Directing

Giacomo Gentilomo

Born April 5, 1909 · Trieste, Italy

Died April 16, 2001 · aged 92

Giacomo Gentilomo was an Italian film director and painter. He began his career in the film industry at the age of 21, working as a script supervisor and assistant director. Between 1933 and 1937, he was active as a film editor. Gentilomo made his directorial debut in 1939 with Il Carnevale di Venezia. His 1945 film O sole mio received critical acclaim and is considered one of the earliest exampl…

Known For

Slave Girls of Sheba

Slave Girls of Sheba · 1963

Slave Girls of Sheba

MovieAdventureDrama

Saracen pirates aboard the "Black Eagle" attack Christians strongholds along the coast of Spain. When they stop off in Sheba to re-supply, they also buy female slaves and end up fighting over them.

The Last of the Vikings

The Last of the Vikings · 1961

The Last of the Vikings

MovieAdventureAction

In this historical drama, a Viking prince returns to his homeland only to learn that his father has been murdered by King Sven of Norway. Sven is forcing his sister to marry in order to create an alliance with the Danes. The prince must defeat Sven and save his sister.

Goliath and the Vampires

Goliath and the Vampires · 1961

Goliath and the Vampires

MovieActionAdventure

Maciste's village is attacked by pirates. The women, including Maciste's fiancee Guja, are carried off to Salmanak, where dwells the lair of the blood drinking Kobrak. Maciste vows to rescue them.

Charge of the Black Lancers

Charge of the Black Lancers · 1962

Charge of the Black Lancers

MovieActionAdventure

Sergio of Tula goes to Dubno to free Princess Mascia, who is prisoner of Queen Jassa, but he is seduced by the latter, who stirs his ambition by putting her army at his service to take King Stephen's throne.

The Dragon's Blood

The Dragon's Blood · 1958

The Dragon's Blood

MovieDramaAdventure

Legendary hero Siegfried uses a magic sword to fight a huge, fire-breathing dragon.

Hercules Against the Moon Men

Hercules Against the Moon Men · 1964

Hercules Against the Moon Men

MovieAdventureFantasy

Hercules is summoned to oppose the evil Queen Samara, who has allied herself with aliens and is sacrificing her own people in a bid to awaken a moon goddess.

In cerca di felicità

In cerca di felicità · 1944

In cerca di felicità

Two young people fall in love and run away from home. They soon run out of money and he, who has a decent voice, finds work in a low-class variety show, where he is captivated by the charms of a dancer.

The Blind Woman of Sorrento

The Blind Woman of Sorrento · 1953

The Blind Woman of Sorrento

In 19th-century Naples, Doctor Pisani is a patriot unjustly accused of having killed a marquise. He does not want to betray the cause and allows himself to be executed. Ten years later, his son Oliviero, who becomes an ophthalmologist, uncovers the truth and wants to marry Béatrice, the Marquise's daughter, who became blind during the assault on her mother's castle by revolutionary patriots.

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Slave Girls of Sheba

Slave Girls of Sheba · 1963

Slave Girls of Sheba

MovieAdventureDrama

Saracen pirates aboard the "Black Eagle" attack Christians strongholds along the coast of Spain. When they stop off in Sheba to re-supply, they also buy female slaves and end up fighting over them.

Director

The Last of the Vikings

The Last of the Vikings · 1961

The Last of the Vikings

MovieAdventureAction

In this historical drama, a Viking prince returns to his homeland only to learn that his father has been murdered by King Sven of Norway. Sven is forcing his sister to marry in order to create an alliance with the Danes. The prince must defeat Sven and save his sister.

Director

Goliath and the Vampires

Goliath and the Vampires · 1961

Goliath and the Vampires

MovieActionAdventure

Maciste's village is attacked by pirates. The women, including Maciste's fiancee Guja, are carried off to Salmanak, where dwells the lair of the blood drinking Kobrak. Maciste vows to rescue them.

Director

Charge of the Black Lancers

Charge of the Black Lancers · 1962

Charge of the Black Lancers

MovieActionAdventure

Sergio of Tula goes to Dubno to free Princess Mascia, who is prisoner of Queen Jassa, but he is seduced by the latter, who stirs his ambition by putting her army at his service to take King Stephen's throne.

