Carlo Cecchi (born 25 January 1939) is an Italian actor. Born in Florence, Cecchi studied under the Living Theatre and with the Workshop of

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. In 1968, he made his debut for cinema in '' La sua giornata di gloria''. In 1971, he directed in Florence a theatre cooperative playing works by

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, Mayakovsky, Brecht,

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, and

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ...

Selected filmography

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'' (1986) * ''

The Red Violin ''The Red Violin'' () is a 1998 anthology Drama (film and television), drama film directed by François Girard and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang. It spans four centuries and five countries telling the story of a myster ...

'' (1998) * '' The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII'' (2003) * '' Miele'' (2013) * '' Martin Eden'' (2019)

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* 1939 births Living people Male actors from Florence Italian male film actors Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Italian male stage actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors {{Italy-stage-actor-stub