Paola Pitagora

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Barabbas (1961)

Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Silvana Mangano  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Katy Jurado

Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Silvana Mangano  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Katy Jurado

Fists in the Pocket (1965)

A deeply disturbed and epileptic young man benignly decides to murder other members of his dysfunctional family for altruistic reasons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Bellocchio
CAST:  Lou Castel  •  Paola Pitagora  •  Marino Masé  •  Liliana Gerace

A deeply disturbed and epileptic young man benignly decides to murder other members of his dysfunctional family for altruistic reasons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Bellocchio
CAST:  Lou Castel  •  Paola Pitagora  •  Marino Masé  •  Liliana Gerace

All About Loving (1964)

Serge follows Hélène in the crowded streets of Paris and manages to seduce her. Werther takes Sophie to her dentist, Raoul, who tries to seduce her too.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Aurel
CAST:  Michel Piccoli  •  Anna Karina  •  Elsa Martinelli  •  Jean Sorel

Serge follows Hélène in the crowded streets of Paris and manages to seduce her. Werther takes Sophie to her dentist, Raoul, who tries to seduce her too.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Aurel
CAST:  Michel Piccoli  •  Anna Karina  •  Elsa Martinelli  •  Jean Sorel

Messalina (1960)

Messalina was the Roman noblewoman who inveigled ageing emperor Claudio into marriage. Once ensconced on the throne, Messalina launched a reign of terror that shook the empire to its very foundations. The subject of countless film treatments, Rome's most villified ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio Cottafavi
CAST:  Belinda Lee  •  Spiros Focás  •  Giancarlo Sbragia  •  Carlo Giustini

Messalina was the Roman noblewoman who inveigled ageing emperor Claudio into marriage. Once ensconced on the throne, Messalina launched a reign of terror that shook the empire to its very foundations. The subject of countless film treatments, Rome's most villified ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio Cottafavi
CAST:  Belinda Lee  •  Spiros Focás  •  Giancarlo Sbragia  •  Carlo Giustini

Death on the Run (1967)

On the run from the police in Athens, a man named Jason has in his possession a microfilm eagerly sought by both criminal gangs and government agencies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Ty Hardin  •  Michael Rennie  •  Paola Pitagora  •  Vittorio Caprioli

On the run from the police in Athens, a man named Jason has in his possession a microfilm eagerly sought by both criminal gangs and government agencies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Ty Hardin  •  Michael Rennie  •  Paola Pitagora  •  Vittorio Caprioli

Law Breakers (1971)

A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Carné
CAST:  Jacques Brel  •  Catherine Rouvel  •  Paola Pitagora  •  Charles Denner

A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Carné
CAST:  Jacques Brel  •  Catherine Rouvel  •  Paola Pitagora  •  Charles Denner

Without Knowing Anything About Her (1969)

Tells a dark story about a young lawyer that falls in love with a strange girl with an unknown past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Comencini
CAST:  Paola Pitagora  •  Sara Franchetti  •  Elisabetta Fanti  •  Graziella Galvani

Tells a dark story about a young lawyer that falls in love with a strange girl with an unknown past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Comencini
CAST:  Paola Pitagora  •  Sara Franchetti  •  Elisabetta Fanti  •  Graziella Galvani

The Devil's Advocate (1977)

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A dying priest is commissioned to investigate the deeds of Giacomo Nerone, a dead wartime partisan, and find out if he truly is worthy of being canonized.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  John Mills  •  Stéphane Audran  •  Jason Miller  •  Paola Pitagora

A dying priest is commissioned to investigate the deeds of Giacomo Nerone, a dead wartime partisan, and find out if he truly is worthy of being canonized.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  John Mills  •  Stéphane Audran  •  Jason Miller  •  Paola Pitagora

Revolver (1973)

An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife back. He gets the man released - but then kidnaps him himself, in order to ensure that the man's colleagues don't ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Sollima
CAST:  Fabio Testi  •  Oliver Reed  •  Paola Pitagora  •  Agostina Belli

An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife back. He gets the man released - but then kidnaps him himself, in order to ensure that the man's colleagues don't ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Sollima
CAST:  Fabio Testi  •  Oliver Reed  •  Paola Pitagora  •  Agostina Belli

Help Me Dream (1981)

In 1943, during the war, Francesca, widowed, moves with her three daughters to her country house, to get away from the bombing of Bologna. In the villa she finds her childhood friends and her old love Guido, who has not forgotten her. Francesca has a passion for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pupi Avati
CAST:  Mariangela Melato  •  Anthony Franciosa  •  Orazio Orlando  •  Jean-Pierre Léaud

In 1943, during the war, Francesca, widowed, moves with her three daughters to her country house, to get away from the bombing of Bologna. In the villa she finds her childhood friends and her old love Guido, who has not forgotten her. Francesca has a passion for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pupi Avati
CAST:  Mariangela Melato  •  Anthony Franciosa  •  Orazio Orlando  •  Jean-Pierre Léaud

