The cinema of Italy comprises the films made within Italy or by Italian directors. Since its beginning, Italian cinema has influenced film movements worldwide. Italy is one of the birthplaces of art cinema and the stylistic aspect of film has been one of the most important factors in the history of Italian film. As of 2018, Italian films have won 14 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film as well as 12 Palmes d'Or, one Academy Award for Best Picture and many Golden Lions and Golden Bears.
Antonio Margheriti, also known under the pseudonyms Anthony M. Dawson and Antony Daisies, was an Italian filmmaker. Margheriti worked in many different genres in the Italian film industry, and was known for his sometimes derivative but often stylish and entertaining science fiction, sword and sandal, horror/giallo, Eurospy, Spaghetti Western, Vietnam War and action movies that were released to a wide international audience. He died in 2002.
El Cid is a 1961 epic historical drama film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston. The film is loosely based on the life of the 11th-century Castilian knight and warlord Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called "El Cid". The film stars Charlton Heston in the title role and Sophia Loren as El Cid's wife Doña Jimena, spelled "Chimene" in the script and pronounced that way (shim-ain) in the film. The screenplay is credited to Fredric M. Frank, Philip Yordan and Ben Barzman, with uncredited contributions by Bernard Gordon.
Neapolitan Carousel is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Giannini and starring Léonide Massine, Achille Millo and Agostino Salvietti. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, winning its International Prize. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mario Chiari.
Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible is a 1965 Italian historical film directed by Marcello Baldi and Francisco Pérez-Dolz. Consisting of two segments, the first half tells the story of Gideon, while the second the story of Samson.
Don Lorenzo is a 1952 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Luciano Tajoli, Rossana Podestà and Andrea Checchi. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti.
The Trojan Horse is a 1961 Italian peplum film set in the tenth and final year of the Trojan War. The film focuses primarily on the exploits of the Trojan hero Aeneas during this time. The film was directed by Giorgio Ferroni and stars Steve Reeves as Aeneas and John Drew Barrymore as Odysseus.
Ángel de Andrés Miquel was a Spanish theatre actor and director.
The Syndicate: A Death in the Family is a 1970 Italian crime film directed by Piero Zuffi and written by Ennio Flaiano and the same Zuffi.
Naked Violence is a 1969 Italian giallo-drama film directed by Fernando Di Leo and based on the novel I ragazzi del massacro written by Giorgio Scerbanenco.
Tragic Ceremony is a 1972 horror film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Camille Keaton, Tony Isbert, Máximo Valverde and Irina Demick in her final movie before her death in 2004. Its plot follows a group of young people who find themselves haunted in the hours after witnessing a black mass while lodging at a remote estate during a rainstorm.
W la foca is a 1982 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Nando Cicero.
Mario Feliciani was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Salvatore Piscicelli was an Italian director, screenwriter and film critic.
Don't Play with Tigers is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino.
Garringo is a 1969 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Rafael Romero Marchent.
The Wind's Fierce is a 1970 Spanish-Italian western-drama film written and directed by Mario Camus.
The Avenger, Zorro is a 1972 Spanish-Italian Western film written and directed by Rafael Romero Marchent.
The Magnificent Tony Carrera is a 1968 Spanish-German-Italian Eurospy film written and directed by José Antonio de la Loma and starring Thomas Hunter. It was originally shot in 70 mm. Roger Moore was initially cast in the title role, but he had to leave the set because of a car accident.
Kerim, Son of the Sheik is a 1962 Italian-French adventure film directed by Mario Costa and starring Gordon Scott.
