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Paul Stassino
Phaedros Stassinos (1930 – 28 June 2012) was a Greek Cypriot actor whose international stage name was Paul Stassino. Early life Stassino was born in Platres and grew up in nearby Limassol, but spent most of his acting career in England. He had moved there at the age of 18 to study law. Without telling his parents, he got a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career He appeared in many British films, in British TV dramas such as ''Danger Man'' and ''The Saint (TV series), The Saint''. He appeared in ''Coronation Street'' in 1968, as Hungarian demolition contractor Miklos Zadic who had a brief relationship with Emily Bishop, Emily Nugent (played by Eileen Derbyshire). Possibly his best known performance was when he played two parts, Major François Derval and Angelo Palazzi, in the James Bond film ''Thunderball (film), Thunderball'' (see List of James Bond henchmen in Thunderball). Other roles include "Le Pirate" in ''That Riviera Touch'', and the first officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Cypriot
Greek Cypriots (, ) are the ethnic Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest ethnolinguistic community. According to the 2023 census, 719,252 respondents recorded their ethnicity as Greek, forming almost 99% of the 737,196 Cypriot citizens and over 77.9% of the 923,381 total residents of the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. These figures do not include the 29,321 citizens of Greece residing in Cyprus, ethnic Greeks recorded as citizens of other countries, or the population of illegally occupied Northern Cyprus. The majority of Greek Cypriots are members of the Church of Cyprus, an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church within the wider communion of Orthodox Christianity. In regard to the 1960 Constitution of Cyprus, the term also includes Maronites, Armenians, and Catholics of the Latin Church ("Latins"), who were given the option of being included in either the Greek or Turkish communities and voted to join the former due to a shared religion. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracle In Soho
''Miracle in Soho'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Julian Amyes and starring John Gregson, Belinda Lee and Cyril Cusack. It was written by Emeric Pressburger. The film depicts the lives of the inhabitants of a small street in Soho and the romance between a local road-builder and the daughter of Italian immigrants. The film had its premiere on 11 July 1957 at the Odeon Leicester Square, preceded by the British Film Academy awards. It was Emeric Pressburger's first movie after the dissolution of his partnership with Michael Powell. Plot Michael Morgan is a labourer working with a gang, mending a road in Soho. While there he meets Julia Gozzi, an Italian shop assistant who works in a pet shop whose family is about to emigrate to Canada. Julia's brother Filippo is engaged to Gwladys, a local barmaid and wants to stay behind. Julia's elder sister Mafalda is also reluctant to leave as she has a chance to marry a prosperous cafe proprietor. Julia eventually falls for M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echo Of Barbara
''Echo of Barbara'' is a 1960 British crime film directed by Sidney Hayers, and starring Mervyn Johns and Maureen Connell. It was written by John Kruse based on the 1959 novel of the same title by Jonathan Burke. It was one of several crime films Hayers made for Anglo-Amalgamated. Plot Soho stripper Paula Brown poses as Barbara, the missing sister of crooked Sam Roscoe, hoping to uncover the whereabouts of stolen money. Cast *Mervyn Johns as Sam Roscoe * Maureen Connell as Paula Brown *Paul Stassino as Caledonia *Ronald Hines as Mike Roscoe * Tom Bell as Ben *Brian Peck as Ted *Eddie Leslie as aide *Beatrice Varley as Mrs. Roscoe * John Abineri as Rankin *Diana Potter as Pam Critical reception ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' wrote: "An intricate and implausible impersonation story, made without style and falling back on sleazy and violent backgrounds and incidents to whip up some artificial excitement." ''Kine Weekly'' wrote: "There are some seamy and violent passages, but a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roman Spring Of Mrs
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Partner
''The Secret Partner'' is a 1961 British thriller film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Stewart Granger, Haya Harareet and Bernard Lee. The screenplay concerns a shipping executive officer who is blackmailed by an evil dentist. Plot John Brent is an executive, working under Charles Standish at the London head office of a shipping company. His marriage is in trouble because he is always short of money; his wife Nicole, certain he is spending it on another woman, leaves him and takes up with Clive Lang, a decorator they have hired. What Brent's employer does not know is that his real name is John Wilson and he was once imprisoned for embezzlement. When he chose a dentist after being released, it happened to be the same man who did dental work at the prison, Ralph Beldon. Brent is not cheating on Nicole, but Beldon is blackmailing him by threatening to reveal his true identity to the company. One day a stranger, his face masked and his voice disguised by an insert in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Detained
''Man Detained'' is a 1961 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Bernard Archard, Elvi Hale and Paul Stassino. The screenplay was by Richard Harris, based on the 1916 Edgar Wallace novel '' A Debt Discharged''. It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965. Plot Frank Murray breaks into the office safe of photographer Thomas Maple. Maple hushes up the fact that £10,000 was taken. When Murray is arrested the police find that the stolen money is counterfeit. Maple is murdered by crime boss James Helder, who had been having an affair with Maple's wife Stella, whom he then abandons. Seeking revenge, Stella alerts Detective Inspector Verity. Helder kidnaps Maple's secretary Kay Simpson because she knows too much. Verity arrests Helder and rescues Kay. Cast * Bernard Archard as Detective Inspector Verity * Elvi Hale as Kay Simpson * Paul Stassino as James Helder * Michael Coles as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exodus (1960 Film)
