Directing
Vera Pescarolo
Born November 28, 1930 · Milano, Italy
Died April 25, 2024 · aged 93
No biography available.
Known For
Sacco & Vanzetti · 1971Sacco & Vanzetti
★ 7.71971
MovieDramaHistory
Boston, 1920. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are charged and unfairly tried for murder on the basis of their anarchist political beliefs.
The Fifth Day of Peace · 1970The Fifth Day of Peace
★ 5.51970
MovieDramaWar
Based on a true story. Near the end of World War II, two German deserters are put in an Allied POW camp. When a rigid and militaristic German colonel learns about their desertion, he wants them court-martialed, even if the war is over. The uninterested Allied officers oblige him, and the two men face the firing squad on "the fifth day of peace".
And Agnes Chose to Die · 1976And Agnes Chose to Die
★ 6.61976
MovieDramaWar
After the Nazis take her husband away, an illiterate old washerwoman joins the Resistance as a bike courier in the Central Italian countryside.
The Entrepreneur · 2011The Entrepreneur
★ 5.32011
MovieDrama
A small industrialist from Turin, who inherited the business from his father, finds himself facing a serious economic crisis with unease. This crisis is echoed by personal crises: misunderstandings with his wife and intemperance towards those around him.
Time to Kill · 1989Time to Kill
★ 4.81989
MovieWarDrama
During the invasion of Ethiopia in 1936, a wounded Italian soldier ends up stranded in the desert after a truck wreck. He makes his way to the nearest army hospital, losing his sanity in the process.
Giordano Bruno · 1973Giordano Bruno
★ 6.41973
MovieDrama
Fleeing from his enemies in the Catholic Church, the free thinking philosopher, poet and scientist Giordano Bruno has found some protection in Venice. But the Roman Inquisition, fearing his influence in Europe, wants to bring him on trial for 'heresy'.
Closed Circuit · 1978Closed Circuit
★ 6.71978
MovieCrimeTV Movie
At the local cinema, an audience watches a Spaghetti Western matinee. During the film's on-screen climactic duel, a bullet is fired into a patron. With no leads and a theater full of suspects, police investigators lock the doors, put everyone back in their seats, and run the movie again. But will this shot in the dark reveal the real killer?
The Demons of St. Petersburg · 2008The Demons of St. Petersburg
★ 5.52008
MovieDrama
St. Petersburg, 1860. After a member of the imperial family is assassinated, Fyodor Dostoevsky meets one of the conspirators, who reveals that his comrades are planning another attack to the Tsar's life. Plagued by debts and struggling to finish his latest novel, Dostoevsky must act fast to call off the plot.