Director

The Dragon's Blood

The Dragon's Blood · 1958

The Dragon's Blood

MovieDramaAdventure

Legendary hero Siegfried uses a magic sword to fight a huge, fire-breathing dragon.

Director

Hercules Against the Moon Men

Hercules Against the Moon Men · 1964

Hercules Against the Moon Men

MovieAdventureFantasy

Hercules is summoned to oppose the evil Queen Samara, who has allied herself with aliens and is sacrificing her own people in a bid to awaken a moon goddess.

Director

In cerca di felicità

In cerca di felicità · 1944

In cerca di felicità

Two young people fall in love and run away from home. They soon run out of money and he, who has a decent voice, finds work in a low-class variety show, where he is captivated by the charms of a dancer.

Director

The Blind Woman of Sorrento

The Blind Woman of Sorrento · 1953

The Blind Woman of Sorrento

In 19th-century Naples, Doctor Pisani is a patriot unjustly accused of having killed a marquise. He does not want to betray the cause and allows himself to be executed. Ten years later, his son Oliviero, who becomes an ophthalmologist, uncovers the truth and wants to marry Béatrice, the Marquise's daughter, who became blind during the assault on her mother's castle by revolutionary patriots.

Director

Knight Without a Country

Knight Without a Country · 1959

Knight Without a Country

Director

The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov · 1947

The Brothers Karamazov

When a tragedy strikes father Fyodor Karamazov, the wretched relation with his three sons reveals itself surrounded by intrigue, envy and deceit.

Director

Brennus, Enemy of Rome

Brennus, Enemy of Rome · 1963

Brennus, Enemy of Rome

MovieHistoryAdventure

This film features a colossal clash between a mass of invaders and the faithful Roman soldiers who must fight to defend the Roman Empire.

Director

The Accusation

The Accusation · 1950

MovieCrimeDrama

A luckless young teacher it's suspected of committing two murders. When his lover begins to have doubt about his innocence, he seems to be doomed.

Director

The Young Caruso

The Young Caruso · 1951

The Young Caruso

MovieDramaMusic

This music filled biopic follows the life of the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso from childhood poverty in Naples to the beginning of his rise to fame.

Director

Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna

Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna · 1956

Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna

A musician loses his job after he is seriously injured in a car crash. After his wife leaves him to pursuit an acting career, he is forced to take care of his mother and his daughter by himself.

Director

Lo sparviero del Nilo

Lo sparviero del Nilo · 1950

Lo sparviero del Nilo

Director

The Black Archer

The Black Archer · 1959

The Black Archer

MovieAdventureDrama

A mysterious archer who dresses in black is out for revenge against the bandits who killed his father.

Story

Snow White and the Seven Thieves

Snow White and the Seven Thieves · 1949

Snow White and the Seven Thieves

A bizarre mechanic tells a traveler the story of a bank employee, Peppino Biancaneve, who with the help of a disc is trying to put together the words he would like to use to ask for the hand of the daughter of the jeweler Carlo Casertoni, but while he mulls over the sentences he should pronounce to his future father-in-law he comes across a strange individual who could be a bringer of bad luck: a jettatore.

Director

Amore

It is only the prospect of having a child that eventually draws otherwise strictly urban new wife Suzette to the farm of an Italian working class family. She really doesn't like the country or her in laws.

Editor

Lorenzino de' Medici

Lorenzino de' Medici · 1935

Lorenzino de' Medici

Lorenzino de 'Medici manipulates Alessandro ruler of Florence to save his beloved Bianca.

Editor

La trovatella di Pompei

La trovatella di Pompei · 1957

La trovatella di Pompei

MovieDramaRomance

Maria, is a girl raised by the loving care of a poor couple but without knowing anything about her real parents. She is in love with Giorgio, a boy from a good family, who however has also aroused the interest of the intriguing Edvige who frequents bad company including jealous Roberto.

Director

Immortal Melodies

Immortal Melodies · 1952

Immortal Melodies

MovieMusicDrama

Director

I Love You Only

I Love You Only · 1935

I Love You Only

MovieDramaRomance

Florence in 1848. There is a strong political tension in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Giovanni, a young Neapolitan composer who has just arrived in the city, accidentally comes into contact with some liberals and is convinced to compose the hymn of the Volunteers.

Screenplay

The Lovers

The Lovers · 1946

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

Director

O sole mio

O sole mio · 1946

Director