Franca Polesello

Acting

Franca Polesello

Born August 7, 1930 · Oderzo, Veneto, Italy (age 96)

Franca Polesello was born on August 7, 1930. She is an actress, known for Operation White Shark (1966), Il Sorpasso (1962) and Colossus of the Arena (1962).

Known For

Il SorpassoIl Sorpasso · 1962
Il Sorpasso
★ 8.21962
MovieDramaComedy
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.
Shoot Joe, and Shoot AgainShoot Joe, and Shoot Again · 1972
Shoot Joe, and Shoot Again
★ 5.81972
MovieWestern
Ted and his gang rob a bank and he hides the loot from his companions. They corner him and fatally wound him, but he manages to slip the map of the hidden money to his rescuer, Joe. The gang catches up with Joe, torture him and introduce him to sexy Rosy, who is to use her undeniable feminine charms on him.
I Knew Her WellI Knew Her Well · 1965
I Knew Her Well
★ 7.51965
MovieDrama
A young woman from the Italian countryside experiences the dark side of the business after she moves to Rome to become a star.
Spiaggia liberaSpiaggia libera · 1966
Spiaggia libera
★ 7.01966
MovieComedy
Navajo JoeNavajo Joe · 1966
Navajo Joe
★ 6.21966
MovieWestern
The sole survivor of a bloody massacre vows revenge on his attackers and on the men who killed his wife.
Il successoIl successo · 1963
Il successo
★ 6.41963
MovieComedy
Giulio has a faithful wife and a true friend, but he is convinced that only with money can one be happy. So he devotes himself to dangerous real estate speculation in Sardinia, even though he does not have the capital to deal with it. To find the necessary money, he is willing to give up even his dignity. And slowly, he alienates his most beloved ones from himself....
Totò sexyTotò sexy · 1963
Totò sexy
★ 5.21963
MovieComedy
Two strange street musicians end up in jail and exchange sexy stories to while away time.
The Mad ButcherThe Mad Butcher · 1971
The Mad Butcher
★ 5.81971
MovieHorrorMystery
After being released from a mental hospital, Otto returns to his old job as a butcher. He tries to adjust to his new life, but after a bitter argument with his wife, he accidentally kills her. Fearing he will be sent back to the hospital, he grinds up her body and sells it as sausages. As friends and relatives start asking questions about her disappearance, they too start ending up in the butcher's display case.

Filmography

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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...

Queen's Handmaid

Love in Four DimensionsLove in Four Dimensions · 1964
Love in Four Dimensions
★ 6.51964
MovieComedy
Young Italian writers and directors express themselves in four episodes about sex and love. "Love and Language," the first tale, centers on the difficulties of a Sicilian immigrant who is unable to master proper Italian. the second tale "Love and Life" centers on a jealous and unhappy wife who becomes so desperate to be free of her constantly philandering husband she takes on a lover of her own. "Love and Art" a nearly exhausted screenwriter hires a secretary to help manage his typing. She's a pretty lass and this makes his insecure wife crazy until he fires the female and hires a male secretary. "Love and Death," the final episode centers on the love affair between a middle-aged widower and the grieving young widow he meets at the cemetery. Unfortuantely for his bank statement, the young, impoverished beauty isn't as bereaved as she seems.

Rosa (segment "Amore e vita")