Leonardo Cortese
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Roma, Italy
Adult: No
Birthday: May 25, 1916
Age: 108 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: October 21, 1984
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Fame and the Devil
Overview: Three men consider selling their souls to Satan in order to possess a beautiful woman.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1949-11-18
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Addio, amore!
Overview: Naples, 1880. Two young sisters from a noble family, after losing their parents, get taken in by a friend of their family.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1943-12-31
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Jeanne Doré
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1938-11-30
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Il fidanzato di mia moglie
Overview: Enrico breaks up his marriage to Renata because he discovers that in the registry office she is already married to a certain Giulio, an inhabitant of a country town. The couple leaves in search of the mysterious Giulio who is about to marry Marcella, but her wedding also ends.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1943-01-01
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The Valiant
Overview: Having placed mines on the hull of a British warship whilst it is safe in harbour during the second World War , the two man crew of an Italian miniature submarine are captured and held prisoner whist the crew try and discover the nature of their mission!
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-06-13
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La regina di Navarra
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Genres: History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1942-03-30
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A Garibaldian in the Convent
Overview: An old woman's poignant reminiscence of her youth in a convent school, the happy moments and the sad, and her tragic love for a Garibaldian.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1942-03-10
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Una romantica avventura
Overview: Directed by Mario Camerini.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1940-09-06
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Yes, Ma'am
Overview: Directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-02
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Il vetturale del San Gottardo
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1941-10-23
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Adriana Lecouvreur
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1955-08-11
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La freccia nel fianco
Overview: Started in the summer of 1943 by Lattuada and , the because of the war that raged in Italy at the time, the shooting was interrupted several times only to stop for good in September of the same year. It only resumed after the war, in the spring of 1945, but with Mario Costa as the director instead of Lattuada. It was eventually released in September 1945 with only Lattuada billed as the director. Similarly, the film was started with Vittorio Gassman in the role of Brunello, but when the shooting resumed in 1945 he was replaced by Leonardo Cortese
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1945-09-08
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Cavalleria rusticana
Overview: This film was not based on the famous one-act opera of Pietro Mascagni but rather on the original story by the Sicilian writer Giovanni Verga. It's the story of Santuzza, her love Turiddu, and his passion for the married Lola that leads to his death in a duel when Lola's husband Alfio exacts satisfaction.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-10-23
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Il diavolo va in collegio
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1944-01-12
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I tre aquilotti
Overview: At the Royal Air Force Academy of Caserta, three students, Mario, Marco and Filippo become great friends. Toward the end of the course, Marco accidentally meets and falls in love with Mario's sister, Adriana. Mario expresses his opposition to Marco and this causes the end of their friendship. Due to an accident during a training flight, Marco is passed from the role of the navigator to the services role, thus not obtaining the military pilot's license.
Genres: Romance War
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1942-08-30
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Giorni felici
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1943-01-01
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Verginità
Overview: Gina is the daughter of a provincial newsstand dealer and spends her time reading pulp magazines and dreaming of a glamorous vocation on the big city. She enters a beauty contest in a nearby city, without her father's permission, and, en route, meets Franco, a salesman.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1951-09-04
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Cab Number 13
Overview: To secure her fortune with Monsieur Vaudieu de la Tour, the Machiavellian Claudia kills her lover's elder brother and steals his child. The boy is adopted by a coachman, and later, as secretary to the Minister of Justice, discovers the truth, punishes the bad guys, rewards the good ones and marries the daughter of another innocent man, unjustly accused by Claudia.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1948-02-28
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Papà per una notte
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Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1939-08-07
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The Flame that Never Dies
Overview: Inspired to the real story of the Carabiniere Salvo D'Acquisto. We see how, to save 22 hostages from dead sentence by Nazi, he decided to sacrifice himself.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1949-09-21
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Notte di tempesta
Overview: The story is taken from the drama "I Pescatori" (The Fishermen) by Raffaele Viviani, and is set in a fishing island off the coast of Naples (clearly identifiable with Ischia). Here lives Concetta, a widow with two children, who now lives with another man who however secretly lusts after his stepdaughter until when, on a stormy night...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1946-06-12
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Legge di sangue
Overview: "Law of Blood" - Rosa has been engaged for years with Antonio. But Antonio is in the military service and Rosa is seduced by Alberto. Returning to the village, Antonio learns what happened during his absence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1948-03-13
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Primo amore
Overview: An Italian emigrant, who found fame and success in America, comes back to his hometown after over twenty years.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1941-10-05
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Il Conte Aquila
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1955-09-07
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Fiamme sulla laguna
Overview: After the death of his father, Anna starts working in the navy where he falls in love with a navy man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1951-06-20
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La vedova
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1939-02-09
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Le vie del peccato
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1946-10-19
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Giuliano de' Medici
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1941-02-27
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Spring song
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1951-03-23
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Il capitano di Venezia
Overview: An Italian movie.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1952-09-27
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Incontri di notte
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1943-03-17
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