Lidia Alfonsi
Also Known As: Lydia Alfonsi, Лидия Альфонси
Biography: Lydia Alfonsi, born Lidia (Parma, 27 April 1928 - Parma, 21 September 2022), was an Italian actress. An actress of great expressiveness, her name is linked above all to the golden age of television dramas in the 1960s, with works such as La Pisana; Mastro Don Gesualdo; Luisa Sanfelice and Il segreto di Luca. In 1970, she received the French critics' award for best Italian television actress. Though acclaimed for her roles on the classical stage (including as Medea, Phaedra and Electra) she is probably best known abroad as a protagonist of films like Hercules (1958), Morgan the Pirate (1960) and The Trojan Horse (1961) (all starring Steve Reeves). Alfonsi also co-starred alongside Boris Karloff in Mario Bava 's atmospheric psycho- thriller Black Sabbath (1963). Alfonsi was named a Grand Officer of the Italian Republic by then-president of Italy Alessandro Pertini. She retired from screen acting in 1997.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Birthday: April 28, 1928
Deathday: September 21, 2022
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Gender: Female
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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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Black Sabbath
Overview: Three short tales of supernatural horror. In “The Telephone,” a woman is plagued by threatening phone calls. In "The Wurdalak,” a family is preyed upon by vampiric monsters. In “The Drop of Water,” a deceased medium wreaks havoc on the living.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1963-08-17
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Morgan, the Pirate
Overview: A Welsh pirate raids up and down the Caribbean, battling the Spanish, the English and other pirates.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1960-11-17
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Face to Face
Overview: History Professor Brad Fletcher heads west for his health, but falls in with Soloman Bennett's outlaw gang. Fascinated by their way of life, Fletcher finally takes over the gang, leading with a new 'efficient' ruthlessness.
Genres: Western
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1967-11-23
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Hercules
Overview: In this melange of characters and events from separate mythological stories, Hercules, demigod and superman, arrives in the ancient Greek kingdom of Iolcus to tutor Iphitus, son of king Pelias; immediately on arrival, he falls in love with the king's delectable, briefly clad daughter Iole. Before he can win her, he must succeed in a series of quests, in the course of which he teams up with Jason, true heir of Iolcus, whom he accompanies on the famous voyage of the Argonauts.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1958-02-20
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The Law
Overview: A gorgeous housekeeper turns the tables on the men in a small Mediterranean coastal town by using their own vicious drinking game.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1959-01-25
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The Trojan Horse
Overview: Trojan hero Aeneas battles to save his city from the Greeks, but once Troy falls, he leads the 600 survivors to Italy and founds the city of Rome.
Genres: History Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1961-10-26
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Violence and Love
Overview: The nature of love and marriage is studied in two episodes.
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Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-08-26
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Lady Dynamite
Overview: Donna Costanza is married to a New Jersey mafia boss. During their 10 year wedding anniversary party he is shot and killed. His dying words to her are "Giarratana from Palermo". Costanza takes a trip to Palermo in order to avenge the death of her husband. Her target is Don Giarratana, a dangerous and influential Italian politician.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-03-23
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Al calar del sipario
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-11-26
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The Dolphins
Overview: An acid portrait of Italian youth at the time, I DELFINI follows a dreary season of discontent and viciousness in the lives of a thoroughly unpleasant group of mostly rich youngsters in a small Adriatic coast city.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1960-10-05
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Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
Overview: While fighting in Britain, Roman forces commanded by Caligula capture the noble warrior, Glaucus. Seeing in him gladiator material, Caligula takes Glaucus back to Rome along with other hostages including Glaucus's girlfriend, Ena. A man seeking to restore the Roman Republic then assassinates Caligula after which Claudius is proclaimed emperor. Messalina -- Claudius's beautiful but evil wife -- then maneuvers to replace Claudius with her lover, Silio. She forces Glaucus to help her in this quest by threatening to harm the enslaved Ena. Written by dinky-4 of Minneapolis
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1964-06-27
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Summer Night
Overview: Barcelona in the early sixties: black and white chronicle of the ups and downs in the relationship of several young couples of the Catalan bourgeoisie during the time between two Saint John's eve festivals.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-06-03
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Love Birds
Overview: Two couples live their erotic fantasies out until one of the women is murdered.
Genres: Mystery Drama Horror
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1969-11-07
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The Loves of Hercules
Overview: Hercules decides to avenge the death of his wife, murdered at the hands of Éurito, king of Ecalia, but everything is a plot of an ambitious courtier. Hercules ends up falling in love with Deyanira, who is now a good queen.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1960-08-19
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Open Doors
Overview: Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he kills his superior who sacked him, the man who replaced him and his wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks for a way to save the murderer from being shot, because he does not belive in capital punishment.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1990-03-29
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Manos sucias
Overview: Miguel is a truck driver who dreams of owning a service station. To raise money he agrees to sabotage a truck of his boss' rival, which results in the death of its driver. Miguel gets his station but is haunted by what he did to obtain it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-06-07
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A Man for Burning
Overview: Political activist Salvatore returns to his native Sicily and stirs up trouble among the peasants, urging them to confront the Mafia and demand the right to plough their own fields. The peasants refuse to help him, and Salvatore is marked by the Mafia as a troublemaker.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-10-26
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L'amore è come il sole
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Original Language: it
Release Date: 1969-01-06
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Lebbra bianca
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1951-02-01
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Susanna and Me
Overview: An expulsive star of a variety theatre cannot decide between the love of an honest archaeology professor and the love of an extravagant official who turns himself into a cabaret comedian in his sparetime.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-03-11
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