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Tag Archives: Rosanna Schiaffino
The Big Night AKA La notte brava (1959) Mauro Bolognini, Rosanna Schiaffino, Elsa Martinelli, Laurent Terzieff
In Rome, small-time thieves Scinttilone and Ruggeretto steal four rifles Read More »
Let’s Have a Brainwash AKA Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963) Jean-Luc Godard, Ugo Gregoretti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Rosanna Schiaffino, Bruce Balaban, Maria Pia Schiaffino
Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life. Read More »
El Greco (1966) Luciano Salce, Mel Ferrer, Rosanna Schiaffino, Adolfo Celi
16th-century Spain, the famed Greek painter El Greco journeys to Toledo to paint an altarpiece. Read More »
The Cavern AKA Sette contro la morte (1964) Edgar G. Ulmer, John Saxon, Rosanna Schiaffino, Larry Hagman
Adventure drama during WW2 in Italy where a mixed group of people Read More »
The Heroes (1973) Duccio Tessari, Rod Steiger, Rosanna Schiaffino, Claude Brasseur
Four soldiers and a beautiful Greek nurse, thrown together in North Africa during World War II, team up to pull off a heist of two-million pounds in boxes marked “plasma.” Read More »
La Mandragola / The Mandrake (1965) Alberto Lattuada, Rosanna Schiaffino, Philippe Leroy, Jean-Claude Brialy, Comedy
Adaptation of the comic play by Macchiavelli about a man’s attempt to bed a woman unable to have a child by pretending to be a doctor.
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Scacco alla regina / Check to the Queen (1969) Pasquale Festa Campanile, Rosanna Schiaffino, Haydée Politoff, Romolo Valli, Drama
26 year old Silvia has it all, but is still discontent, and daydreams about BDSM sex. When her husband is away on a business trip, she goes to a castle outside Rome to work as a secretary. Here she is turned into a slave.
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L’avventuriero / The Rover (1967) Terence Young, Anthony Quinn, Rosanna Schiaffino, Rita Hayworth, War, Drama
A former counterrevolutionary pirate befriends a mentally ill young woman and this in turn leads to tragedy when she falls in love with a French naval officer.
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La sfida / The Challenge (1958) Francesco Rosi, Rosanna Schiaffino, José Suárez, Nino Vingelli
Vito Polara is a young ambitious man from the slums of Naples, who wants to get as much power and money as possible. He decides to quit smuggling cigarettes and tries to take over the local fruit and vegetable distribution, which is considered more profitable. After challenging the rural crime boss of the local Camorra, Vito becomes part of his gang and soon his life changes. He moves to a new luxurious seaside apartment and plans to start a family with the beautiful Assunta. At their wedding party, however, and later on, he’s about to see who the real boss is.
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