Geoffrey Copleston

Geoffrey Copleston was an English actor who settled in Italy in the late 1950's. He became heavily involved with the Italian English dubbing industry and his voice can be heard in hundreds of films. He continued physical movie and TV performances as well, almost exclusively in Italian productions or American films made in Italy. He is best remembered for his performance as the chief villain in ROBOT JOX as well as the eccentric reclusive millionaire in EMMANUELLE AND THE LAST CANNIBALS. His final roles of note were the innkeeper in Roger Corman's FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND and in Al Festa's music-oriented giallo film FATAL FRAMES.

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Robot Jox (1989)

50 years after a nuclear war, the two superpowers handle territorial disputes in a different way. Each fields a giant robot to fight one-on-one battles in official matches, each piloted by a man inside, known as robot jockeys or jox. The contest for possession of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Gordon
CAST:  Gary Graham  •  Anne-Marie Johnson  •  Paul Koslo  •  Robert Sampson

50 years after a nuclear war, the two superpowers handle territorial disputes in a different way. Each fields a giant robot to fight one-on-one battles in official matches, each piloted by a man inside, known as robot jockeys or jox. The contest for possession of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Gordon
CAST:  Gary Graham  •  Anne-Marie Johnson  •  Paul Koslo  •  Robert Sampson

The Night Porter (1974)

A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liliana Cavani
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Charlotte Rampling  •  Gabriele Ferzetti  •  Giuseppe Addobbati

A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liliana Cavani
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Charlotte Rampling  •  Gabriele Ferzetti  •  Giuseppe Addobbati

The Belly of an Architect (1987)

The American architect Kracklite arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibiton for a French architect, Boullée, famous for his oval structures. Tirelessly dedicated to the project, Kracklite's marriage quickly dissolves along with his health.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Greenaway
CAST:  Brian Dennehy  •  Chloe Webb  •  Lambert Wilson  •  Sergio Fantoni

The American architect Kracklite arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibiton for a French architect, Boullée, famous for his oval structures. Tirelessly dedicated to the project, Kracklite's marriage quickly dissolves along with his health.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Greenaway
CAST:  Brian Dennehy  •  Chloe Webb  •  Lambert Wilson  •  Sergio Fantoni

Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971)

Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gualtiero Jacopetti  •  Franco Prosperi
CAST:  Gualtiero Jacopetti  •  Franco Prosperi  •  Dick Gregory  •  Cicely Browne

Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gualtiero Jacopetti  •  Franco Prosperi
CAST:  Gualtiero Jacopetti  •  Franco Prosperi  •  Dick Gregory  •  Cicely Browne

Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)

While doing undercover work in a mental hospital, Emanuelle discovers a girl who seems to have been raised by a tribe of amazonian cannibals. Intrigued, Emanuelle and friends travel deep into the Amazon jungle, where they find that the supposedly extinct tribe of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe D'Amato
CAST:  Laura Gemser  •  Gabriele Tinti  •  Nieves Navarro  •  Donald O'Brien

While doing undercover work in a mental hospital, Emanuelle discovers a girl who seems to have been raised by a tribe of amazonian cannibals. Intrigued, Emanuelle and friends travel deep into the Amazon jungle, where they find that the supposedly extinct tribe of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe D'Amato
CAST:  Laura Gemser  •  Gabriele Tinti  •  Nieves Navarro  •  Donald O'Brien

The Warning (1980)

It is a law police officials obey out of fear. A rule chilling in its simplicity. Accept corruption...or die! They have sealed an unholy alliance. The great banks of Europe. And the blackhearted underworld empire. Together, with their matchless wealth, there is no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damiano Damiani
CAST:  Giuliano Gemma  •  Martin Balsam  •  John Karlsen  •  Laura Trotter

