Nino Castelnuovo

Acting

Nino Castelnuovo

Born October 28, 1936 · Lecco, Lombardy, Italy

Died September 6, 2021 · aged 84

Francesco "Nino" Castelnuovo (28 October 1936 - 6 September 2021) was an Italian actor of film, stage, and television. Castelnuovo appeared as Guy Foucher in the French-language musical film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and as D'Agostino in the romantic-drama The English Patient (1996). His other films include the drama Rocco and His Brothers (1960), the sexploitation Camille 2000 (1969), the…

Known For

That Malicious AgeThat Malicious Age · 1975
That Malicious Age
6.41975
MovieDramaRomance
Gardener Napoleone takes a job in a southern-Italian villa and quickly finds himself embroiled in a menage-a-trois with Paola and her mother, which soon leads to sex, death and mayhem.
The English PatientThe English Patient · 1996
The English Patient
7.11996
MovieDramaRomance
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
La collegialeLa collegiale · 1975
La collegiale
4.61975
MovieComedy
The sexually naive Daniela returns home from boarding school only to realize that her family is involved in an excess of bed-hopping and sexual perversion.
The Umbrellas of CherbourgThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg · 1964
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
7.41964
MovieDramaRomance
This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.
Rocco and His BrothersRocco and His Brothers · 1960
Rocco and His Brothers
8.01960
MovieDramaRomance
When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.
The DemonThe Demon · 1964
The Demon
7.21964
MovieHorrorDrama
Purif is distraught when her lover is betrothed to another. When she summons the old ways to curse him, her erratic behavior is interpreted as demonic possession, and the villagers turn against her with physical and sexual violence.
The Beaches of AgnèsThe Beaches of Agnès · 2008
The Beaches of Agnès
7.72008
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda's self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professional career, the many friendships that affected her life and her longtime marriage to cinematic giant Jacques Demy.
Strip Nude for Your KillerStrip Nude for Your Killer · 1975
Strip Nude for Your Killer
5.51975
MovieHorrorThriller
After a fashion model dies during a botched abortion, the doctor stages her death to exonerate himself but is murdered by a mysterious assailant who soon begins hunting down her agency colleagues.

Movies

That Malicious AgeThat Malicious Age · 1975
That Malicious Age
6.41975
MovieDramaRomance
Gardener Napoleone takes a job in a southern-Italian villa and quickly finds himself embroiled in a menage-a-trois with Paola and her mother, which soon leads to sex, death and mayhem.
The English PatientThe English Patient · 1996
The English Patient
7.11996
MovieDramaRomance
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
La collegialeLa collegiale · 1975
La collegiale
4.61975
MovieComedy
The sexually naive Daniela returns home from boarding school only to realize that her family is involved in an excess of bed-hopping and sexual perversion.
The Umbrellas of CherbourgThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg · 1964
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
7.41964
MovieDramaRomance
This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.
Rocco and His BrothersRocco and His Brothers · 1960
Rocco and His Brothers
8.01960
MovieDramaRomance
When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.
The DemonThe Demon · 1964
The Demon
7.21964
MovieHorrorDrama
Purif is distraught when her lover is betrothed to another. When she summons the old ways to curse him, her erratic behavior is interpreted as demonic possession, and the villagers turn against her with physical and sexual violence.
The Beaches of AgnèsThe Beaches of Agnès · 2008
The Beaches of Agnès
7.72008
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda's self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professional career, the many friendships that affected her life and her longtime marriage to cinematic giant Jacques Demy.
Strip Nude for Your KillerStrip Nude for Your Killer · 1975
Strip Nude for Your Killer
5.51975
MovieHorrorThriller
After a fashion model dies during a botched abortion, the doctor stages her death to exonerate himself but is murdered by a mysterious assailant who soon begins hunting down her agency colleagues.
The World of Jacques DemyThe World of Jacques Demy · 1995
The World of Jacques Demy
6.91995
MovieDocumentary
Agnès Varda's documentary portrait of her late husband, Jacques Demy. A companion piece to her Jacquot de Nantes.
Love and Anger: LoveLove and Anger: Love · 1969
Love and Anger: Love
1969
MovieDrama
Godard dissects movie romance as row intellectuals watch an Italian-speaking man and his French-speaking partner talk about love.
Psychout for MurderPsychout for Murder · 1969
Psychout for Murder
6.21969
MovieDramaThriller
Mario consigns his girlfriend Licia to a whorehouse for an evening in order to get the photographic goods to blackmail her father with. To get her out of the way, Licia is then consigned to a mental hospital by her father.
The 5-Man ArmyThe 5-Man Army · 1969
The 5-Man Army
6.61969
MovieAdventureWestern
At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat styles to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $500,000 in gold.
The Double BedThe Double Bed · 1965
The Double Bed
3.41965
MovieComedy
Various sketches centered on alcove stories.
Everybody Go Home!Everybody Go Home! · 1960
Everybody Go Home!
7.61960
MovieComedyWar
When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to return to their homes.
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... · 1967
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
4.61967
MovieRomanceAdventure
A chastity belt provides an endless amount of grief for a woman whose jealous husband has gone off to the Crusades.
A Pain in the AssA Pain in the Ass · 1973
A Pain in the Ass
7.01973
MovieComedyDrama
Ralf Milan, a hitman, arrives in Montpellier to kill an important witness. He checks in a hotel without knowing that his neighbour has become neurotic after his wife left him.
The Shortest DayThe Shortest Day · 1963
The Shortest Day
6.21963
MovieComedyHistory
Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.
Laura nudaLaura nuda · 1961
Laura nuda
6.81961
MovieDrama
Laura, a young woman from the Verona bourgeoisie, seeks to emancipate herself, but is desperately confronted with what she considers to be the hypocrisy of men and the conformism of a society that only considers women if they marry and procreate.
The Bloodstained LawnThe Bloodstained Lawn · 1973
The Bloodstained Lawn
5.51973
MovieHorrorThriller
Various undesirables and hippie drifters are invited to the luxury, ultra-modern country home of Dr. Antonio and his wife; when they begin to vanish, it becomes clear that something sinister — and deadly — is afoot.
Loving in the RainLoving in the Rain · 1974
Loving in the Rain
5.11974
MovieDramaRomance
Elizabeth and her daughter Cecile spend their holidays at a lakeside resort in the French mountains. Elizabeth falls in love with a strange Italian, Giovanni, while young Cecile is courted by an apprentice cook. It seems that mother and daughter are drifting apart from each other, but then their holidays are over.
Massacre TimeMassacre Time · 1966
Massacre Time
6.41966
MovieWesternDrama
In 1866, prospector Tom Corbett returns to his hometown of Laramie, Texas, now under the brutal control of gangster Jason Scott and his violent son, Junior. With his brother Jeff, a struggling drunk cared for by their maid Mercedes, Tom seeks to overthrow the Scotts' tyrannical rule and restore peace to the town.
The CreaturesThe Creatures · 1966
The Creatures
6.41966
MovieDramaMystery
A writer decides to use the strange inhabitants of a small island as a basis for characters in his new book.
We'll Go to the CityWe'll Go to the City · 1966
We'll Go to the City
7.31966
MovieWarDrama
"Andremo in città" (We'll Go to the City) is a 1966 Italian drama film directed by Nelo Risi. It is based on the novel of the same name by Edith Bruck, Risi's wife. Bruck, a Hungarian concentration camp-survivor, settled in Italy after the Second World War and wrote about her experiences in autobiographical and fictional formats.[1] The film stars Geraldine Chaplin and Nino Castelnuovo.
The Facts of MurderThe Facts of Murder · 1959
The Facts of Murder
7.21959
MovieMysteryCrime
A police inspector comes into contact with people of all types and dispositions during a grueling murder investigation.

