Giancarlo Giannini

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Giancarlo Giannini (born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor and dubber. Giannini was born La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He studied at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica in Rome, and made his film debut in a small part in Fango sulla metropoli in 1965. He appeared in supporting roles in Anzio and The Secret of Santa Vittoria, and starred in the original version of Swept Away. In 1971, he appeared in E le stelle stanno a guardare, a television adaptation of A. J. Cronin's novel, The Stars Look Down. In 1976, he starred in Seven Beauties, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, which is unusual in that his performance was given entirely in Italian. He dubbed Jack Nicholson's voice in the Italian release of both The Shining and Batman; he is the official Italian dubber of Al Pacino. His fluency in English has brought him a number of featured roles in Hollywood productions, most notably as Inspector Pazzi in Hannibal. He has also appeared in A Walk in the Clouds and Man on Fire. Giannini's best-known starring roles have been in films directed by Lina Wertmuller. In addition to Swept Away and Seven Beauties, he also appeared in The Seduction of Mimi, Love and Anarchy, A Night Full of Rain, and Francesca e Nunziata. He played the role of the protective father, Alberto Aragón, in A Walk in the Clouds in 1995. He played the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV in the 2000 Dune miniseries. In 2002, he starred in the ...

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Casino Royale (2006)

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Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Daniel Craig  •  Eva Green  •  Mads Mikkelsen  •  Judi Dench

Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Daniel Craig  •  Eva Green  •  Mads Mikkelsen  •  Judi Dench

Quantum of Solace (2008)

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Quantum of Solace continues the adventures of James Bond after Casino Royale. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Forster
CAST:  Daniel Craig  •  Olga Kurylenko  •  Mathieu Amalric  •  Judi Dench

Quantum of Solace continues the adventures of James Bond after Casino Royale. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Forster
CAST:  Daniel Craig  •  Olga Kurylenko  •  Mathieu Amalric  •  Judi Dench

A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfonso Arau
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Anthony Quinn  •  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Angélica Aragón

World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfonso Arau
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Anthony Quinn  •  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Angélica Aragón

Darkness (2002)

A teenage girl moves into a remote countryside house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaume Balagueró
CAST:  Anna Paquin  •  Lena Olin  •  Iain Glen  •  Giancarlo Giannini

A teenage girl moves into a remote countryside house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaume Balagueró
CAST:  Anna Paquin  •  Lena Olin  •  Iain Glen  •  Giancarlo Giannini

Hannibal (2001)

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After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Julianne Moore  •  Gary Oldman  •  Ray Liotta

After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Julianne Moore  •  Gary Oldman  •  Ray Liotta

Love and Anarchy (1973)

Set in Fascist Italy before the outbreak of World War II, the story centers on Tunin, a farmer turned anarchist who stays in a brothel while preparing to kill Benito Mussolini. There he falls in love with one of the whores.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lina Wertmüller
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Mariangela Melato  •  Eros Pagni  •  Lina Polito

Set in Fascist Italy before the outbreak of World War II, the story centers on Tunin, a farmer turned anarchist who stays in a brothel while preparing to kill Benito Mussolini. There he falls in love with one of the whores.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lina Wertmüller
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Mariangela Melato  •  Eros Pagni  •  Lina Polito

Man on Fire (2004)

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Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Scott
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Dakota Fanning  •  Marc Anthony  •  Radha Mitchell

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Scott
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Dakota Fanning  •  Marc Anthony  •  Radha Mitchell

Mimic (1997)

A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guillermo del Toro
CAST:  Mira Sorvino  •  Jeremy Northam  •  Alexander Goodwin  •  Giancarlo Giannini

A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guillermo del Toro
CAST:  Mira Sorvino  •  Jeremy Northam  •  Alexander Goodwin  •  Giancarlo Giannini

My House in Umbria (2003)

Emily Delahunty is an eccentric British romance novelist who lives in Umbria in central Italy. One day while travelling, the train she is on is bombed by terrorists. After she wakes up in a hospital, she invites three of the other survivors of the disaster to stay ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Loncraine
CAST:  Maggie Smith  •  Ronnie Barker  •  Chris Cooper  •  Benno Fürmann

Emily Delahunty is an eccentric British romance novelist who lives in Umbria in central Italy. One day while travelling, the train she is on is bombed by terrorists. After she wakes up in a hospital, she invites three of the other survivors of the disaster to stay ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Loncraine
CAST:  Maggie Smith  •  Ronnie Barker  •  Chris Cooper  •  Benno Fürmann

New York Stories (1989)

Three stories happening in New York. The first, by Scorsese, is about a painter who creates his works helped by high volume music and an attractive assistant; second, by Coppola, is about a rich and bold 12 years old who helps her separated parents to reconciliate; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese  •  Woody Allen  •  Francis Ford Coppola
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Marvin Chatinover  •  Mae Questel  •  Mia Farrow

Three stories happening in New York. The first, by Scorsese, is about a painter who creates his works helped by high volume music and an attractive assistant; second, by Coppola, is about a rich and bold 12 years old who helps her separated parents to reconciliate; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese  •  Woody Allen  •  Francis Ford Coppola
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Marvin Chatinover  •  Mae Questel  •  Mia Farrow

