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Tragic Spell
''Tragic Spell'' () is a 1951 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Sequi and starring María Félix, Rossano Brazzi and Massimo Serato.Darby p.449 It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio. Cast * María Félix as Oliva * Rossano Brazzi as Pietro * Massimo Serato as Berto * Charles Vanel as Bastiano * Irma Gramatica as Grandmother * Giulio Donnini as L'orafo Golia * Italia Marchesini as Adele * Fiorella Betti as Cleofe * Fausto Guerzoni as Girasole * Wanda Carpentieri as Berto's Girlfriend * Franco Coop Franco Coop (27 September 1891 – 27 March 1962), was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1931 and 1960. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Before the Jury'' (1931) * '' Moth ... as Cavaliere * Maria Zanoli as Witch * Ada Dondini as Gesuina * Giovanni Barrella * Paola Quattrini as C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Sequi
Mario Sequi (30 June 1913 – 1992) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.Bayman p.59 A Sardinian by birth, he was married to the actress Lia Franca. He began his career in the 1930s as a Unit production manager, production manager in the 1930s before becoming a director after the Second World War. Selected filmography Production manager * ''I Met You Too Late'' (1940) * ''Il vetturale del San Gottardo'' (1941) * ''C'è un fantasma nel castello'' (1942) * ''Orizzonte di sangue'' (1942) * ''The White Angel (1943 film), The White Angel'' (1943) Assistant director * ''O sole mio (film), O sole mio'' (1946) * ''Peddlin' in Society'' (1946) Director * ''L'isola di Montecristo'' (1948) * ''The Monastery of Santa Chiara'' (1949) * ''Altura (film), Altura'' (1949) * ''Tragic Spell'' (1951) * ''Gli uomini dal passo pesante'' (1965) * ''The Cobra (film), The Cobra'' (1967) * ''The Tigers of Mompracem (film), The Tigers of Mompracem'' (1970) * ''The Silkworm (film), The Silkworm'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Vanel
Charles-Marie Vanel (21 August 1892 – 15 April 1989) was a French actor and director. During his 65-year film career, which began in 1923, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Buñuel, Jacques Feyder, and Henri-Georges Clouzot. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as a desperate truck driver in Clouzot's '' The Wages of Fear'' for which he received a Special Mention at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953. Biography Early life Charles-Marie Vanel was born in Rennes in Brittany. He came from a seafaring family and his parents were traders who moved to Paris when he was twelve years old. He was expelled from all the schools he attended. He tried to enlist in the navy, but was rejected due to his poor eyesight. In 1908, he began to perform in the theater, appearing in ''Hamlet''. His first film was the 1912 ''Jim Crow'' directed by Robert Péguy. He was mobilized for the First World War in July 1915, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Piazzai
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar *Maria, Quebec, Canada *Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines * María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia *María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain *Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost *''Being Maria'', 2024 French film released as ''Maria'' in France * ''Maria'' (2024 film), American film * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittoria Febbi
Vittoria Febbi (born 13 February 1939) is an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography Born in Asmara and raised in Italy, Febbi began her career as a child actress in 1949 starring in Luigi Zampa's '' Alarm Bells''. She also performed the Italian voice of the title character in ''Alice in Wonderland'' early in her voice dubbing venture. She ended her acting career in 1960. Febbi began to focus exclusively on voice acting and dubbing. She is the official Italian voice actress of Kathy Bates, Gena Rowlands, Liv Ullmann and Jessica Lange. She has also dubbed Talia Shire in her last three appearances in the ''Rocky'' films as well as Diane Keaton in ''The Godfather'' films and since 2006, she has dubbed Susan Flannery in the Italian dubbing of the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' after the death of Angiolina Quinterno. Personal life Febbi is married to Ennio Nobili. Together, they have two children, including dialogue adaptor Federico Nobili, who is in turn the father of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paola Quattrini
Paola Quattrini (born 9 March 1944) is an Italian actress. Career Quattrini was born in Rome, Italy. She debuted as child actor in ''Il bacio di una morta'' (1949). From then she started a very long career between stage, film and television, starring in hundreds of productions. In 1993 she won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress for Pupi Avati's '' Fratelli e sorelle''. In 2004 the President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (; 9 December 1920 – 16 September 2016) was an Italian politician, statesman and banker who was the President of Italy from 1999 to 2006 and the Prime Minister of Italy from 1993 to 1994. A World War II veteran, C ... has conferred her the honor of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, for a life dedicated to the cinema, television and theater. In 2009 she published the semi-autobiographical novel ''A.M.O.R.E.'' Filmography Films Television References External links Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Barrella
Giovanni Barrella (30 November 1884 – 23 September 1967) was an Italian film actor, writer and painter. Biography Barrella was born in Milan to a father who was a major in the Napoleonic Army. Barrella studied Fine Arts. He worked for Teatro Argentina in Rome and for the Compagnia Lombarda of Alberto Colantuoni. In 1931, he founded his own theatrical company with Paolo Bonecchio. He also published poetry and theatre plays. He died in Erba, Italy, Erba in 1967. Filmography External links * References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Dondini