TV Shows

Midi trenteMidi trente · 1972
Midi trente
6.01972
Series
The Marshal RoccaThe Marshal Rocca · 1996
The Marshal Rocca
8.11996
SeriesComedyDrama
The adventures of the marshal of the carabinieri Giovanni Rocca, played by the great Gigi Proietti. Definitely one of the most successful Rai fictions ever, the series, after the first eight episodes broadcast in 1996, went on for six seasons, ending only in 2008. For over a decade the investigations and the private life of the marshal of Viterbo , born from an idea by Laura Toscano, have fascinated the television audience, making them become attached to characters such as the beautiful pharmacist Margherita (Stefania Sandrelli) or the brigadier Cacciapuoti (Sergio Fiorentini).
Questa è la mia terraQuesta è la mia terra · 2006
Questa è la mia terra
6.82006
SeriesDrama
Vino e paneVino e pane · 1973
Vino e pane
8.01973
SeriesDrama
In 1935, Pietro Spina, a communist intellectual forced to emigrate for political reasons, secretly returns to Italy, driven by nostalgia for his homeland. Under the identity of Don Paolo Spada, a priest recovering from illness, he moves to Pietrasecca, a small village in the mountains of Abruzzo.
Ritratto di Donna VelataRitratto di Donna Velata · 1975
Ritratto di Donna Velata
7.01975
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Test driver Luigi Certaldo meets Elisa at a party. They go to Volterra in Tuscany and meet Alberto Certaldo, Luigi's cousin. In the house is a painting that portrays a veiled woman whose face is identical to Elisa's. Strange events follow one another and an Etruscan funerary urn Is found that seems to contain indication to find an Etruscan necropolis full of treasures. Two people die. Luigi and Elisa are afraid. They meet a strange child-medium and a creepy old men called "Nebbia". Something terrible is about to happen.
Racconti fantasticiRacconti fantastici · 1979
Racconti fantastici
7.01979
SeriesMystery
Four Edgar Allan Poe adaptations running an hour apiece, including "Night in the House of Usher," "Ligeia Forever," "The Delusion of William Wilson" and "The Fall of the House of Usher."
Diamoci del tuDiamoci del tu · 1967
Diamoci del tu
8.01967
Series
I promessi sposiI promessi sposi · 1967
I promessi sposi
7.31967
Series
A look at Alessandro Manzoni's novel and the tormented love story of Renzo and Lucia during the troubled years of Spanish rule in 17th-century Lombardy.