Once Upon a Crime (1992)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Levy
CAST:  John Candy  •  Jim Belushi  •  Cybill Shepherd  •  Sean Young

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Levy
CAST:  John Candy  •  Jim Belushi  •  Cybill Shepherd  •  Sean Young

Seven Beauties (1975)

Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lina Wertmüller
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Fernando Rey  •  Shirley Stoler  •  Elena Fiore

Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lina Wertmüller
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Fernando Rey  •  Shirley Stoler  •  Elena Fiore

Swept Away (1974)

A spoiled rich woman and a brutish Communist deckhand become stranded alone on a desert island after venturing away from their cruise.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lina Wertmüller
CAST:  Mariangela Melato  •  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Riccardo Salvino  •  Isa Danieli

A spoiled rich woman and a brutish Communist deckhand become stranded alone on a desert island after venturing away from their cruise.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lina Wertmüller
CAST:  Mariangela Melato  •  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Riccardo Salvino  •  Isa Danieli

The Seduction of Mimi (1972)

Voting against the Mafia in what he thinks is a secret ballot costs Sicilian laborer Mimi his livelihood. He leaves his wife, flees to Turin and romances a Communist organizer - but he just can’t shake the Mafia. When they lure Mimi back to Sicily with a better job ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lina Wertmüller
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Livia Giampalmo  •  Luigi Diberti  •  Mariangela Melato

Voting against the Mafia in what he thinks is a secret ballot costs Sicilian laborer Mimi his livelihood. He leaves his wife, flees to Turin and romances a Communist organizer - but he just can’t shake the Mafia. When they lure Mimi back to Sicily with a better job ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lina Wertmüller
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Livia Giampalmo  •  Luigi Diberti  •  Mariangela Melato

Fever Pitch (1985)

An investigative journalist gets hooked on the subject of his inquiry — organized gambling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Brooks
CAST:  Ryan O'Neal  •  John Saxon  •  Catherine Hicks  •  Giancarlo Giannini

An investigative journalist gets hooked on the subject of his inquiry — organized gambling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Brooks
CAST:  Ryan O'Neal  •  John Saxon  •  Catherine Hicks  •  Giancarlo Giannini

CQ (2001)

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Coppola
CAST:  Jeremy Davies  •  Angela Lindvall  •  Élodie Bouchez  •  Gérard Depardieu

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Coppola
CAST:  Jeremy Davies  •  Angela Lindvall  •  Élodie Bouchez  •  Gérard Depardieu

The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006)

Constantinople, 1401. The emperor of Byzantium asks the famous knight Tirant lo Blanc to free the city from the siege of the Turks. After his victory, Tirant will have to face a more difficult task: to overcome the natural opposition of Carmesina, heiress to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Aranda
CAST:  Casper Zafer  •  Esther Nubiola  •  Leonor Watling  •  Ingrid Rubio

Constantinople, 1401. The emperor of Byzantium asks the famous knight Tirant lo Blanc to free the city from the siege of the Turks. After his victory, Tirant will have to face a more difficult task: to overcome the natural opposition of Carmesina, heiress to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Aranda
CAST:  Casper Zafer  •  Esther Nubiola  •  Leonor Watling  •  Ingrid Rubio

Snack Bar Budapest (1988)

A lawyer, wanting to give meaning to his life, transforms an amusement park into an out-of-season health spa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tinto Brass
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Philippe Léotard  •  François Négret  •  Raffaella Baracchi

A lawyer, wanting to give meaning to his life, transforms an amusement park into an out-of-season health spa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tinto Brass
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Philippe Léotard  •  François Négret  •  Raffaella Baracchi

Viper (2000)

Set in 1940’s and 50’s Sicily (Paternò), we follow the fortunes of Rosetta from the time she’s twelve (Larissa Volpentesta) and living with her drunken father Leone (Harvey Keitel) – he’d turned to alcohol to forget Rosetta’s mother, Vipera (Elide Melli), after she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Citti
CAST:  Harvey Keitel  •  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Elide Melli  •  Larissa Volpentesta

Set in 1940’s and 50’s Sicily (Paternò), we follow the fortunes of Rosetta from the time she’s twelve (Larissa Volpentesta) and living with her drunken father Leone (Harvey Keitel) – he’d turned to alcohol to forget Rosetta’s mother, Vipera (Elide Melli), after she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Citti
CAST:  Harvey Keitel  •  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Elide Melli  •  Larissa Volpentesta

The Sensuous Sicilian (1973)

From his youth, Paolo Castorini, a Sicilian baron, is as attracted to women as they to him. Giovanna, a servant girl, Lillian, a serious girlfriend in Rome, a hostess at a post-war party, Paolo makes love to them all. He also feels dissatisfied with a life only of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Vicario
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Riccardo Cucciolla  •  Gastone Moschin  •  Lionel Stander

From his youth, Paolo Castorini, a Sicilian baron, is as attracted to women as they to him. Giovanna, a servant girl, Lillian, a serious girlfriend in Rome, a hostess at a post-war party, Paolo makes love to them all. He also feels dissatisfied with a life only of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Vicario
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Riccardo Cucciolla  •  Gastone Moschin  •  Lionel Stander
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