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Pier Ludovico Pavoni
Pier Ludovico Pavoni (born 25 April 1926) is an Italian cinematographer, director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Rome, Pavoni graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia as a camera operator in 1948 and started working in several documentary films, as a camera assistant to Leonida Barboni and Mario Craveri. In 1952 he debuted as a cinematographer in a segment of the comedy film '' Marito e moglie'' directed by Eduardo De Filippo. Among other things, he photographed a considerable number of peplum films. Between 1960 and 1971 Pavoni also worked as a producer for the company "Dear". He also directed three successful films in the mid-1970s, two of them based on his own screenplays. He retired in 1989. In 1956, Pavoni received the award for best photography for '' Un po' di cielo'' at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. In 1959 he won the Nastro d'Argento for the cinematography of '' La muraglia cinese''. Selected filmography ;Cinematographer * '' Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2,746,984 residents in , Rome is the list of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4,223,885 residents, is the most populous metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy. Rome metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City (the smallest country in the world and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church under the governance of the Holy See) is an independent country inside the city boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Feud (1961 Film)
''Blood Feud'' is a 1961 Italian drama film starring Belinda Lee. It was also known as ''Il sicario'', ''The Killer'' and ''The Hit Man''. at YouTube Premise Riccardo, a debt-ridden industrialist decides to kill his creditor. He hires Torelli, an old employee, who works as a mechanic and needs money.Cast * as Ileana Torelli * as Carla * as Riccardo * |
Revolt Of The Praetorians
''La Rivolta dei Pretoriani'' (AKA: ''Revolt of the Praetorians'') is a 1964 sword and sandal film about the conspiracy to assassinate the emperor Domitian in the year AD 96, though the historical facts have been heavily fictionized. This film was written by Gian Paolo Callegari, directed by Alfonso Brescia in his directorial debut and starred Richard Harrison, Moira Orfei, Giuliano Gemma and Piero Lulli as Emperor Domitian. Plot In Ancient Rome, at about 96 AD, Emperor Domitian has become a highly paranoid and tyrannical despot who keeps the people oppressed in constant fear of a revolt. He has only a few retainers left whom he perceives as loyal: his lover Artamne, a scheming Egyptian priestess of Isis; his diminutive jester, Elpidion; his gladiator bodyguards under the command of Soterus; his palace guards; and his Imperial Praetorian Guard under the command of their centurion, Valerius Rufus. Anyone who dares speak up against the Emperor - and may it be only a minor complaint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messalina Vs
Valeria Messalina (; ) was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of Emperor Nero, a second cousin of Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of Emperor Augustus. A powerful and influential woman with a reputation for promiscuity, she allegedly conspired against her husband and was executed on the discovery of the plot. Her notorious reputation may have resulted from political bias, but works of art and literature have perpetuated it into modern times. Early life Messalina was the daughter of Domitia Lepida and her first cousin Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus. Her mother was the youngest child of the consul Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and Antonia Major. Her mother's brother, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, had been the first husband of the future Empress Agrippina the Younger and the biological father of the future Emperor Nero, making Nero Messalina's first cousin despite a seventeen-year age difference. Messalina's grandmothers Claudia Marcella t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Triumph Of Hercules
''The Triumph of Hercules'', the 1964 film, was one of many Italian sword and sandal epics during the 1960s craze. Originally titled ''Il Trionfo di Ercole'', the film was directed by Alberto De Martino. Hercules was portrayed by Dan Vadis. The film was released internationally as ''Hercules vs the Giant Warriors'', and also as ''Hercules and the Ten Avengers''. Plot Hercules is called upon to fight seven golden giants summoned by the Dagger of Jae, sister of Juno (Hera), who dislikes Hercules "for certain family reasons." Hercules also fights to protect his princess love, but matters are complicated by her evil relative Milo, who has murdered her father the king but has tricked her into thinking it was someone else because she trusts him too much. Milo tricks Hercules into killing his friend, for which he is punished by his father Jove (Jupiter/Zeus) who takes away his enormous strength, because he has misused it. Milo is conspiring with his sorceress mother to take the throne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnificent Gladiator
''The Magnificent Gladiator'' () is a 1964 Italian sword-and-sandal film written and directed by Alfonso Brescia. Plot Attalus (or anachronistically "Hercules" in the English version) is captured by Roman soldiers on the frontier during the reign of Gallienus (AD 253–268). Attalus is brought back to Rome and forced to fight in the arena as a gladiator, but once there, he becomes embroiled in a plot to overthrow the emperor. Cast * Mark Forest as Attalus * Marilù Tolo as Velida * Paolo Gozlino as Zullo * Jolanda Modio as Clea * Franco Cobianchi as Gallienus * Oreste Lionello as Drusius * Nazzareno Zamperla as Horatius * Fedele Gentile as Arminius * Giulio Tomei * Renato Montalbano Release ''The Magnificent Gladiator'' was released in Italy on 31 December 1964. See also * List of historical drama films * Gallienus usurpers The Gallienus usurpers were the usurpers who claimed imperial power during the reign of Gallienus (253–268, the first part of which he shared with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Gladiators
