Rome 11 o'clock or Roma, ore 11 (1952) is an Italian film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and one of the best examples of Neorealist filmmaking. The dramatic plot is based on the real story of an accident that happened on 15 January 1951 on Via Savoia in Rome when a staircase collapsed because of the weight of two hundred women waiting for a job interview. One woman was killed and 76 were injured.
Defendant, Stand Up! is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario, Ernesto Almirante and Greta Gonda. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei? is a 1939 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario. The film's sets were designed by the art director Cinecittà Studios.
Erminio Macario, best known as Macario, was an Italian film actor and comedian. He appeared in 42 films between 1933 and 1975.
Non me lo dire! is a 1940 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario.
Adam and Eve is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario.
Vinicio Sofia was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist.
Lea Padovani was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1945 and 1990. She starred in the film Black Dossier which was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.
Olinto Cristina was an Italian actor and voice actor.
I, Hamlet is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Erminio Macario, Franca Marzi and Rossana Podestà. A parody of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, its lack of commercial success led the newly formed production company Macario Film to a rapid bankruptcy.
To Live is a 1937 Italian musical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Tito Schipa, Caterina Boratto and Nino Besozzi. The film is noted for its title song, composed by Cesare A. Bixio. It was distributed by the Italian subsidiary of MGM.
Non canto più is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Enzo Fiermonte, Vera Bergman and Paola Borboni. The film originally began shooting several years earlier, but its production was heavily delayed due to wartime conditions and it wasn't released until 1945.
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.
Macario Against Zagomar is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Erminio Macario.
The Four Musketeers is a 1963 Italian-French adventure-comedy film co-written and directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Erminio Macario and Nino Taranto. It is a loose parody of Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers.
Il fanciullo del West is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Erminio Macario. It is named after Puccini's opera La fanciulla del West and is considered the first western parody in Italian cinema and the precursor of the Spaghetti Western genre.
Paola Veneroni was an Italian film and stage actress. She rose to prominence in the 1940s, starring in films such as the comedy The Twentieth Duke (1945) before switching to working in theatre. She was also a voice actress, employed for dubbing foreign films for release in Italy.
Charley's Aunt is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Alfredo Guarini and starring Erminio Macario, Carlo Minello and Maurizio D'Ancora.
White Amazons is a 1936 Italian white telephone comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Paola Barbara, Luisa Ferida and Doris Duranti. Screwball in style, it is part of the tradition of schoolgirl comedies of the Fascist era. It is set in a winter sports resort, where an all-female race with a prize of two hundred thousand lira for the winner provokes rivalry and confusions.
