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The Two Parachutists
''The Two Parachutists'' or ''I due parà'' is a 1965 Italian war comedy film directed by Lucio Fulci, starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Franco and Ciccio are two Sicilian street artists who are forced to flee to the America to escape their debts. There they are immediately drafted, since the Second World War has just broke out. Becoming experienced skydivers, Franco and Ciccio are sent on a secret mission to Germany to ascertain the current situation in some Nazi concentration camps. The two bumbling friends are captured, but rescued almost immediately by the Americans who send them on a new mission. They must parachute into Saudi Arabia to investigate a terrorist plot, and wind up getting into trouble in the Sultan's palace. Cast *Franco Franchi ... Franco Impallomeni *Ciccio Ingrassia ... Ciccio Impallomeni * Umberto D'Orsi ... American ambassador *Roberto Camardiel ... Gen. Jose Limar *Mónica Randall ... Rosita * Luis Peña ... Alvardo Garcia *Igna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he garnered an international cult following for his giallo and horror films. His most notable films include the "Gates of Hell" trilogy—'' City of the Living Dead'' (1980), '' The Beyond'' (1981), and '' The House by the Cemetery'' (1981)—as well as '' Massacre Time'' (1966), '' One on Top of the Other'' (1969), '' Beatrice Cenci'' (1969), ''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' (1971), '' Don't Torture a Duckling'' (1972), ''White Fang'' (1973), '' Four of the Apocalypse'' (1975), '' Sette note in nero'' (1977), ''Zombi 2'' (1979), ''Contraband'' (1980), '' The New York Ripper'' (1982), ''Murder Rock'' (1984), and '' A Cat in the Brain'' (1990). Although a number of films over the years were said to have been "co-produced" by Fulci, he was just allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mónica Randall
Mónica Randall (born 1942) is a Spanish film actress. Randall has made some 110 appearances in film and TV since 1963. She appeared in numerous Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s in films such as ''One Hundred Thousand Dollars for Ringo'' and has made regular TV appearances since the 1970s. Selected filmography * '' The Troublemaker'' (1963) * ''Z7 Operation Rembrandt'' (1966) * ''Killer 77, Alive or Dead'' (1966) * '' Cristina Guzmán'' (1968) * ''A Decent Adultery '' (1969) * '' The Troublemaker'' (1969) * ''Red Sun'' (1971) * '' The Witches Mountain'' (1972) * '' La cruz del diablo'' (1975) * ''Inquisition The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy, conducting trials of suspected heretics. Studies of the records have found that the overwhelming majority of sentences consisted of penances, ...'' (1976) * '' Cría Cuervos'' (1976) References External links and sources * Spanish film actresses 1942 birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Lucio Fulci
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calogero Azaretto
Calogero (from the el, καλόγερος, kalógeros, a familiar term for a monk) is common given name and family name, and a place name of Italian origin. Variants *(Masculine): Calocero **(Hypocoristic): Calò, Gero, Gerino *Feminine: Calogera, Calocera Variants in other languages * ca, Calógero, , * grc, Καλόγερος (''Kalogeros'') * la, Calogerus, * pl, Kaloger *russian: Калогер (''Kaloger'') * scn, Calòjiru, * es, Calógero, Calógerio, Origin and diffusion Derived from the grc-gre, καλόγερος, kalogeros, composed of grc-gre, καλός, kalos (Ancient Greek "fair"; Modern Greek "good") and grc-gre, γέρων, geron ("old man", "old") and literally means "nice old man", "one who has nice old age""; the first element is reminiscent of such names as Calliope and Callimachus, while the second is reminiscent of the name Gerontius. A second interpretation, not generally accepted, is that the second element is the Greek (grain), according ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Sini
Linda Sini (13 February 1924 – 5 February 1999) was an Italian film actress. She made 75 appearances between 1950 and 1979 and several appearances after this, mostly in film. Debuting in ''Sigillo rosso'' in 1950, she went on to star in films such as Luigi Zampa's comedy '' Anni ruggenti'' (1962), and the James Bond spy spoofs '' 002 operazione Luna'' and ''A 001, operazione Giamaica'' (1965). Although primarily a film actress, she did appear in '' Joe Petrosino'' (1972) and in '' Il 90'' in 1979. In 1986 she appeared in ''Anemia''. Selected filmography * '' Red Seal'' (1950) * ''Bellissima'' (1951) - Mimmetta * ''Salvate mia figlia'' (1951) * ''Stranger on the Prowl'' (1952) - Signora Raffetto * ''Una madre ritorna'' (1952) - Elena * ''Rimorso'' (1952) * ''Beauties on Motor Scooters'' (1952) - Franca * ''Cronaca di un delitto'' (1953) - Elena * ''La prigioniera di Amalfi'' (1954) * ''Bella non piangere'' (1955) - Stelle d'oro * ''Accadde tra le sbarre'' (1955) - Marion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Morgia
