Enrico Olivieri

Acting

Enrico Olivieri

Born December 14, 1939 · Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Died January 29, 2022 · aged 82

His film debut dates back to 1948, when Mario Soldati chose him to impersonate Fabrizio Torre, the son of former fascist Riccardo in Escape in France. This first co-starring role follows a decade of activity in important roles is that marginal. It is a recurring presence in the dramas with strong hues shot by Amedeo Nazzari and Yvonne Sanson, where he gave the best of his not inconsiderable acting…

Known For

War and PeaceWar and Peace · 1956
War and Peace
★ 6.61956
MovieWarRomance
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
Nobody's ChildrenNobody's Children · 1951
Nobody's Children
★ 7.41951
MovieDramaRomance
The tragic love story between Guido, the owner of a marble quarry and Luisa, the humble daughter of one of his employees, ends up in her giving birth to their baby boy. Giulio's mother is against them: first she sends her son abroad and then has the baby kidnapped, making Luisa think the boy died in a fire.
Siege of SyracuseSiege of Syracuse · 1960
Siege of Syracuse
★ 6.01960
MovieDramaHistory
Syracuse lies between the warring nations of Rome and Carthage; as long as the balance of power between the nations remains intact, both nations are willing to preserve the neutrality of Syracuse. However, Rome has now gotten the upper hand in its struggle for power. The fate of Syracuse lies in the hands of its leader, the famed inventor and scientist Archimedes.
Black SundayBlack Sunday · 1960
Black Sunday
★ 7.41960
MovieHorror
A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her fiendish servant, Igor Jauvitch, return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant: Katia. Only a handsome doctor with the help of family members stand in her way.
Woman of the RiverWoman of the River · 1954
Woman of the River
★ 5.91954
MovieDrama
When peasant girl Nives is deserted by smuggler Gino Lodi, she betrays him to the police. Police officer Enzo Cinti, who loves Nives, traces her to the Po River cane-fields, where she is working as a cutter to support herself and an infant son, and warns her that Gino has escaped from prison and is seeking revenge. She rejects his offer to protect her. Gino finds Nives, mourning the drowning death of their son. He surrenders himself to the police and then walks at Nives' side in the funeral procession.
William TellWilliam Tell · 1948
William Tell
★ 7.01948
MovieAdventureDrama
Escape to FranceEscape to France · 1948
Escape to France
★ 7.21948
MovieDrama
A former Fascist takes his son and escapes across the border into France, where he tries to avoid being recognized and having to pay for his wartime crimes.
He Who Is Without Sin...He Who Is Without Sin... · 1952
He Who Is Without Sin...
★ 6.71952
MovieDramaRomance
Stefano and Maria have a marriage by proxy while he is working abroad in Canada. When she is mistakenly accused of abandoning her own child and sent to jail, Stefano finds out and decides to annul their marriage.

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The GuiltyThe Guilty · 1957
The Guilty
★ 7.11957
MovieDrama
Valerio Rossello is a judge, with a rigid and uncompromising mentality. He is married to Lucia, a woman who instead follows the model of a loving and protective mother. From their union only one child was born: Maurizio. Both parents raise him completely differently, highlighting their character differences. Until the day when Maurizio, now a teenager, together with a friend commits an attack for futile reasons against a gas station attendant. Having learned of the incident, Valerio and Lucia also in this case intend to face the situation in a diametrically opposite way. The conflicts within the family thus strongly resurface, in which, amidst rebounds of responsibility, the errors of both parents emerge in the upbringing of their child.

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