Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli was an Italian film director and screenwriter, one of the masters of the commedia all'italiana. He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and received the Golden Lion for his career.
Eduardo De FilippoOMRI, also known simply as Eduardo, was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works Filumena Marturano and Napoli Milionaria. Considered one of the most important Italian artists of the 20th century, De Filippo was the author of many theatrical dramas staged and directed by himself first and later awarded and played outside Italy. For his artistic merits and contributions to Italian culture, he was named senatore a vita by the President of the Italian Republic Sandro Pertini.
Adolfo Celi was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films, specialising in international villains. Although a prominent actor in Italian cinema and famed for many roles, he is best remembered internationally for his portrayal of Emilio Largo in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball. Celi later spoofed his Thunderball role in the film OK Connery opposite Sean Connery's brother, Neil Connery.
Ugo Tognazzi was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
Maddalena, Zero for Conduct is a 1940 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It is a remake of the Hungarian film Magda Expelled (1938).
Franco Rossi was an Italian film screenwriter and director, mainly known for having directed the six-hour Italian-German-British-Swiss TV mini-series Quo Vadis? in 1985.
Geronimo Meynier was an Italian film actor who starred in Italian cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. He debuted in Amici per la pelle in 1955 at age 14. His last film was in 1968.
Franco Interlenghi was an Italian actor.
Andrea Checchi was a prolific Italian film actor.
Vera Carmi was an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1940 and 1956.
Carlo Tamberlani was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1931 and 1976. His brother Nando Tamberlani was also an actor.
Enzo Garinei was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 80 films since 1949. He was also a professional voice artist, best remembered as the Italian voice of Sherman Hemsley in the American sitcom The Jeffersons. He was the brother of playwright Pietro Garinei.
Maurizio Arena was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1952 and 1978.
Massimo Ceccherini is an Italian actor, film director, comedian and screenwriter.
Roberto Citran is an Italian actor.
Mario Ferrari was an Italian film actor. After making his debut in 1920, Ferrari became a mainstay of Italian cinema during the Fascist era appearing in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He played the villainous Graiano d'Asti in the historical film Ettore Fieramosca (1938). Ferrari continued to work regularly in the post-Second World War years.
Roman Tales is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini. It is based on several short stories collected in Racconti romani by Alberto Moravia. The film won two David di Donatello Awards, for best director and best producer.
Blockhead is a 1966 Italian comedy film directed by Giancarlo Zagni. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival, in which it won the Leone di San Marco Plate.
Franco Diogene was an Italian actor and comedian.
This is a list of Italian television related events from 1968.
