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Vittorio Sala
Vittorio Sala (1918–1996) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.Capua p.195 Selected filmography * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * ''Wild Cats on the Beach ''Wild Cats on the Beach'' ( it, Costa Azzurra, french: Côte d'Azur) is a 1959 Italian-French comedy film directed by Vittorio Sala. Cast *Alberto Sordi: Alberto *Rita Gam: Rita Elmont *Elsa Martinelli: Doriana *Franco Fabrizi: Nicola Ferrar ...'' (1959) * '' Colossus and the Amazon Queen'' (1960) * '' I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra'' (1962) * '' Berlin, Appointment for the Spies'' (1965) * '' Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend'' (1966) References Bibliography * Capua, Michelangelo. ''Anatole Litvak: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2015. External links * 1918 births 1996 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Film people from Palermo 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-bio-stub ...
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Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as ("flower"). Palermo then became a possession of Carthage. Two Greek colonies were established, known collectively as ; the Carthaginians used this name on their coins after the 5th centuryBC. As , the town became part of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, Empire for over a thousand years. From 831 to 1072 the city was under History of Islam in southern Italy, Arab rule in the Emirate of Sicily when the city became the capital of Sicily for t ...
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I Don Giovanni Della Costa Azzurra
''I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra'' ("Don Juan of the French Riviera"), released in English-speaking countries as ''Beach Casanova'', is a 1962 Italian film, directed by Vittorio Sala. It stars Curd Jürgens, Annette Stroyberg, Martine Carol and Gabriele Ferzetti. Plot Cast *Curd Jürgens - Mr. Edmond * Annette Stroyberg - Gloria * Martine Carol - Nadine Leblanc *Gabriele Ferzetti - Leblanc, the Lawyer * Daniela Rocca - Assuntina Greco, aka "Géneviève" * Paolo Ferrari - Michele *Eleonora Rossi Drago - Jasmine * Riccardo Garrone - Protettore di Assuntina * Ingrid Schoeller - Denise * Alberto Farnese - Commander *Agnès Spaak - Nicole *Tiberio Murgia - Melchiorre * Coccinelle - Herself * Francesco Mulè - Baldassarre Giaconia * Ignazio Leone - Gaspare Patanè * Mino Doro - Marito di Jasmine *Raffaella Carrà - Cameriera motel * Adriana Facchetti - American tourist * Giuseppe Porelli - Gloria's Father * Carlo Giustini - Yacht captain *Mylène Demongeot - Cameo *Jean-Paul Be ...
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Italian Male Screenwriters
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) The Italian may refer to: * ''The Italian'' (1915 film), a silent film by Reginald Barker * ''The Italian'' (2005 film), a Russian film by A ...
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Italian Film Directors
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) The Italian may refer to: * ''The Italian'' (1915 film), a silent film by Reginald Barker * ''The Italian'' (2005 film), a Russian film by A ...
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1996 Deaths
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people 1996 Mount Everest disaster, die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly (sheep), Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur massacre (Australia), Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Gun laws of Australia, Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was Aircraft hijacking, hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Gam ...
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1918 Births
This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Soviet Russia, Sweden, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) is formed in the Russian SFSR and Soviet Union. * January 18 - The Historic Concert for ...
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Diamonds Are A Man's Best Friend
''Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend'' ( it, Ray Master l'inafferrabile) is a 1966 Italian thriller-heist film written and directed by Vittorio Sala and starring Félix Marten, Liana Orfei and Gastone Moschin.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Plot An adventurer steals a valuable diamond known as "Mountain of Light" from the museum. A band of gangsters gets on his trail to take his loot. Cast * Félix Marten as Ray Master * Liana Orfei as Françoise * Gastone Moschin as Pete O'Connor * Alan Collins as Max * Seyna Seyn as Princess Ratana * Attilio Dottesio Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985. Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success ... References External links * 1966 films 1960s crime thriller films 1960s heist films Italian crime thriller films Italian heist films Films d ...
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Berlin, Appointment For The Spies
''Berlin, Appointment for the Spies'' (Italian: ''Berlino - Appuntamento per le spie'') is a 1965 Italian Eurospy film directed by Vittorio Sala and starring Dana Andrews. The film is also known as ''Bang You're Dead''. It was retitled ''Spy in Your Eye'' for American International Pictures' American release where it was double billed with ''Secret Agent Fireball''. Plot Secret Agent Bert Morris is sent by his superior Colonel Lancaster on a dangerous mission. He must parachute into East Germany to rescue Paula Krauss, the daughter of a now deceased scientist who had successfully developed a death ray and it is believed that Paula has his knowledge of how to create the device. In addition to Morris being up against the Soviets and East Germans, the Red Chinese have entered East Germany to bring back Paula and her knowledge to their homeland. After seeing off Morris, Colonel Lancaster goes to a clinic to get a state of the art glass eye implanted into his nerves so Lancaster ca ...
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Colossus And The Amazon Queen
''Colossus and the Amazon Queen'' ( it, La regina delle Amazzoni/ ''Queen of the Amazons'') is a 1960 Italian sword and sandal comedy film directed by Vittorio Sala. Cast *Rod Taylor as Pirro *Ed Fury as Glauco *Dorian Gray as Antiope *Daniela Rocca as Melitta *Gianna Maria Canale as La Regina *Alberto Farnese as Losco - Il pirata *Giorgia Moll as Amazone *Folco Lulli *Ignazio Leone as Sopho * Adriana Facchetti as Sacerdota *Paola Falchi as Amazone *Enzo Cerusico as Menandro *Marco Tulli as Eumeo - Oste Production The film stars two American actors in the lead roles, Rod Taylor and bodybuilder Ed Fury Ed Fury (born Rupert Edmund Holovchik; June 6, 1928) is an American bodybuilder, actor, and model. He is best known for starring in a number of "sword-and-sandal" films in the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Born in Long Island, New York, Fury move .... Taylor claims to have rewritten the script extensively.Stephen Vagg, ''Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood'', Bear Manor Medi ...
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Sicily
(man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Sicilian , demographics1_info1 = 98% , demographics1_title2 = , demographics1_info2 = , demographics1_title3 = , demographics1_info3 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = CEST , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal_code_type = , postal_code = , area_code_type = ISO 3166 code , area_code = IT-82 , blank_name_sec1 = GDP (nominal) , blank_info_sec1 = €89.2 billion (2018) , blank1_name_sec1 = GDP per capita , blank1_info_sec1 ...
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Wild Cats On The Beach
''Wild Cats on the Beach'' ( it, Costa Azzurra, french: Côte d'Azur) is a 1959 Italian-French comedy film directed by Vittorio Sala. Cast *Alberto Sordi: Alberto * Rita Gam: Rita Elmont *Elsa Martinelli: Doriana *Franco Fabrizi: Nicola Ferrara * Giovanna Ralli: Giovanna, Alberto's wife *Antonio Cifariello: Gino * Georgia Moll: Adelina *Tiberio Murgia: Leopoldo Cinquemani *Luciana Angiolillo: Susan *Georges Marchal: Maurice Mont-Bret * Jacques Berthier: Pierre Morand *Lorella De Luca: Lisa * Nino Besozzi: Carsoli *Antonio Acqua Antonio Acqua (5 November 1893 - 18 October 1966) was an Italian actor of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Born in Rome, Acqua was mainly active on stage and in films as a character actor, specialized in roles of lawyers, military officers, politi ...: Man on train * Luciano Mondolfo : the director References External links * 1959 films Italian comedy films 1959 comedy films Films directed by Vittorio Sala 1950s Italian films {{1950 ...
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