Ada Dondini (18 March 1883 – 3 January 1958) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1916 and 1954. Selected filmography * '' The Charmer'' (1931) * '' Just Married'' (1934) * '' Mr. Desire'' (1934) * '' I Love You Only'' (1935) * '' Joe the Red'' (1936) * '' Piccolo mondo antico'' (1941) * '' Schoolgirl Diary'' (1941) * '' The Secret Lover'' (1941) * '' Invisible Chains'' (1942) * '' Malombra'' (1942) * '' Violets in Their Hair'' (1942) * '' Luisa Sanfelice'' (1942) * '' La valle del diavolo'' (1943) * '' The Za-Bum Circus'' (1944) * '' The Innocent Casimiro'' (1945) * '' No Turning Back'' (1945) * '' The Ten Commandments'' (1945) * '' The Ways of Sin'' (1946) * '' Un giorno nella vita'' (1946) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1947) * '' Fear and Sand'' (1948) * '' Little Lady'' (1949) * ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (1950) * '' Women and Brigands'' (1950) * '' Toto the Sheik'' (1950) * '' Honeymoon Deferred'' (1951) * '' Toto the Third Man'' (1951) * ''Tragic S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Zanoli
Maria Zanoli (26 October 1896 – 15 November 1977) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 45 films between 1943 and 1961. Partial filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) – La cameriera pettegola di casa Confalonieri * ''Incontri di notte'' (1943) * ''Zazà'' (1944) * ''Macario contro Zagomar'' (1944) * ''Circo equestre Za-bum'' (1944) – (segment "Galop finale al circo") * ''Giudicatemi!'' (1948) * ''Il sentiero dell'odio'' (1950) * ''Il nido di Falasco'' (1950) * ''Tragic Spell'' (1951) – Witch * ''Quo Vadis (1951 film), Quo Vadis'' (1951) – Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Amo un assassino'' (1951) * ''Barefoot Savage'' (1952) – Cameriera * ''Europa '51'' (1952) – Mrs. Galli * ''Deceit (1952 film), Deceit'' (1952) – La padrona della pensione * ''Girls Marked Danger'' (1952) – Fossati's Wife * ''Il romanzo della mia vita'' (1952) – Maddalena Tuttafuoco's Mother (uncredited) * ''Non ho paura di vivere'' (1952) * ''Non è vero... ma ci credo'' (1952) - Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Coop
Franco Coop (27 September 1891 – 27 March 1962), was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1931 and 1960. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Before the Jury'' (1931) * '' Mother Earth'' (1931) * '' Five to Nil'' (1932) * '' Everybody's Secretary'' (1933) *'' Nini Falpala'' (1933) * '' My Little One'' (1933) * '' Everybody's Woman'' (1934) * '' The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' Aldebaran'' (1935) * '' Those Two'' (1935) * '' Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) * '' Lohengrin'' (1936) * '' The Amnesiac'' (1936) * '' I'll Give a Million'' (1936) * '' The Last Days of Pompeo'' (1937) * '' Hands Off Me!'' (1937) * '' The Three Wishes'' (1937) * '' The Carnival Is Here Again'' (1937) * '' The Count of Brechard'' (1938) * '' The Hotel of the Absent'' (1939) * '' Saint John, the Beheaded'' (1940) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940) * '' Don Pasquale'' (1940) * '' The King's Jester'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanda Carpentieri
Wanda is a female given name of Polish origin. It probably derives from the tribal name of the Wends.Campbell, Mike"Meaning, Origin, and History of the Name Wanda" ''Behind the Name.'' Retrieved August 12, 2010. The name has long been popular in Poland where the legend of Princess Wanda has been circulating since at least the 12th century.Kruszewska, Albina I., & Coleman, Marion M"The Wanda Theme in Polish Literature and Life."''American Slavic and East European Review,'' Vol. 6, No. 1/2 (May 1947), pp. 19–35. The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. Retrieved August 12, 2010. In 1947, Wanda was cited as the second most popular name, after Mary, for Polish girls, and the most popular from Polish secular history. The name was made familiar in the English-speaking world by the 1883 novel ''Wanda'', written by Ouida, the story line of which is based on the last years of the Hechingen branch of the Swabian House of Hohenzollern. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fausto Guerzoni
Fausto Guerzoni (1904–1967) was an Italian actor.Freire-Medeiros p.193 A character actor, he appeared in Italian films in supporting roles from the mid-1930s. Selected filmography * '' I'll Give a Million'' (1935) - (uncredited) * ''Ballerine'' (1936) - Prandi * ''Cavalry'' (1936) - Other Attendant * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) - Un cameriere * ''Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno'' (1937) - Bertoldino * '' All of Life in One Night'' (1938) - Tramontana * ''The Black Corsair'' (1938) * '' Under the Southern Cross'' (1938) - Coppola * '' Star of the Sea'' (1938) * ''Crispino e la comare'' (1938) * '' A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) - Leopoldo Almos * ''Diamonds'' (1939) - Sguerza, il capo tipografo * ''Pretty or Plain They All Get Married'' (1939) * ''Bionda sotto chiave'' (1939) * ''Il ladro'' (1939) - Tony Scalza * ''Backstage'' (1939) - Il vice commissario * ''Cose dell'altro mondo'' (1939) - L'ubriaco all "Trappola d'Oro" * ''Troppo tardi t'ho conosciuta'' (1940) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiorella Betti
Fiorella Betti (1927–2001) was an Italian actress. She was also a voice actress, dubbing a number of actresses in postwar Italian films. Born Delia Betti in Rome, she debuted at a very young age, and is best known for the lead role in Camillo Mastrocinque's '' Lost in the Dark''. In the 1950s she focused her career on dubbing, lending her voice to Hollywood stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood and Jean Simmons. Biography He graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 1942. She died on November 2, 2001, at the age of 74, and was buried in Rome's Cimitero Flaminio. Selected filmography * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940) * ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1942) * '' The Champion'' (1943) * '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947) * ''Eleven Men and a Ball'' (1948) * ''Tragic Spell'' (1951) * ''VIP my Brother Superman ''VIP my Brother Superman'' (), often known in English as ''The SuperVips'', is a 1968 Italian animated film, animated Superhero film, superhero Musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
