List of Italian films of 1985

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A list of films produced in Italy in 1985 (see 1985 in film):

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TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1985
The Alcove Joe D'Amato Lilli Carati, Annie Belle erotic
All the Fault of Paradise Francesco Nuti Francesco Nuti, Ornella Muti romantic comedy
A me mi piace Enrico Montesano Enrico Montesano comedy
Amici miei – Atto III Nanni Loy Ugo Tognazzi, Gastone Moschin, Adolfo Celi, Renzo Montagnani, Bernard Blier Commedia all'italiana sequel of Amici miei – Atto II
L'attenzione Giovanni Soldati Stefania Sandrelli, Ben Cross, Amanda Sandrelli romance
Bank Clerks Pupi Avati Claudio Botosso, Elena Sofia Ricci Comedy
The Berlin Affair Liliana Cavani Gudrun Landgrebe, Kevin McNally, Mio Takaki dramaEntered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival
Big Deal After 20 Years Amanzio Todini Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman Commedia all'italiana sequel of Big Deal on Madonna Street
Blues metropolitano Salvatore Piscicelli Marina Suma, Ida Di Benedetto, Barbara D'Urso musical drama
La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding Georges Lautner Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi comedyFrench-Italian co-production
Casablanca, Casablanca Francesco Nuti Francesco Nuti, Giuliana De Sio Comedysequel of The Pool Hustlers
Love at First Sight Marco Risi Jerry Calà, Vanessa Gravina, Ricky Tognazzi Comedy
Commando Leopard Antonio Margheriti Lewis Collins, Klaus Kinski action film
Cut and Run Ruggero Deodato Lisa Blount, Leonard Mann, Willie Aames, Karen Black horror
Demons Lamberto Bava Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey horror [1] [2]
Il diavolo sulle colline Vittorio Cottafavi Urbano Barberini dramaScreened at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival
La donna delle meraviglie Vittorio Cottafavi Ben Gazzara, Lina Sastri, Claudia Cardinale dramaEntered the 42nd Venice International Film Festival
È arrivato mio fratello Castellano & Pipolo Renato Pozzetto comedy

Fambi of the Children (Horizon animated features)- (Geoff Barall)-drama, adventure, animation

Fatto su misura Francesco Laudadio Ricky Tognazzi, Ugo Tognazzi comedy
Festa di laurea Pupi Avati Carlo Delle Piane, Aurore Clément Comedy-Drama
Fracchia contro Dracula Neri Parenti Paolo Villaggio Gigi Reder, Isabella Ferrari [3]
Hercules II Luigi Cozzi Lou Ferrigno, Milly Carlucci, Sonia Viviani Comedy
I Am an ESP Sergio Corbucci Alberto Sordi, Eleonora Brigliadori, Elsa Martinelli Comedy
Joan Lui Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano, Claudia Mori, Marthe Keller musical-comedy
Jungle Raiders Antonio Margheriti Christopher Connelly, Lee Van Cleef Adventure [4] [5] [6]
Killer contro killers Fernando Di Leo Henry Silva, Dalila Di Lazzaro crime
Light Blast (Colpi di luce) Enzo G. Castellari Erik Estrada, Ennio Girolami science fiction-action
Lui è peggio di me Enzo G. Castellari Adriano Celentano, Renato Pozzetto Comedy
Macaroni (Maccheroni) Ettore Scola Jack Lemmon, Marcello Mastroianni Commedia all'italiana Spoken both in Italian and English
Madman at War Dino Risi Coluche, Beppe Grillo, Bernard Blier, Fabio Testi Commedia all'italiana Entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival
Man Hunt Fabrizio De Angelis Ethan Wayne, Henry Silva Drama
Mamma Ebe Carlo Lizzani Berta D. Domínguez, Alessandro Haber, Stefania Sandrelli dramaEntered the 42nd Venice International Film Festival
The Mass Is Ended Nanni Moretti Nanni Moretti, Ferruccio De Ceresa Comedy Berlin Award
Mezzo destro mezzo sinistro - 2 calciatori senza pallone Sergio Martino Gigi & Andrea, Milena Vukotic, Leo Gullotta, Isabel Russinova sport comedy
Miami Supercops Bruno Corbucci Terence Hill, Bud Spencer action-comedy
Miranda Tinto Brass Serena Grandi, Andrea Occhipinti erotic
Il mistero di Bellavista Luciano De Crescenzo Marina Confalone, Luciano De Crescenzo Comedy
My Dearest Son Valentino Orsini Ben Gazzara, Sergio Rubini, Valeria Golino, Mariangela Melato Drama
Nothing Underneath Carlo Vanzina Renée Simonsen, Donald Pleasence giallo
Nudo e selvaggio Michele Massimo Tarantini Michael Sopkiw Horror
Il piacere Joe D'Amato Lilli Carati, Laura Gemser erotic
Piccoli fuochi Peter Del Monte Valeria Golino Drama
Pizza Connection Damiano Damiani Michele Placido, Ida Di Benedetto crimeEntered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival
Phenomena Dario Argento Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, Donald Pleasence Horror [7]
I pompieri Neri Parenti Paolo Villaggio, Lino Banfi, Massimo Boldi Comedy
Power of Evil Krzysztof Zanussi Benjamin Völz, Vittorio Gassman, Marie-Christine Barrault, Raf Vallone drama
The Repenter Pasquale Squitieri Tony Musante, Franco Nero, Max von Sydow, Erik Estrada crime-drama
Savage Island Nicholas Beardsley Anthony Steffen, Ajita Wilson Action
Scandalous Gilda Gabriele Lavia Monica Guerritore, Gabriele Lavia erotic
Secrets Secrets Gabriele Lavia Lina Sastri, Lea Massari, Giulia Boschi, Rossana Podestà, Alida Valli, Stefania Sandrelli, Mariangela Melato drama
Tex and the Lord of the Deep Duccio Tessari Giuliano Gemma, William Berger Spaghetti Western
The Trap Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Laura Antonelli, Tony Musante, Florinda Bolkan erotic thriller
The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal Mario Monicelli Marcello Mastroianni, Senta Berger, Flavio Bucci, Laura Morante comedy-dramaEntered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival
Warbus Ferdinando Baldi Daniel Stephen, Romano Kristoff actionalso known as War Bus
White Slave Mario Gariazzo Elvire Audray, Rik Battaglia horroralso known as Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story

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References

Footnotes

  1. Curti 2019, p. 121.
  2. Curti 2019, p. 122.
  3. Curti 2019, p. 127.
  4. "La leggenda del rubino malese (1985)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. Wheeler, Jeremy. "Hunters of the Golden Cobra (1984)". AllMovie.
  6. Curti 2019, p. 103.
  7. "Cast and Crew". Dario Argento's Phenomena (book). Arrow Video. 2017. p. 3. FCD1507.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN   978-1476672434.