Uomini ombra (Men in the Shadows) is a 1954 Italian spy film directed by Francesco De Robertis. It is notable as the first of only two films produced by Film Costellazione. It was one of the first films to feature Giorgio Albertazzi and the cast also includes Paolo Stoppa, one of the few actors who featured in more than one De Robertis film.
It centres around Italian naval secret agents who acquire a British codebook and Italian counter-espionage agents tracking enemy agents working undercover in Italy and providing false information.
Italian neorealism, also known as the Golden Age, is a national film movement characterized by stories set amongst the poor and the working class. They are filmed on location, frequently with non-professional actors. They primarily address the difficult economic and moral conditions of post-World War II Italy, representing changes in the Italian psyche and conditions of everyday life, including poverty, oppression, injustice and desperation.
Eurospy film, or Spaghetti spy film, is a genre of spy films produced in Europe, especially in Italy, France, and Spain, that either sincerely imitated or else parodied the British James Bond spy series feature films. The first wave of Eurospy films were released in 1964, two years after the first James Bond film, Dr. No, and in the same year as the premiere of what many consider to be the apotheosis of the Bond series, Goldfinger. For the most part, the Eurospy craze lasted until around 1967 or 1968. In Italy, where most of these films were produced, this trend replaced the declining sword and sandal genre.
Midnight in Saint Petersburg is a 1996 made-for-television thriller film starring Michael Caine for the fifth and final time as British secret agent Harry Palmer.
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen is a 1976 French-Italian satirical comedy anthology film. It comprises twelve episodes on themes of corruption in various Italian institutions, each by a different writer and director collectively credited as "Cooperativa 15 Maggio". The episodes are a satire of a typical programming day of an Italian public broadcaster, with a fictional TG3 journalist interviewing a number of the other characters. The film stars Vittorio Gassman, Ugo Tognazzi, Nino Manfredi, Paolo Villaggio, Marcello Mastroianni, Senta Berger, Adolfo Celi, and Felice Andreasi.
Heroic Charge is a 1952 Italian war film directed by Francesco De Robertis. It is based on the battle of Izbushensky.
La segretaria per tutti is a 1933 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and featuring Vittorio De Sica.
The White Ship is a 1941 Italian war film directed by Roberto Rossellini. Its cast was made up entirely of amateur actors, many of them the real crew of a hospital ship of the Italian navy. The production was a work of propaganda intended to support the war aims of the Fascist Italian regime during the Second World War. It was made with the close co-operation of the Italian Navy, particularly Francesco De Robertis. Vittorio Mussolini, the son of the Italian dictator, was also a supporter of the project.
The Last Days of Pompeii is a 1908 Italian silent historical film directed by Arturo Ambrosio and Luigi Maggi and starring Lydia De Roberti and Umberto Mozzato. It was loosely based on the novel of the same title by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. The film was a success on its release, and its popularity is credited with starting a fashion for epic historical films.
Sexycop 1976 Italian crime comedy film directed by Duccio Tessari. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Massimo Felisatti and Fabio Pittorru.
The Last Five Minutes is a 1955 French-Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Amato and starring Linda Darnell, Vittorio De Sica and Peppino De Filippo. It is also known by the alternative title of It Happens in Roma.
Vincenzo Leone, known professionally as Roberto Roberti, was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He made over sixty films, mostly during the silent era. He was married to the actress Bice Valerian. Their son Sergio Leone became a celebrated director.
The Bandit of Port Avon is a 1914 Italian silent film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Bice Valerian. It was made by the Turin-based Aquila Films.
The Girl from Amalfi is a 1921 Italian silent film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Francesca Bertini and Lydia De Roberti.
Mizar or Mizar is a 1954 Italian war film directed by Francesco De Robertis. It is notable as the second of only two films produced by Film Costellazione. It was released in France as Mizar , the United Kingdom as Frogman Spy and in the US as The Woman Who Came from the Sea or Frogwoman. It is loosely based on the World War II actions of the naval officer Luigi Ferraro.
Carlo Bellero was an Italian cinematographer active between 1941 and 1964. He is notable for his work with several directors, including Giorgio Simonelli, Turi Vasile, Ermanno Olmi, Mario Amendola, Domenico Paolella, Giorgio Capitani and Francesco De Robertis.
Carlo Rinaldi is an Italian cinematographer and filmmaker.
Merry Christmas is a 2001 Italian Cinepanettone comedy film directed by Neri Parenti.
Federico De Robertis is an Italian musician, composer and record producer. De Robertis was born in Lucca, Tuscany. He composed the soundtrack for many movies by the Italian director Gabriele Salvatores, Puerto Escondido (1992), Nirvana (1995) and Siberian Education (2013), also for the Vanzina's Brothers.
Gabriele Mainetti is an Italian film director, actor, screenwriter, composer and producer.