Rossana Rory

Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)

Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Monicelli
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Renato Salvatori  •  Totò

Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Monicelli
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Renato Salvatori  •  Totò

L'Eclisse (1962)

This romantic drama by Michelangelo Antonioni follows the love life of Vittoria, a beautiful literary translator living in Rome. After splitting from her writer boyfriend, Riccardo, Vittoria meets Piero, a lively stockbroker, on the hectic floor of the Roman stock ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michelangelo Antonioni
CAST:  Alain Delon  •  Monica Vitti  •  Francisco Rabal  •  Lilla Brignone

This romantic drama by Michelangelo Antonioni follows the love life of Vittoria, a beautiful literary translator living in Rome. After splitting from her writer boyfriend, Riccardo, Vittoria meets Piero, a lively stockbroker, on the hectic floor of the Roman stock ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michelangelo Antonioni
CAST:  Alain Delon  •  Monica Vitti  •  Francisco Rabal  •  Lilla Brignone

Captain Falcon (1958)

Baron Oddo de Serra who is cruel to his subjects, is neighbor of the Count Gualtiero of Roccalta. The servants of the baron cross the lands of Count to escape his abuses. Baron hatches a plot to assassinate the earl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Campogalliani
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Rossana Rory  •  Massimo Serato  •  Anna Maria Ferrero

Baron Oddo de Serra who is cruel to his subjects, is neighbor of the Count Gualtiero of Roccalta. The servants of the baron cross the lands of Count to escape his abuses. Baron hatches a plot to assassinate the earl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Campogalliani
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Rossana Rory  •  Massimo Serato  •  Anna Maria Ferrero

Jessica (1962)

When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands. As the local priest tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Negulesco  •  Oreste Palella
CAST:  Maurice Chevalier  •  Angie Dickinson  •  Noël-Noël  •  Gabriele Ferzetti

When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands. As the local priest tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Negulesco  •  Oreste Palella
CAST:  Maurice Chevalier  •  Angie Dickinson  •  Noël-Noël  •  Gabriele Ferzetti

The Big Boodle (1957)

Tough guy fights gangsters and counterfeiters in pre-Castro Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Wilson
CAST:  Rossana Rory  •  Errol Flynn  •  Francisco Canero  •  Gia Scala

Tough guy fights gangsters and counterfeiters in pre-Castro Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Wilson
CAST:  Rossana Rory  •  Errol Flynn  •  Francisco Canero  •  Gia Scala

Come September (1961)

Robert Talbot, an American millionaire, arrives early for his annual vacation at his luxurious Italian villa. His long-time girlfriend Lisa has given up waiting for him and has decided to marry another man. Meanwhile, his sneaky business associate Maurice secretly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Mulligan
CAST:  Rock Hudson  •  Gina Lollobrigida  •  Sandra Dee  •  Bobby Darin

Robert Talbot, an American millionaire, arrives early for his annual vacation at his luxurious Italian villa. His long-time girlfriend Lisa has given up waiting for him and has decided to marry another man. Meanwhile, his sneaky business associate Maurice secretly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Mulligan
CAST:  Rock Hudson  •  Gina Lollobrigida  •  Sandra Dee  •  Bobby Darin

The Sword and the Cross (1958)

Mary Magdalene, a notorious harlot, must choose between her lascivious lifestyle and the love and affection of her decent-minded brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
CAST:  Yvonne De Carlo  •  Jorge Mistral  •  Rossana Podestà  •  Andrea Aureli

Mary Magdalene, a notorious harlot, must choose between her lascivious lifestyle and the love and affection of her decent-minded brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
CAST:  Yvonne De Carlo  •  Jorge Mistral  •  Rossana Podestà  •  Andrea Aureli

Robin Hood and the Pirates (1960)

On his way to (or from) the Crusades, Robin Hood is shipwrecked but saved by pirates who plan to return him home in order to ransom him to his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Jocelyn Lane  •  Rossana Rory  •  Mario Scaccia

On his way to (or from) the Crusades, Robin Hood is shipwrecked but saved by pirates who plan to return him home in order to ransom him to his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Jocelyn Lane  •  Rossana Rory  •  Mario Scaccia

Perdonami! (1953)

The story of a woman who marries the brother of a guardian who was killed by her brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Costa
CAST:  Raf Vallone  •  Antonella Lualdi  •  Tamara Lees  •  Aldo Bufi Landi

The story of a woman who marries the brother of a guardian who was killed by her brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Costa
CAST:  Raf Vallone  •  Antonella Lualdi  •  Tamara Lees  •  Aldo Bufi Landi

The Fate of Two Queens (1954)

Anthology film in which Hedy Lamarr plays 2 queens during 2 different time periods. Ulmer directed the Genoveffa di Brabante part whereas Allégret was responsible for the empress Josephine section after he left due to artistic differences with Lamarr.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edgar G. Ulmer  •  Marc Allégret
CAST:  Hedy Lamarr  •  Gérard Oury  •  Terence Morgan  •  Cesare Danova

Anthology film in which Hedy Lamarr plays 2 queens during 2 different time periods. Ulmer directed the Genoveffa di Brabante part whereas Allégret was responsible for the empress Josephine section after he left due to artistic differences with Lamarr.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edgar G. Ulmer  •  Marc Allégret
CAST:  Hedy Lamarr  •  Gérard Oury  •  Terence Morgan  •  Cesare Danova

The River Changes (1956)

A European village lies close to a river, which is a boundary between two countries. A severe storm changes the course of the river, and the village is now in the boundary of the neighboring totalitarian country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Owen Crump
CAST:  Rossana Rory  •  Harold Maresch  •  Renate Mannhardt  •  Heck Allen

A European village lies close to a river, which is a boundary between two countries. A severe storm changes the course of the river, and the village is now in the boundary of the neighboring totalitarian country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Owen Crump
CAST:  Rossana Rory  •  Harold Maresch  •  Renate Mannhardt  •  Heck Allen

The Tanks of El Alamein (1957)

Italian move on the battle of El Alamein  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guido Malatesta
CAST:  Fausto Tozzi  •  Rossana Rory  •  Pierre Cressoy  •  Matteo Spinola

Italian move on the battle of El Alamein  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guido Malatesta
CAST:  Fausto Tozzi  •  Rossana Rory  •  Pierre Cressoy  •  Matteo Spinola

Hell Canyon Outlaws (1957)

In this western, a sheriff attempts to exact his revenge against the desperadoes who cost him his job. The former lawman successfully gets rid of the bad hombres and clears his name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Landres
CAST:  Dale Robertson  •  Brian Keith  •  Rossana Rory  •  Dick Kallman

In this western, a sheriff attempts to exact his revenge against the desperadoes who cost him his job. The former lawman successfully gets rid of the bad hombres and clears his name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Landres
CAST:  Dale Robertson  •  Brian Keith  •  Rossana Rory  •  Dick Kallman

In amore si pecca in due (1954)

Luisa Galli moves to Rome in search of a respectable job, but instead just finds a job as a waitress for the lawyer Giorgi  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio Cottafavi
CAST:  Giorgio De Lullo  •  Cosetta Greco  •  Alda Mangini  •  Vera Carmi

Luisa Galli moves to Rome in search of a respectable job, but instead just finds a job as a waitress for the lawyer Giorgi  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio Cottafavi
CAST:  Giorgio De Lullo  •  Cosetta Greco  •  Alda Mangini  •  Vera Carmi