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Pupo De Luca
Giovanni "Pupo" De Luca (18 December 1924 – 18 December 2006) was an Italian actor and jazz musician. Life and career Born in Milan, after the World War II De Luca started his career in the theaters of his hometown, performing in revues, dialect theatre, and dramas. He had his breakout in the late 1960s, with the role of Fritz in the RAI TV-series '' Nero Wolfe''. In films, he was mainly active as a character actor, except for a number of main roles in a few low budget comedies. De Luca was also well known as a jazz drummer, and his collaborations include Chet Baker, Franco Cerri, Enrico Intra, Bud Shank, and Gianni Basso. With Intra and Gianni Buongiovanni he is considered a "founding father" of the cabaret Derby Club in his hometown. De Luca retired from showbusiness in the early 1990s and moved to Lanzarote, Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Auton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nearly 1.4 million, while its Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city has 3.2 million residents. Within Europe, Milan is the fourth-most-populous List of urban areas in the European Union, urban area of the EU with 6.17 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan) is estimated between 7.5 million and 8.2 million, making it by far the List of metropolitan areas of Italy, largest metropolitan area in Italy and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is the economic capital of Italy, one of the economic capitals of Europe and a global centre for business, fashion and finance. Milan is reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wake Up And Die
''Wake Up and Die'' (, ), also known as ''Wake Up and Kill'' and ''I Kill for Kicks'', is a 1966 Italian-French crime-drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani, based on real life events of Luciano Lutring, an Italian criminal known as "the machine-gun soloist" ("il solista del mitra"). For her performance in this film, Lisa Gastoni was awarded a Silver Ribbon for Nastro d'Argento Best Actress, Best Actress. Plot Cast *Robert Hoffmann as Luciano Lutring *Lisa Gastoni as Yvonne Lutring *Gian Maria Volonté as Inspector Moroni *Claudio Camaso as Franco Magni *Ottavio Fanfani as Inspector Julien *Corrado Olmi as Bobino References External links * 1966 films Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films directed by Carlo Lizzani Italian gangster films Italian crime drama films Italian biographical drama films Biographical films about criminals Films with screenplays by Ugo Pirro 1966 crime drama films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{crime-drama-film-stub ... [...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] |
House Of 1000 Pleasures
''House of 1000 Pleasures'' (, also known as ''Bed of a Thousand Pleasures'' and ''1001 Nights of Pleasure'') is a 1973 commedia sexy all'italiana film co-written and directed by Antonio Margheriti. Plot Cast * Barbara Bouchet as Mariam * Femi Benussi as Zumurud * Barbara Marzano as Queen Aziza * Esmeralda Barros as the storyteller * Pupo De Luca as Samandar * Gastone Pescucci as Karim * Alberto Atenari as Raji * Ignazio Leone as Mariam's husband * Annie Carol Edel as Zobeide * Gino Milli as Aladino * Remo Capitani as Sultan Almamud * Vassili Karis as Aziza's servant * Gigi Ballista as Genie in the lamp * Gigi Bonos as Baba * Salvatore Puntillo Production The film was a co-production between Medusa and Pink International Film. Loosely inspired by ''One Thousand and One Nights'', its production started shortly after Pier Paolo Pasolini announced the similarly themed ''Arabian Nights''. Davide Pulici from ''Nocturno'' described it as a film with a strange status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of The East
Man of the East () is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Enzo Barboni starring Terence Hill. The film is set in the Wild West during the time of the railway construction. A recurring theme is the always progressing modernisation which some of the protagonists are trying to escape. Plot The young English nobleman Sir Thomas Fitzpatrick Phillip Moore (Terence Hill) arrives in the West following the wish of his late father who years earlier had to leave England due to an affair. The trouble led to a conflict with "Vicci Windsor". In the West, the young man joins up with his father's former pals, the stagecoach robbers Monkey (Dominic Barto), Holy Joe ( Harry Carey Jr.) and Bull ( Gregory Walcott). The characters are introduced as time moves on during Tom's journey, beginning with Bull who works at a stagecoach station disguised as a mute man. After Bull has listened in on the conversation of two headhunters and found out about the death of "The Englishman" (Tom's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eroticist
''The Eroticist'' () is a 1972 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana film directed (and co-written) by Lucio Fulci. It had censorship problems and was banned shortly after its release. Later it was released in a heavily cut version and prohibited for persons under 18 years. Plot At an airport, Italian senator Gianni Puppis arrives greets the female president of the Republic of Urania. Puppis, a contender for the Italian presidency, is captured on film groping her bottom as she greets the press. No one notices the incident, and she is unsure of who was responsible. Photos of the incident reach Father Lucian, a Catholic priest. Lucian arranges a meeting with Puppis and demands blackmail money in exchange for the pictures. Puppis remembers nothing about the incident and refuses to pay. That night, Puppis dreams of a naked woman beckoning him. Puppis calls Lucian and offers him the money. In return, Lucian offers to arrange a consultation with a psychiatrist. During the session, Puppi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity Is Still My Name
