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Antonio Acqua
Born November 5, 1893 · Rome, Italy
Died October 18, 1966 · aged 72
Antonio Acqua (5 November 1893 - 18 October 1966) was an Italian actor of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Born in Rome , Acqua was mainly active on stage and in films as a character actor , specialized in roles of lawyers, military officers, politicians and engineers. He frequently worked with Pietro Germi , who gave him some of the most significant roles of his career. His only leading role was as t…
Known For
8½ · 19638½
★ 8.11963
MovieDrama
Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.
Divorce Italian Style · 1961Divorce Italian Style
★ 7.91961
MovieComedyCrime
Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.
Boccaccio '70 · 1962Boccaccio '70
★ 6.91962
MovieComedyRomance
An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.
The Shortest Day · 1963The Shortest Day
★ 6.41963
MovieComedyHistory
Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.
The White Sheik · 1952The White Sheik
★ 7.21952
MovieComedyRomance
In Italy, small-town newlyweds Wanda and Ivan Cavalli embark on their honeymoon in the big city of Rome. Ivan dutifully wants to keep appointments with family and church, but Wanda is only interested in meeting her favorite photo-strip star known as "The White Sheik". While Wanda impetuously sneaks away to locate the object of her affections, disconsolate Ivan tries his hardest to keep up appearances with the couple's relatives.
The Traffic Policeman · 1960The Traffic Policeman
★ 7.41960
MovieComedy
An unemployed man gets a job as traffic policeman but the traffic in the big city creates innumerous problems for the poor guy.
He Thief, She Thief · 1958He Thief, She Thief
★ 6.21958
MovieComedy
Cencio, a roman pilferer, periodically is in prison. He meets Cesira that soon become his partner in crime. With Cesira's help Cencio try the big hit to a jewelery. But the lucky break is over.
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina · 1958The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
★ 8.31958
MovieComedyCrime
Sabrina is a beautiful thief, one who happens to have seven moles on her thigh, forming the constellation Ursa Minor; this is the only clue German police have to solve a recent robbery. Teo is a photographer looking for a pair of beautiful legs to participate in a photo contest. When he secretly takes a photo of Sabrina's legs, including the telltale moles, Sabrina has to get it back at any cost, something which brings her into dangerous proximity with the smitten Teo. Romance and assorted hijinx ensue.
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Boccaccio '70 · 1962Boccaccio '70
★ 6.91962
MovieComedyRomance
An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.
Commendatore La Pappa (segment "Le tentazioni ...") (uncredited)
The Shortest Day · 1963The Shortest Day
★ 6.41963
MovieComedyHistory
Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.
Aiutante di campo (uncredited)
The Traffic Policeman · 1960The Traffic Policeman
★ 7.41960
MovieComedy
An unemployed man gets a job as traffic policeman but the traffic in the big city creates innumerous problems for the poor guy.
The Ragioniere with a New Car
The Maniacs · 1964The Maniacs
★ 5.01964
MovieComedy
An anthology of brief comic sketches based on manias, mainly sexual, featuring several figures of Italian society.
Literary Critic #1 (segment "la parolaccia") (uncredited)
The Temptation of Dr. Antonio · 1962The Temptation of Dr. Antonio
★ 7.01962
MovieComedy
Dr. Antonio Mazzuolo obsessively fights against what he perceives as immorality in Rome, only to be driven mad by a seductive billboard of Anita Ekberg that haunts him with hallucinations.
Commendatore La Pappa (uncredited)













