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Zappatore
''Zappatore'' is an Italian drama film directed by Alfonso Brescia and starring Mario Merola. The film was released in Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ... on 5 December 1980. It is the "cine-scripted" which received the highest grossing theaters, ranking the 60th place of the most successful films in Italy in the 1980/81 season. The film is loosely based on the eponymous song, written by Libero Bovio Fenwick Watkin and Ferdinando Albano. Story Francesco Esposito and his wife Madeleine are two farmers who raised Mario, their only child, with love and dedication. To finance his education, they became indebted to a lender. Mario becomes a brilliant lawyer in Naples, the city in which he works, and falls in love with Nancy, the daughter of an Italian-America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Merola (singer)
Mario Merola (6 April 1934 – 12 November 2006) was an Italian singer and actor, most prominently known for having rejuvenated the traditional popular Neapolitan melodrama known as the ''Music of Naples#The Sceneggiata, sceneggiata''. He was nicknamed ''the King of the sceneggiata'' to be able to give this kind typically a regional and a national popularity and success unknown before, to make a film genre, representing all of this even off the stage, so being able to put a face to sceneggiata. Camorra repentant Luigi Giuliano stated that his success was also funded by his clan. Biography Born into a poor family of Naples, Merola held a number of day jobs ranging from kitchen help to longshoreman at the port of Naples until one of his songs, ''Malu Figliu'', was used successfully in a ''sceneggiata'', promoting him into the limelight. Merola was at the height of his popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. With the proceeds of the first vocal performances manages to marry Rosa Serr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Battaglia
Rik Battaglia (byname of Caterino Bertaglia; 18 February 1927 – 27 March 2015) was an Italian film actor. Career Battaglia appeared in a number of historical and peplum films, such as '' The Mighty Crusaders'' (1958, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia), ''Hannibal'' (1959, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Edgar G. Ulmer), ''Caesar the Conqueror'' (1962, Tanio Boccia), and '' A Queen for Caesar'' (1962, Piero Pierotti). He was also seen in the Hollywood adventure '' Raw Wind in Eden'' (1958, Richard Wilson). He also played in '' Esther and the King'' (1960), '' From a Roman Balcony'' (1960, by Mauro Bolognini) and in the biblical epic ''Sodom and Gomorrah'' (1962, by Robert Aldrich). Battaglia appeared in adventure films such as '' Attack of the Moors'' (1959, Mario Costa), '' The Conqueror of the Orient'' (1960, Tanio Boccia), '' The Lion of St. Mark'' (1963, Luigi Capuano) and '' Sandokan the Great'' (1963, Umberto Lenzi), and horror films such as '' Nightmare Castle'' (1965, Mario C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Farnese
Alberto Farnese (3 June 1926 – 2 June 1996) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows from 1951 to 1989. He starred in the film '' Whom God Forgives'', which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury award at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Nobody's Children'' (1951) - Poldo * '' Rome 11:00'' (1952) - Augusto * '' Falsehood'' (1952) - Gianni * '' Prisoners of Darkness'' (1952) * ''Legione straniera'' (1953) - Alberto Gherardi * ''Angels of Darkness'' (1954) - The Sportsman * ''Disonorata - Senza colpa'' (1954) - Amedeo Cupiello * '' The Two Orphans'' (1954) * '' The Gold of Naples'' (1954) - Alfredo - l'amante di Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito") * '' Orphan of the Ghetto'' (1954) * '' Disowned'' (1954) - barone Giulio Colizzi * ''Due lacrime'' (1954) - Mario Mancini * '' The White Angel'' (1955) - Poldo * ''The Song of the Heart'' (1955) - Sandro * ''Un palco all'opera'' (1956) * ''Torna pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Bianchi
Regina Bianchi (1 January 1921 – 5 April 2013) was an Italian stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Lecce as Regina D'Antigny, she was the daughter of two theater actors. Forced by the fascist phobia of foreign cultures to change her surname, she adopted the surname of her paternal grandmother. At age 16, she entered the stage company of Raffaele Viviani and, that year, debuted in the comedy play ''Campagna napoletana'', in the leading role of Reginella. In 1939, she starred in the drama film ''Il ponte di vetro''; on the film set she became engaged to the director Goffredo Alessandrini, who remained her partner for over 20 years. After having announced her retirement in 1944, she came back in 1959 with the title role in Eduardo De Filippo's ''Filumena Marturano''. She won two Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress, in 1963 for Nanni Loy's '' The Four Days of Naples'', and in 1996 for Leone Pompucci's '' Camerieri'', and she appeared as Anna, the mother of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerardo Amato
Gerardo Amato (born 15 October 1948) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born Gerardo Placido in Ascoli Satriano, the brother of the actor and director Michele Placido, Gerardo Amato at a young age moved to Milan where he trained as an electrical engineer. He later worked on stage, generally cast in roles of seducers, with Giorgio Strehler, Enrico Maria Salerno, and Ernesto Calindri, among others. Amato was also active in films and TV-series, but mostly in secondary roles. In 1977, he won the Grolla d'oro for best new actor thanks to his performance in '' A Sold Life''. Filmography *'' Una vita venduta'' (1976) *''Nina'' (1976) *''Difficile morire'' (1977) *'' Blue Nude'' (1977) *'' La notte dell'alta marea'' (1977) *'' Eutanasia di un amore'' (1978) *''Io, Caligola'' (1979) *''Zappatore'' (1980) *''Passione d'amore'' (1981) *''Notturno con grida'' (1982) *'' Caramelle da uno sconosciuto'' (1987) *'' I frati rossi'' (1988) *''Ad un passo dall'aurora'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mara Venier