Piero is an Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: * Piero Angela (1928–2022), Italian television host *Piero Barucci (born 1933), Italian academic and politician * Piero del Pollaiuolo (c. 1443–1496), Italian painter * Piero della Francesca (c1415–1492), Italian artist of the Early Renaissance * Piero De Benedictis (born 1945), Italian-born Argentine and Colombian folk singer * Piero Ciampi (1934–1980), Italian singer * Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522), also known as Piero di Lorenzo, Italian Renaissance painter *Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (1416–1469), ''de facto'' ruler of Florence from 1464 to 1469 * Piero Ferrari (born 1945), Italian businessman * Piero Focaccia (born 1944), Italian pop singer * Piero Fornasetti (1913–1988), Italian painter *Piero Gardoni (1934–1994), Italian professional footballer * Piero Golia (born 1974), Italian conceptual artist * Piero Gros (born 1954), Italian alpine skier * Piero the Unfortunate (1472–1503), Gran maestro of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Francesca Romana Coluzzi (20 May 1943 – 15 July 2009) was an Italian actress. A respected dramatic actress on stage, she is probably best known for her roles in the commedia sexy all'italiana. Life and career Born in Tirana, Albania of Italian parents, Coluzzi soon moved in Italy with her family to Perugia. As a teenager, during a student twist dancing contest, Federico Fellini noticed her and offered her a role in '' 8½''. Coluzzi declined the offer to continue her studies, but however the encounter with Fellini marked her life, and she eventually decided to leave the university to pursue a career in the cinema. She started her career as a body double, first of Mylène Demongeot in '' Fantômas'' and later of Marisa Mell in '' Danger: Diabolik''. In 1965, at 22, Coluzzi made her acting debut in the Lucio Fulci's comedy film ''002 Operazione Luna''. Her breakout role came in 1969, with the role of Asmara, the Adriano Celentano's lover in Pietro Germi's ''Serafino''. One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Emilio Rodríguez (actor)
Emilio Rodríguez (Madrid 1918 - id. 1983) was a Spanish actor. During the Spanish post-war, he worked as a police man and he was a volunteer at División Azul. Between 1950 and 1960 he was a supporting actor. He played Inspector Ballestero in '' Deadfall'' (1968), starring Michael Caine, and Warden in ''Kid Rodelo'' (1966) At the age of 50 he retired for health problems, and then he starred in ''Crónicas de un pueblo'', in the role of the teacher D. Antonio. After the death of Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War ... he was categorized as a francoist character. He finally appeared in '' Verano azul'', and died in 1983. Cast References External links * {{Authority control 1918 births 1983 deaths Spanish police officers Male Spaghetti Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Morici
Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix * Franco, a prefix used when referring to France, a country * Franco, a prefix used when referring to French people and their diaspora, e.g. Franco-Americans, Franco-Mauritians * Franco, a prefix used when referring to Franks, a West Germanic tribe Places * El Franco, a municipality of Asturias in Spain * Presidente Franco District, in Paraguay * Franco, Virginia, an unincorporated community, in the United States Other uses * Franco (band), Filipino band * Franco (''General Hospital''), a fictional character on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Franco, the Luccan franc, a 19th-century currency of Lucca, Italy * ''Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera'', a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola * ''Franco, ese hombre'', a 1964 documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Bonanni
Luciano is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese given name and surname. It is derived from Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of ''Lucius'' ("Light"). The French form is ''Lucien'', while the Basque form is ''Luken''. Single name * Luciano (rapper) (born 1994), German rapper of Mozambican descent * Luciano (singer) (born 1964), reggae artist from Jamaica * Luciano (Brazilian singer), (real name Welson David de Camargo), part of the Brazilian duo Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano * Luciano (DJ), (real name Lucien Nicolet), electronic music DJ and producer * Le Rat Luciano, French rapper, part of the French rap group Fonky Family * Luciano (footballer, born 1978) * Luciano (footballer, born 1993) * Luciano (footballer, born 2003) Given name *Luciano D'Alessandro González (born 1977), Venezuelan-Colombian actor and model *Luciano Barbosa (born 1976), Brazilian squash player *Luciano Becchio, Argentine footballer *Luciano Benetton (born 1935), Italian billionaire businessman, one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lino Banfi
Lino Banfi (born Pasquale Zagaria; 9 July 1936) is an Italian film actor and presenter. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1960. Biography He was born in the Apulian city of Andria and at the age of three, moved to Canosa di Puglia. Lino Banfi became one of the most well-known actors in Italian "sexy comedies" in the 1970s. In the 1980s he reached the peak of his fame by appearing in movies such as '' L'allenatore nel pallone'', '' Vieni avanti cretino'', '' Il commissario Lo Gatto'' and '' Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio''; he recently portrayed Grandpa Libero in Italian TV series Un medico in famiglia. During his career, nearly all of Lino Banfi's characters spoke with the distinctive pronunciation of the Bari dialect. Lino and his wife Lucia have been married since 1962 and have two children, Walter and Rosanna; Rosanna is also an actress. In 2000, Lino Banfi became a Goodwill Ambassador for the Italian National Committee for UNICEF. Filmography Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
