Acting

Silvano Tranquilli

Born August 23, 1925 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Died May 10, 1997 · aged 71

Silvano Tranquilli (23 August 1925 – 10 May 1997) was an Italian stage, television and film actor. Born in Rome, Silvano Tranquilli attended theater lessons at the Sharoff Academy, and started his stage activity with the theatrical companies of Salvo Randone and Vittorio Gassman. In 1959 he made his television debut, and later acted in more than 100 television productions, achieving his main succ…

Known For

Sunflower

Sunflower · 1970

After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage. Years later, she travels to Russia with his photo, determined to find him. What will she discover?

The Women of Quiet Country

The Women of Quiet Country · 1980

The Women of Quiet Country

In the late thirties of Italy, In the background of peaceful village landscapes, Guido requires unquestioning obedience to his will in his house. Alberto dreams of breaking free from the dictatorial care.

Tony Arzenta

Tony Arzenta · 1973

MovieActionCrime

A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications - and many bloody shootouts - ensue.

The Hideout

The Hideout · 1971

MovieCrimeComedy

A jewel thief hides his loot in a WELL while escaping. He returns several years later only to find there is a Resort on the site and the well is the centerpiece of the place. He then has to find a way to retrieve his haul.

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious... · 1975

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...

Angela is not happy about her daddy's choice for a new wife and does everything she can to destroy her stepmother-to-be.

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

The Black Belly of the Tarantula · 1971

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

MovieHorrorMystery

Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.

Pumaman

Pumaman · 1980

MovieScience FictionAction

Thousands of years ago, aliens visited Earth and fathered the Pumaman, a man-god with supernatural powers entrusted by a gold mask with the ability to control people's minds, which in present-day London, falls into the wrong hands.

High Crime

High Crime · 1973

MovieCrimeThriller

An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of survival decrease.

Filmography

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Sunflower

Sunflower · 1970

After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage. Years later, she travels to Russia with his photo, determined to find him. What will she discover?

L'operaio italiano

The Women of Quiet Country

The Women of Quiet Country · 1980

The Women of Quiet Country

In the late thirties of Italy, In the background of peaceful village landscapes, Guido requires unquestioning obedience to his will in his house. Alberto dreams of breaking free from the dictatorial care.

Il prefetto

Tony Arzenta

Tony Arzenta · 1973

MovieActionCrime

A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications - and many bloody shootouts - ensue.

Montani, the Interpol officer

The Hideout

The Hideout · 1971

MovieCrimeComedy

A jewel thief hides his loot in a WELL while escaping. He returns several years later only to find there is a Resort on the site and the well is the centerpiece of the place. He then has to find a way to retrieve his haul.

Aubrey

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious... · 1975

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...

Angela is not happy about her daddy's choice for a new wife and does everything she can to destroy her stepmother-to-be.

Dr. Batrucchi

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

The Black Belly of the Tarantula · 1971

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

MovieHorrorMystery

Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.

Paolo Zani

Pumaman

Pumaman · 1980

MovieScience FictionAction

Thousands of years ago, aliens visited Earth and fathered the Pumaman, a man-god with supernatural powers entrusted by a gold mask with the ability to control people's minds, which in present-day London, falls into the wrong hands.

Dobson

High Crime

High Crime · 1973

MovieCrimeThriller

An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of survival decrease.

Franco Griva

So Sweet, So Dead

So Sweet, So Dead · 1972

So Sweet, So Dead

MovieCrimeDrama

A serial killer is on the loose. His victims are unfaithful wives and he always leaves compromising photographs at the crime scene.

Paolo Santangeli

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock · 1962

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

In late 19th century London, a woman weds a necrophiliac doctor whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances - and who might be returning from the grave to torment her successor.

Dr. Kurt Lowe

Happy New Year

Happy New Year · 1973

MovieComedyCrime

Released from prison under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season Cannes, but also by a very special someone he met there.

