Tag Archives: italian
Lettera aperta a un giornale della sera / Open Letter to the Evening News (1970) Francesco Maselli, Daniele Costantini, Nino Dal Fabbro, Laura De Marchi, Drama
Il medico della mutua / Be Sick… It’s Free (1968) Luigi Zampa, Alberto Sordi, Sara Franchetti, Ida Galli, Comedy
Kommissar X – Drei blaue Panther / Kill Panther Kill (1968) Gianfranco Parolini, Tony Kendall, Brad Harris, Corny Collins, Action, Crime
Centochiodi / One Hundred Nails (2007) Ermanno Olmi, Raz Degan, Luna Bendandi, Andrea Lanfredi, Drama
La Terra Trema / The Earth Trembles (1948) Luchino Visconti, Antonio Pietrangeli, Antonio Arcidiacono, Drama
Poor Sicilian fishers are exploited by fish wholesalers. One of the families is trying to escape them by being their own boss. But fate nobody helps them, and even fate is against them. Read More »
I soliti ignoti / Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) Mario Monicelli, Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Comedy, Crime
Peppe, formerly a boxer, organizes the break-in of a pawnshop. Tiberio, an unemployed photographer, Mario, a receiver, the Sicilian Michele and Capannelle, an ex-jockey, are the other members of the gang. Read More »
A cavallo della tigre / On the Tigers Back (1961) Luigi Comencini, Nino Manfredi, Mario Adorf, Valeria Moriconi, Comedy, Drama
This well-acted though conventional comedy-drama by director Luigi Comencini features comic Nino Manfredi in the title role of Giacinto, a father and husband who has been driven to steal in order to survive. Read More »
In Prison Awaiting Trial / Detenuto in attesa di giudizio (1971) Nanni Loy, Alberto Sordi, Elga Andersen, Andrea Aureli, Comedy, Drama
Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian land surveyor who has lived in Sweden for the past seven years, goes to his native country with his Swedish wife and children for his holidays. Read More »
Il mostro dell’opera / The Monster of the Opera (1964) Renato Polselli, Marco Mariani, Giuseppe Addobbati, Barbara Howard, Horror
A theater troupe’s young, energetic leader has secured an old theater in which to produce his new production. Read More »