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Tano Cimarosa
Tano Cimarosa, real name Gaetano Cisco, (1 January 1922 – 24 May 2008) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He participated in more than fifty movies. He played the "Blacksmith" in the Oscar-winning film ''Cinema Paradiso'' from 1988. He is known to horror film fans for directing '' Reflections in Black'' in 1975. Selected filmography *'' The Eye of the Needle'' (1962) - Umberto *'' Mare matto'' (1963) *''The Two Parachutists'' (1965) - Garcia's aide *''Due mafiosi contro Al Capone'' (1966) - Gangster *'' I nostri mariti'' (1966) - The Sicilian Neighbour of Attilia (segment "Il marito di Attilia") (uncredited) *'' The Long, the Short, the Cat'' (1967) - Il metronotte *'' The Day of the Owl'' (1968) - Zecchinetta *'' May God Forgive You... But I Won't'' (1968) - Chico *'' Suicide Commandos'' (1968) - Calleya *'' Be Sick... It's Free'' (1968) - Salvatore Laganà-Father of 9 children *'' La morte sull'alta collina'' (1969) - General Valiente *'' Bootleggers'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gang War In Milan
''Gang War in Milan'' ( it, Milano rovente, lit=Scorching Hot Milan) is a 1973 Italian '' poliziottesco'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi. Cast * Antonio Sabàto: Salvatore Cangemi * Philippe Leroy: Roger Daverty * Marisa Mell: Jasmina * Antonio Casagrande: Lino Caruso * Carla Romanelli: Virginia * Tano Cimarosa: Nino Balsamo Production ''Gang War in Milan'' was Umberto Lenzi's first entry in the crime genre after making several spy and action films in the 1960s. Lenzi stated in an interview that both the film's story and script were by Franco Enna, a ''giallo'' novelist who lived in Switzerland and that the credited writer Ombretta Lanza was a daughter of one of the producers who attributed to the story. Lenzi than later claimed that he completely re-wrote the script as it was closer to a 1930s crime film than a film noir. It was filmed at Icet - De Paolis Studios in Milan and on location in Milan. Release ''Gang War in Milan'' was released theatrically in Italy on 23 Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May God Forgive You
May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is the third of seven months to have a length of 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. Late May typically marks the start of the summer vacation season in the United States (Memorial Day) and Canada (Victoria Day) that ends on Labor Day, the first Monday of September. May (in Latin, ''Maius'') was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the ''maiores,'' Latin for "elders," and that the following month (June) is named for the ''iuniores,'' or "young people" (''Fasti VI.88''). Eta Aquariids meteor shower appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Graffiti
''Italian Graffiti'' ( it, Tutti figli di Mammasantissima) is a 1973 Italian criminal comedy film written and directed by Alfio Caltabiano and starring Pino Colizzi and Ornella Muti. Plot Assunta Morano is the daughter of Bug Morano, a Sicilian boss transplanted in Chicago in 1929 where there is prohibition on alcohol sales. The father took part in the fighting between criminal gangs for control of the alcohol market and casinos, but his men are little capable, starting from his brother Wolf Morano. The goal of Morano is to eliminate the rival gang of so-called "Irish", led by "Reverend". Daughter Santuzza instead of peaceful soul, though passionate, and does not participate of family plans. Forward to Marano bosses are awaiting the arrival from a "mammasantissima" Sicily with the task of strengthening the team of killers against "Irish". These arrives, but is neither fierce nor ruthless; is called Salvatore Mandolea and is a handsome and polite, has a lot of irony and skill wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanza 17-17 Palazzo Delle Tasse, Ufficio Imposte
''Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte'' (translation: "Room 17-17, income taxes palace, tax office") is a 1971 Italian heist comedy film directed by Michele Lupo. Plot Paduan architect Giambattista Manteghin, actor Romolo Moretti, Prince Pantegani and inventor Leonardo Rossi meet while trying to bribe a tax official out of paying exorbitant taxes. The four get together and conspire to rob the taxation office building, which happens to have been designed by Manteghin. Cast * Gastone Moschin as Giambattista Manteghin * Philippe Leroy as Romolo "Sartana" Moretti * Lionel Stander as Katanga * Franco Fabrizi as Prince Gondrano Pantegani del Cacco * Raymond Bussières as Leonardo Rossi * Carlo Pisacane as Colgate * Ugo Tognazzi as Ugo La Strizza * Tano Cimarosa as Police Commissioner * Joyce Geraldine Stewart as Prostitute * Ernesto Colli as Parking Attendant * John Karlsen John Karlsen, sometimes credited as Charles John Karlsen or John Karlson (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Girl In Australia
''A Girl in Australia'' ( it, Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata andsome honest emigrant in Australia would marry chaste fellow-countrywoman}) is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa, with stars Alberto Sordi and Claudia Cardinale. Plot At the end of World War II, the promise of jobs and a chance to start a new life induced tens of thousands of young Italians to join the post-war immigration to Australia. In 1971, having lived about twenty-five years Down Under, one of those immigrants, middle-aged Amedeo Battipaglia, a lineman in the remote New South Wales settlement bearing the (fictional) name of Bun Bun Ga, several kilometers from the outback city of Broken Hill, is about to meet Carmela, his prospective bride from Rome, with whom he has been corresponding. Each of them misrepresented facts to the other — Carmela, a very attractive Calabrian woman in her early thirties, is a semiliterate prostitute seeking an opportunity to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Prison Awaiting Trial
''In Prison Awaiting Trial'' ( it, Detenuto in attesa di giudizio) is a 1971 Italian drama film directed by Nanni Loy. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival where Alberto Sordi won the Silver Bear for Best Actor award. Plot Roman surveyor Giuseppe Di Noi, who has lived in Sweden for many years and married a Swedish woman and respected professional, decides to take his family on holiday in Italy. At the Italian border he is stopped and arrested without any explanation. After three days in jail in Milan, he learns - through the efforts of a guard - that he has been charged with "manslaughter" of a German citizen. Giuseppe is deemed a "fugitive" and thus ineligible for house arrest; he is instead transferred from prison to prison until he reaches the imaginary town of Sagunto (near Salerno), where he gets placed in solitary confinement. Di Noi undergoes a genuine judicial ordeal, full of humiliations. He is unwillingly involved in a riot, and as a result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between Miracles
''Between Miracles'' ( it, Per grazia ricevuta) is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Italian actor Nino Manfredi, in his debut as feature film director. Plot A qualified surgeon is urgently called by a party in a small and inadequate private hospital to operate a man in critical condition because of a suicide attempt. This is the protagonist of the film, Benedict Parisi, whose first name seems prophetic of his story. In the waiting room is the companion Joan Micheli, pregnant with him, which—Benedict being alone in the world—gives consent to the risky operation. Her mother, Immaculate, however, hovers in the wings like a vulture, hoping he will die, because she aspires to marry Giovanna off to a lawyer friend of the family, as a better social and economic proposition. The narrative is interwoven with flashbacks to the early life of Benedict. He is an orphan, a lively lad growing up in village in the Latin Valley, under the tutelage of a maiden aun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Sword For Brando
''A Sword for Brando'' (Italian: ''Una spada per Brando'') is a 1970 Italian adventure film directed by Alfio Caltabiano and starring Riccardo Salvino, Karin Schubert and Tano Cimarosa.Curti p.25 Cast * Riccardo Salvino as Robin Hood * Karin Schubert as Samanta * Tano Cimarosa as Greedy friar * Furio Meniconi as Tall friar * Gérard Herter * Sandro Dori as Fra' Gisippo * Richard Watson * Gianna Zingone * Dante Maggio * Consalvo Dell'Arti * Paolo Magalotti * Giorgio Dolfin * Alfio Caltabiano Alfio Caltabiano (1932–2007) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director.Curti p.25 Partial filmography * ''Il principe dalla maschera rossa'' (1955) * '' Messalina'' (1960) * ''La strada dei giganti'' (1960) * '' The Colossus of Rh ... as The Count * Ivano Staccioli References Bibliography * Roberto Curti. ''Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980''. McFarland, 2013. External links * 1970s historical adventure films Italian historical adve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Most Beautiful Wife
