Acting

Maria Pia Casilio

Born May 5, 1935

Died April 10, 2012 · aged 76

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maria-Pia Casilio (5 May 1935 – 10 April 2012) was an Italian film actress, best known for her roles in Umberto D. and Un americano a Roma. Born in San Pio delle Camere, L'Aquila, Casilio was pretty active between 1952 and 1960, usually with the typical characterization of a querulous and naive small-town girl, then, after her marriage with the voice actor G…

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Umberto D.

Umberto D. · 1952

When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.

Frisky

MovieComedyRomance

The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.

Bread, Love and Dreams

Bread, Love and Dreams · 1953

Bread, Love and Dreams

MovieRomanceComedy

When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".

An American in Rome

An American in Rome · 1954

An American in Rome

Nando Moriconi is a young Italian living in Rome obsessed with all-things American.

Mid-Century Loves

Mid-Century Loves · 1954

Mid-Century Loves

MovieDramaRomance

Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples.

Indiscretion of an American Wife

Indiscretion of an American Wife · 1953

Indiscretion of an American Wife

MovieDramaRomance

While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni Doria. As she prepares to leave Italy, Giovanni confesses his love for her; he doesn't want her to go. Together they wander the railroad station where Mary is to take the train to Paris, then ultimately reunite with her husband and daughter in Philadelphia. Will she throw away her old life for this passionate new romance?

Roman Tales

Roman Tales · 1955

Alvaro is been in jail and so he consider himself the most fit to lead his three friends Mario, Otello and Spartaco. The four young men decide to start a business. They need only a van to start a transport company. But they lack the money. How can they get it?

Three Men and a Leg

Three Men and a Leg · 1997

Three Men and a Leg

Friends Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo cross Italy from north to south for Giacomo's wedding: the father of the bride, a despotic magnate who is both their boss and father-in-law—since Aldo and Giovanni have also married into the family not for love but for money, a fate now awaiting Giacomo—has entrusted them with a priceless piece of modern art, one that looks just like a rather unremarkable wooden leg.

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Umberto D.

Umberto D. · 1952

When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.

Maria

Frisky

MovieComedyRomance

The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.

Paoletta

Bread, Love and Dreams

Bread, Love and Dreams · 1953

Bread, Love and Dreams

MovieRomanceComedy

When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".

Paoletta

An American in Rome

An American in Rome · 1954

An American in Rome

Nando Moriconi is a young Italian living in Rome obsessed with all-things American.

Elvira

Mid-Century Loves

Mid-Century Loves · 1954

Mid-Century Loves

MovieDramaRomance

Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples.

Carmela (segment "Guerra 1915-18")

Indiscretion of an American Wife

Indiscretion of an American Wife · 1953

Indiscretion of an American Wife

MovieDramaRomance

While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni Doria. As she prepares to leave Italy, Giovanni confesses his love for her; he doesn't want her to go. Together they wander the railroad station where Mary is to take the train to Paris, then ultimately reunite with her husband and daughter in Philadelphia. Will she throw away her old life for this passionate new romance?

Young Bride from Abruzzo (uncredited)

Roman Tales

Roman Tales · 1955

Alvaro is been in jail and so he consider himself the most fit to lead his three friends Mario, Otello and Spartaco. The four young men decide to start a business. They need only a van to start a transport company. But they lack the money. How can they get it?

Anita

Three Men and a Leg

Three Men and a Leg · 1997

Three Men and a Leg

Friends Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo cross Italy from north to south for Giacomo's wedding: the father of the bride, a despotic magnate who is both their boss and father-in-law—since Aldo and Giovanni have also married into the family not for love but for money, a fate now awaiting Giacomo—has entrusted them with a priceless piece of modern art, one that looks just like a rather unremarkable wooden leg.

Sig.ra Cecconi

Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge

Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge · 1956

Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge

Antonio and Peppino live in a small town in central Italy: Peppino is the barber, Totò is maintained by the rich but avaricious wife Teresa.

Rosina

Air of Paris

Air of Paris · 1954

Victor Le Garrec, a former boxer, runs a gym in Paris while dreaming of finding an aspiring champion who will reach the goals he was never able to achieve.

Maria Posi

The Street of Hope

The Street of Hope · 1953

The Street of Hope

Joys and disappointments of three young girls who dreaming of making a career in film: Luisa has talent and triumphs; Franca tries to seduce a producer, however no artistic skills, Giuditta, the most inexperienced and naive, will have to choose between the dream of cinema and the reality of a marriage.

Concettine

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment · 1961

The Last Judgment

In Naples, a voice from the skies announces one morning that the final judgment will be at 6 p.m. on that day. What follows is a series of vignettes depicting various people's reactions (or lack thereof) to the announcement.

cameriera

Dangerous Turning

Dangerous Turning · 1954

Dangerous Turning

MovieDramaCrime

The adventures of Daniele as he tries to find love with Lucienne despite being framed for murder and cocaine smuggling.

Paquita Simoni

Cuore matto... matto da legare

Cuore matto... matto da legare · 1967

Cuore matto... matto da legare

MovieComedyMusic

Tony is in love with Carla, a young student of architecture, but his parents want him to marry Erminia, a rich but ugly girl.

Erminia

I pappagalli

I pappagalli · 1955

Sunday is the only day off that house maids use to date the young men who cross their paths: doormen, soldiers, sailors, timid virgins and lurid husbands, or even a doctor.

Fulvia

Il medico dei pazzi

Il medico dei pazzi · 1954

Il medico dei pazzi

Felice Sciosciammocca, the mayor of Roccasecca, sends his nephew Ciccillo to Naples so that he will become a good doctor.

Margherita

Thérèse Raquin

Thérèse Raquin · 1953

Thérèse Raquin

MovieDramaCrime

Star-crossed lovers Thérèse and Laurent think they've gotten away with murder after Thérèse's weakling husband "falls" from a speeding train. But when forced to contend with a blackmailer's demands and the mute accusations of Thérèse's mother-in-law, it's only a matter of time before the law, their passion or blind chance trips them up.

Georgette, la bonne

The Suitcase of Dreams

The Suitcase of Dreams · 1953

The Suitcase of Dreams

MovieComedyHistory

A former silent film actor who has saved old movies of his time from destruction uses them to set up recreational performances at schools. After an accidental fire and the risk of prison, he meets a rich producer who helps him to build a film museum.

Mariannina

Cannon Serenade

Cannon Serenade · 1958

Cannon Serenade

Suor Maria

Due soldi di felicità

Due soldi di felicità · 1955

Due soldi di felicità

A country boy moves to the city to attempt a singing career and gets seduced by a soubrette.

Carmela

Neapolitan Carousel

Neapolitan Carousel · 1954

Neapolitan Carousel

MovieMusicComedy

Music, ballet, folk dances and mime eliciting the spirit of Naples across the ages are loosely tied together by the comedic wanderings and exploits of the Esposito family.

Nannina

Pasional

Pasional · 1956

After 8 years of marriage, a couple 20 years apart accuse each other of marital boredom.

Us Real Men, We Hard Men

Us Real Men, We Hard Men · 1987

Us Real Men, We Hard Men

Mario, a tram-driver, and Silvio, a banker, make friends in the group of participants in a survival training course.

Ines

Il canto dell'emigrante

Il canto dell'emigrante · 1956

Il canto dell'emigrante

An Italian singer who found fame in America comes back to his native country and finds out that his former girlfriend is in prison.

Anna Benetti