Carmine Gallone was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Italian cinema's leading early directors, he directed over 120 films in his fifty-year career between 1913 and 1963.
House of Ricordi is a 1954 French-Italian historical biographical melodrama film based on the early history of the Italian music publishing house Casa Ricordi. It is directed by Carmine Gallone and stars Märta Torén, Marcello Mastroianni and Micheline Presle. The Ricordi family's interactions with many of the great composers of the nineteenth century are portrayed. The film's sets were designed by Mario Chiari. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios and on location in Milan, Paris and Rome.
The Divine Spark is a 1935 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Marta Eggerth, Phillips Holmes, Benita Hume and Donald Calthrop. An Italian-language version Casta Diva was shot simultaneously. Both films were made at the Tirrenia Studios in Italy.
Casta Diva is a 1935 Italian musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Mártha Eggerth, Lamberto Picasso and Gualtiero Tumiati. The film won Best Italian Film at the 1935 Venice International Film Festival. An English-language version The Divine Spark was made at the same time, also directed by Gallone and starring Eggerth. Gallone remade the film in 1954 in Technicolor.
Women in Skirts is a 1991 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Francesco Nuti. It was the highest-grossing Italian film in Italy in 1992. The film was nominated for two awards, Best Supporting Actress and Best Costume Design.
Casta e pura is a 1981 Italian erotic-comedy film directed by Salvatore Samperi.
Days of Inspector Ambrosio is a 1988 Italian crime film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It is loosely based on several novels written by Renato Olivieri.
Renzo Ricci was an Italian stage and film actor. He was also a noted theatre director. Ricci played the title role in Roberto Rossellini's 1961 film Garibaldi.
C'è un fantasma nel mio letto is a 1981 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Claudio Giorgi. It is the last film directed by Giorgi.
The Ship of Condemned Women is a 1953 Italian historical adventure-melodrama film written and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Kerima, May Britt and Ettore Manni. It is loosely based on the novel Histoire de 130 femmes by Léon Gozlan. It was shot in Gevacolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
Jealousy is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Pietro Germi and starring Erno Crisa, Marisa Belli and Vincenzo Musolino. It is based on the 1901 novel Il Marchese di Roccaverdina by Luigi Capuana. It was shot on location around Belmonte Mezzagno in Sicily. The story had previously been made into a 1942 film of the same title.
When Women Lost Their Tails is a 1972 Italian fantasy-comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is the sequel of When Women Had Tails.
The Divorce is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Romolo Guerrieri.
Il trafficone is a 1974 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana written and directed by Bruno Corbucci and starring Carlo Giuffré.
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers is a 1977 comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci and Steno. It consists of three segments.
The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire is a 1972 comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci and starring Alighiero Noschese and Enrico Montesano.
Dove volano i corvi d'argento is a 1977 Italian crime-drama film written and directed by Piero Livi and starring Corrado Pani, Jenny Tamburi, Flavio Bucci and Renzo Montagnani.
Scusi lei è normale? is a 1979 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Renzo Montagnani, Ray Lovelock and Anna Maria Rizzoli.
Carmen di Trastevere is a 1962 Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Giovanna Ralli. It is a loosely based on the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée and on the relevant opera by Georges Bizet.
Lina Marengo was an Italian character actress. She played in over 30 films, and was most active between 1938 and 1943.
