Rosalia Maggio
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Palermo, Italy
Birthday: May 01, 1921
Deathday: July 25, 1995
Adult: No
Gender: Other
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Fantasmi e ladri
Overview: Tina, an old lady and detective stories buff, moves to town in the house of a god-daughter of hers whose husband is a private dick. She thinks she will be able to help him with his inquests. He does not agree with her and tries to discourage her by any possible means.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1959-02-12
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Roaring Years
Overview: In this satire inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector (aka The Inspector General) and transported to fascist era Italy, the (supposed) incognito visit of a Roman fascist official to a tiny country town shakes deeply the ruling class and their lack of integrity.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-04-21
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The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
Overview: Based on 'Il fu Mattia Pascal', one of Pirandello's many stories concerning the transitory nature of the intangibles "truth" and "identity". Mattia Pascal is a downtrodden average man, treated like trash by his fiancée, scorned by his associates, and cheated out of his inheritance by contemptuous relatives. The dispirited Pascal heads to Monte Carlo, accruing a fortune and also assuming the identity of a less fortunate gambler who killed himself. The "new" Pascal is treated with a dignity and respect that overwhelms him--and nearly kills him.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1985-08-30
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Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche
Overview: A psychiatric-clinic medical director runs some tests on two patients, the Ragionier Antonio Vignanelli and Cavalier Peppino Caprioli, so they must retrieve some memories of family life in order to understand their mental illness.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1958-08-22
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Made in Italy
Overview: A group of Italians take a flight to Sweden: among them there are the tourists, and the immigrants.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-12-22
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Don't Torture a Duckling
Overview: A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town rife with superstition and a distrust of outsiders.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1972-09-29
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Day by Day, Desperately
Overview: The mental illness affecting young Dario, one of the two sons of the Dominici family living in a council building in Rome, disrupts the lives of all its members.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1961-11-23
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The Girl from Parma
Overview: Dora, driven away from her town by malicious gossip following her first love affair, has a series of short-lived adventures until she falls in love with Nino, a small time crook. In Parma, a police officer courts her but she keeps thinking of Nino.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1963-02-13
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Desiderio 'e sole
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1954-04-13
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Children are Pieces of Your Heart
Overview: A humble organ grinder is married to a barren woman. The pair would like to adopt a child but are too poor. Suddenly a miracle seems to happen: she's pregnant. Unfortunately the baby dies and the man is forced, through hardship, to buy one from a chorus girl who wants to get rid of him. After a short time even his wife dies and the poor man brings up the child on his own, singing in taverns to make ends meet. The father and son's humble life is upset when the real father of the boy reappears and wants his child back. The two men fight to get the custody of the boy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1981-11-28
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La pagella
Overview: A humble car mechanic decides to give his son, who has brought home an excellent school report, a golden watch. Unfortunately the jewellery shop where they go and buy the watch is held up and the boy gets killed. The man spends the rest of the movie trying to take his revenge...
Genres: Crime
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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Jacob: The Man Who Fought with God
Overview: Biblical figure Jacob is forced to flee for his life when an enraged Esau vows to kill him.
Genres: Adventure Drama Fantasy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1963-04-05
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Lettera napoletana
Overview: Warehouseman "Franco" is set up by the son of his boss for robbery and cigarette smuggling. Can he prove his innocence and rescue his relationship with "Anna"?
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1954-07-11
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Chiari di luna
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1988-07-10
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Te stò aspettanno
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1957-04-02
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La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
Overview: Five episodes which show Italian peoples pathological unfaithfulness in marriage.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1963-02-21
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I due toreri
Overview: In Sicily Franco and Ciccio are empowered by a local mafia man to guard for a wide range of salad. In reality however this is not simple salad vegetables but marijuana; the two bungling fools and friends do not realize it at first.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1964-12-03
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Carousel of songs
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Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1958-12-18
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Blood Brothers
Overview: Set in Naples at the end of the 19th century, I Guappi tells the story of a strange friendship between the powerful and charismatic Camorra boss, Don Gaetano (Fabio Testi), and one of the many scugnizzi who grew up on the streets, Nicola Bellizzi (Franco Nero). Nicola, thanks to Don Gaetano's protection, becomes first an honoured picciotto of the Camorra and then a lawyer. He tries to break away from his 'family', but falls back into a life of crime and violence.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1974-02-23
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Menage Italian Style
Overview: In Italy in the 60's it is difficult to get a divorce. Carlo gets a visit from his Swedish wife, but he is already remarried. Every time he meets a new woman, he vanishes away from the last wife.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-12-22
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The Four Days of Naples
Overview: September 1943. After Italy surrenders to the Allies, people in Naples believe the war is finally over, but soon they realize Germans are still in control — and as ruthless as ever. Armed with makeshift weapons, civilians rise up en masse against the invaders — and overwhelming odds.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-11-16
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