Elvio Porta (22 May 1945 – 26 December 2016) was an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He won three
Silver Ribbons over the course of his career. In 1980, his ''
Café Express'' won for . Four years later, Porta and
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 ...
shared the
Silver Ribbon for Best Screenplay for ''
Where's Picone?
''Where's Picone?'' (, also known as ''Picone Sent Me'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Nanni Loy. Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, it was not nominated.
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'' In 1986, Porta was named the for his appearance in ''
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Porta died in 2016, aged 71.
Selected filmography
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The Payoff'' (1978)
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Neapolitan Mystery'' (1979)
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Café Express'' (1980)
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Where's Picone?
''Where's Picone?'' (, also known as ''Picone Sent Me'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Nanni Loy. Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, it was not nominated.
Plot
During ...
'' (1983)
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'' (1986; also appeared as actor)
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What if Gargiulo Finds Out?'' (1988; also directed)
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Scugnizzi'' (1989)
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Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers'' (2004)
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1945 births
2016 deaths
Male actors from Naples
Italian male film actors
20th-century Italian male actors
Italian film directors
Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
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