Alfio Caltabiano
Also Known As: Al Northon, Alf Randal, Alf Thunder
Biography: Alfio Caltabiano was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and film director, also known by pseudonyms such as Al Northon, Alf Randal, and Alf Thunder. He began his career leveraging his imposing physique, notably portraying Jesus Christ in the 1959 film Ben-Hur, where he is seen carrying the cross during the Via Crucis scene. Caltabiano appeared in numerous films, primarily Spaghetti Westerns, and made his directorial debut with Ballad of a Gunman (1967). He directed and wrote several films, including Comandamenti per un gangster (1968) and Tutti figli di Mammasantissima (1973). Caltabiano was also a stuntman and fight choreographer, contributing to the action sequences in his films. His career concluded in 1977 after completing the film California.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
Adult: No
Birthday: July 17, 1932
Age: 92 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: June 23, 2007
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Messalina
Overview: Messalina was the Roman noblewoman who inveigled ageing emperor Claudio into marriage. Once ensconced on the throne, Messalina launched a reign of terror that shook the empire to its very foundations. The subject of countless film treatments, Rome's most villified empress is herein played by British actress Belinda Lee.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1960-03-12
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Ballad of a Gunman
Overview: Instead of fighting over newly gained money from a coach-robbery, two gangster-brothers (El Bedoja and Chiuchi) decide to rob a bank together. But Martinez, a gangster-coward, is successfully questioned by Nigros (a clad-in-black gangster-killer who collects the money) and Rocco (a righteous ex-sheriff who doesn't and shows off even more skill in using his pistol) on their plans.
Genres: Western
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1967-04-19
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They Still Call Me Amen
Overview: Chaco and his band of downtrodden men meet Così Sia (Amen), who always seems to get the better of them. He takes on the men with a plan to break into the Bank of Little-hole. For Così Sia, getting the money is not as important as getting his revenge on Reverend Smith, with whom he has a bone to pick.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-12-24
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Star Pilot
Overview: Aliens from the constellation Hydra crash-land on the island of Sardinia. A prominent scientist, his daughter, several young technicians, and a pair of Oriental spies are taken hostage by the beings so they can use them to repair their spaceship's broken engine. With that done, they take off towards their home planet, taking the earthlings with them. However, the humans attempt to mutiny against their captors, inadvertently sending their tiny spaceship hurtling into the infinite beyond...
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1966-10-01
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Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
Overview: During the War of Succession, Franco and Ciccio are arrested for being accused of desertion from the Northern army. Rather than condemn them to death for his carelessness, they will be chosen for a special mission: to infiltrate as expert officers on a delicate espionage action.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-08-13
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All Sons of the Saintest Mother
Overview: Two crime families battle for supremacy in 1929 Chicago in this Italian crime spoof. One group, known as the "Sons of Mammasantissima" thereby professes its (ironic) dedication to the Virgin Mother. The other family works undercover from a Salvation Army soup kitchen. Neither family seems capable of accomplishing anything of note until a wily Sicilian arrives on the scene and sorts things out.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-08-12
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The Prince with the Red Mask
Overview: Duke Altichieri rises to power, after his associate, Cpt. Alberico, kills governor Conte Filippo della Scala. 10 harsh years of tyranny follow, until a mysterious figure appears out of nowhere, helping people in their struggle against the regime. He is known by the name Red-Masked Prince, but who is he?
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1955-08-13
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A Sword to Brando
Overview: In a mediaeval feudal hamlet, young girls are being abducted by a sect of devil-worshipers, all of whose faces are masked by sinister skulls. Brando, the young hero of this film, saves two damsels from the ravages of the sect.
Genres: Horror Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1970-05-14
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The Revenge of the Gladiators
Overview: Friends of Spartacus achieve revenge on the plotter who tries to make political capital out of the rumor that he is still alive. It was shot back to back with Seven Slaves Against the World.
Genres: History Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1964-09-24
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Seven Rebel Gladiators
Overview: The ruthless Roman tribune, Vadio, joins forces with the evil Morakeb to take over the throne of Aristea, usurping King Krontal and stealing away his lovely daughter in the process. Meanwhile, Marco Aulo, now a Roman centurion, comes to Aristea to learn where his legions war funds have gone. Vadio has him framed for treason and is thrown into the arena to fight a group of six formidable gladiators. During the fights, Marco refuses to kill those he defeats until finally, he himself loses after exhaustion takes its toll. Admiring this man, the six warriors join him and together they escape Vadio's clutches and plot to free the kingdom from the two conspiring killers. Edited from Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules
Genres: History Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-08-24
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Man Called Amen
Overview: A very unlikely trio join forces in order to rob a bank: an ex-bandit called Smith, now a cheerful reverend, a nomadic artist and a pickpocket. Their plan is successful, however, and the three make off with the money from the bank's vaults, only to find themselves robbed of their newly-acquired wealth by a young schoolmistress.
Genres: Western
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1972-08-11
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Erik the Viking
Overview: Viking chief Thorvald dies from a mortal combat wound. He realizes his son Erloff is not a worthy successor, but his will divides his property equally between him and Erik, the valiant son of his sister, who also gets his weapons and the mission to lead a sea-faring expedition to find new land for a settlement, crucial as their Scandinavian home village won't be able to resist the might of the Danish kingdom.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-09-24
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Commandments for a Gangster
Overview: Northon is a retired gangster wants to avenge the death of his sister, who was married to Frank Cline. Cline disappeared while transporting a large shipment of the Organization's gold, leaving three dead bodies behind him. Northon follows the trail to the sunken ship and tries to beat rival gangsters to the lost gold.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1968-05-21
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Keoma
Overview: Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, and make it painfully clear that his return is an unwelcome one. Determined to break Caldwell and his brothers' grip on the town, Keoma partners with his father's former ranch hand to exact violent revenge.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1976-11-25
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Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
Overview: Goliath battles for the freedom of the Babylonian people.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1963-12-03
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Colossus of the Arena
Overview: A powerful man posing as a gladiator in Rome's fourth century discovers a plan to put the beautiful Queen in prison, which he thwarts by exposing a sinister duke as a traitor.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-09-13
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For Love and Gold
Overview: A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy. They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy land. Many adventures will occurr during the journey.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1966-04-07
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The Colossus of Rhodes
Overview: While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1961-06-15
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Sartana Does Not Forgive
Overview: Jorge Martin is relentlessly stalking a gang of outlaws led by the ruthless Slim who raped and murdered his bride.
Genres: Western
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1968-10-25
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The Son of Captain Blood
Overview: The son of a notorious pirate is placed on the path of righteousness by his love for a beautiful young woman.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-07-27
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California
Overview: At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier is released from prison and travels with a fellow prisoner to Missouri where his travelling companion is shot and hung for horse stealing. California decides to take the dead companion's belongings to his family's ranch, where he falls in love with his friend's sister. But then the "ghosts" of the war return in an unexpected way haunting him again.
Genres: Western
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1977-07-16
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Barabbas
Overview: Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming a follower of the man who was crucified in his place.
Genres: History Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-23
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