Giustino Durano
Also Known As: 朱斯提諾·杜拉諾
Biography: Giustino Durano (May 5, 1923 in Brindisi, Italy - February 18, 2002 in Bologna, Italy) was a long lasting movie actor who is best known for his work as the uncle of Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni) in the 1997 film, Life Is Beautiful. Description above from the Wikipedia article Giustino Durano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Brindisi, Italy
Adult: No
Birthday: May 05, 1923
Age: 102 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: February 20, 2002
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Life Is Beautiful
Overview: A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1997-12-20
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Tipi da spiaggia
Overview: Four penniless friends wich Belong to a small commedy theatre go to taormina a famous Italian beach resort willing to marry Barbara a famous multimillionaire cosmetic firm owner and forget their troubles. After a series of adventures the four youths go back to Rome with four new girlfriends.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1959-11-12
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The Two Sans-culottes
Overview: The brothers Franco and Ciccio La Capra moves to France in the days of the French Revolution, putting themselves in a lot of trouble.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1966-08-13
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The Queen of the Pirates
Overview: In 16th century Italy, on the Adriatic coast, the duchy of Doruzza is governed by a tyrannical duke, Zulian, and his haughty daughter, Isabella. When they commit a great injustice, a ship's captain and his daughter turn pirate to fight back for the people.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1960-08-18
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Amici ahrarara
Overview: Two penniless cousins have a common passion: to be inventors, but they never managed to make money out of their patents. Their only hope is represented by their hateful and rich uncle.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2001-03-16
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Salvo D'Acquisto
Overview: In 1943 Italy is crumbling. Salvo D'Acquisto, a Carabinieri officer is trying to maintain law and order. One tragic incident will unravel a chain of events leading to him having to stand between the Germans and people he swore to protect.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1974-12-03
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Rage of the Buccaneers
Overview: Gordon, The Black Pirate, battles the slavery trade.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1961-12-15
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Vino, whisky e acqua salata
Overview: An Italian submarine commander manages to sink an English warship and take its very British commander as prisoner. The film is based on the relationship which develops between the two characters.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-12-07
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Raped On The Beach
Overview: A young girl witnesses a violent and ultimately fatal act between her mother and another man and it emotionally scars her for years to come. As a young woman, she takes a vacation with a more worldly girlfriend to Sardinia, and in doing so, attracts the attention of a young man in the village. Despite her interest in the man her haunted past prevents her from developing a normal relationship with him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1971-04-28
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Accroche-toi, y'a du vent!
Overview: A self-taught amateur detective who learned his trade from a book finds himself caught between two gangs in Milan, trying to recover a wooden leg full of drugs. He is accompanied by an unlikely trio: a deaf secretary, an undertaker and a monkey.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-04-20
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The Golden Arrow
Overview: Genies help an Arabian bandit (Tab Hunter) locate a magic arrow he needs to claim heirship to the sultan's kingdom.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-09-07
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After the Fox
Overview: A criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-09-08
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Mission Phantom
Overview: A group known as Phantom are hired by an eccentric in a wheelchair to heist 4 billion dollars worth of diamonds from Russia.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1967-05-31
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Everything is Music
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Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1963-08-18
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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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Male Companion
Overview: A dedicated layabout (Jean-Pierre Cassel) bounces from relationship to relationship, moving on only when the prospect of employment presents itself.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1964-11-04
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Andata e ritorno
Overview: Sara and Samuele are two simple guys who take care of a community of elderly people. One day Samuele discovers that one of these has bequeathed him four billion lire. All this money changes the life of Samuele who begins to neglect friends and girlfriend to attend more high-ranking environments, begins to make investments with alleged friends and in the end he loses everything. Suddenly he comes up with an idea to get the money back together with his real friends, but it won't be an easy task.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2003-06-06
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What a Woman!
Overview: A photographer named Corrado snaps a picture of Antonietta. When it shows up on the front page of a magazine, she wants to take him to court over it.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1956-02-03
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The Bang-Bang Kid
Overview: Guy Madison has a high old time as a would be feudal baron in the Wild West. No one is willing to stand up to Madison and his henchmen, no one that is, except mild-mannered inventor Tom Bosley. It seems that Bosley has welded together a robot gunslinger, whom he calls "The Bang Bang Kid". Only trouble is, the "Kid" breaks down at the darnedest times. The film goes off in too many directions, but generally delivers the goods laugh-wise. (Source: SWDB)
Genres: Adventure Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-14
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Cronache del '22
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1961-11-23
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Fate un bel sorriso
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2000-05-26
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The Screwball
Overview: Achilles, a Hulot-like factotum for an evening newspaper, travels around looking for a scoop in the Milan of the "economic miracle."
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1956-03-20
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