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Primo Zeglio

Born July 8, 1906 · Buronzo, Piedmont, Italy

Died November 6, 1984 · aged 78

Primo Zeglio was an Italian film director and writer whose career spanned from the early 1940s to the late 1960s. He began his career as an assistant director and screenwriter, contributing to films such as The Mask of Cesare Borgia (1941) and It Happened in Damascus (1943). Zeglio made his directorial debut with Fever (1943), showcasing his ability to handle dramatic narratives. Throughout his c…

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Ghost CaptainGhost Captain · 1953
Ghost Captain
6.01953
MovieActionAdventure
A disgraced member of the Spanish Navy must redeem his family's honor after his father betrays his country to the French.
FiebreFiebre · 1943
Fiebre
9.01943
MovieDrama
Mission StardustMission Stardust · 1967
Mission Stardust
4.51967
MovieScience Fiction
A team of astronauts is sent to the moon to rescue an alien who is seeking help to save her dying race. They are attacked by a force of bandit robots and discover that enemy spies are out to kill the alien.
Man of the Cursed ValleyMan of the Cursed Valley · 1964
Man of the Cursed Valley
7.01964
MovieWestern
Gwen, who is married to Torito, an Indian, she escapes from a rape attempt and is found wandering in the wilderness by Johnny, who leaves her with a missionary Father Ryan. A difficult situation emerges involving warring families and those who had assaulted her, still on their trail.
La maschera di Cesare BorgiaLa maschera di Cesare Borgia · 1941
La maschera di Cesare Borgia
8.01941
MovieDramaHistory
AttilaAttila · 1954
Attila
5.41954
MovieDramaWar
Attila, the leader of the barbarian Huns and called by the Romans "The Scourge of God", sweeps onto the Italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of Rome, until he and his men reach the gates of the city itself.
I Am SemiramisI Am Semiramis · 1963
I Am Semiramis
5.61963
MovieDramaHistory
Semiramis, a powerful and beautiful Assyrian queen, oversees the construction of the luxurious city of Babylon. She falls in love with Kir, a fallen prince turned into a slave who corresponds to her love. But a palace conspiracy will make the two lovers separate and confront each other.
Il ladro sono io!Il ladro sono io! · 1940
Il ladro sono io!
1940
MovieComedy

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Heaven Over the MarshesHeaven Over the Marshes · 1949
Heaven Over the Marshes
6.21949
MovieDrama
Unlike most Italian films of the 1940s, Augusto Genina's Cielo Sulla Palude opened in Venice rather than Rome. The film's American title was Heaven Over the Marshes, and indeed most of the story is set in the disease-ridden Pontine Marshes on the outskirts of Rome. This was the home of Maria Goretti, a pious young girl who was murdered by her would-be seducer. For reasons elucidated in the course of the film, Maria's short time on earth made her worthy of Sainthood, which was actually bestowed upon her shortly after the release of this film. Maria Goretti is well-played by Ines Orsini. Cielo Sulla Palude served as the comeback feature for director Augusto Genina, whose previous pro-fascist films had caused him to be blacklisted after WW II.

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