Gian Maria Volonté was an Italian actor and activist. He is best known for his roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (1964), El Indio in Leone's For a Few Dollars More (1965), El Chuncho Munoz in Damiano Damiani's A Bullet for the General (1966) and Professor Brad Fletcher in Sergio Sollima's Face to Face (1967).
Padre Padrone is a 1977 Italian film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani. The Tavianis used both professional and non-professional actors from the Sardinian countryside. The title literally means "Father Master"; it has been translated as My Father, My Master or Father and Master.
Valentino Orsini was an Italian film director.
Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani, collectively referred to as the Taviani brothers, were Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated on numerous film productions.
The Nastro d'Argento for Best Director is a film award bestowed annually as part of the Nastro d'Argento awards since 1946, organized by the Italian National Association of Film Journalists, the national association of Italian film critics.
Allonsanfàn is a 1974 Italian historical drama film written and directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The title of the film, which is also the name of a character, comes from the first words of the French Revolutionary anthem La Marseillaise.
Roberto Perpignani is an Italian film editor.
Un uomo da bruciare is a 1962 Italian drama film. It is the first feature film directed by Valentino Orsini and Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.
I fuorilegge del matrimonio, internationally released as Outlaws of Love, is a 1963 Italian anthology comedy film. It is the second and last film directed both by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani and Valentino Orsini.
Il prato is a 1979 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival. For this film Isabella Rossellini was awarded with a Silver Ribbon for Best New Actress.
Giuseppe Lanci is an Italian cinematographer.
St. Michael Had a Rooster is a 1972 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. It is an adaptation of Tolstoy's novel The Divine and the Human.
Resurrection is a 2001 Italian-French-German co-production directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.
La vera vita di Antonio H. is a 1994 Italian mockumentary film directed by Enzo Monteleone and loosely inspired to real life events of Alessandro Haber. For this film Haber won the Silver Ribbon for best actor.
The 23rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 8 September 1962.
Saverio Marconi is an Italian stage director and actor.
Giovanni Narzisi is an Italian cinematographer, director and screenwriter.
Biagio Pelligra is an Italian stage, film and television actor.
Lina Nerli Taviani is an Italian costume designer, and widow of film director Paolo Taviani.
Gaetano De Negri, known professionally as Giuliani G. De Negri, was an Italian film producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with film directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, having penned some and produced all of their films since 1961.
