Vittorio De Sica was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Four Steps in the Clouds is a 1942 Italian comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Gino Cervi and Adriana Benetti. It tells the story of a married man who agrees to act as the husband of a young pregnant woman who has been abandoned by her boyfriend. Aesthetically, it is close to Italian neorealism. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by Virgilio Marchi.
I Love You Only is a 1935 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Milly, Vittorio De Sica and Giuditta Rissone.
Giuditta Rissone was an Italian film actress who appeared in 25 films between 1933 and 1966. She was born in Genoa and died in Rome. In 1937 in Asti, in the Montferrat region of Piemont she became the wife of actor-director Vittorio De Sica. Her brother Checco Rissone was also an actor.
Invisible Chains is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Carlo Ninchi and Giuditta Rissone. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ottavio Scotti and Mario Rappini.
Carlo Ninchi was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1963.
Nothing New Tonight is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Carlo Ninchi and Antonio Gandusio. It was shot at the Safa Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini.
Lively Teresa is a 1943 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Lilia Silvi, Roberto Villa and Carlo Ninchi. It was produced in the style of the White Telephone comedies popular during the Fascist era.
Toto Tours Italy is a 1948 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò. Location shooting took place around Italy including in Bologna and Milan. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
Prepotenti più di prima is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Aldo Fabrizi. It is the sequel of I prepotenti.
Mamma Mia, What an Impression! is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Roberto Savarese and starring Alberto Sordi, Giovanna Pala and Carlo Giustini.
Odessa in Flames is a 1942 Italian-Romanian propaganda war film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Maria Cebotari, Carlo Ninchi and Filippo Scelzo. The film is about the Battle of Odessa in 1941, where the city was taken in an operation that was primarily conducted by Romanian forces and elements of the German Army's 11th Army.
Marisa Vernati was an Italian actress.
Dora Nelson is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Assia Noris, Carlo Ninchi and Luigi Cimara. It is a remake of the 1935 French film of the same title, which was based on a play by Louis Verneuil. The film was shot at Cinecittà in Rome, with several real employees of the studio appearing as themselves. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style.
Eternal Melodies is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Gino Cervi, Conchita Montenegro and Luisella Beghi. It was one of several musical biopics directed by Gallone. The film was shot at Cinecittà in Rome.
Red Shirts is a 1952 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and Francesco Rosi and starring Anna Magnani, Raf Vallone and Alain Cuny. The title refers to the historical Redshirts. It is also known as Anita Garibaldi. The film portrays the life of Anita Garibaldi (1821–1849), the wife of Italian unification leader Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Pact with the Devil is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Luigi Chiarini and starring Isa Miranda, Jacques François and Eduardo Ciannelli. Much of the film was shot on location in Calabria in Southern Italy.
The Adventuress from the Floor Above is a 1941 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Vittorio De Sica, Clara Calamai and Giuditta Rissone. It was made at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film was part of the popular White Telephone genre of comedies.
Francesco "Checco" Rissone was an Italian film, stage and television actor.
Departure is a 1938 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Vittorio De Sica, María Denis and Giovanni Barrella. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome.