It is a law police officials obey out of fear. A rule chilling in its simplicity. Accept corruption...or die! They have sealed an unholy alliance. The great banks of Europe. And the blackhearted underworld empire. Together, with their matchless wealth, there is no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damiano Damiani
CAST:  Giuliano Gemma  •  Martin Balsam  •  John Karlsen  •  Laura Trotter

S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert (1980)

Lavinia Kean, a brilliant American espionage agent, combats the wiles of international criminal and blackmailer Cesare Magnasco.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Cornelia Sharpe  •  Omar Sharif  •  Robert Lansing  •  Anita Ekberg

Lavinia Kean, a brilliant American espionage agent, combats the wiles of international criminal and blackmailer Cesare Magnasco.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Cornelia Sharpe  •  Omar Sharif  •  Robert Lansing  •  Anita Ekberg

One on Top of the Other (1969)

A San Francisco doctor encounters a prostitute who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucio Fulci
CAST:  Marisa Mell  •  Jean Sorel  •  Elsa Martinelli  •  Alberto de Mendoza

A San Francisco doctor encounters a prostitute who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucio Fulci
CAST:  Marisa Mell  •  Jean Sorel  •  Elsa Martinelli  •  Alberto de Mendoza

Red Coat (1975)

Cormack, the lawman most feared by the rugged pioneers at the turn of the century, has a mysterious bond with "Caribou," an outlaw whom he has jailed. When Caribou escapes from prison, he returns to seek revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe D'Amato
CAST:  Fabio Testi  •  Lionel Stander  •  Guido Mannari  •  Lynne Frederick

Cormack, the lawman most feared by the rugged pioneers at the turn of the century, has a mysterious bond with "Caribou," an outlaw whom he has jailed. When Caribou escapes from prison, he returns to seek revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe D'Amato
CAST:  Fabio Testi  •  Lionel Stander  •  Guido Mannari  •  Lynne Frederick

Good Like Bread (1981)

Lisetta (Carmen Russo) a high-priced call-girl, that entertained her eccentric clients in her apartment and in empty theaters over opera! She met Filippo (Saverio Marconi), a bumbling astronomer , and after a series of mishaps, they got married.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Riccardo Sesani
CAST:  Carmen Russo  •  Saverio Marconi  •  Ada Pometti  •  Umberto Raho

Lisetta (Carmen Russo) a high-priced call-girl, that entertained her eccentric clients in her apartment and in empty theaters over opera! She met Filippo (Saverio Marconi), a bumbling astronomer , and after a series of mishaps, they got married.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Riccardo Sesani
CAST:  Carmen Russo  •  Saverio Marconi  •  Ada Pometti  •  Umberto Raho

The Prophet (1968)

In this comedy, a guru’s groupie plans to seduce him so she can number him among her many conquests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dino Risi
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Ann-Margret  •  Geoffrey Copleston  •  Dino Curcio

In this comedy, a guru’s groupie plans to seduce him so she can number him among her many conquests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dino Risi
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Ann-Margret  •  Geoffrey Copleston  •  Dino Curcio

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DIRECTION:  Giorgio Capitani
CAST:  Enrico Montesano  •  Claude Brasseur  •  Janet Ågren  •  Claudine Auger

War Italian Style (1965)

It's May 1943, and two Italian American soldiers, Joe and Frank, are searching the North African desert for a Nazi general called Von Kassler. Von Kassler's aide captures them, and arranges for them to escape with fake war plans. But, things don't go exactly as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Scattini
CAST:  Buster Keaton  •  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Martha Hyer

It's May 1943, and two Italian American soldiers, Joe and Frank, are searching the North African desert for a Nazi general called Von Kassler. Von Kassler's aide captures them, and arranges for them to escape with fake war plans. But, things don't go exactly as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Scattini
CAST:  Buster Keaton  •  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Martha Hyer

The Biggest Battle (1978)

A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umberto Lenzi
CAST:  Helmut Berger  •  Samantha Eggar  •  Giuliano Gemma  •  John Huston

