Acting
Amedeo Nazzari
Born December 10, 1907 · Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Died November 5, 1979 · aged 71
Amedeo Nazzari (Cagliari, 10 December 1907 – 6 November 1979) was an Italian actor. Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian-American star Errol Flynn. Description above from the Wikipedia Amedeo Nazzari licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Nights of Cabiria · 1957Nights of Cabiria
★ 8.01957
MovieDramaComedy
Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.
The Sicilian Clan · 1969The Sicilian Clan
★ 7.61969
MovieCrimeDrama
An ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter-in-law of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
The Naked Maja · 1958The Naked Maja
★ 6.21958
MovieAdventureDrama
A historical fiction based on the lives of the artist Goya and the Duchess of Alba.
The White Angel · 1955The White Angel
★ 6.41955
MovieDrama
In this sequel to Nobody's Children, Guido still longs for Luisa, who has become a nun. Then he meets Lina, a chorus dancer who is a dead ringer for his former lover.
The Valachi Papers · 1972The Valachi Papers
★ 6.51972
MovieCrimeDrama
When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred code of silence.
Lure of the Sila · 1949Lure of the Sila
★ 6.21949
MovieDrama
Returning home after a night of love spent in a woodman's hut with Orsola, Pietro is arrested by the police for a crime he did not commit. His mother and youngest sister, Rosaria, go to Orsola begging her to provide Pietro with the alibi that will clear him. But Rocco, Orsola's brother, dreading a family scandal, constrains Orsola to silence. Condemned despite his innocence, Pietro escapes from prison, but the police track him down and kill him, and his mother, before the eyes of Rosaria. Years pass, and one day Rocco stumbles upon a half-frozen young woman lying in the snow. He takes her home and confides her to the care of Orsola. Later, yielding to the pleas of Orsola, Rocco and Rocco's son, Salvatore, the girl stays on in the house, and Salvatore falls in love with the beautiful stranger, who is careful to keep the family members from learning she is Rosaria, the grown up sister of Pietro seeking revenge for the deaths of her brother and mother.
The Poppy Is Also a Flower · 1966The Poppy Is Also a Flower
★ 6.01966
MovieCrimeDrama
A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to its source on the Afghanistan-Iran border.
The Bandit · 1946The Bandit
★ 6.41946
MovieDramaCrime
Among others, Ernesto returns to Turin after the war from a German POW camp; his household destroyed and family deceased, he tries making an honest living.
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The Naked Maja · 1958The Naked Maja
★ 6.21958
MovieAdventureDrama
A historical fiction based on the lives of the artist Goya and the Duchess of Alba.
Prime Minister Manuel Godoy
The Shortest Day · 1963The Shortest Day
★ 6.41963
MovieComedyHistory
Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.
Soldato strabico col pallottoliere
L'invasore · 1949L'invasore
1949
MovieDramaRomance
conte Carlo di Valfreda
Times Gone By · 1952Times Gone By
★ 5.21952
MovieComedy
A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.
Andrea Fabbri (segment "La morsa")
