''The Most Beautiful Wife'' ( it, La moglie più bella) is a 1970 Italian film directed by Damiano Damiani, based on the 1965 case of Franca Viola, who challenged the still frequent southern Italian custom of kidnapping and raping a prospective bride by refusing to marry her abductor. It was the debut film for the then 14-year-old Ornella Muti.Stephen Gundle Bellissima: Feminine Beauty and the Idea of Italy - 2007 -- Page 194 "As a result, she reflected the opportunities that women now had, as well as the discrimination they faced. In her first film, Damiano Damiani's La moglie più bella (The most beautiful wife) in..." Cast * Ornella Muti as Francesca Cimarosa * Alessio Orano as Vito Juvara * Pierluigi Aprà as Carabinieri Lieutenant * Tano Cimarosa as Gaetano Cimarosa * Joe Sentieri as Poidomani * Amerigo Tot as Don Antonino Stella * Enzo Andronico Enzo Andronico (13 May 1924 – 26 September 2002) was an Italian character actor. Born as Vincenzo Andronico in Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Chief Pepe
''Il Commissario Pepe'' or ''Police Chief Pepe'' is a 1969 Italian comedy – drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is based on a Ugo Facco De La Garda's novel. Filmed in Vicenza, the city is never mentioned. Awards Ugo Tognazzi was named Best Actor at Mar del Plata Film Festival. Plot Antonio Pepe is the Chief Police Inspector of a provincial small city in North of Italy. He is forced to investigate the sexual life of the citizens, even to the local high society members. Cast *Ugo Tognazzi as Antonio Pepe * Giuseppe Maffioli as Nicola Parigi *Silvia Dionisio as Silvia *Tano Cimarosa as Agent Cariddi * Marianne Comtell as Matilde Carroni *Dana Ghia as Sister Clementina * Elsa Vazzoler as Old Prostitute *Véronique Vendell as Maristella Diotallevi * Rita Calderoni as Clara Cerveteri * Virgilio Scapin as Count Lancillotto * Elena Persiani as Marquise Norma Zaccarin *Gino Santercole as Oreste *Pippo Starnazza Pippo Starnazza (16 April 1909 – 16 July 1975) was an I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tough And The Mighty
''The Tough and the Mighty'' ( it, Barbagia (La società del malessere)) is a 1969 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It is based on the real-life events of Italian bandit Graziano Mesina. Cast *Terence Hill: Graziano Cassitta *Don Backy: Miguel Lopez * Frank Wolff: Spina *Peter Martell: Antonio Masara *Clelia Matania: La madre di Graziano *Ezio Sancrotti: Nino Benedetto *Tano Cimarosa: Cartana *Attilio Dottesio: Il padre di Nino * Gabriele Tinti: Nanni Ripari *Rossana Martini: Signora Benedetto *Helene Ronee: Anania *Franco Silva: Avvocato Arecu *Rosalba Neri Rosalba Neri (born 19 June 1939) is a retired Italian actress. Early life Born in Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Neri was regarded for her beauty even in youth, winning a beauty pageant when she was still young. Eventually pursuing an acting ...: Girl at Party References External links * 1969 films Films directed by Carlo Lizzani 1960s biographical drama films Biographical films about Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bootleggers (1969 Film)
''Bootleggers'' ( it, Cinque figli di cane, es, América rugiente) is a 1969 Italian-Spanish crime-action film written and directed by Alfio Caltabiano and starring George Eastman and Wayde Preston. Set in the U.S., it was shot between Spain and Amalfi. Cast * George Eastman as McGowan aka "The Irish" * Wayde Preston as Grimm Doyle * Graziella Granata as Letizia * Tano Cimarosa as Moncio * Archie Savage as Jeremiah * José Suárez as "The Engineer" * Eduardo Fajardo as Sir Louis Baymond * Nello Pazzafini as Gangster at Brothel * Antonella Murgia as Mary * Gianni Solaro Gianni Solaro (born Gianni Lorenzon, 11 August 1926 – 12 August 2006) was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Solaro was a character actor in the Italian film industry for about twenty years, between the late 1 ... as Inspector * Sandro Dori as Mary's husband * Tito García as Prison warden Charlie * Goyo Lebrero as The Barber * Gia Sandri as Brothel Mada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
