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Maurizio Merli
Maurizio Merli (February 8, 1940 – March 10, 1989) was an Italian film actor and a star of many Italian police thrillers. Career After a decade of minor film roles, 1974 saw a breakthrough for Merli with his first starring role in a remake of romantic drama '' Catene'', and brought in as lead in the third of a franchise for ''White Fang to the Rescue'', in part due to his resemblance to Franco Nero. However the following year became a true banner one for Merli when he made '' Violent Rome'' which was an enormous success, and made him the star of '' poliziotteschi'' genre. He went on to make 11 more, two as Commissario Betti, Merli's character in '' Violent Rome''. Betti is a detective who metes out apoplectic violence, and in some way the character was an exploitative imitation of American police thrillers like Dirty Harry and a film of Nero. However, distinctive elements in '' Violent Rome'' reflected Italian law enforcement of the era. Similar to Luigi Calabresi, a rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violent Rome
''Violent Rome'' ( it, Roma violenta) is an Italian 1975 '' poliziottesco'' film directed by Marino Girolami It obtained a great commercial success and launched the career of Maurizio Merli. The film has two sequels, ''Violent Naples'' and ''A Special Cop in Action''. Cast * Maurizio Merli as Commissioner Betti * Richard Conte as Lawyer Sartori * Silvano Tranquilli as capo della Squadra Mobile * Ray Lovelock as Biondi * John Steiner as Franco Spadoni aka 'Chiodo' * Daniela Giordano as Lover of Betti * Luciano Rossi as Delivery Man Production After the financial success of '' High Crime'', producer Edmondo Amati offered director Enzo G. Castellari to direct another film in the same vein. Castellari stated that he asked for more money but could not come to an agreement with the producer which led to Amati calling Castellari's father Marino Girolami to direct the film and cast Maurizio Merli. The film was shot at Incir – De Paolis in Rome. Release ''Violent Rome'' wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannaja
''Mannaja'' (also known as ''A Man Called Blade'') is an Italian 1977 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Martino. The main role, Blade, is played by Maurizio Merli. Other central roles are played by John Steiner, Sonja Jeannine, Donald O'Brien, Philippe Leroy and Martine Brochard. Plot Bounty hunter Blade (Maurizio Merli), who uses a tomahawk as a throwing weapon, arrives at the mining town of Suttonville with the outlaw Burt Craven (Donald O'Brien) as his prisoner. His real motive is to kill mining big boss McGowan (Philippe Leroy) who has killed his father. Blade gives up his revenge – because McGowan “is not worth it” – and instead accepts to deliver the ransom for the mine owner's daughter (Sonja Jeannine). However, this mission fails because she turns out to be the lover of her kidnapper, McGowan's foreman Voller (John Steiner), who secretly works for a gang that regularly robs the shipments of silver from the mine. Voller then kills his boss and turns his m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Deaths
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1940 Births
Year 194 (Roman numerals, CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus, Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus (194), Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 Roman legion, legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the Defensive wall, city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priest Of Love
''Priest of Love'' is a British biographical film about D. H. Lawrence and his wife Frieda (née Von Richthofen) played by Ian McKellen and Janet Suzman. It was a Stanley J. Seeger presentation, produced and directed by Christopher Miles and co-produced by Andrew Donally. The screenplay was by Alan Plater from the biography ''The Priest of Love'' by Harry T. Moore. The music score was by Francis James Brown and Stanley J. Seeger, credited jointly as "Joseph James". The film was first released by Filmways in New York on 11 October 1981 and then by Enterprise Pictures Ltd in London with a Royal Premiere on 18 February 1982. The film was then re-cut in 1985 by the director for the centenary of D.H.Lawrence’s birth, and was re-released in cinemas by Enterprise Pictures to greater commercial and critical success. All copies of the 1981 original version were legally withdrawn and are no longer available. The world rights are now owned by Milesian Lion and distributed by Screen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rebel (1980 Italian Film)
''The Rebel'' ( it, Poliziotto, solitudine e rabbia, lit=Cop, solitude and anger)) is a 1980 ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Stelvio Massi. Cast *Maurizio Merli as Nicola *Jutta Speidel as Vivien *Francisco Rabal as Tony *Arthur Brauss as Klaus Beitz *Reinhard Kolldehoff as Hermann Stoll Production ''The Rebel'' was shot at CCC Filmkunst in Berlin and on Location in Formello, Venice and Berlin. Merli spoke about the film stating that his crew and him "left for Germany in January 1980. It was amazing to shoot in Berlin stadium where Hitler used to deliver his speeches to the masses, especially since it was a gloomy day, with the sky completely covered with clouds. I had shivers watching the field completely covered with white snow, and all around the black marble that the stadium was built of." The film was made under the original title ''Poliziotto solitudine e rabbia''. The Italian version of the film was edited by Mauro Bonanni while the German version was edited by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunted City
