Rosanna Schiaffino

Acting

Rosanna Schiaffino

Born November 25, 1939 · Genoa, Italy

Died October 17, 2009 · aged 69

Rosanna Schiaffino was born on November 25, 1939 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy as Rosa Anna Schiaffino. She was an actress, known for Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963), La sfida (1958) and The Big Night (1959). She was married to Giorgio Enrico Falck and Alfredo Bini. She died on October 17, 2009 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

Known For

The Long ShipsThe Long Ships · 1964
The Long Ships
6.11964
MovieAdventureDrama
Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of Voices." Viking explorer Rolfe also becomes intent on finding the mythical treasure, and sails with his crew from Scandinavia to Africa to track it down. Reluctantly working together, El Mansuh and Rolfe, along with their men, embark on a quest for the prized object, but only one leader will be able to claim the bell as his own — if it even exists at all.
Blood on His SwordBlood on His Sword · 1961
Blood on His Sword
5.91961
MovieAdventureRomance
Charles le Temeraire asks in marriage Jeanne de Beauvais, daughter of King Louis XI, wishing to get her valuable lands in dowry. The King is wise to this, and since his daughter does not feel inclined to accept, he refuses. Charles sets up a plan to abduct the prince, in a way that the suspicions will fall upon Robert de Neuville, a noble enamoured of the princess. Robert manages to free her from the castle where she was being kept. Charles keeps setting traps, and managing people to perjure against Jeanne, and the King himself. Finally, Jeanne escapes alive from a pack of wolves, who set watching the lady alone in the snow covered woods, instead of attacking her. Charles does yet accuse her of being a witch - wishing to have her dead rather than being the wife of Robert... Robert will be her champion in a Judgement of God. Will the 'miracle of the wolfs' repeat itself, or fearless Charles defeat Robert in the sword duel?
Seduction Of The SouthSeduction Of The South · 1961
Seduction Of The South
5.31961
MovieHistoryDrama
Based on the events from the Italian civil war. In 1860's, a member of a guerrilla force captures a colonel from the opposing army and later leads one of the sides to victory.
Two Weeks in Another TownTwo Weeks in Another Town · 1962
Two Weeks in Another Town
5.91962
MovieDrama
After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.
LafayetteLafayette · 1962
Lafayette
5.61962
MovieDramaWar
The story of Lafayette, the 19 year old pacifist who takes the side of the Colonials during the American war of Independence.
CorruptionCorruption · 1963
Corruption
7.61963
MovieDrama
Stefano is a shy and sensitive teenager who has just completed his studies in Switzerland and is considering becoming a monk. But his father, a rich Milanese publisher, who had the ambition to see his son succeed him, refuses and takes him on a cruise with a young woman to take this idea out of his mind...
Romulus and the SabinesRomulus and the Sabines · 1961
Romulus and the Sabines
5.31961
MovieAdventure
The classic story from the early days of Rome where there are no women. Romulus, the founder of Rome, finds women to be wives from Sabina where there are a lot of women. The Sabine men, of course, attack Rome to get their wives and daughters back.
The VictorsThe Victors · 1963
The Victors
6.31963
MovieDramaWar
Intercutting dramatic vignettes with newsreel footage, the story follows the characters from an infantry squad as they make their way from Sicily to Germany during the end of World War II.

Filmography

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Blood on His SwordBlood on His Sword · 1961
Blood on His Sword
5.91961
MovieAdventureRomance
Charles le Temeraire asks in marriage Jeanne de Beauvais, daughter of King Louis XI, wishing to get her valuable lands in dowry. The King is wise to this, and since his daughter does not feel inclined to accept, he refuses. Charles sets up a plan to abduct the prince, in a way that the suspicions will fall upon Robert de Neuville, a noble enamoured of the princess. Robert manages to free her from the castle where she was being kept. Charles keeps setting traps, and managing people to perjure against Jeanne, and the King himself. Finally, Jeanne escapes alive from a pack of wolves, who set watching the lady alone in the snow covered woods, instead of attacking her. Charles does yet accuse her of being a witch - wishing to have her dead rather than being the wife of Robert... Robert will be her champion in a Judgement of God. Will the 'miracle of the wolfs' repeat itself, or fearless Charles defeat Robert in the sword duel?

Jeanne de Beauvais

Ro.Go.Pa.G.Ro.Go.Pa.G. · 1963
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
7.21963
MovieComedyDrama
Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life. "Illibatezza" (Rossellini): The hostess Anna Maria, to dissuade an aggressive suitor who prefers maternal tendencies, assumes an unscrupulous attitude, obeying the suggestions of her distant boyfriend. "The New World" (Godard): The deflagration of an atomic bomb causes strange effects on the inhabitants of a city. "La ricotta" (Pasolini): During the filming of a film about a religious subject, the extra Stracci dies hanging on the cross due to an indigestion of ricotta. "Il pollo spante" (Gregoretti): While an expert illustrates to a board of merchants the most modern techniques to increase sales through the discovery of the secret self of the average consumer, the human story of a bourgeois who, following these suggestions, focuses on the purchase of a plot of land in the countryside.

Anna Maria (segment "Illibatezza")