Telefoni Bianchi films, also called deco films, were made by the Italian film industry in the 1930s and the 1940s in imitation of American comedies of the time in a sharp contrast to the other important style of the era, calligrafismo, which was highly artistic. The cinema of Telefoni Bianchi was born from the success of the Italian film comedy of the early 1930s; it was a lighter version, cleansed of any intellectualism or veiled social criticism.
Condottieri is a 1937 Italian historical drama film directed by Luis Trenker and starring Trenker, Loris Gizzi and Laura Nucci. It portrays the life of Giovanni de' Medici, a celebrated condottiere of the sixteenth century. A separate German-language version was also made.
Carlo Tamberlani was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1931 and 1976. His brother Nando Tamberlani was also an actor.
Caterina Boratto was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1936 and 1993.
Incantesimo is a long-running Italian drama series, originally broadcast on the RAI network from 1998 to 2008. It is mainly set in a hospital called Clinica Life in Rome, Italy, and revolves around the lives of its staff. It is known for having different lead actors who play a different story in almost every of its ten seasons.
Villa Arzilla is an Italian sitcom.
Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te is a 1967 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Massimo Franciosa. For this film Mario Nascimbene won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Score.
Nelly Corradi was an Italian opera singer and actress. She made her screen debut in Max Ophüls' 1934 film Everybody's Woman.
The Fury of Hercules is a 1962 peplum film written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini.
The Peddler and the Lady is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Caterina Boratto and Anna Magnani.
Hector the Mighty is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. A parody of Homer's Iliad set in modern times, it is loosely based on the 1966 novel Le roi des Mirmidous by Henri Viard and Bernard Zacharias.
Dimmed Lights is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Adelqui Migliar and starring Fosco Giachetti, Nelly Corradi and Laura Nucci. The film was released in the United States in 1936, and is sometimes dated by that year.
La zia smemorata is a 1940 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Dina Galli.
The Force of Destiny is a 1950 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Nelly Corradi, Tito Gobbi and Gino Sinimberghi. It is based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera La forza del destino.
The Legend of Faust is a 1949 Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Italo Tajo, Nelly Corradi and Gino Mattera.
The Sons of the Marquis Lucera is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Armando Falconi, Caterina Boratto and Sergio Tofano. It is based on a play of the same name by Gherardo Gherardi.
They've Kidnapped a Man is a 1938 Italian white-telephone comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Vittorio De Sica, Caterina Boratto and Maria Denis. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori.
Redemption is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Marcello Albani and starring Carlo Tamberlani, Mario Ferrari and Camillo Pilotto. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Made during wartime, it is a propaganda film written by Roberto Farinacci a leading Fascist supporter of Benito Mussolini.
The Lady of the Camellias is a 1947 Italian musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Nelly Corradi, Gino Mattera and Manfredi Polverosi. It is an adaptation of the 1853 opera La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. In 1948 it was released in America by Columbia Pictures under the title The Lost One.
The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her is a 1973 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring Edwige Fenech.