A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umberto Lenzi
CAST:  Helmut Berger  •  Samantha Eggar  •  Giuliano Gemma  •  John Huston

The Assisi Underground (1985)

This film sheds light on the role of the Catholic Church and the people of Assisi in rescuing Italian Jews from the Nazis in 1943.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Ramati
CAST:  Ben Cross  •  James Mason  •  Irene Papas  •  Maximilian Schell

This film sheds light on the role of the Catholic Church and the people of Assisi in rescuing Italian Jews from the Nazis in 1943.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Ramati
CAST:  Ben Cross  •  James Mason  •  Irene Papas  •  Maximilian Schell

Fatal Frames (1996)

Alex Ritt, a music video director comes to Italy to direct a video for pop sensation Stefania Stella. He soon encounters a mysterious killer who videotapes his victims for the police. As the horrible murders continue, Ritt is unknowingly pushed into the killer's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Al Festa
CAST:  Stefania Stella  •  Rick Gianasi  •  David Warbeck  •  Ugo Pagliai

Alex Ritt, a music video director comes to Italy to direct a video for pop sensation Stefania Stella. He soon encounters a mysterious killer who videotapes his victims for the police. As the horrible murders continue, Ritt is unknowingly pushed into the killer's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Al Festa
CAST:  Stefania Stella  •  Rick Gianasi  •  David Warbeck  •  Ugo Pagliai

Detective School Dropouts (1986)

Two bumbling private detectives get themselves hired to find a missing person. They find themselves in the middle of a mob war when it turns out that the missing person is somebody the mob wants to stay missing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Filippo Ottoni
CAST:  David Landsberg  •  Christian De Sica  •  Lorin Dreyfuss  •  George Eastman

Two bumbling private detectives get themselves hired to find a missing person. They find themselves in the middle of a mob war when it turns out that the missing person is somebody the mob wants to stay missing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Filippo Ottoni
CAST:  David Landsberg  •  Christian De Sica  •  Lorin Dreyfuss  •  George Eastman

Sahara Cross (1977)

Jean Bellard and Carl Mank, two Western engineers supported by Hamid are in search of a terrorist group that murdered their colleague in the Tunisian desert.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tonino Valerii
CAST:  Franco Nero  •  Michel Constantin  •  Pamela Villoresi  •  Geoffrey Copleston

Jean Bellard and Carl Mank, two Western engineers supported by Hamid are in search of a terrorist group that murdered their colleague in the Tunisian desert.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tonino Valerii
CAST:  Franco Nero  •  Michel Constantin  •  Pamela Villoresi  •  Geoffrey Copleston

A Policewoman in New York (1981)

A Texan travels to Rome to hire two police officers to impersonate a mobster's girlfriend and his most ruthless hitman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michele Massimo Tarantini
CAST:  Alvaro Vitali  •  Edwige Fenech  •  Aldo Maccione  •  Giacomo Rizzo

A Texan travels to Rome to hire two police officers to impersonate a mobster's girlfriend and his most ruthless hitman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michele Massimo Tarantini
CAST:  Alvaro Vitali  •  Edwige Fenech  •  Aldo Maccione  •  Giacomo Rizzo

Salon Kitty (1976)

Kitty runs a brothel in Nazi Germany where the soldiers come to "relax". Recording devices have been installed in each room by a power hungry army official who plans to use the information to blackmail Hitler and gain power himself. A girl named Margherita ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tinto Brass
CAST:  Helmut Berger  •  Ingrid Thulin  •  Teresa Ann Savoy  •  John Steiner

Kitty runs a brothel in Nazi Germany where the soldiers come to "relax". Recording devices have been installed in each room by a power hungry army official who plans to use the information to blackmail Hitler and gain power himself. A girl named Margherita ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tinto Brass
CAST:  Helmut Berger  •  Ingrid Thulin  •  Teresa Ann Savoy  •  John Steiner
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