Acting

Oreste Palella

Born August 19, 1912 · Messina, Sicily, Italy

Died November 18, 1969 · aged 57

Oreste Palella was born on August 19, 1912 in Messina, Sicily, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for Il richiamo nella tempesta (1950), Non vogliamo morire (1954) and Caterina da Siena (1947). He died on November 18, 1969 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Known For

JessicaJessica · 1962
Jessica
4.51962
MovieComedyDrama
When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands. As the local priest tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse.
I am CatherineI am Catherine · 1957
I am Catherine
8.01957
MovieDramaHistory
The story of the life of St. Catherine of Siena
Seduced and AbandonedSeduced and Abandoned · 1964
Seduced and Abandoned
7.71964
MovieComedyDrama
The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father.
SerafinoSerafino · 1968
Serafino
6.01968
MovieComedy
Serafino, a young and innocent shepherd, inherits a huge fortune. He immediately starts spending the entire sum on presents for his friends, causing the envy of his family.
The Dirty GameThe Dirty Game · 1965
The Dirty Game
6.01965
MovieDramaThriller
A U.S. intelligence general recalls three Cold War cases of Soviet, French and Italian spies.
The TartarsThe Tartars · 1961
The Tartars
6.01961
MovieActionAdventure
The Tartars and the Vikings maintain a fragile peace in the harsh landscape of the Russian Steppe. When the leader of the Vikings, Oleg, declines to accompany the Tartars on a campaign against the Slavs, there is an explosion of violence. After Oleg kills the Tartar leader and kidnaps his daughter, the dead man's brother, Burandai, retaliates by holding Oleg's wife, Helga, hostage. The stalemate can be resolved only on the battlefield.
The Giant of MetropolisThe Giant of Metropolis · 1961
The Giant of Metropolis
4.71961
MovieAdventureFantasy
Obro the muscleman goes to Atlantis and sinks a death-ray king who knows the secret of immortality.
Seduced and DupedSeduced and Duped · 1964
Seduced and Duped
6.71964
MovieComedy
Two rich Sicilian cousins sell their farm because they want to help two fake Siamese twins separate and then marry them. After the operation the girls are thought to be dead but then they reappear to con more money out of the two gullible men. Will they manage to do so?

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