Elvira Cortese

The Grand Duel (1972)

A grizzled ex-sheriff helps a man framed for murder to confront the powerful trio of brothers who want him dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giancarlo Santi
CAST:  Lee Van Cleef  •  Marc Mazza  •  Klaus Grünberg  •  Horst Frank

A grizzled ex-sheriff helps a man framed for murder to confront the powerful trio of brothers who want him dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giancarlo Santi
CAST:  Lee Van Cleef  •  Marc Mazza  •  Klaus Grünberg  •  Horst Frank

A Simple Heart (1977)

Set in a rural area of France in the 19th century, this simple tale tells the story of a servant girl whose life seems marked by grand tragedy, but whose heart is simple and uncomplicated enough not only to endure, but even to attain serenity in the face of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Ferrara
CAST:  Joe Dallesandro  •  Adriana Asti  •  Tina Aumont  •  Alida Valli

Set in a rural area of France in the 19th century, this simple tale tells the story of a servant girl whose life seems marked by grand tragedy, but whose heart is simple and uncomplicated enough not only to endure, but even to attain serenity in the face of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Ferrara
CAST:  Joe Dallesandro  •  Adriana Asti  •  Tina Aumont  •  Alida Valli

Garter Colt (1968)

At the border with Mexico, a brave young woman defends herself from the attack of the fearsome bandit, "Red", mastering a gun and the game of poker. Falling in love with a young Frenchman, he asks her to give up gambling and start a quiet and normal life, but when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gian Andrea Rocco
CAST:  Nicoletta Machiavelli  •  Claudio Camaso  •  Walter Barnes  •  Marisa Solinas

At the border with Mexico, a brave young woman defends herself from the attack of the fearsome bandit, "Red", mastering a gun and the game of poker. Falling in love with a young Frenchman, he asks her to give up gambling and start a quiet and normal life, but when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gian Andrea Rocco
CAST:  Nicoletta Machiavelli  •  Claudio Camaso  •  Walter Barnes  •  Marisa Solinas

Run with the Devil (1960)

Stefano is a talented painter, devoted to his art but not interested in promoting himself, while many of his fellow artists are far more adept at selling their persona than creating art.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Camerini
CAST:  Antonella Lualdi  •  Gérard Blain  •  Franco Fabrizi  •  Yvonne Furneaux

Stefano is a talented painter, devoted to his art but not interested in promoting himself, while many of his fellow artists are far more adept at selling their persona than creating art.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Camerini
CAST:  Antonella Lualdi  •  Gérard Blain  •  Franco Fabrizi  •  Yvonne Furneaux

L'assistente sociale tutto pepe (1981)

Nadia is a social worker who is trying to keep the residents of a local slum in line. Unfortunately she keeps neglecting her work and fantasizing about a life as a pop-star. When she falls for one of the residents in question, a small time crook called Bel Ami, she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nando Cicero
CAST:  Nadia Cassini  •  Renzo Montagnani  •  Yorgo Voyagis  •  Irene Papas

Nadia is a social worker who is trying to keep the residents of a local slum in line. Unfortunately she keeps neglecting her work and fantasizing about a life as a pop-star. When she falls for one of the residents in question, a small time crook called Bel Ami, she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nando Cicero
CAST:  Nadia Cassini  •  Renzo Montagnani  •  Yorgo Voyagis  •  Irene Papas

Planets Around Us (1962)

An alien race sends cyborgs — made to look like the son of a famous scientist, whom they killed when he landed on their planet — to Earth to help pave the way for an invasion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Romano Ferrara
CAST:  Michel Lemoine  •  Maria Pia Luzi  •  Jany Clair  •  Marco Guglielmi

An alien race sends cyborgs — made to look like the son of a famous scientist, whom they killed when he landed on their planet — to Earth to help pave the way for an invasion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Romano Ferrara
CAST:  Michel Lemoine  •  Maria Pia Luzi  •  Jany Clair  •  Marco Guglielmi

Crescete e moltiplicatevi (1973)

Italian comedy  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giulio Petroni
CAST:  Raymond Pellegrin  •  Lionel Stander  •  Hugh Griffith  •  Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Italian comedy  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giulio Petroni
CAST:  Raymond Pellegrin  •  Lionel Stander  •  Hugh Griffith  •  Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Conversation Piece (1974)

A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luchino Visconti
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Helmut Berger  •  Silvana Mangano  •  Claudia Marsani

A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luchino Visconti
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Helmut Berger  •  Silvana Mangano  •  Claudia Marsani

The Innocent (1976)

Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful he becomes enamored of her again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luchino Visconti
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Laura Antonelli  •  Jennifer O'Neill  •  Rina Morelli

Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful he becomes enamored of her again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luchino Visconti
CAST:  Giancarlo Giannini  •  Laura Antonelli  •  Jennifer O'Neill  •  Rina Morelli