Acting
Giovanni Grasso
Born November 11, 1888 · Catania, Italy
Died May 3, 1963 · aged 74
No biography available.
Known For
Melody of Love · 1952Melody of Love
★ 9.01952
MovieDramaRomance
A comedy with lots of Neapolitan songs and shots of the Bay of Naples finds Maria Morelli unable to marry her singing sailor/lover, Giacomo because her father, Don Salvatdore Morelli objects. She can't elope because her father has an heart ailment and uses it to hold Maria. Giacomo misunderstands and takes off on a global singing tour.
Small Hotel · 1939Small Hotel
★ 7.01939
MovieDrama
Piccolo Hotel (aka Small Hotel) uses the titular establishment to weave together a vast tapestry of subplots, a la Grand Hotel. The guests include a domineering mother (Lola Braccini), her petulant daughter (Bianca Doria) and the daughter's gigolo boyfriend (Guido Notari). Also on hand is a worldly vamp (Laura Nucci) who also falls for the boyfriend, and the chronic-gambler son (Andrea Checchi) of the hotel's self-sacrificing landlady (Emma Grammatica). Though the film is set in Budapest, the characters are more Mediterranean than mittel-European. Piccolo Hotel was one of the entries in the Vienna Biennial Film Festival.
The Queen's Lover · 1948The Queen's Lover
★ 6.81948
MovieDrama
Exiled from the court of Spain, Don Salluste, the chief of police, wants to take revenge on the Queen. One day he meets Ruy Blas, a young student who happens to be a lookalike of Don Cesar, his nephew. Salluste disguises Ruy Blas and presents him as Don Cesar. It doesn't take long before Ruy Blas, intelligent, virtuous and generous as he is becomes popular and the Queen, who has fallen in love with him, appoints him Prime Minister. All seems for the best in the best of worlds but Salluste has not forgotten his revenge, far from that ...
The Conquest of the AirThe Conquest of the Air
★ 10.0
MovieHistoryAdventure
A sweeping, cinematic pseudo-documentary history of human flight, starting with the failed attempt of Icarus, and ending with the aviation triumphs of the fascist regime.
We the Living, Part One · 1942We the Living, Part One
★ 8.31942
MovieAdventureDrama
At 18, the beautiful and intelligent Kira comes to Petersburg as the Communists consolidate power. She rebuffs a cousin who rises in the Party and may remember the slight. She falls in love with Leo, the son of an aristocrat, who gets into political trouble and never gets out.
La famiglia Passaguai · 1951La famiglia Passaguai
★ 6.61951
MovieComedy
When Passaguai family patriarch Giuseppe (Fabrizi) decides to take advantage of a corporate discount to bring his wife (Ninchi) and children to spend a Sunday at the beach of Fiumicino, a series of troubles begins for everyone, in the form of a comic nightmare.
Difficult Years · 1948Difficult Years
★ 7.81948
MovieDrama
Aldo Piscitello, a minor government clerk, is forced in 1934 to join the Fascist party. When the war comes, he finds himself able only to talk ineffectually in secret against Mussolini, even as his own son Giovanni is sent into battle. By the end of the war, Aldo has found the courage to stand up for his beliefs, but by then it is too late.
The Gates of Heaven · 1945The Gates of Heaven
★ 6.81945
MovieDrama
Episodic film with flashbacks about the lives of some sick and infirm people travelling on the same train, making a pilgrimage to the shine of Our Lady of Loreto.
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Toto and Carolina · 1955Toto and Carolina
★ 6.51955
MovieComedy
During a police raid at Villa Borghese, the agent, a widower named Antonio Caccavallo, stays to get better acquainted with the young Carolina.
Il commissario Marzacchi (uncredited)
Easy Years · 1953Easy Years
★ 6.81953
MovieComedy
A Sicilian professor who moves to Rome gets lost in the maze of Roman ministries and gives in to corruption.
onorevole Mario Rapisarda
La figlia del peccato · 1949La figlia del peccato
1949
MovieDramaRomance
Giuseppe, il padrone
Rondini in volo · 1949Rondini in volo
1949
MovieAdventure
capo Dei Contadini
Il passatore · 1947Il passatore
★ 6.01947
MovieDramaAdventure
The story of the most infamous bandit in Romagna, who robbed from the rich to give to the poor.
Il brigante Lazzarini
Immortal Melodies · 1952Immortal Melodies
★ 6.01952
MovieMusicDrama
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