Vittorio De Sica was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
The Song of Love is a 1930 Italian romance film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Dria Paola, Isa Pola and Elio Steiner. It was the first Italian talking film. Alessandro Blasetti's film Resurrection was actually shot first, but delays meant that it was not released until 1931.
Alina is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Giorgio Pastina. The film stars Gina Lollobrigida as Alina and Amedeo Nazzari as Giovanni.
Full Speed is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Vittorio De Sica, Milly and Camillo Pilotto. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin.
The Last Days of Pompeo is a 1937 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Enrico Viarisio, Roberta Mari and Camillo Pilotto. The film's title is an allusion to the novel The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It refers to a character in contemporary Italy named Pompeo.
Camillo Pilotto was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 101 films between 1916 and 1963. He was born and died in Rome, Italy.
La segretaria per tutti is a 1933 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and featuring Vittorio De Sica.
The Castiglioni Brothers is a 1937 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Corrado D'Errico and starring Camillo Pilotto, Ugo Ceseri and Amedeo Nazzari. It was based on a play of the same title by Alberto Colantuoni. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini.
The Daughter of the Green Pirate is a 1940 Italian adventure film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Doris Duranti, Fosco Giachetti and Camillo Pilotto. It was shot partly at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia with sets designed by the art director Piero Filippone. The film was based on a novel by Emilio Salgari.
Isa Pola was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films during her career; an early screen role was the female lead in Steel (1933), a realist film set in the steelworking industry.
A Woman Between Two Worlds is a 1936 Italian white telephone drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Isa Miranda, Assia Noris and Giulio Donadio. The film's sets were designed by art director Hans Ledersteger. It is the Italian version of the German film The Love of the Maharaja. The film largely takes place in a grand hotel setting.
Giulio Donadio was an Italian actor and film director. Donadio appeared in over forty films between 1912 and 1947, including the historical melodrama Red Passport (1935). He also directed several films during the silent era.
Fury is a 1947 Italian melodrama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Isa Pola, Rossano Brazzi and Gino Cervi. The film was remade in 1957 as Wild Is the Wind, Anna Magnani's second Hollywood role. Loosely based on Giovanni Verga's novel La lupa, it is a melodrama set in the horsebreeding community.
The Haller Case is a 1933 Italian thriller film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Marta Abba, Memo Benassi and Camillo Pilotto. The film is based on the 1893 play Der Andere by Paul Lindau. It marked the screen debut of Isa Miranda, who had her breakthrough role the following year in Everybody's Woman and emerged as the most international-renowned Italian actress of the decade.
The Happy Ghost is a 1941 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Totò, Luigi Pavese and Franco Coop.
Port is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Irma Gramatica, Camillo Pilotto and Elsa De Giorgi.
The Two Misanthropists is a 1937 Italian "white-telephones" historical comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Camillo Pilotto, María Denis and Nino Besozzi.
A Little Wife is a 1943 Italian "white-telephones" drama film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Fosco Giachetti, Assia Noris and Clara Calamai.
Beyond Love is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Alida Valli, Amedeo Nazzari and Osvaldo Valenti. It is based on the 1829 novella Vanina Vanini by Stendhal.
The Cuckoo Clock is a 1938 Italian historical mystery thriller film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Vittorio De Sica, Oretta Fiume and Laura Solari. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Livorno. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gino Brosio.