Mara Povoleri (born 20 October 1950), better known as Mara Venier (), is an Italian actress and television presenter. Career Venier made her debut with a main role in ''Diario di un italiano'', a TV-series based on the novel ''Wanda'' written by Vasco Pratolini. She later starred in several films and TV-series, including Nanni Loy Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director. Specifically, Nanni Loy was Sardinian people, Sardinian, and one of several notable Sardinian film makers, including Franco Solin ...'s '' Testa o croce'' and ''Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto''. She debuted as television hostess at 38, in the musical show ''Una rotonda sul mare'', but her television career was launched in 1993 with the show '' Domenica in'' that she hosted until 1996 and again in 2001, 2002 and between 2004 and 2006, in 2013, and once again from 2018. Filmography Films Television References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biagio Pelligra
Biagio Pelligra (born 24 June 1937, in Comiso) is an Italian stage, film and television actor. Life and career Born in Comiso, Province of Ragusa, Pelligra started his acting career in the second half of the sixties, and after several minor roles he got his first role of weight in 1972, in Marco Leto's ''Black Holiday''. Following the critical success of the film, from then he started appearing, often in secondary roles, in several art films, working with Roberto Rossellini, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Marco Tullio Giordana and Peter Del Monte, among others. Pelligra's popularity is however mainly linked to a series of poliziotteschi, sceneggiate and mafia films, in which he specialized in roles of criminals and villains. Partial filmography * '' Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand'' (1966) * '' Death Laid an Egg'' (1968) - Chemical operator * ''Commandos'' (1968) - Carmelo * ''L'alibi'' (1969) * '' Under the Sign of Scorpio'' (1969) * ''Le 10 meraviglie dell'amore'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Giuffrè
Aldo Giuffrè (10 April 1924 – 26 June 2010) was an Italian film actor and comedian who appeared in over 90 films between 1948 and 2001. He was the brother of actor Carlo Giuffrè. He is known for his roles in '' The Four Days of Naples'', and as the alcoholic Captain Clinton of the Union Army in the Sergio Leone film '' The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' in 1966. Giuffrè died in Rome in 2010 of peritonitis. He is buried at Cimitero Flaminio in Rome. Selected filmography * '' Assunta Spina'' (1948) – Don Marcusio, la guardia * '' The Emperor of Capri'' (1949) – Omar Bey Kahn di Agapur * '' Side Street Story'' (1950) – Federico * ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (1950) – Un caporale * ''Totò Tarzan'' (1950) – Un paracadutista * '' A Dog's Life'' (1950) – Il barista (uncredited) * '' Toto the Sheik'' (1950) – Altro legionario * '' Toto the Third Man'' (1951) – L'avvocato del sindaco * '' Filumena Marturano'' (1951) – Luigi * '' The Steamship Owner'' (1951) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilde Ciccia
Matilde Ciccia (born 6 October 1952 in Monasterace) is an Italian former ice dancer. Competing with Lamberto Ceserani, she won the gold medal at the Italian Figure Skating Championships several times. They finished fifth at the 1975 World Championships and sixth at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Ciccia had a role in the 1980 movie ''Zappatore ''Zappatore'' is an Italian drama film directed by Alfonso Brescia and starring Mario Merola. The film was released in Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western E ...''. Results (with Ceserani) References 1952 births Living people Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria Italian female ice dancers Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Italy 20th-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Rizzo
Giacomo Rizzo (born 17 January 1939) is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 1970. He starred in '' The Family Friend'', which was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Il sindacalista'' (1972) * '' The Ribald Decameron'' (1972) * '' Little Funny Guy'' (1973) * '' Bawdy Tales'' (1973) * '' The Black Hand'' (1973) * '' 1900'' (1976) * '' Sex Diary'' (1976) * '' La professoressa di scienze naturali'' (1976) * '' The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn'' (1977) * '' Taxi Girl'' (1977) * '' Deadly Chase'' (1978) * '' A Policewoman on the Porno Squad'' (1979) * '' Zappatore'' (1980) * '' A Policewoman in New York'' (1981) * '' The Mafia Triangle'' (1981) * '' The Family Friend'' (2006) * '' Benvenuti al Sud'' (2010) * '' Benvenuti al Nord'' (2012) * '' Si accettano miracoli'' (2015) References External links * 1939 births Living people Italian male film actors Male actors from Naples {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1980 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1980 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Worldwide gross revenue The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1980. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1980. Events * April 29 – Sir Alfred Hitchcock, known as "The Master of Suspense", dies at his home in Bel Air, California, at the age of 80. * May 21 – '' The Empire Strikes Back'' is released and is the highest-grossing film of the year (just as its predecessor, '' Star Wars'', was three years prior). * June 9 – Richard Pryor sets himself on fire while free-basing cocaine and drinking 151-proof rum. Pryor ran down his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s Italian Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and regent * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
