Acting
Gigi Ballista
Born December 1, 1918 · Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Died August 2, 1980 · aged 61
Gigi Ballista (1 December 1918 – 2 August 1980) was an Italian film and television actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1961 and 1980. Born in Florence, Ballista graduated in Law, then he started working as a PR consultant in the field of advertising and industrial documentaries. He debuted as an actor at a mature age in the early 1960s with some minor roles, but his breakout came in 1966 with …
Known For
Midnight Express · 1978Midnight Express
★ 7.41978
MovieDramaCrime
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Salon Kitty · 1976Salon Kitty
★ 5.61976
MovieDramaWar
In Nazi Germany, Kitty runs a brothel where the soldiers come to 'relax'. Recording devices have been installed by a power-hungry official who plans to use the information to blackmail and usurp Hitler. One of the girls discovers the ploy and, with the madam's help, takes on the dangerous task of exposing the conspiracy.
Stavisky... · 1974Stavisky...
★ 5.91974
MovieCrimeDrama
Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.
The Family Vice · 1975The Family Vice
★ 5.31975
MovieComedy
When Giacomo D'Amato is released from jail he is immediately employed by Magda, in a plot to secure her the heritage of the count. But there are other players in this game too, and Giacomo has his own agenda.
Blume in Love · 1973Blume in Love
★ 5.81973
MovieComedyDrama
Lawyer Stephen Blume, who specializes in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.
Giovannona Long-Thigh · 1973Giovannona Long-Thigh
★ 5.91973
MovieComedy
When a judge shuts down a high profile cheese factory for violating pollution standards, the owner bribes a monsignor to fix the problem. After they discover the judge has a predilection for married women, the owner employs a prostitute to pose as his wife in an attempt to seduce the judge.
How I Learned to Love Women · 1966How I Learned to Love Women
★ 4.41966
MovieComedy
An erotic comedy about the many affairs of a young man with different women.
Under the Sheets · 1976Under the Sheets
★ 5.01976
MovieComedy
Three medical students who are reluctant to hit the books and unwilling to work are much more enthusiastic about creating pranks and targeting a thriving confidential, female doctor.
Movies
Midnight Express · 1978Midnight Express
★ 7.41978
MovieDramaCrime
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Salon Kitty · 1976Salon Kitty
★ 5.61976
MovieDramaWar
In Nazi Germany, Kitty runs a brothel where the soldiers come to 'relax'. Recording devices have been installed by a power-hungry official who plans to use the information to blackmail and usurp Hitler. One of the girls discovers the ploy and, with the madam's help, takes on the dangerous task of exposing the conspiracy.
Stavisky... · 1974Stavisky...
★ 5.91974
MovieCrimeDrama
Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.
The Family Vice · 1975The Family Vice
★ 5.31975
MovieComedy
When Giacomo D'Amato is released from jail he is immediately employed by Magda, in a plot to secure her the heritage of the count. But there are other players in this game too, and Giacomo has his own agenda.
Blume in Love · 1973Blume in Love
★ 5.81973
MovieComedyDrama
Lawyer Stephen Blume, who specializes in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.
Giovannona Long-Thigh · 1973Giovannona Long-Thigh
★ 5.91973
MovieComedy
When a judge shuts down a high profile cheese factory for violating pollution standards, the owner bribes a monsignor to fix the problem. After they discover the judge has a predilection for married women, the owner employs a prostitute to pose as his wife in an attempt to seduce the judge.
How I Learned to Love Women · 1966How I Learned to Love Women
★ 4.41966
MovieComedy
An erotic comedy about the many affairs of a young man with different women.
Under the Sheets · 1976Under the Sheets
★ 5.01976
MovieComedy
Three medical students who are reluctant to hit the books and unwilling to work are much more enthusiastic about creating pranks and targeting a thriving confidential, female doctor.
