Acting

Mariangela Melato

Born September 18, 1941 · Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Died January 11, 2013 · aged 71

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mariangela Melato (19 September 1941 – 11 January 2013) was an Italian cinema and theatre actress. Born in Milan, the daughter of a traffic policeman and a seamstress, Melato from a young age studied painting at the Academy of Brera, drawing posters and working as a window dresser at La Rinascente to pay for her acting lessons with Esperia Sperani. A strikin…

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Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon · 1980

MovieScience FictionAdventure

A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

To Forget Venice

To Forget Venice · 1979

To Forget Venice

Nicky and Anna, brother and sister, reunite in their childhood home in the Venetian countryside. Accompanied by Anna's lover, Claudia, and Nicky's partner, Picchio, they plan to spend a Sunday together when fate intervenes.

Swept Away

Swept Away · 1974

MovieComedyDrama

A wealthy woman's yachting holiday with friends in the Mediterranean Sea takes an unexpected turn when she and one of the boat's crew are stranded on a desert island. Her capitalist beliefs and his communist convictions clash, but during their struggle to survive, social roles are reversed and heated passions come alive.

Beach House

Beach House · 1977

Summer Sunday at a small beach house at the coast of Rome. Many people and stories: women's basketball team, two sports-obsessed soldiers, two men with their girlfriends and the priest with a big secret, an elderly couple with their pregnant granddaughter, and engagemented couple wanting to have sex for the first time.

Love and Anarchy

Love and Anarchy · 1973

Love and Anarchy

MovieRomanceDrama

When his anarchist friend is killed trying to assassinate Mussolini, Tunin decides it's up to him to finish the job. While visiting a brothel, he meets a prostitute named Salome, who agrees to help, as her former boyfriend was also killed by Mussolini. They enlist the aid of another prostitute and hatch an elaborate plan, but as the fateful day quickly approaches, the women have second thoughts.

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

The Working Class Goes to Heaven · 1971

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

After losing a finger in a work accident, an Italian worker becomes increasingly involved in political and revolutionary groups.

One Way or Another

One Way or Another · 1976

One Way or Another

MovieDramaThriller

Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.

The Cat

The Cat · 1977

MovieComedyMystery

Amedeo and Ofelia, middle aged brother and sister, own jointly an old decadent, but still attractive, condominium. They want to sell it, but before they have to evict all the tenants. Of course, these don't want to leave at all. The cat (Il Gatto), mascot and beloved by all, dies and this gives the two an excuse to enter the tenants' life. Amedeo starts to court the young Wanda and Ofelia seduces the priest Don Pezzolla. In the meantime police is looking for the cat killer...

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Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon · 1980

MovieScience FictionAdventure

A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

Kala

To Forget Venice

To Forget Venice · 1979

To Forget Venice

Nicky and Anna, brother and sister, reunite in their childhood home in the Venetian countryside. Accompanied by Anna's lover, Claudia, and Nicky's partner, Picchio, they plan to spend a Sunday together when fate intervenes.

Anna

Swept Away

Swept Away · 1974

MovieComedyDrama

A wealthy woman's yachting holiday with friends in the Mediterranean Sea takes an unexpected turn when she and one of the boat's crew are stranded on a desert island. Her capitalist beliefs and his communist convictions clash, but during their struggle to survive, social roles are reversed and heated passions come alive.

Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti

Beach House

Beach House · 1977

Summer Sunday at a small beach house at the coast of Rome. Many people and stories: women's basketball team, two sports-obsessed soldiers, two men with their girlfriends and the priest with a big secret, an elderly couple with their pregnant granddaughter, and engagemented couple wanting to have sex for the first time.

Giulia

Love and Anarchy

Love and Anarchy · 1973

Love and Anarchy

MovieRomanceDrama

When his anarchist friend is killed trying to assassinate Mussolini, Tunin decides it's up to him to finish the job. While visiting a brothel, he meets a prostitute named Salome, who agrees to help, as her former boyfriend was also killed by Mussolini. They enlist the aid of another prostitute and hatch an elaborate plan, but as the fateful day quickly approaches, the women have second thoughts.

Salomè

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

The Working Class Goes to Heaven · 1971

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

After losing a finger in a work accident, an Italian worker becomes increasingly involved in political and revolutionary groups.

Lidia

One Way or Another

One Way or Another · 1976

One Way or Another

MovieDramaThriller

Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.

Giacinta

The Cat

The Cat · 1977

MovieComedyMystery

Amedeo and Ofelia, middle aged brother and sister, own jointly an old decadent, but still attractive, condominium. They want to sell it, but before they have to evict all the tenants. Of course, these don't want to leave at all. The cat (Il Gatto), mascot and beloved by all, dies and this gives the two an excuse to enter the tenants' life. Amedeo starts to court the young Wanda and Ofelia seduces the priest Don Pezzolla. In the meantime police is looking for the cat killer...

Ofelia Pecoraro

The Seduction of Mimi

The Seduction of Mimi · 1972

The Seduction of Mimi

Sicilian dockworker Mimi inadvertently becomes embroiled in an increasingly complicated array of personal conflicts. When he loses his job after voting against a Mafia kingpin in an allegedly secret election, Mimi leaves his wife to find new employment. He moves to Turin, where he engages in an affair with a Communist organiser. Soon, Mimi finds himself juggling two demanding relationships while plotting revenge against the corrupt forces that ruined his life.

