Attilio Dottesio

Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

EpicClassicOriginalAction-packed

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Eli Wallach  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Aldo Giuffrè

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Eli Wallach  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Aldo Giuffrè

Deep Red (1975)

One night, musician Marcus Daly, looking up from the street below, witnesses the brutal axe murder of a woman in her apartment. Racing to the scene, he just manages to miss the perpetrator... or so he thinks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dario Argento
CAST:  David Hemmings  •  Daria Nicolodi  •  Gabriele Lavia  •  Macha Méril

One night, musician Marcus Daly, looking up from the street below, witnesses the brutal axe murder of a woman in her apartment. Racing to the scene, he just manages to miss the perpetrator... or so he thinks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dario Argento
CAST:  David Hemmings  •  Daria Nicolodi  •  Gabriele Lavia  •  Macha Méril

Wifemistress (1977)

A vineyard's manager marries the owner's very young daughter; father dies. Deceit, infidelity. The husband is forced to watch from a distance as his wife blossom socially in his absence; then the plot thickens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Vicario
CAST:  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Laura Antonelli  •  William Berger  •  Leonard Mann

A vineyard's manager marries the owner's very young daughter; father dies. Deceit, infidelity. The husband is forced to watch from a distance as his wife blossom socially in his absence; then the plot thickens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Vicario
CAST:  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Laura Antonelli  •  William Berger  •  Leonard Mann

Bitter Rice (1949)

Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe De Santis
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Doris Dowling  •  Silvana Mangano  •  Raf Vallone

Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe De Santis
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Doris Dowling  •  Silvana Mangano  •  Raf Vallone

Let's Talk About Women (1964)

Vittorio Gassman stars as different characters in each of the nine episodes of this unusual Italian comedy. Playing everything from a practical joker to a prisoner, he comments upon romance, love and women in general.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ettore Scola
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Sylva Koscina  •  Antonella Lualdi  •  Eleonora Rossi Drago

Vittorio Gassman stars as different characters in each of the nine episodes of this unusual Italian comedy. Playing everything from a practical joker to a prisoner, he comments upon romance, love and women in general.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ettore Scola
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Sylva Koscina  •  Antonella Lualdi  •  Eleonora Rossi Drago

The Terror of the Steppes (1964)

Tribal chief Sandra kidnaps Samira, the daughter of the powerful Yesen Khan. He hopes to exchange her for a treasure in gold but falls in love with the girl and things gets complicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tanio Boccia
CAST:  Kirk Morris  •  Moira Orfei  •  Daniele Vargas  •  Ombretta Colli

Tribal chief Sandra kidnaps Samira, the daughter of the powerful Yesen Khan. He hopes to exchange her for a treasure in gold but falls in love with the girl and things gets complicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tanio Boccia
CAST:  Kirk Morris  •  Moira Orfei  •  Daniele Vargas  •  Ombretta Colli

One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana! (1970)

The small desert town of Black City is held in a reign of terror by a nasty gang of criminals lead by the ruthless Bud Willer. Earnest, but inexperienced Sheriff Jack Ronson arrives in town to establish law and order. Mysterious bounty hunter Django helps Ronson out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Demofilo Fidani
CAST:  Jack Betts  •  Fabio Testi  •  Dino Strano  •  Calgero Caruana

The small desert town of Black City is held in a reign of terror by a nasty gang of criminals lead by the ruthless Bud Willer. Earnest, but inexperienced Sheriff Jack Ronson arrives in town to establish law and order. Mysterious bounty hunter Django helps Ronson out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Demofilo Fidani
CAST:  Jack Betts  •  Fabio Testi  •  Dino Strano  •  Calgero Caruana

Dead Men Don't Make Shadows (1970)

Lazar, a bounty killer, teams up with a young gunfighter to blackmail Barrett, a former bandit and mine owner. At the end of the day, the bounty hunter clashes with Barrett, but something goes wrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Demofilo Fidani
CAST:  Jack Betts  •  Franco Borelli  •  Gordon Mitchell  •  Simonetta Vitelli

Lazar, a bounty killer, teams up with a young gunfighter to blackmail Barrett, a former bandit and mine owner. At the end of the day, the bounty hunter clashes with Barrett, but something goes wrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Demofilo Fidani
CAST:  Jack Betts  •  Franco Borelli  •  Gordon Mitchell  •  Simonetta Vitelli

The Con Artists (1976)

Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organize his jail break. But instead of Philip is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, to escape. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip to escape. He will succeeded and from that moment on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Adriano Celentano  •  Capucine  •  Corinne Cléry

Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organize his jail break. But instead of Philip is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, to escape. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip to escape. He will succeeded and from that moment on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Adriano Celentano  •  Capucine  •  Corinne Cléry

The Eye of the Needle (1963)

Two young men in a village in Sicily raping a girl. In the end, two skilled lawyers will succeed in getting them to complete the trial, but one, who in the meantime has fallen in love with the victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcello Andrei
CAST:  Nino Castelnuovo  •  Gérard Blain  •  Annette Stroyberg  •  Mariangela Giordano

Two young men in a village in Sicily raping a girl. In the end, two skilled lawyers will succeed in getting them to complete the trial, but one, who in the meantime has fallen in love with the victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcello Andrei
CAST:  Nino Castelnuovo  •  Gérard Blain  •  Annette Stroyberg  •  Mariangela Giordano

Nerone (1977)

Parody of real life events of the Roman emperor Nero.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Castellacci  •  Pier Francesco Pingitore
CAST:  Pippo Franco  •  Maria Grazia Buccella  •  Paola Tedesco  •  Oreste Lionello