''Hunted City'' ( it, Sbirro, la tua legge è lenta... la mia no! ) is a 1979 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Stelvio Massi. It represents one of the few negative roles for Merola. Production ''Hunted City'' was the fifth collaboration between actor Maurizio Merli and director Stelvio Massi. The film was shot at Incet-de Paolis in Milan and on location in Milano. Cast * Maurizio Merli: Commissioner Paolo Ferro * Mario Merola: Raffaele Acampora * Carmen Scarpitta: Ferro's sister * Francisco Rabal: don Alfonso * Massimo Dapporto: Stefano Release ''Hunted City'' was distributed theatrically in Italy by Simba Film on 27 September 1979. The film grossed a total of 329 million Italian lire The lira (; plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was first introduced by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc, and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually f ... domestically. See also * List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Corleone To Brooklyn
''From Corleone to Brooklyn'' (original title: ''Da Corleone a Brooklyn'') is an Italian ''poliziotteschi'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi. The film was released in Italy on 13 April 1979 and stars Maurizio Merli, Mario Merola and Van Johnson. Plot Italian police officer Giorgio Berni (Maurizio Merli) is seeking to arrest Michele Barresi (Mario Merola), who is hiding in New York under the name Vito Ferrando, for his role in the murder of Salvetore Santoro. He plans to accomplish this by having a witness to the murder, Salvetore Scalia, testify against Barresi in court as evidence that Barresi was involved in the crime. On their way from Italy to New York Berni and Scalia experience several lethal encounters with Barresi's men trying to prevent them from getting to Barresi. Assuming that Salvetore Scalia is dead, as a result of a newspaper report put out by the police, Barresi has his sister Liana murdered so as to eliminate all witnesses to the murder of Santoro. While searching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iron Commissioner
'' Il commissario di ferro'' ( is a 1978 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Stelvio Massi. Plot Commissioner Mauro Mariani is known for his severity towards criminals and for his habit of acting on his own, which cost him the transition from Dr. Crivelli's mobile team to a simple neighborhood police station, where he can assist him. it's Brigadier Ingravallo. One day, while Mariani is with his wife Vera and his son Claudio, from whom he usually lives separated, a boy named Sergio Conforti bursts into his office and, holding an officer under the gun, forces him to call the absent commissioner because he wants to kill, considering him guilty of his father's suicide, arrested by Mariani two years earlier. The commissioner finds out about it when Vera and Claudio, having gone to the office to wait for him, end up in the hands of Conforti. The boy, in a delirium of revenge, takes the child with him and later telephones the inspector asking him to pick him up where and when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convoy Busters
''Convoy Busters'' ( it, Un poliziotto scomodo) is a 1978 ''poliziotteschi'' film directed by Stelvio Massi and starring Maurizio Merli. Cast *Maurizio Merli: Inspector Francesco Olmi *Olga Karlatos: Anna *Massimo Serato: Degan Sr. *Mario Feliciani: Quaestor *Mimmo Palmara: Corchi * Marco Gelardini: Degan Jr. * Attilio Duse: Brigadier Ballarin *Nello Pazzafini:criminal Production ''Convoy Busters'' was filmed on location in Rome and Civitanova Marche. Releases ''Convoy Busters'' was distributed theatrically in Italy by P.A.C. - Produzioni Atlas Consorziate on 23 December 1978. It grossed a total of 989,390,960 Italian lira on its domestic release. Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti stated that this gross was no par with Maurizio Merli's previous films noting that his star power was beginning to fade at this point. The film released by NoShame on DVD in the United States. Reception Curti stated that the film was "unusually well-received by critics", includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fear In The City
Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear in human beings may occur in response to a certain stimulus occurring in the present, or in anticipation or expectation of a future threat perceived as a risk to oneself. The fear response arises from the perception of danger leading to confrontation with or escape from/avoiding the threat (also known as the fight-or-flight response), which in extreme cases of fear (horror and terror) can be a freeze response or paralysis. In humans and other animals, fear is modulated by the process of cognition and learning. Thus, fear is judged as rational or appropriate and irrational or inappropriate. An irrational fear is called a phobia. Fear is closely related to the emotion anxiety, which occurs as the result of threats that are perceived to be u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covert Action (1978 Film)
''Covert Action'' (originally released as ''Sono Stato un Agente C.I.A.'') is a 1978 Italian/Greek co-production Eurospy film starring the American actor David Janssen. The plot was based on the experiences of former CIA agent Philip Agee who initiated a lawsuit with the producers over his fees and expenses. Plot A former CIA agent decides to write about his CIA career that leads him into danger. Production The original female lead Catherine Bach dropped out and was replaced with Corinne Cléry. Due to a then new Italian ordinance that prohibited the firing of firearms in Italian movies, gunfire scenes were filmed in Greece. Cast *David Janssen ... Lester Horton *Arthur Kennedy ... CIA Chief of Station, Athens *Maurizio Merli ... John Florio *Corinne Cléry ... Anne Florio * Philippe Leroy ... Greek Inspector *Ivan Rassimov ... The Silent *Giacomo Rossi-Stuart Giacomo Rossi Stuart (25 August 1925 – 20 October 1994) was an Italian film actor often credited as Jack Stua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
