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Tag Archives: Giuliano Montaldo
Pigeon Shoot AKA Tiro al piccione (1961) Giuliano Montaldo, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Jacques Charrier, Francisco Rabal
In September 1943, young Marco Laudato enlists in the army of the Republic of Salò Read More »
A Dangerous Toy AKA Il giocattolo (1979) Giuliano Montaldo, Nino Manfredi, Marlène Jobert, Arnoldo Foà
A meek book-keeper (Vittorio) brings on his squalid life, which is interrupted when he becomes friend with a policeman (Sauro). Read More »
And Agnes Chose to Die AKA L’Agnese va a morire (1976) Giuliano Montaldo, Ingrid Thulin, Stefano Satta Flores, Michele Placido
An old couple, Agnes and Palita, lulled by their quiet routine Read More »
The Demons of St. Petersburg AKA I demoni di San Pietroburgo (2008) Giuliano Montaldo, Predrag ‘Miki’ Manojlovic, Carolina Crescentini, Roberto Herlitzka
St. Petersburg, 1860. A member of the imperial family is assassinated. A few days later, the writer Fëdor Michajlovic Dostoevskij Read More »
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971) Giuliano Montaldo, Gian Maria Volonté, Riccardo Cucciolla, Cyril Cusack
In 1920, the anarchist Italian immigrants Niccola Sacco (Riccardo Cucciolla) Read More »
Machine Gun McCain (1969) Giuliano Montaldo, John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk
Tough criminal Hank McCain gets released from prison after serving twelve years for armed robbery. Read More »
Grand Slam (1967) Giuliano Montaldo, Janet Leigh, Robert Hoffmann, Klaus Kinski
Professor James Anders is a seemingly mild-mannered teacher, an American working in Rio De Janeiro. Read More »
Giordano Bruno (1973) Giuliano Montaldo, Gian Maria Volontè, Hans Christian Blech, Mathieu Carrière
Flying from his enemies in the Catholic Church, the free thinking philosopher, poet and scientist Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) has found some protection in Venice. But the Roman Inquisition, fearing his influence in Europe, wants to bring him on trial for ‘heresy’.
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