Italian Lover

Syndicate Sadists

Syndicate Sadists · 1975

Syndicate Sadists

MovieActionCrime

A biker's brother is killed while investigating the kidnapping of a young boy, the byproduct of a war between two crime families. The biker vows to get revenge by finding the kidnapped boy and destroying the two families.

Dr. Marco Marsili

The Legend of Blood Castle

The Legend of Blood Castle · 1973

The Legend of Blood Castle

Countess Elizabeth Bathory conspires with her husband to acquire the blood of virgins to maintain her youth and beauty.

Médico

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony · 1973

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony

MovieComedyCrime

There's trouble in Frankie Diomede's criminal empire in Genoa. A French gangster has moved into his territory, so he flies home to take care of business. He promptly has himself arrested so that he'll have the perfect alibi when the bodies start piling up. But it turns out his enemies have enough juice to keep him in prison, his associates start dying and the attempts on his life start. Cue Tony Breda, a wannabe wiseguy, who has a plan to spring Frankie from jail.

Sylvester

Web of the Spider

Web of the Spider · 1971

Web of the Spider

Alan Foster, a professional American journalist, travels to London to meet with Edgar Allan Poe for an interview. While in London, Alan soon finds himself in the company of Lord Blackwood, and Alan accepts a bet to spend a night in his castle

William Perkins

MitGift

MitGift · 1976

Edgar Burgman, after collaborating to assassinate the elder senator husband of Alice Young, the wife remarried. The woman, after a short period, doubts of love Edgar and convinces more and more that, having married out of interest, now wants to eliminate the possession of his great assets.

The Bloodstained Butterfly

The Bloodstained Butterfly · 1971

The Bloodstained Butterfly

MovieThrillerMystery

When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...

Inspector Berardi

The Violent Professionals

The Violent Professionals · 1973

The Violent Professionals

MovieThrillerCrime

With or without help from law enforcement officers, a lone individual decides to crack down on the syndicate.

Gianni Viviani

Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand

Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand · 1966

Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand

MovieFantasyComedy

Stuck in a dream world of his own, Italian sculptor Albert Saporito, sometimes has difficulty separating truth from fiction. When he dreams that his gangster neighbor has been murdered, he reports the crime to the police, only to involve himself in a complicated situation.

Il tenente Bertolucci

The Cat in Heat

The Cat in Heat · 1972

The Cat in Heat

A man returns home to his wife from a business trip only to find a dead body in their yard.

Antonio

Violent Rome

Violent Rome · 1975

MovieCrimeAction

A detective sick and tired of the rampant crime and violence in his city, and constantly at odds with his superiors, is finally kicked out of the department for a "questionable" shooting of a vicious criminal. However, he is soon approached by a representative for a group of citizens who themselves are fed up with what they see as criminals going unpunished, and they make him an offer he may very well not refuse.

Police Chief

The Double

The Double · 1971

MovieThrillerMystery

A man is shot in an underground car-park by a mysterious bearded man. As he dies he recollects the events that led him to this situation, including adulterous liaisons and jealous envy.

Roger

I piaceri del sabato notte

I piaceri del sabato notte · 1960

I piaceri del sabato notte

Behind the facade of a fashionable Milanese home, headed by Arabella, lies an efficient ring of high prostitution.

Il vice commissario

Don Bosco

Don Bosco · 1988

MovieHistoryDrama

This film depicts the life of Saint John Bosco, who dedicated his life to rescuing abandoned and exploited street children in Turin.

Le donne del Tenente Sheridan

Le donne del Tenente Sheridan · 1965

Le donne del Tenente Sheridan

capitano Sarre

Dov'è Anna?

Dov'è Anna? · 1976

The search for Anna, who suddenly disappeared from a quiet family home.

Guido Cesari

Das Blaue Palais

Das Blaue Palais · 1974

Das Blaue Palais

SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy

Das Blaue Palais is a series of five TV feature films written and directed by German author and filmmaker Rainer Erler. All five stories about the research and findings of an interdisciplinary scientific project have also been published as novels by Goldmann in 1978, 1979 and 1980. The series had an international cast. It was shot in Bavaria, Scotland, USA and Asia.

Louis Palm