Kapo (1960)

Determined to survive at any price, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, manages to survive by accepting the role of kapo, a privileged prisoner whose mission is to ruthlessly guard other prisoners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gillo Pontecorvo
CAST:  Susan Strasberg  •  Laurent Terzieff  •  Emmanuelle Riva  •  Didi Perego

Determined to survive at any price, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, manages to survive by accepting the role of kapo, a privileged prisoner whose mission is to ruthlessly guard other prisoners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gillo Pontecorvo
CAST:  Susan Strasberg  •  Laurent Terzieff  •  Emmanuelle Riva  •  Didi Perego

In Search of Gregory (1969)

Young Catherine Morelli, who lives in Rome, goes to Geneva to find romance at her father's wedding. There she begins a near nymphomaniac pursuit of a mystery man called Gregory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Wood
CAST:  Julie Christie  •  Michael Sarrazin  •  John Hurt  •  Adolfo Celi

Young Catherine Morelli, who lives in Rome, goes to Geneva to find romance at her father's wedding. There she begins a near nymphomaniac pursuit of a mystery man called Gregory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Wood
CAST:  Julie Christie  •  Michael Sarrazin  •  John Hurt  •  Adolfo Celi

The Serpent (1973)

Vlassov is a Soviet spy who defects in France. He is whisked to the U.S, where Allan Davies takes over the case. After polygraph tests and cross-examinations, Vlassov names several Western European agents who are also spying for the Soviets. Davies wants to take ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Verneuil
CAST:  Yul Brynner  •  Henry Fonda  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  Philippe Noiret

Vlassov is a Soviet spy who defects in France. He is whisked to the U.S, where Allan Davies takes over the case. After polygraph tests and cross-examinations, Vlassov names several Western European agents who are also spying for the Soviets. Davies wants to take ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Verneuil
CAST:  Yul Brynner  •  Henry Fonda  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  Philippe Noiret

Pardon, Are You for or Against? (1966)

A successful fifty-year-old entrepreneur, Tullio Conforti, opposed to divorce for religious reasons, is in fact separated from his wife and leads a frenetic life divided between numerous lovers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Sordi
CAST:  Alberto Sordi  •  Anita Ekberg  •  Bibi Andersson  •  Tina Aumont

A successful fifty-year-old entrepreneur, Tullio Conforti, opposed to divorce for religious reasons, is in fact separated from his wife and leads a frenetic life divided between numerous lovers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Sordi
CAST:  Alberto Sordi  •  Anita Ekberg  •  Bibi Andersson  •  Tina Aumont

The Union (1972)

Sleep-through

A Sicilian worker, a member of the internal commission in a factory in Bergamasco, believes he has won it over the owner because he has obtained important improvements, but the astute employer sells the company to a multinational company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luciano Salce
CAST:  Lando Buzzanca  •  Renzo Montagnani  •  Paola Pitagora  •  Isabella Biagini

A Sicilian worker, a member of the internal commission in a factory in Bergamasco, believes he has won it over the owner because he has obtained important improvements, but the astute employer sells the company to a multinational company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luciano Salce
CAST:  Lando Buzzanca  •  Renzo Montagnani  •  Paola Pitagora  •  Isabella Biagini

The Girl Who Couldn't Say No (1968)

Childhood friends Franco and Jolanda accidentally meet again after 15 years and both know it is love. This comedy traces their troubled relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franco Brusati
CAST:  Virna Lisi  •  George Segal  •  Lila Kedrova  •  Akim Tamiroff

Childhood friends Franco and Jolanda accidentally meet again after 15 years and both know it is love. This comedy traces their troubled relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franco Brusati
CAST:  Virna Lisi  •  George Segal  •  Lila Kedrova  •  Akim Tamiroff

The Lovemakers (1961)

The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando buys out his other relatives in order to gain full control over the dead man's property. But Ferdinando's nephew Amerigo holds out. Amerigo's stance is weakened when he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mauro Bolognini
CAST:  Jean-Paul Belmondo  •  Claudia Cardinale  •  Pietro Germi  •  Romolo Valli

The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando buys out his other relatives in order to gain full control over the dead man's property. But Ferdinando's nephew Amerigo holds out. Amerigo's stance is weakened when he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mauro Bolognini
CAST:  Jean-Paul Belmondo  •  Claudia Cardinale  •  Pietro Germi  •  Romolo Valli

The Carpet of Horror (1962)

An evil genius uses poison gas to avenge himself on his enemies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harald Reinl
CAST:  Joachim Fuchsberger  •  Karin Dor  •  Werner Peters  •  Eleonora Rossi Drago

An evil genius uses poison gas to avenge himself on his enemies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harald Reinl
CAST:  Joachim Fuchsberger  •  Karin Dor  •  Werner Peters  •  Eleonora Rossi Drago

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DIRECTION:  Piero Natoli
CAST:  Manuela Gatti  •  Carlotta Natoli  •  Massimo Bonetti  •  Luisa Maneri
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