Acting

Giuseppe Maffioli

Born April 28, 1925 · Padova, Italy

Died June 3, 1985 · aged 60

No biography available.

Known For

La Grande BouffeLa Grande Bouffe · 1973
La Grande Bouffe
★ 7.11973
MovieDramaComedy
Four friends gather at a villa with the intention of eating themselves to death.
Africa ExpressAfrica Express · 1975
Africa Express
★ 4.71975
MovieActionComedy
John Baxter is a freewheeling trader of goods in Africa with a pet chimpanzee and one dream: to save enough money to buy a gas station in Detroit.
A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)A Drama of Jealousy (and other things) · 1970
A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)
★ 7.21970
MovieComedyDrama
Construction worker Oreste and young fiancee Adelaide meet Nello, a cook in a pizzeria. This love triangle often goes to communist rallies, and enjoys the filthy beaches of Ostia. Will the hostile environment pave a way to jealousy?
The Priest's WifeThe Priest's Wife · 1970
The Priest's Wife
★ 6.21970
MovieDramaComedy
After discovering her boyfriend is married, a young woman attempts suicide but survives and falls for the priest who took her call, leading to complications with his vow of celibacy.
Giordano BrunoGiordano Bruno · 1973
Giordano Bruno
★ 6.41973
MovieDrama
Fleeing from his enemies in the Catholic Church, the free thinking philosopher, poet and scientist Giordano Bruno has found some protection in Venice. But the Roman Inquisition, fearing his influence in Europe, wants to bring him on trial for 'heresy'.
The Diamond PeddlersThe Diamond Peddlers · 1976
The Diamond Peddlers
★ 6.31976
MovieComedy
Bumbling crooks Butch and Toby pose as priests in order to elude being arrested by the authorities in Africa. Butch and Toby deliver a statue of the Virgin Mary from Africa to Amsterdam. Unbenownst to the clueless duo, they're really smuggling diamonds. A group of equally inept mobsters give chase.
Safari ExpressSafari Express · 1976
Safari Express
★ 5.11976
MovieComedy
John and Howard work in a company named Safari Express booking tourists on safaris. Their lives are turned upside down when they encounter a beautiful blonde wandering in the jungle who doesn't know who she is. They also discover uranium and what appear to be some well-mannered simians.
The Most Wonderful Evening of My LifeThe Most Wonderful Evening of My Life · 1972
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
★ 7.21972
MovieComedyDrama
A successful businessman's destiny leads him to a secluded Swiss chalet where his life is put on trial by a group of retired law professionals. The men assemble to analyse his rise to power and his increasingly immoral behavior as he attained success, and the warped perceptions of right and wrong he has adopted to remain successful.

Filmography

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We Want the ColonelsWe Want the Colonels · 1973
We Want the Colonels
★ 6.71973
MovieComedy
Italy 1973. Giuseppe Tritoni (Ugo Tognazzi) is an ultra-right-wing congressman that doesn't agree anymore with his fascist party policy. He contacts many Italian Army officers and built a net of relationship in order to organize a Coup d'Etat (Golpe). Something goes wrong and the Interior Minister (Home Secretary) Mr. Li Masi (Lino Pugliesi) got the all information about the attempted Golpe. So the Minister organizes a counter-Golpe. Tritoni desperately, to save his project, kidnaps the Italian Republic President (Claude Dauphin) that immediately dies for heartache. Now Minister Mr. Li Masi is free to lay down the law to the rest of the country, realizing basically the actual Golpe! Tritoni surrenders and will spend rest of his time trying to sell his ideas about managing Golpe in Africa!

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