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians · 1966The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
★ 7.11966
MovieComedy
An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them; and local men all seduce a promiscuous young woman, but when her father eventually reveals that she is underage, they all face prosecution for statutory rape.
The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia · 1967The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia
★ 4.81967
MovieDramaThriller
When an oily attorney dies at the hands of the mafia, a dedicated French detective investigates the man's murder. He soon uncovers a drug-smuggling operation and lets his sawed-off shotgun do the talking to the toughs in this Gallic gangster feature.
The Schoolmate · 1977The Schoolmate
★ 5.21977
MovieComedy
Lilli Carati plays a high school student being pursued by a very persistent young man in this Italian sex-comedy
L'assistente sociale tutto pepe... · 1981L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...
★ 5.11981
MovieComedy
Nadia is a social worker who is trying to keep the residents of a local slum in line. Unfortunately she keeps neglecting her work and fantasizing about a life as a pop-star. When she falls for one of the residents in question, a small time crook called Bel Ami, she ends up an accomplice in a convoluted heist involving a holy Catholic relic.
The Queens · 1966The Queens
★ 5.41966
MovieComedy
Four comedic shorts explore quirky relationships and misadventures: a teenage girl's journey home, a self-serving babysitter, a husband confronting infidelity, and a wealthy woman's drunken escapades with her butler.
The Secret of Santa Vittoria · 1970The Secret of Santa Vittoria
★ 6.91970
MovieComedyDrama
During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
Lady Caliph · 1970Lady Caliph
★ 5.51970
MovieDrama
La Califfa's husband was killed during the strikes so she takes the side of the strikers. Her conflict with the plant owner Doverdo gradually turns into a love relationship.
Black Turin · 1972Black Turin
★ 5.31972
MovieDramaCrime
Mino and Lello, two sons of a worker wrongly accused of murder, try to find out evidence of his innocence and begin to investigate mafia business in Torino.
Italian Sex · 1974Italian Sex
★ 4.81974
MovieComedy
A sexy graduate student is giving her thesis presentation, which creates quite a stir since it reveals that she has just posed as a prostitute for several months to do sociological research for her thesis. She relates various stories of her experiences to her salivating thesis committee and a large audience of curious on-lookers.
Fischia Il Sesso · 1974Fischia Il Sesso
★ 8.01974
MovieComedy
A girl from New York, Carol, to get married turns to the marriage agency of Mr. Lewis, who introduces her to Gavino, a young Sardinian immigrant clandestine.
The Sunday Woman · 1975The Sunday Woman
★ 6.51975
MovieCrimeMystery
Police commissioner Santamaria is investigating the murder of the ambiguous architect Mr. Garrone. The investigations soon drive him into the Torino's high society. Santamaria suspect Anna Carla and at the same time falls in love for her. Lello is the lover of Massimo, Anna Carla’s gay friend. He is following another direction in order to find out the truth, and his results are confusing the Policeman. But another murder happens...
Horse Fever · 1976Horse Fever
★ 7.31976
MovieComedy
Bruno Fioretti, known as "Mandrake", is an inveterate gambler who never misses a day at the horse racing track in Rome. He is doubly unlucky: he bets too much on one horse, and his wife is sleeping with his best friend because Mandrake is always at the track. Penniless and cuckolded, Mandrake decides to make one last bet.
Roma bene · 1971Roma bene
★ 6.01971
MovieComedy
A parade of corrupt and sleazy characters in the high society of Rome.
Pleasant Nights · 1966Pleasant Nights
★ 6.61966
MovieComedy
A trilogy of comedic tales set in the Middle Ages.
Mala, Love and Death · 1977Mala, Love and Death
★ 4.71977
MovieCrimeMystery
The young Marisa, after having inherited from her aunt, gets involved in blackmail and crime.
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia · 1974Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
★ 7.31974
MovieComedyAdventure
In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad. As more people learn about it, they head to Leningrad to find the lion where it is rumoured to be buried.
