Peppino De Filippo

Acting

Peppino De Filippo

Born August 24, 1903 · Naples, Italy

Died January 26, 1980 · aged 76

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peppino De Filippo (August 24, 1903 - January 26, 1980) was an Italian actor. De Filippo was born in Naples, brother of actor and dramatist Eduardo De Filippo and of Titina. He made his stage debut at the age of six. He played in several movies such as Rome-Paris-Rome, Variety Lights, A Day in Court, Ferdinand I, King of Naples and Boccaccio '70. He is howe…

Known For

Boccaccio '70Boccaccio '70 · 1962
Boccaccio '70
★ 6.91962
MovieComedyRomance
An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in boccaUn sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca · 1975
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
★ 4.81975
MovieRomanceHistory
Anthological movie with some of the most famous movie sequences in Italian cinema produced by glorious Titanus Film from 1947 to 1962.
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet LifeTotò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life · 1961
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
★ 6.81961
MovieComedy
Antonio goes to Rome to represent his fellow peasants, to request a highway that will be built in their region. But the guy is mastered by 'la dolce vita' and wastes the money entrusted to him for his mission. When Peppino is sent to to find out what happened, he lets himself be trapped by the gentle grip of 'la dolce vita'
Toto and the WomenToto and the Women · 1952
Toto and the Women
★ 6.81952
MovieComedy
Antonio Scaparro (Toto) is obsessed for women. He invents his own way to hide from them - in the attic of his house.
Fast and SexyFast and Sexy · 1958
Fast and Sexy
★ 5.61958
MovieComedyRomance
A beautiful, wealthy widow leaves New York to find herself a husband in the Italian village in which she was born. After many tries she...chooses the village blacksmith.
The Sign of VenusThe Sign of Venus · 1955
The Sign of Venus
★ 6.81955
MovieRomanceComedy
Agnese has many men who woo her and live with her cousin Cesira, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her.
A Day in CourtA Day in Court · 1954
A Day in Court
★ 6.31954
MovieComedyDrama
A day at an Italian trial court, where a magistrate judges a full array of peculiar petty crimes and characters.
Variety LightsVariety Lights · 1950
Variety Lights
★ 6.91950
MovieDramaComedy
In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.

Filmography

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Christmas at Camp 119Christmas at Camp 119 · 1947
Christmas at Camp 119
★ 6.81947
MovieDramaComedy
Second World War . Field 119 in California (USA ) . War is long over , but the Italian Prisoners Still waiting to return home , preparing to celebrate , away from families , another sad Christmas. To dare a little rein to Their longing , they tell Episodes of Their Life . A Roman tells the USA difficult married life . A Neapolitan soldier tells of His lieutenant, a Neapolitan duke penniless . Meanwhile , the camp commander gave : Prisoners and a gramophone , So , Ai stories intertwine songs . Another soldier recalls the parties and the songs of the Sicilian spring , WHILE a Venetian gondolier evokes A HIS love affair . Sometimes , From Radio shabby listening news from abroad and Italy . Finally , one day , comes the ' pending release and All They return home .

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