Antonio Centa

Acting

Antonio Centa

Born August 10, 1907 · Maniago, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Died April 19, 1979 · aged 71

Antonio Centa (10 August 1907 – 19 April 1979) was an Italian film actor. Born in Maniago, Province of Pordenone, Centa was among the most active and popular actors between the mid-1930s and 1943 (when the Italian film industry almost halted because of the war). He was especially popular with the female audience, and had critically acclaimed performances, notably in Renato Castellani's films A Pi…

Known For

The Wages of FearThe Wages of Fear · 1953
The Wages of Fear
★ 8.01953
MovieDramaThriller
In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.
The Black SheepThe Black Sheep · 1968
The Black Sheep
★ 6.21968
MovieComedy
The Honourable Mario Agosti, incorruptible politician, has a twin brother, Filippo, hedonist and swindler, the true black sheep of the family. Posing as the illustrious brother, Filippo comes into contact with the world of politics and finance, and is not slow to profit from the powerful characters whom he gets to know. Mario will have to serve the paradoxical consequences.
A Difficult LifeA Difficult Life · 1961
A Difficult Life
★ 8.01961
MovieComedyDrama
Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.
The Woman Who Came from the SeaThe Woman Who Came from the Sea · 1954
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
★ 7.01954
MovieWarDrama
To Bed or Not to BedTo Bed or Not to Bed · 1963
To Bed or Not to Bed
★ 5.51963
MovieComedy
An Italian fur merchant who is going to Sweden for the first time to attend the annual fur auctions in Stockholm.
ZazàZazà · 1944
Zazà
★ 4.71944
MovieDrama
A glamorous female singer Zazà has an affair with a passerby engineer Dufresne. But when Zazà impatiently comes to him in Paris she finds out that he is married and even has a daughter. He wants to escape from his relatives with Zazà, but, disillusioned and exhausted, she rejects his proposition and insists on his coming back to his family.
BesiegedBesieged · 1969
Besieged
★ 4.61969
MovieDrama
Story of a student in the town of Trieste, shaken up by the economic crisis.
Laura nudaLaura nuda · 1961
Laura nuda
★ 6.51961
MovieDrama
Laura, a young woman from the Verona bourgeoisie, seeks to emancipate herself, but is desperately confronted with what she considers to be the hypocrisy of men and the conformism of a society that only considers women if they marry and procreate.

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The Knight of KrujaThe Knight of Kruja · 1940
The Knight of Kruja
★ 10.01940
MovieAdventureRomance
Young Italian journalist Stefano Andriani travels to Albania, where he falls in love with Eliana, a local girl, and she with him. One day, Andriani comes across the tribal chief Hasslan Haidar, an opponent of King Zog's regime, wounded by the royal guards. He saves him, taking him to his village, and makes a "blood pact" with him, which makes them brothers. Later, the journalist accidentally discovers that the tribal chief is Eliana's brother, and he must therefore give up his plans for marriage. In addition, the chief of police in Tirana tries to exploit the situation to turn Hasslan against Andriani. The arrival of Italian troops, who conquer Albania, resolves everything and allows the misunderstanding to be cleared up.

Stefano Andriani