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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…

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In cerca di felicitàIn cerca di felicità · 1944
In cerca di felicità
★ 10.01944
MovieComedy
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 Last of the VikingsThe Last of the Vikings · 1961
The Last of the Vikings
★ 5.11961
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.
AmoreAmore · 1936
Amore
★ 8.01936
MovieComedy
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.
Hercules Against the Moon MenHercules Against the Moon Men · 1964
Hercules Against the Moon Men
★ 3.21964
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.
The Dragon's BloodThe Dragon's Blood · 1958
The Dragon's Blood
★ 4.51958
MovieDramaAdventure
Legendary hero Siegfried uses a magic sword to fight a huge, fire-breathing dragon.
Charge of the Black LancersCharge of the Black Lancers · 1962
Charge of the Black Lancers
★ 5.71962
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.
Slave Girls of ShebaSlave Girls of Sheba · 1963
Slave Girls of Sheba
★ 10.01963
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 Blind Woman of SorrentoThe Blind Woman of Sorrento · 1953
The Blind Woman of Sorrento
★ 7.51953
MovieDrama
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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