Marco Ferreri was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of the greatest European cinematic provocateurs of his time and had a constant presence in prestigious festival circuit - including eight films in competition in Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Bear win in 1991 Berlin Film Festival. Three of his films are among 100 films selected for preservation for significant contribution to Italian cinema.
Ugo Tognazzi was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
The Seven Messengers is a collection of short stories written by Dino Buzzati and published as a book in 1942. It contains nineteen short tales, in which the characters often interact with the presence of the fantastic and/or death, many of which are left unconcluded, leaving the reader in suspense or trying to guess their ending. "The Seven Messengers" is also the name of the book's first short story.
I mostri is a 1963 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Dino Risi. It was coproduced with France.
Il Commissario Pepe or Police Chief Pepe is a 1969 Italian comedy – drama film directed by Ettore Scola.
Maria Sole Tognazzi is an Italian film director.
The Cadets of Gascony is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Carlo Campanini and Mario Riva. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome, with sets designed by the art director Leonidas Marcolis. Location shooting took place at Bracciano in Lazio where the film is set. It earned 450 million lira at the Italian box office.
Guardatele ma non toccatele is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ugo Tognazzi.
I nostri mariti is a 1966 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico, Dino Risi and Luigi Zampa.
Franca Bettoia is an Italian actress.
The Ape Woman is a 1964 Italian-French drama film directed by Marco Ferreri. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. The film was inspired by the real-life story of Julia Pastrana a 19th-century woman exploited as a freak show attraction by her manager Theodore Lent.
Una bruna indiavolata! is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.
Ricky Tognazzi is an Italian actor and film director. He has appeared in 50 films and television shows since 1963. His film The Escort was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
His Women is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Ugo Tognazzi. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Il padre di famiglia is a 1967 Italian- French international co-production comedy film directed by Nanni Loy. For his performance in this film and in Italian Secret Service, Nino Manfredi was awarded with a Golden Plate at the 1968 Edition of the Italian Academy Awards known as David di Donatello. Totò died two days after having filmed his first scene in the film; he was replaced by Ugo Tognazzi. Later Tognazzi was nominated at the Italian Film Press Awards, the Nastro d'Argento for Best supporting Actor.
Olga Villi, was an Italian model and actress.
My Friend, Dr. Jekyll, is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Marino Girolami. It is a parody of the Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Psycosissimo is a 1961 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Steno. The title is a parody of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Edoardo Anton and starring Tino Scotti, Ugo Tognazzi and Carlo Dapporto.
E il Casanova di Fellini? is an Italian documentary directed by Gianfranco Angelucci and Liliane Betti released in 1975.
