Antonino Faà di Bruno
Also Known As: Faa Di Bruno
Biography: Antonino Faà di Bruno (15 December 1910 – 2 May 1981) was an Italian actor and former military officer. A member of the aristocratic Faà di Bruno family, Antonino Faà di Bruno was born in London, the son of Marchese Alessandro Faà di Bruno (who was the Italian consul in London at that time) and of his wife Fanny Costì. He was named after his namesake ancestor, Antonino Faà di Bruno (1762–1829), who was Bishop of Asti in the 19th century. He took up a military career, becoming a lieutenant in the grenadiers and fighting in Italian East Africa. After his retirement in 1964, with the rank of Brigadier General, Faà di Bruno started a career as an actor, working with Carlo Lizzani (La vita agra), Pier Paolo Pasolini (Pigsty), Vittorio De Sica (Lo chiameremo Andrea), Billy Wilder (Avanti!), Federico Fellini (Amarcord), Luciano Salce (Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno), Mario Monicelli (We Want the Colonels). Tall at 1.96 metres (6 ft 5 in), with a baritone voice and an aristocratic bearing, Antonino Faà di Bruno was often cast in roles of high rank, nobleman, officers and members of the ruling class. He performed as a character actor in several commedia all'italiana films, and became known for playing the role of retired Lt.Col. Vittorio Emanuele Ribaud, who attempted a coup d'état in We Want the Colonels, and of the Duke-Count Piercarlo Semenzara in Il secondo tragico Fantozzi.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: London, England
Adult: No
Birthday: December 15, 1910
Age: 114 years old
Gender: Male
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Amarcord
Overview: In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-12-18
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To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday
Overview: Count Fernando, called Didino, a shy and sexually repressed man, lives under the oedipal authority of countess Mafalda, his bloodsucking and over-controlling mother, until their family hires a new young maid that changes his life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1974-08-22
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Pigsty
Overview: Two dramatic stories. In an undetermined past, a young cannibal (who killed his own father) is condemned to be torn to pieces by some wild beasts. In the second story, Julian, the young son of a post-war German industrialist, is on the way to lie down with his farm's pigs, because he doesn't like human relationships.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1969-09-02
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White Horses of Summer
Overview: The marital problems of an American couple come to a head while visiting southern Italy with their impressionable young son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-17
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Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
Overview: Two friends help Sam Houston work for Texas statehood. Johnny Ears and his deaf-mute sidekick Erastus "Deaf" Smith go after a Mexican general under orders from Germany to agitate the populace.
Genres: Western
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-03-29
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The Second Tragic Fantozzi
Overview: The frustrating adventures of a humble employee who all the time has to fullfill the wishes and desires of his bosses.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1976-04-15
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The Soup
Overview: Two homeless men in Rome are arrested due to a misunderstanding. In jail, they meet a man who has been arrested for eating and running from restaurants. Together they embark on a series of escapades around Tuscany.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1981-02-20
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The Soldier with Great Maneuvers
Overview: Doctor Eva Marini takes up a position at an army base to investigate the sexual behavior of the Italian male soldier and soon finds out she's taken on more than she bargained for.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1978-12-07
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Pure as a Lily
Overview: Anthony M. Wilson is an English gentleman. He has a string of restaurants in London plus a beautiful house decorated with all the trendy art he can get.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1976-03-11
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We'll Call Him Andrea
Overview: Paolo and Maria are two elementary teachers, who love each other, but can not have a child.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1972-10-14
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L'appuntamento
Overview: Adelmo Bartelesi has a colleague desired by all, this Adelaide Picchioni. And Adelmo unable to get an appointment with her. But get home Adelaide begins to present some difficulties: a transition to an old woman who leads him astray, intense traffic, the fortuitous meeting with his wife and family and then an attack of colitis and the meeting with his head, the car that is taken away by police, the meeting with another colleague ... will Adelmo reaching the desired appointment?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1977-08-20
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We Want the Colonels
Overview: Italy 1973. Giuseppe Tritoni (Ugo Tognazzi) is an ultra-right-wing congressman that doesn't agree anymore with his fascist party policy. He contacts many Italian Army officers and built a net of relationship in order to organize a Coup d'Etat (Golpe). Something goes wrong and the Interior Minister (Home Secretary) Mr. Li Masi (Lino Pugliesi) got the all information about the attempted Golpe. So the Minister organizes a counter-Golpe. Tritoni desperately, to save his project, kidnaps the Italian Republic President (Claude Dauphin) that immediately dies for heartache. Now Minister Mr. Li Masi is free to lay down the law to the rest of the country, realizing basically the actual Golpe! Tritoni surrenders and will spend rest of his time trying to sell his ideas about managing Golpe in Africa!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-03-02
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Amore e ginnastica
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Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-12-25
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Una vacanza bestiale
Overview: A group of friends decide to go on vacation and they use an agency, the Via Col Vento tours, to organize it. The latter promises them a holiday of dreams and absolute fun.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1980-12-20
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Dirty Weekend
Overview: A man and his mistress have just taken off for a weekend romp when they're kidnapped by a trio of bank robbers. They wind up becoming media "stars" as police and reporters follow them. They all wind up at the beat-up shack of a cranky old codger, with the police surrounding them and the robbers threatening to kill everybody.
Genres: Thriller Crime Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-03-08
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The Sunday Woman
Overview: Police commissioner Santamaria is investigating the murder of the ambiguous architect Mr. Garrone. The investigations soon drive him into the Torino's high society. Santamaria suspect Anna Carla and at the same time falls in love for her. Lello is the lover of Massimo, Anna Carla’s gay friend. He is following another direction in order to find out the truth, and his results are confusing the Policeman. But another murder happens...
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1975-12-23
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Avanti!
Overview: A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-17
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Bobby Deerfield
Overview: Bobby Deerfield, a famous American race car driver on the European circuit, falls in love with the enigmatic Lillian Morelli, who is terminally ill.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-09-29
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