergonzelli made his debut as an actor in 1952, initially using the pseudonym Siro Carme. This year marks the release of no less than four films:La storia del fornaretto di Venezia directed by Giacinto Solito,a historical film;The Blind Woman of Sorrento (1953 film) directed by Giacomo Gentilomo, director of this reinterpretation of the famous novel by writer Francesco Mast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colt In The Hand Of The Devil
''Colt in the Hand of the Devil'' (, also known as ''Devil Was an Angel'' and ''An Angel with a Gun Is a Devil'') is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Sergio Bergonzelli. The theme song "The Devil Was an Angel" is performed by Mino Reitano. It was shot in Sardinia. Cast * Bob Henry as Pat Scotty *Marisa Solinas as Maya * George Wang as El Condor/Capataz * Lucretia Love as Jane * Gerardo Rossi as Tenente Dick Carson *Luciano Catenacci Luciano Catenacci (13 April 1933 – 4 October 1990) was an Italian actor and Unit production manager, production manager who worked on mainly Italian produced films during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Life and career Born in Rome, Catenac ... as El Loco * Luciano Benetti as Cpt. McDonald References External links * Spanish Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films 1967 Western (genre) films 1967 films Films directed by Sergio Bergonzelli Films with screenplays by Sergio Bergonzelli 1960s It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Amendola
Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist. Biography Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on stage in 1931 as a writer for avanspettacolo shows. During that time, he wrote dialogue for Erminio Macario, Totò and more. He ended this profession and moved to cinema in 1949. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975. Amendola collaborated with Bruno Corbucci on conceiving the Nico Giraldi film series starring Tomas Milian. Amendola died on December 12, 1993, from complications from diabetes. Selected filmography * '' The Innocent Casimiro'' (1945) * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1945) * '' Eleven Men and a Ball'' (1948) * '' Captain Demonio'' (1950) * '' The Transporter'' (1950) * ''Abbiamo vinto! ''Abbiamo vinto!'' is a 1951 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeymoon, Italian Style
''Honeymoon, Italian Style'' () is a 1966 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Tony Russel, Concha Velasco and Ferruccio Amendola.Small p.108 The film's sets were designed by the art director Francisco Canet. Cast * Tony Russel as Barone Frescobaldi * Concha Velasco as Rosetta de Curtis * Ferruccio Amendola as Pasquale * Elio Crovetto as Funzionario al Casinò * Ana María Custodio as donna di Camilo * Luigi De Filippo as Camilluccio * Alberto Farnese as Portiere dell'Hotel * Litz Kibiska as La Bionda * Anna Maestri as Pallina * Renzo Montagnani as Nicola * Antonio Ozores as Salvatore Catella * George Rigaud as Barone Luigi * Carlo Rizzo Carlo Rizzo (30 April 1907 – 26 July 1979) was an Italian stage and film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.333 He was the brother of the actor Alfredo Rizzo. A regular in post-war Italian cinema he also featured in several American films produced in It ... as Direttore dell'Hotel * Rosita Rizzo as Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullio Piacentini
Tullio is a common Italian male given name of Latin origin, derived from Tullius (meaning "the one who leads"). Other forms of the name are Tulio (Spanish) and Túlio (Portuguese). It has a second meaning that is ''hill'' or ''valley of the hills''. It may refer to: Given name * Carlo Tullio Altan (1916–2005), Italian anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher *Tullio Altamura (born 1924), Italian film actor * Tullio Avoledo (born 1957), Italian novelist * Tullio Baraglia (1934–2017), Italian rower * Tullio Bozza (1891–1922), Italian fencer * Tullio Campagnolo (1901–1983), Italian racing cyclist and inventor *Tullio Carminati (1894–1971), Italian actor *Tullio Cianetti (1899–1976), Italian fascist politician *Tullio Crali (1910–2000), Italian artist * Tullio De Mauro (1932–2017), Italian linguist and politician *Tullio De Piscopo (born 1946), Italian drummer and singer *Tullio DeSantis (born 1948), American contemporary artist *Marco Tullio Giordana (born 1950), Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
