A Hero of Our Times is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Alberto Sordi. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."
Dria Paola (1909–1993) was an Italian stage and film actress. She played the female lead in Alessandro Blasetti's late silent Sun (1929). In 1930 she starred in the first Italian sound film The Song of Love.
The Old Guard is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Gianfranco Giachetti, Mino Doro, and Franco Brambilla. It was one of several pro-Fascist films made by Blasetti during the era. The film is set in a small Italian town in 1922, where a local group of Fascist blackshirts battle against rival socialists who have called a strike at the hospital. Mario, the young son of Doctor Cardini, is killed in the fighting. The film ends with the March on Rome that brought Benito Mussolini to power.
Mino Doro was an Italian actor who appeared in more than a hundred films between 1932 and 1970. Doro generally played supporting and character roles. He appeared as a blackshirt in the 1934 Fascist propaganda film The Old Guard.
Doctor Antonio is a 1937 Italian historical drama film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Ennio Cerlesi, Maria Gambarelli, and Lamberto Picasso. The film is an adaptation of the 1855 novel of the same title by Giovanni Ruffini set during the Risorgimento. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome with location shooting on the island of Ischia off Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gherardo Gherardi.
The Blind Woman of Sorrento is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Dria Paola, Corrado Racca and Dino Di Luca. It is an adaptation of the 1852 novel of the same title by Francesco Mastriani. The novel has been adapted into film on two other occasions: the 1916 silent The Blind Woman of Sorrento and 1953's The Blind Woman of Sorrento.
The Police Commissioner is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini.
Allow Me, Daddy! is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard.
The Knight of San Marco is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Mario Ferrari, Dria Paola and Laura Nucci. It is set during the Risorgimento. It was made at Cinecittà, with sets designed by the art director Alfredo Montori.
Adam's Tree is a 1936 Italian White Telephone comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elsa Merlini, Antonio Gandusio and Renato Cialente. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini.
Frine, Courtesan of Orient is a 1953 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elena Kleus and Pierre Cressoy. Sergio Leone served as assistant director.
The Beggar's Daughter is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Paola Barbara, Franca Maj and Steve Barclay. It is based on a novel of the same name by Carolina Invernizio.
Marcella is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Emma Gramatica, Caterina Boratto and Antonio Centa. It is based on a play by Victorien Sardou.
The Anonymous Roylott is a 1936 Italian thriller film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Camillo Pilotto, Isa Pola and Giulio Donadio. The film is an adaptation of a play set in the United States, about a murder that arises over a dispute at the Roylott chemical company.
Sandokan to the Rescue is a 1964 historical adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Ray Danton, Guy Madison and Franca Bettoia. It was made as a co-production between Italy and West Germany. It is based on the 1907 novel Sandokan to the Rescue by Emilio Salgari featuring the character of Sandokan a Malayan pirate.
Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak is a 1964 historical adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Ray Danton, Franca Bettoia and Guy Madison. It was made as a co-production between Italy and West Germany. It is based on the series of novels by Emilio Salgari featuring the character of Sandokan, a Malayan pirate.
The Night of Tricks is a 1939 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Dria Paola and Maurizio D'Ancora.
Lady of Paradise is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Elsa De Giorgi, Mino Doro and Memo Benassi.
The Missing Treaty is a 1933 Italian mystery film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Ernesto Sabbatini, Leda Gloria and Mino Doro. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. A separate French version Le masque qui tombe was also produced.
The Black Panther is a 1942 Italian crime film directed by Domenico Gambino and starring Leda Gloria, Dria Paola and Lauro Gazzolo. It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Arrigo Equini and Vincenzo Pantano.