Parody of real life events of the Roman emperor Nero.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Castellacci  •  Pier Francesco Pingitore
CAST:  Pippo Franco  •  Maria Grazia Buccella  •  Paola Tedesco  •  Oreste Lionello

Erotic Games in the Third Galaxy (1981)

The crew of a space ship confronts an evil galactic ruler out to rule the universe. Also known as "Escape from Galaxy 3", "Starcrash II" or "Star Crash II" dubbed in English  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bitto Albertini
CAST:  Sherry Buchanan  •  Fausto Di Bella  •  Don Powell  •  Chris Avram

The crew of a space ship confronts an evil galactic ruler out to rule the universe. Also known as "Escape from Galaxy 3", "Starcrash II" or "Star Crash II" dubbed in English  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bitto Albertini
CAST:  Sherry Buchanan  •  Fausto Di Bella  •  Don Powell  •  Chris Avram

City of Pain (1949)

The city of Pola is being evacuated after the peace conference of 1947 decided to assign the sovereignty to Tito's Yugoslavia. However the main character decides to stay, thinking that Communism might bring him a better future. Life turns to be hard for him and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Bonnard
CAST:  Luigi Tosi  •  Barbara Costanova  •  Gianni Rizzo  •  Constance Dowling

The city of Pola is being evacuated after the peace conference of 1947 decided to assign the sovereignty to Tito's Yugoslavia. However the main character decides to stay, thinking that Communism might bring him a better future. Life turns to be hard for him and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Bonnard
CAST:  Luigi Tosi  •  Barbara Costanova  •  Gianni Rizzo  •  Constance Dowling

The Reward's Yours... The Man's Mine (1969)

An alcoholic gunman, hunted down by five pitiless bounty hunters, is sheltered by a saloon dancer. When his enemies kill the girl the outlaw pulls himself together and faces his adversaries and takes his revenge in a final showdown. An interesting take on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edoardo Mulargia
CAST:  Robert Woods  •  Marc Fiorini  •  Aldo Berti  •  Mario Brega

An alcoholic gunman, hunted down by five pitiless bounty hunters, is sheltered by a saloon dancer. When his enemies kill the girl the outlaw pulls himself together and faces his adversaries and takes his revenge in a final showdown. An interesting take on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edoardo Mulargia
CAST:  Robert Woods  •  Marc Fiorini  •  Aldo Berti  •  Mario Brega

Looking for Jesus (1982)

Giovanni is a young man who has been used by a catholic publishing house to advertise, with his face, a publication by installments concerning Jesus life. Francesca is a mysterious girl he met on the street and who's being sought by the police. They leave together, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Comencini
CAST:  Beppe Grillo  •  Maria Schneider  •  Fernando Rey  •  Alexandra Stewart

Giovanni is a young man who has been used by a catholic publishing house to advertise, with his face, a publication by installments concerning Jesus life. Francesca is a mysterious girl he met on the street and who's being sought by the police. They leave together, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Comencini
CAST:  Beppe Grillo  •  Maria Schneider  •  Fernando Rey  •  Alexandra Stewart

The Tough and the Mighty (1969)

Based on the story of real life Sardinian bandit Graziano Mesina.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Lizzani
CAST:  Terence Hill  •  Don Backy  •  Carlo Lizzani  •  Clelia Matania

Based on the story of real life Sardinian bandit Graziano Mesina.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Lizzani
CAST:  Terence Hill  •  Don Backy  •  Carlo Lizzani  •  Clelia Matania

What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)

An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered. A peeping tom is caught with photos of her having sex with a teenage drop-out but he is later released due to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Massimo Dallamano
CAST:  Giovanna Ralli  •  Claudio Cassinelli  •  Mario Adorf  •  Franco Fabrizi

An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered. A peeping tom is caught with photos of her having sex with a teenage drop-out but he is later released due to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Massimo Dallamano
CAST:  Giovanna Ralli  •  Claudio Cassinelli  •  Mario Adorf  •  Franco Fabrizi

A Special Cop in Action (1976)

A school bus with young children being kidnapped. Commissario Betti will solve the case. High action is promised, including hostage, bank robberies, car chases, prison scenes and mafia bosses!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marino Girolami
CAST:  Maurizio Merli  •  John Saxon  •  Mirella D'Angelo  •  Raymond Pellegrin

A school bus with young children being kidnapped. Commissario Betti will solve the case. High action is promised, including hostage, bank robberies, car chases, prison scenes and mafia bosses!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marino Girolami
CAST:  Maurizio Merli  •  John Saxon  •  Mirella D'Angelo  •  Raymond Pellegrin

Diary of a Roman Virgin (1973)

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DIRECTION:  Joe D'Amato
CAST:  Lucretia Love  •  Linda Sini  •  Attilio Dottesio  •  Edmondo Tieghi

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DIRECTION:  Joe D'Amato
CAST:  Lucretia Love  •  Linda Sini  •  Attilio Dottesio  •  Edmondo Tieghi

The Career of a Chambermaid (1976)

This slight skewering of the mindset of the Fascist era when Italy’s “White Telephone” films (conservative minded sophisticated comedy-dramas revolving around the bourgeoisie) were in vogue gives Agostina Belli her best role – an ambitious Venetian girl that goes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dino Risi
CAST:  Agostina Belli  •  Cochi Ponzoni  •  Maurizio Arena  •  William Berger

This slight skewering of the mindset of the Fascist era when Italy’s “White Telephone” films (conservative minded sophisticated comedy-dramas revolving around the bourgeoisie) were in vogue gives Agostina Belli her best role – an ambitious Venetian girl that goes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dino Risi
CAST:  Agostina Belli  •  Cochi Ponzoni  •  Maurizio Arena  •  William Berger
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