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Acting
Mario Gallina
Born March 23, 1889 · Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now Italy]
Died September 26, 1950 · aged 61
No biography available.
Known For
The Children Are Watching Us · 1943The Children Are Watching Us
★ 7.61943
MovieDrama
In his first collaboration with renowned screenwriter and longtime partner Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica examines the cataclysmic consequences of adult folly on an innocent child. Heralding the pair’s subsequent work on some of the masterpieces of Italian neorealism, The Children Are Watching Us is a vivid, deeply humane portrait of a family’s disintegration.
The Charterhouse of Parma · 1948The Charterhouse of Parma
★ 6.41948
MovieDramaRomance
This adaptation of Stendhal's timeless masterpiece of French literature tells the tale of Fabrice Del Dongo (Grard Philipe) a young archibishop who gives his heart and soul to romance rather than to the Church creating upheaval in the lives of evergone around him the Countess of Sanseverine (Maria Casares) is but one of the may women who love him. In turn she incurs jealous retributions from those in high places who desire her. For his crimes Fabrice is thrown in Prison where from Crimes Fabrice is thrown in prison where form his lonely window he falls in love with his jailer s daughter and plans a daring escape she however calls his plan insane and takes a vow to the Virgin Mary to never see him again ever if his escape succeeds the Charterhouse of Parma explodes with conflicting desires man s desire form God vs. his desire for romance.
The Rose of Baghdad · 1949The Rose of Baghdad
★ 7.61949
MovieAnimation
Princess Zeila, daughter of Caliph Oman III, is preparing to review the nobles who aspire to her hand. The sinister Prince Jafar plots in the shadows: the young musician Amin will see to it that love can triumph, with the help of the Genie of the Lamp.
Ettore Fieramosca · 1938Ettore Fieramosca
★ 6.61938
MovieHistory
ETTORE FIERAMOSCA was based on a widely-read literary action epic by Massimo D'Azeglio, published in 1833. Translated to the screen in 1938 by the most important director of the Italian fascist period, Alessandro Blasetti, it was intended to boost current patriotic fervor and pride in the Italian nation, and it contributed to a revival of Italian nationalism.
The Lovers · 1946The Lovers
★ 10.01946
MovieDramaRomance
After an astrologer has foretold him he will die at an early age if he does not avoid a romantic entanglement, Alessandro Stradella, a well-known composer decides to leave Rome for the North of Italy. Written by Guy Bellinger
I'll Give a Million · 1935I'll Give a Million
★ 6.81935
MovieComedy
A comedy about a hobo and a millionaire who swap roles after the millionaire rescues the hobo from a suicide attempt.
First Communion · 1950First Communion
★ 6.31950
MovieComedy
The daughter of Signor Carloni is about to take her first communion. A problem arises when the dressmaker spends too much time working on the girl's communion frock.
Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal · 1937Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal
★ 5.51937
MovieWarDrama
A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.
Filmography
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Ninì Falpalà · 1933Ninì Falpalà
1933
MovieComedy
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L'albero di Adamo · 1936L'albero di Adamo
★ 10.01936
MovieComedy
Based on the comedy Il successo by Alfredo Testoni.
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