''Trinity Is Still My Name'' (, lit. "...They Kept Calling Him Trinity") is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni. Starring the film duo of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, it is a direct sequel to '' They Call Me Trinity'' (1970). It was shot extensively in Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo. It was the highest-grossing Italian film to that point in time. In 1995, a sequel was made, '' Sons of Trinity'', as a continuation of the ''Trinity'' series. Plot In the opening sequence, Bambino (Bud Spencer) is walking through the desert carrying his saddle and finds four escaped convicts, from whom he steals their beans and horses. This scene is followed by the opening credits and the title song, after which Trinity (Terence Hill) is on his travois. He too comes across the convicts frying more beans, and also tricks them. Trinity then continues to his family home and finds Bambino having a bath. Trinity smells so bad that he is told to bathe, too, before every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Bene
''Roma Bene'' is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger. Plot The classic scene of the upper middle-class in Rome: a duchess, the industrial husband and the many apparently respectable characters. It is actually a parade of dingy types: the Baron is a jewel thief, among the others there are social climbers, unscrupulous nobles who staged fake kidnappings and extortion attempts, and even a wife who comes to commission the murder of the ship-owner husband. The fate of these people will be the same: death at sea, but their misdeeds instead will remain unaddressed and an overzealous police commissioner will be promoted and transferred. Cast * Nino Manfredi: Commissario Quintilio Tartamella *Philippe Leroy: Giorgio Santi *Virna Lisi: Duchessa Silvia Santi * Mario Feliciani: Teo Teopulos *Irene Papas: Elena Teopulos *Evi Maltagliati: La madre di Elena *Umberto Orsini: Principe Rubio Marescalli *Senta Berger: Principess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's How We Women Are
''Noi donne siamo fatte così'' (internationally released as ''That's How We Women Are'') is a 1971 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Dino Risi. The film consists of twelve segments, all starring Monica Vitti. Cast * Monica Vitti: la suonatrice di piatti, Zoe, Annunziata, Teresa, Alberta, Eliana, Katherine, Erika, Palmira, Agata, Laura, Fulvia * Carlo Giuffrè: Ferdinando, marito di Alberta * Enrico Maria Salerno: Ivano, compagno di viaggio di Zoe * Ettore Manni: suonatore, compagno di Teresa * Greta Vayan * Renzo Marignano * Clara Colosimo Clara Colosimo (23 May 1922 – 15 June 1994) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 65 films between 1968 and 1991. Biography Clara Colosimo was born in Conegliano in 1922. She studied opera as a mezzo-soprano in Trieste, where she gre ... References External links * 1971 films Commedia all'italiana Films directed by Dino Risi Films scored by Armando Trovajoli Italian anthology films 1971 comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Double (1971 Film)
''The Double'' ( / ''The Stand-in'') also known as ''Love Inferno'', is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Romolo Guerrieri. It stars Ewa Aulin (of '' Death Laid an Egg'' fame). The story was based on a novel called ''La controfigura'' by Libero Bigiaretti. Plot An architect named Frank is shot repeatedly by a middle-aged man in a parking garage. As he lays dying, a series of flashbacks out of order and with debatable accuracy lay out the events preceding the shooting. Frank fails to maintain a career, living off a trust fund from his father's wealth invested in the family's brick manufacturing factory in Rome. The family is run by Frank's brother, but they're at risk of declaring bankruptcy once the workers unionize, and he demands Frank participate in trying to save the company. Frank's honeymoon in Morocco with Lucia eventually leads to his derailment. Lucia is the daughter of a diplomat, so she began a relationship with Frank for financial comfort. While the couple ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Live Robin Hood
''Long Live Robin Hood'' () is a 1971 swashbuckler film directed by Giorgio Ferroni. It is based on the Robin Hood legend. It also has been known under its translated Italian name ''Archer of Fire''. Cast *Giuliano Gemma as Robin Hood *Mark Damon as Allan * Luis Dávila as Sir Robert *Silvia Dionisio as Lady Marianne *Mario Adorf as Brother Tuck *Manuel Zarzo as Will Scarlet *Nello Pazzafini as Little John *Pierre Cressoy as Sir Guy *Daniele Dublino as Prince John *Helga Liné as Matilde * Neno Zamperla as one of Robin's men *Lars Bloch as King Richard Lionheart (as Lars Block) *Pupo De Luca as Wrong Priest (as Gianni De Luca) *Giulio Donnini as Priest at Wedding Ceremony *Furio Meniconi as Innkeeper Production ''Long Live Robin Hood'' was partially shot at Colegiata y Castillo de Cardona in Barcelona, Spain. Release ''Long Live Robin Hood'' was released in Italy on March 12, 1971. It was released in the United States in 1976. See also * List of films and television series fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
