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Marcello Baldi

Born August 1, 1923 · Telve, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Died July 22, 2008 · aged 84

Birth Date: 08/01/1923 Birth Place: Telve, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy Day of Death: 07/22/2008 Marcello Baldi was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his work in documentaries and feature films. He began his career as an assistant director, collaborating with notable filmmakers such as Alessandro Blasetti and Pietro Germi. Baldi made his directorial debut with the documentary It…

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Saul and DavidSaul and David · 1964
Saul and David
6.71964
MovieAdventureDrama
David of Bethlehem slays the giant and becomes a rival to King Saul.
The Revenge of HerculesThe Revenge of Hercules · 1960
The Revenge of Hercules
5.31960
MovieActionAdventure
A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations of an evil ruler.
Night Train to MilanNight Train to Milan · 1962
Night Train to Milan
6.61962
MovieCrimeThriller
A thriller with Jack Palance as a nazi doctor hiding after the war. While riding on a train, he is recognized by former prisoners.
100 Years of Love100 Years of Love · 1954
100 Years of Love
7.51954
MovieComedyDrama
Six episodes (adapted from as many short stories: Gozzano, D'Annunzio, Guido Rocca, Marino Moretti, Alba de Céspedes and Oreste Biancoli), six love stories set in different moments in italian recent history.
The Three ThievesThe Three Thieves · 1954
The Three Thieves
6.51954
MovieComedy
Tapioca, a small-time thief, hides out in an elegant apartment, where he is soon joined by Cascarilla, one of his apprentices who has become better than his master. When the owners arrive home, the latter offers the wife a bunch of love letters she has written to various lovers for ten million.
Mars, God of WarMars, God of War · 1962
Mars, God of War
7.01962
MovieAdventureAction
In days of old there lived a son of Hercules, who dwelt near Mount Olympus, and as a result was endowed with godlike powers. A city of civilized people face an army of rampaging barbarians. The people at once go into battle and pray for deliverance from the horror and destruction weighing so heavily over them. Just as all seems lost, our hero arrives to save the day and the beautiful Princess Daphne from certain death. What follows is a tangled web of mystery and duplicity as the son of Hercules falls in love with the princess but finds himself distracted by the earthly form of Venus, “Goddess Of Love.”
StuntmanStuntman · 1968
Stuntman
5.51968
MovieActionComedy
Stuntman Johnny gets tired of putting his life constantly at risk and instead joins up with a bunch of international thieves who are looking to steal a priceless statue, but that's where the trouble starts....
Samson and GideonSamson and Gideon · 1965
Samson and Gideon
7.51965
MovieAdventureHistory
Consisting of two segments, the film is centered on two great Israelite leaders found in the Book of Judges.

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Mole Men Against the Son of HerculesMole Men Against the Son of Hercules · 1961
Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules
5.51961
MovieAdventureFantasy
Maciste arranges for himself and his new friend Bangor to be captured by a mysterious band of white-clad marauders and taken to an underground city. There the two are forced to turn an enormous wheel along with other captives as part of a gold-and-diamonds mining operation. The underground city's queen, Halis Mosab, takes note of the handsome, muscular Maciste and chooses him to be her consort if he can meet such challenges as saving the kidnapped Princess Saliura from a gigantic ape. Maciste kills the ape and carries Saliura back to the aboveground world. The white-clad marauders can't follow them if it means being caught in the sunlight which instantly dissolves them. Maciste then returns to the underground city to save the other captives. Meanwhile, high priest Kahab informs his son, Katar, that their queen is not one of them but, unbeknownst to her, was kidnapped as a small child from the "world above." If Katar can marry her...

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Marcello Baldi's "Osiride"Marcello Baldi's "Osiride" · 1966
Marcello Baldi's "Osiride"
1966
MovieDocumentaryComedy
The documentary moves around the amazing figure of Osiride Pevarello, a circus performer with a very long career in cinema, from Lattuada to Germi, from Ben-Hur to Fellini, up to Tinto Brass. In this exquisitely lively and unexpectedly dense short film, Osiride faces the world by showing off confident steps and assertive vocation, as if he had everything under control and it was not necessary to demand more. Until the beautiful ending, when the voices of the sleeping boys give shape to a desire: to have a home. Osiride, lying on the bed smoking his umpteenth cigarette, as always he cannot sleep before the return of his eighteen-year-old daughter, who works under mistress in a dartboard. We discover the melancholy of a man who would like to leave from there, to find four real walls for his family. The camera moves to let us glimpse the pope's image on the dresser; one should have faith in miracles

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Arsène LupinArsène Lupin · 1971
Arsène Lupin
7.81971
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Arsène Lupin is a French TV show which was co-produced with German, Canadian, Belgian, Dutch, Swiss, Italian and Austrian TV stations. It was only loosely based on Maurice Leblancs novels. Georges Descrières' portrayal of Arsène Lupin showed more similarity to Graf Yoster than to Maurice Leblanc's original. He behaved in the first place as a perfect gentleman who never got angry. He was always relaxed, because whatever could possibly had bothered him in daily life was taken care of by his butler. It wasn't questioned how he had come to his financial independence although the series sometimes discreetly implied that he was a professional criminal. Besides rescuing damsels in distress Lupin took on criminals, competing with their wit and intelligence. Either he stole paintings from rich people who had to be considered white-collar criminals or he acted as a detective who derailed criminal schemes. However, when he was attacked, he could defend himself effortlessly by using elegant jujutsu methods. Among the guest stars were German actors such as Günter Strack and Sky du Mont. Jean-Paul Salomé said in his commentary on the DVD version of his film Arsène Lupin he had like this series as a child. German TV, one the investors, would broadcast the show eventually between 18:00-20:00 o'clock because it was only allowed to show commercials within that very timeslot. For them to get a financial return on investment the show had to be appropriate for families and also for children who would watch it alone. Subsequently it was nearby to ask to defuse and flatten some of Leblanc's plots in order to avoid possible complaints that could force the station to broadcast the show beyond the "Vorabendprogramm".

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