'' The Two Gladiators'' (, also known as ''Fight or Die'') is a 1964 Italian peplum film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Richard Harrison.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, 1998. . Plot The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius dies, leaving the throne to his son Commodus, an arrogant thug who enjoys fighting as an amateur gladiator. Rome soon begins to suffer from Commodus' excesses, and his mistress Marcia tries to entice him towards a less dissolute lifestyle. In response, he discards her and forces his attentions on a chaste Roman aristocrat named Aemelia. Unbeknownst to most of the world, Aurelius fathered twin sons; it was decided that one of them should be killed in order to prevent future contention over the throne. Tarruntius, the Roman Senator given this task, could not bear to take the infant's life and instead gave it to a foster family. Relocating Commodus' brother, who has grown up to be a fine Roman soldier under the name Lucius Crassus, Tarruntiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beast Of Babylon Against The Son Of Hercules
''The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules'' (, , also known as ''Heroes of Babylon'', ''Hero of Babylon'' and ''Goliath, King of Slaves'') is a 1963 Italian-French peplum film written and directed by Siro Marcellini and starring Gordon Scott.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, 1998. . The film is a fictionalized depiction of the Fall of Babylon (539 BCE), and depicts the historical rulers Belshazzar (as Balthazar) and Cyrus the Great (as Zairus). Plot When the high-born Nippur returns to Babylon following a long stay in Persia, he rescues slave-girl Tamira from the soldiers of the evil usurper, Balthazar. Nippur then pays a courtesy visit to Balthazar's court where he meets the high-priestess Ura who has ambitions to become queen and who casts a lustful eye on this new visitor. Later, shocked by the cruelty of Balthazar's reign and influenced by a group of rebels, Nippur interrupts a fiery sacrifice of virgins. Forced to flee Babylon, Nippur—wounded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Diavoli Di Spartivento
''I diavoli di Spartivento'' (also known as ''Weapons of Vengeance'', ''Weapons of War'', ''The Devils of Spartivento'', ''Arms of the Avenger'', ''Curse of the Haunted Forest'' and ''The Fighting Legions'') is a 1963 Italian adventure film directed by Leopoldo Savona and starring John Drew Barrymore and Scilla Gabel. Plot Cast * John Drew Barrymore as Lotario Duchesca * Scilla Gabel as Isabella * Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Vannozzo Duchesca * Romano Ghini as Demetrio Duchesca * Jany Clair as Fiammetta * Mario Pisu as Eusebio Pimperval * Michel Lemoine as Viscount Lagover * Ugo Sasso as Braccio Da Prato * Amedeo Trilli as Basilio * Ugo Silvestri as Duke of Collinalto * Franco Balducci as Capitain of the Duke * Gian Pietro Calasso as Mute Servant of Eusebio * Ignazio Leone Ignazio Leone (19 April 1923 – 30 December 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 105 films between 1952 and 1976. Selected filmography * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goliath And The Rebel Slave
''Goliath and the Rebel Slave'' (), also known as ''The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules'', is a 1963 Eastmancolor adventure peplum film directed by Mario Caiano. Plot Cast * Gordon Scott as Goliath * Ombretta Colli as Princess Cori * Massimo Serato as Marcius * Mimmo Palmara as Artafernes * Giuseppe Fortis as Barbuk * Gabriele Antonini as Alexander the Great * Serge Nubret as Milan * Gloria Milland as Zoé * Mirko Ellis Release ''Goliath and the Rebel Slave'' was released in Italy on September 5, 1963. It was released in the United States in 1964 as ''The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules''. Reception A contemporary review in the ''Monthly Film Bulletin The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 until April 1991, when it merged with '' Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those wi ...'' referred to the film as a "sluggish, run- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladiator Of Rome
''Gladiator of Rome'' () is a 1962 Italian adventure film directed by Mario Costa. Co-written by Gian Paolo Callegari and Giuseppe Mariani, it stars Gordon Scott.Howard Hughes. ''Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult''. I.B.Tauris, 2011. . The film is also known as ''Battles of the Gladiators'' in the United Kingdom. Cast *Gordon Scott as Marcus *Wandisa Guida as Nista *Roberto Risso as Valerio Jr. *Ombretta Colli as Aglae *Alberto Farnese as Vezio Rufo *Gianni Solaro as Macrino * Charles Borromel as Anio *Piero Lulli as Astarte *Mirko Ellis as Frasto * Pietro De Vico as Pompilio *Nando Tamberlani as Valerio's Father *Andrea Aureli as Settimio *Raf Baldassarre as Gladiator * Célina Cély *Pietro Tordi as Slaves guard * Germana Francioli * Pietro Ceccarelli as Gladiator *Miranda Campa as Porzia * Giulio Battiferri as Spy slave * Leo Garavaglia * Eleonora Vargas as Prisca See also *1962 in film *List of Italian films of 1962 References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planets Against Us
''Planets Against Us'' (original titles: , ) is a 1962 Italian-French science fiction horror film directed by Romano Ferrara, based on a story by Massimo Rendina. It is also known by the names ''Planets Around Us'', ''Hands of a Killer'', ''The Man With the Yellow Eyes'' and ''The Monster with Green Eyes''. It is notable for featuring a planned invasion by cyborgs, humanoid shaped robots, rather than the common sci-fi film plot of aliens inhabiting, taking-over or duplicating humans. Plot The plane carrying atomic scientist Prof. Landersen and his son Robert crashes in the Sahara desert, killing everyone on board. Robert’s body is not found. In the United States and USSR several rocket launches fail disastrously, with an individual closely resembling Robert Landersen seen at each at exactly the same time; he then vanishes without trace. The authorities start to suspect the involvement of alien beings, and start a worldwide manhunt to find the mysterious man. In Rome, artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
