Caterina Boratto
Also Known As: Caterino Boratto, Катерина Боратто
Biography: Caterina Boratto (15 March 1915 – 14 September 2010) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1936 and 1993. Born in Turin, Boratto studied at the Musical Lyceum in her hometown with the purpose of becoming a singer; noted by Guido Brignone, she made her debut in To Live, alongside Tito Schipa. Thanks to the film's success, she immediately became a star in the Telefoni Bianchi genre, and also got a seven-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which eventually dissolved because of World War II. In 1943, Boratto lost two brothers, the partisan Renato and the soldier Filiberto, killed in the massacre of the Acqui Division. In 1944, she married a doctor, Armando Ceratto, with whom she had two children. Except for a film in 1951, she basically retired from show business for twenty years before accepting to play two key roles in 8½ and Juliet of the Spirits by Federico Fellini, who had known her in the set of The Peddler and the Lady, where he had served as screenwriter. Starting from the second half of the 1960s, Boratto resumed appearing in films with some regularity, and from the late 1970s, she also became very active on television, being cast in dozens of TV series.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Rome - Lazio - Italy
Adult: No
Birthday: March 14, 1915
Age: 110 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: September 14, 2010
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8½
Overview: Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1963-02-14
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My Friends Act III
Overview: This time the "amici" (friends) are just four: Necchi, Meandri, Mascetti and Sassaroli. Nevertheless they are older they still love to spend their time mainly organizing irresistible jokes to everyone in every kind of situation. Mascetti is hospitalized in a geriatric clinic. Of course the place become immediately the main stage for all their jokes. After some jokes they decided to place an ultimate incredible and farcical joke to the clinic guests.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1985-06-06
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Phantom of Death
Overview: Police Comissioner Datti is investigating the murder of a female doctor whose murderer seems to be a thirty-fivish year old man. Soon another murder follows: Pianist Robert Dominici's girlfriend is found killed. The killer also challenges Datti on the phone and says he can't be caught since he has a secret which makes him invulnerable. In the meantime the clues seems to point in strange directions...
Genres: Horror
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1988-03-11
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The Night of Varennes
Overview: During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.
Genres: History Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1982-05-15
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Story of a Cloistered Nun
Overview: Refusing an arranged marriage, young aristocrat Carmela is sent to a convent. Her arrival intensifies the power struggle between the debauched nun Elizabeth and the stern Mother Superior, as both are smitten by Carmela's beauty.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-11-09
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The Tiger and the Pussycat
Overview: A middle-aged businessman finds himself in thirst for romance adventure, and it seems that a proper partner is not far away.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1967-04-29
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The House of Doves
Overview: The widow Alexandra and her schoolgirl daughter Sandra live together in a luxurious villa in Spain. When Fernando, an old love of Alexandra's, appears in town the two rekindle their love affair until Alexandra finds that he is being paid to be the companion of a rich older woman
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1972-02-21
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Once Upon a Crime
Overview: On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are traveling with a lost dog they plan to return to its wealthy owner for a large reward. But, when the dog's mistress is murdered, the travelers become the prime suspects, and Inspector Bonnard is determined to track them all down.
Genres: Crime Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-03-06
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The Lady of Monza
Overview: A true story taken from the archives of the archdiocese of Milan. Based on the life of Marianna De Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza," a 17th century nun accused of and tried by the church for breaking celibacy and plotting murder.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1969-02-26
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The Peddler and the Lady
Overview: Peppino, a fishmonger on Campo de' Fiori, a famous Roman marketplace, works alongside Elide, a greengrocer, who has a soft spot for him, despite the fact they argue all day long... But neither Peppino, nor his friend Aurelio, the barber, are interested in getting married. Until he meets the beautiful Elsa...
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1943-06-24
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The Last Emotion
Overview: Giorgio, a pianist arrived in South Tyrol to hold a concert, get to know Chiara, a beautiful girl.
Genres: Action Drama Mystery
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Fellini nel cestino
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Symphony of Love
Overview: Al Bano and Romina bring to the big screen the unhappy love between the composer Franz Schubert and the Hungarian Countess Anna Rostkov. Al Bano sings the immortal 'Ave Maria'.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1970-09-03
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Hanno rapito un uomo
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Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1938-10-12
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Don't Sting the Mosquito
Overview: Rita, a vivacious co-ed flees her boarding school with her music teacher, who is also engaged to her. She wants to take part in a singing contest but her father who is dead against it has her kidnapped. He finally gives in when his wife threatens to sing in the contest herself.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1967-03-24
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Marcella
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1937-01-01
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I figli del marchese Lucera
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1939-01-01
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Il romanzo di un giovane povero
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Genres: Drama History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1942-10-14
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Tonight I'll Throw Me
Overview: Summer Late sixties, Want to sing, Of Sun. Of golden skin from tanning. Of endless beaches. And relaxing baths. For everyone: young and old. Singles and couples. In the endless consumption of flirtation and new knowledge, the musical background goes crazy with the famous screamer. Famous personalities like Lola Falana emerge from famous people. They get confused. They are inserted between these alleged stars. But above all, they have fun like crazy ...