''Exodus'' is a 1960 American epic historical drama film about the founding of the State of Israel. Produced and directed by Otto Preminger, the screenplay was adapted by Dalton Trumbo from the 1958 novel of the same name by Leon Uris. The film stars an ensemble cast including Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Sal Mineo, John Derek and George Maharis. The film's soundtrack music was written by Ernest Gold. Preminger openly hired screenwriter Trumbo, who had been on the Hollywood blacklist for over a decade for being a communist and forced to work under assumed names. Together with ''Spartacus'', also written by Trumbo, ''Exodus'' is credited with ending the practice of blacklisting in the US motion picture industry. Released on December 15, 1960 by United Artists, the film earned $8.7 million at the box office in the United States and Canada, and $20 million worldwide. Plot After the Second World War, Katherine "Kitty" Fremo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Criminal (1960 Film)
''The Criminal'' (released in the United States as ''The Concrete Jungle'') is a 1960 British neo-noir crime film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Jill Bennett (British actress), Jill Bennett, and Margit Saad. Baker plays Johnny Bannion, a recently paroled gangster (patterned after Albert Dimes) who is sent back to prison after robbing a racetrack, with both the authorities and the criminal underworld looking for the money. Alun Owen wrote the screenplay, from a story by an uncredited Jimmy Sangster. John Dankworth composed the musical score, with a title song sung by Cleo Laine. The ensemble supporting cast features Jill Bennett (British actress), Jill Bennett, Rupert Davies, Laurence Naismith, Patrick Magee (actor), Patrick Magee and Murray Melvin in his film debut. The film, a B movie , “B” melodrama is noted for its harsh and violent portrayal of prison life which led it to be banned in several countries, including Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sands Of The Desert
''Sands of the Desert'' is a 1960 British adventure comedy film directed and written by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Charlie Drake (his first lead role in a feature film), Peter Arne, Sarah Branch and Raymond Huntley. Plot Charlie Sands, a British travel agent is sent to run a holiday camp in the Arabian Peninsula after his predecessor is assassinated because the property is sitting on a potential oilfield. Cast Box office ''Kine Weekly'' called it a "money maker" at the British box office in 1960. Critical reception ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' wrote: "Charlie Drake's original comedy talent, as exploited by his television shows, here vanishes beneath a heavy, studio-bound hash-up of slapstick and obvious jokes about sheikhs, harems and mirages. Unconvincing model work, a sentimental sub-plot and the wooden playing of the heroine are further insurmountable difficulties besetting the comedian's attempts to lighten the mixture by his impish mannerisms of gait and speech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moment Of Danger
''Moment of Danger'' (also known as ''Malaga'' and ''The Takers'') is a 1960 British crime drama film starring Trevor Howard, Dorothy Dandridge and Edmund Purdom. The screenplay was by David D. Osborn based on the novel by . It was the final completed film for Dorothy Dandridge. Plot Starting with a wordless jewel heist pulled-off by thief Peter Curran and locksmith John Bain, Curran then double-crosses his accomplice, dumps his lover Gianna and escapes with his ill-gotten gains. In the aftermath Gianna teams up with Bain and the two of them decide to even the score with Curran, developing feelings for each other along the way. Cast * Trevor Howard as John Bain * Dorothy Dandridge as Gianna * Edmund Purdom as Peter Carran * Michael Hordern as Inspector Farrell * Paul Stassino as Juan Montoya * John Bailey as Cecil * Alfred Burke as Shapley * Peter Illing as pawnbroker * Martin Boddey as Sir John Middleburgh Background Before the film's release, '' Jet'' magazine said it "con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stranglers Of Bombay
''The Stranglers of Bombay'' is a 1960 British adventure horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson and Andrew Cruickshank. It was written by David Z. Goodman and produced by Hammer Films. Bernard Robinson and Don Mingaye were Art Directors, John Peverall and Tom Walls were Assistant directors, and Roy Ashton did Makeup. The film's working title was ''The Horror of Thuggee'', and later ''The Stranglers of Bengal'', and was originally slated to be filmed in color. Even director Terence Fisher was surprised at how violent and horrific this film turned out, even after the censors worked on it. Filming went from July 6, 1959 through Aug. 27, 1959, and the film premiered at the London Pavillion on Dec. 4th, and was released on Jan. 18, 1960. The film deals with the British East India Company's true-life investigation of the cult of the Thuggee stranglers in the 1830s. Plot Captain Harry Lewis of the British East India Company is investigating w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bandit Of Zhobe
''The Bandit of Zhobe'' is a 1959 British CinemaScope adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Victor Mature, Anne Aubrey and Anthony Newley. It was written by Gilling and Richard Maibaum. In British India a bandit goes on a rampage in the mistaken belief that the British have killed his family, which later proves to not be the case. It was produced by Albert Broccoli for Warwick Films and features extensive use of footage from Gilling's previous ''Zarak'' (1956). Plot In late 1800's India, Kasem Khan, a bandit with a price on his head, is blind with revenge. He believes the British have massacred the population of his village, including his wife and child. But this is a myth perpetrated by Khan's native rival, Azhad. Only a British major's daughter, who pities Khan, can open his eyes to the truth. Cast * Victor Mature as Kasim Khan * Anne Aubrey as Zena Crowley * Anthony Newley as Corporal Stokes * Norman Wooland as Major Crowley * Dermot Walsh as Captain Saunders * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