Fiorella Meneghini

Policewoman

Policewoman · 1974

A young policewoman discovers an ecological scandal and must face the corruption in the Milan Police department.

Giovanna Abbastanzi

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver · 1976

Moses the Lawgiver

The epic story of Moses, who led the Israelites out of slavery, parted the Red Sea and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. This is the edited-down version for theatrical release.

Prinzessin Bithia

Dirty Linen

Dirty Linen · 1999

The Razzi family owns a small factory of sweets in Macerata. Their desire to enlarge their business to cope with the new Unified European Market brings to a string of fatal mistakes that will ultimately doom their wealth.

Cinzia

So Fine

So Fine · 1981

While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns into an unexpected overnight financial fashion success - the bottomless pants.

Lira

Secrets Secrets

Secrets Secrets · 1985

Secrets Secrets

Young terrorist Laura shoots both a judge and a comrade, and over time her violent act becomes a thread linking the lives and fates of several other women. Each has her own secret, including the lawyer who listens to Laura as if in a ‘trance’: moments before, she discovered her husband was cheating.

Giuliana, il giudice

In the Pope's Eye

In the Pope's Eye · 1980

In the Pope's Eye

The Pope is disturbed by the fact that today's youth are not as spiritually inclined as they should be, and so he decides to set up a Vatican television station and entice them back into the religion of their ancestors. In order to particularly grab the wandering flock, a priest invites the comedians from "The Other Sunday," an actual comedy program on Italian television, to perform on this new channel.

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The Nada Gang

The Nada Gang · 1974

MovieThrillerDrama

Nada, named after a gang of Spanish anarchists, is a small, confused band of French terrorists. They kidnap the American ambassador after one of his regular visits to an exclusive brothel. The gang starts to quarrel amongst themselves as to the diplomat's fate, while the police purge suspects in their attempts to destroy the Nada faction. As the violence escalates on both sides, the States and the terrorists are forced to use one another's methods in an increasingly desperate and relentless conflict.

Veronique Cash

C.I.A. Secret Story

C.I.A. Secret Story · 1975

C.I.A. Secret Story

MovieHorrorThriller

Faccia di spia tries to tell the story of the CIA and other government intelligence agencies with lots of re-creations and dramatizations and points out some of the more brutal aspects of the intelligence community from around the world. Wars are started, all facets of everyday life are controlled, innocent people are tortured needlessly and subjected to extreme violence.

Tania

Execution Squad

Execution Squad · 1972

Execution Squad

MovieCrimeDrama

Bertone is a moderately honest homicide cop. Unfortunately, the court system is so inept and corrupt that many more-or-less honest policemen have begun taking the law into their own hands. Between his efforts to thwart the growth of crime and to control his vengeful co-workers, homicide-chief Bertone has his hands full

Sandra

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil · 1986

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

A charming billionaire manager kidnaps a criminal and locks him up in her private villa in Sardinia.

Fulvia Bolk

My Dearest Son

My Dearest Son · 1985

A respectable lawyer finds out his son is a heroin addict. Heartbroken, he'll do anything to help his only child, even if it means sharing his hell.

Stefania

Dancers

Dancers · 1987

MovieComedyDrama

A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.

Contessa

What's Your Sign?

What's Your Sign? · 1975

What's Your Sign?

Four episodes. A pilot is ready to change sex, but the doctor made an error. A woman is searching a partner for a dance contest. A worker seduce his boss wife. A guard is too much proactive and this will cause many troubles.

Marietta detta "Claquette"

The Sicilian Checkmate

The Sicilian Checkmate · 1972

The Sicilian Checkmate

Taking place almost entirely during a murder trial, the film details in significant detail the deep roots sunk by organised crime into the business and political life of Sicily.

Rosaria Licata

Il generale dorme in piedi

Il generale dorme in piedi · 1974

Il generale dorme in piedi

A colonel in the Army has a problem: when resting lying starts screaming anarchist and antimilitarist phrases. Because of his fitful sleep is therefore forced to sleep standing up.

Lola Pigna

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver · 1974

Moses the Lawgiver

The Story of the Exodus or freedom of Hebrews from Egypt is told in a perspective which highlights Moses' efforts to persuade first the stubborn Pharaoh Merneptah, who was his adopted cousin, to release his work force of slaves. Then, once free and in the wilderness en route to the Promised Land, Moses must prove to be a pious and patient leader or lawgiver to a people who still think they want more out of him or God. For 40 years, Moses must carry on this load and challenge for God and Israel.

Princess Bithia

Rebecca, la prima moglie

Rebecca, la prima moglie · 2008

Rebecca, la prima moglie

SeriesSoapDrama

A naive young woman moves into the mansion that belongs to her new husband, a rich widower. She soon realizes the memory of his deceased first wife maintains a grip on her husband, as well as the staff of servants.

The Frenzy of Orlando

The Frenzy of Orlando · 1975

The Frenzy of Orlando

SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy

Tales of knights and princesses, wizards and sorceresses. Featuring an invisibility ring, a hippogriff, and a trip to the moon. Based on a sixteenth-century Italian chivalric poem by Ludovico Ariosto.

Olimpia