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1967-11-03
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La ragazza fuoristrada
Overview: An Italian photojournalist falls madly in love with a young black women he meets while on assignment in Egypt. She goes with him when he returns to Italy and the two soon get married. But the small town he is from is not quite so friendly nor open-minded to his new bride, and racism and petty jealousy threaten to break up their once idyllic happiness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-08-11
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Danger: Diabolik
Overview: International man of mystery Diabolik and his sensuous lover Eva Kant pull off heist after heist, all while European cops led by Inspector Ginko and envious mobsters led by Ralph Valmont are closing in on them.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1968-01-24
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The Beautiful Summer
Overview: A mother keeps making excuses for why her son's father has not returned home. Jon Marco, just celebrating his ninth birthday, concludes his parents have separated and develops a plan to place himself in dad's care. Along with a new friend they run away to Milan to search for Marco's father. Once executed, our little hero learns the truth about his famous race-car driving father. Can mom and his pals help him deal with the trauma?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1974-11-20
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Hector the Mighty
Overview: A pimp named Horny Hector operates a brothel on property coveted by Cardinal Giove. The Cardinal comes up with a plan to force Hector into selling him the land by kidnapping Helen, triggering a small gang war.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1972-01-06
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Lady Caroline Lamb
Overview: Lady Caroline Lamb, dissatisfied in her marriage, has an affair with the dashing Romantic poet Lord Byron.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-22
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Castle Keep
Overview: During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans.
Genres: Comedy Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-07-23
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The Sleazy Uncle
Overview: A businessman has trouble reuniting with his roguish con-artist uncle, especially when the uncle propositions school-age girls and comes on to his nephew's mistress.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1989-10-27
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Juliet of the Spirits
Overview: Middle-aged Giulietta grows suspicious of her husband, Giorgio, when his behavior grows increasingly questionable. One night when Giorgio initiates a seance amongst his friends, Giulietta gets in touch with spirits and learns more about herself and her painful past. Slightly skeptical, but intrigued, she visits a mystic who gives her more information -- and nudges her toward the realization that her husband is indeed a philanderer.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-10-22
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Footprints on the Moon
Overview: Alice, a young translator, finds the real world slowly merging with her recurring nightmares as she tries to solve the puzzle of her recent memory loss. A postcard leads her to the island of Garma where the locals seems to know her. Is she who she thinks she is? And what significance does her dream of an astronaut abandoned on the moon have?
Genres: Thriller Mystery Horror
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1975-02-01
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Fellini dice...
Overview: A story about the mythical film director
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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The House by the Edge of the Lake
Overview: A young university student returns to her family's country villa near a lake where years earlier her mother drowned. She is supposedly researching a local legend, a witch called Kira and strange symbol associated with her.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1979-09-28
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Fellini: A Director’s Notebook
Overview: Fellini discusses his views of making motion pictures and his unorthodox procedures. He seeks inspiration in various out of the way places. During this film viewers go with him to the Colisseum at night, on a subway ride past Roman ruins, to the Appian Way, to a slaughterhouse, and on a visit to Marcello Mastroianni's house. Fellini also is seen in his own office interviewing a series of unusual characters seeking work or his help.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1969-03-15
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Chi è più felice di me!
Overview: A tenor falls in love with a stage actress then leaves her without knowing about her pregnancy.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-01-17
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Double Cross
Overview: A businessman is wrongly accused and convicted for the murder of his associate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1951-04-10
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Vivere!
Overview: The relationship between a man and his daughter is tarnished when she marries one of his closest friends despite his disapproval.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-30
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32nd of December
Overview: Three episodes about the relativity of time.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1988-01-28
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Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici
Overview: A Milanese industrialist goes to Rome to bribe a politician but he loses money. A thief helps him recover them. Milan and Rome in comparison in the duets of the couple Pozzetto-Milian.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1981-03-26
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Claretta
Overview: A journalist wants to make a film about the life and death of Claretta Petacci, the mistress of Benito Mussolini. For this, she will turn to her sister Miriam.
Genres: History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1984-05-31
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Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Overview: A successful fifty-year-old entrepreneur, Tullio Conforti, opposed to divorce for religious reasons, is in fact separated from his wife and leads a frenetic life divided between numerous lovers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1966-12-23
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Ehrengard
Overview: Wolfgang Cazotte, a famous, refined and charming court painter of the early 19th century, plans to seduce Ehrengard, an attractive and proud virgin, without touching her, just by instilling in her a throbbing passion. At one point, though, the painter's artifice seems to start turning its back on him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1982-07-04
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Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Overview: Sandro is a well-known journalist and he is conducting a survey on human selfishness. Every man and every woman he meets turns into a theme for his inquiry. Even his own wife, Titta.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1966-02-16
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Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1967-09-07
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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Overview: Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
Genres: Horror Drama War
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1976-01-10
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First Love
Overview: Ugo is an old actor who feels too young to be in an "old actor's house". He just can't stand the rules of the other old people so he escapes with a young girl.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1978-11-10
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This Is the Night
Overview: Based on a book by Juan Carlo Onetti, the film tells the story of Ossario, a hunted revolutionary leader who sees his comrades die one after another.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1977-04-10
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Una storia d'amore
Overview: A married woman falls in love with a playboy dedicated to blackmail, to avoid that reveal his unedifying past, abandons her.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-22
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Un caso d'incoscienza
Overview: In Italy, set in the early 1930s, a missing Swedish millionaire (Erland Josephson) is the target of a journalist (Rüdiger Vogler) who sets out to discover exactly what happened to the man and whether or not he is still alive. The biggest lead he has is the millionaire's attractive mistress (Brigitte Fossey), and the story takes off from there.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1985-07-10
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