Angela Portaluri

Legend of the Lost (1957)

American ne'er-do-well Joe January is hired to take Paul Bonnard on an expedition into the desert in search of treasure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Sophia Loren  •  Rossano Brazzi  •  Kurt Kasznar

American ne'er-do-well Joe January is hired to take Paul Bonnard on an expedition into the desert in search of treasure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Sophia Loren  •  Rossano Brazzi  •  Kurt Kasznar

La bellezza d'Ippolita (1962)

Luca, a petrol dealer, marries a magazine dancer, Ippolita, a girl who likes to be courted by the many passing motorists. One day, the woman discovers that her husband has betrayed her with Adriana. Ippolita decides her revenge: she assures Luke that she will keep ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giancarlo Zagni
CAST:  Gina Lollobrigida  •  Enrico Maria Salerno  •  Milva  •  Lars Bloch

Luca, a petrol dealer, marries a magazine dancer, Ippolita, a girl who likes to be courted by the many passing motorists. One day, the woman discovers that her husband has betrayed her with Adriana. Ippolita decides her revenge: she assures Luke that she will keep ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giancarlo Zagni
CAST:  Gina Lollobrigida  •  Enrico Maria Salerno  •  Milva  •  Lars Bloch

The Police Commissioner (1962)

Popular Italian comic Alberto Sordi does an excellent job of creating a bumbling yet effective police inspector by the unlikely name of Dante Lombardozzi, in this entertaining comedy-murder mystery by director Luigi Comencini.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Comencini
CAST:  Alberto Sordi  •  Alessandro Cutolo  •  Franca Tamantini  •  Alfredo Leggi

Popular Italian comic Alberto Sordi does an excellent job of creating a bumbling yet effective police inspector by the unlikely name of Dante Lombardozzi, in this entertaining comedy-murder mystery by director Luigi Comencini.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Comencini
CAST:  Alberto Sordi  •  Alessandro Cutolo  •  Franca Tamantini  •  Alfredo Leggi

He Who Hesitates Is Lost (1960)

After their boss' death, two clerks eagerly await the arrival of the next one, each one of them hoping to become the apple of his eye. They compete in every possible way to impress him, which causes lots of trouble and many misunderstandings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Totò  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Aroldo Tieri  •  Alberto Lionello

After their boss' death, two clerks eagerly await the arrival of the next one, each one of them hoping to become the apple of his eye. They compete in every possible way to impress him, which causes lots of trouble and many misunderstandings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Totò  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Aroldo Tieri  •  Alberto Lionello

My Pal, Dr. Jekyll (1960)

Professor Fabius has found a way of transferring his personality to another person and he transfers his to the body of Giacinto Floria, a nice teacher in a women's college. Poor Giacinto becomes a sex maniac to the puzzlement of his girlfriend Mafalda.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marino Girolami
CAST:  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Raimondo Vianello  •  Abbe Lane  •  Hélène Chanel

Professor Fabius has found a way of transferring his personality to another person and he transfers his to the body of Giacinto Floria, a nice teacher in a women's college. Poor Giacinto becomes a sex maniac to the puzzlement of his girlfriend Mafalda.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marino Girolami
CAST:  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Raimondo Vianello  •  Abbe Lane  •  Hélène Chanel

Hell in the City (1959)

A young girl comes to prison and experiences the entire prison subculture. The inmates she befriends vary from big tough dangerous dames to smaller submissive ladies who are totally lost in prison life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renato Castellani
CAST:  Anna Magnani  •  Giulietta Masina  •  Myriam Bru  •  Cristina Gaïoni

A young girl comes to prison and experiences the entire prison subculture. The inmates she befriends vary from big tough dangerous dames to smaller submissive ladies who are totally lost in prison life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renato Castellani
CAST:  Anna Magnani  •  Giulietta Masina  •  Myriam Bru  •  Cristina Gaïoni

Love Italian Style (1966)

Anthology comedy structured in 10 episodes (The Exam, Blue Bloods, Too Easy, Love Italian Style, Sunday Story, Wedding Present, Gold Fischer, The Tuxedo, Railway Courtesy, Play Boy). Whimsical exploration of the mores, customs and vices of Italy at that time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Walter Chiari  •  Raimondo Vianello  •  Paolo Panelli  •  Isabella Biagini

Anthology comedy structured in 10 episodes (The Exam, Blue Bloods, Too Easy, Love Italian Style, Sunday Story, Wedding Present, Gold Fischer, The Tuxedo, Railway Courtesy, Play Boy). Whimsical exploration of the mores, customs and vices of Italy at that time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Walter Chiari  •  Raimondo Vianello  •  Paolo Panelli  •  Isabella Biagini

Girl with a Suitcase (1961)

Lorenzo, who's 16 and born to a wealthy family in Parma, tries to make things right toward a showgirl, Aida, whom his older brother has mistreated. In extending kindness and standing up for her, he comes of age. But, is there anything he can do that will alter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valerio Zurlini
CAST:  Claudia Cardinale  •  Jacques Perrin  •  Luciana Angiolillo  •  Riccardo Garrone

Lorenzo, who's 16 and born to a wealthy family in Parma, tries to make things right toward a showgirl, Aida, whom his older brother has mistreated. In extending kindness and standing up for her, he comes of age. But, is there anything he can do that will alter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valerio Zurlini
CAST:  Claudia Cardinale  •  Jacques Perrin  •  Luciana Angiolillo  •  Riccardo Garrone

The Monsters (1963)

The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dino Risi
CAST:  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Vittorio Gassman  •  Lando Buzzanca  •  Marisa Merlini

The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dino Risi
CAST:  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Vittorio Gassman  •  Lando Buzzanca  •  Marisa Merlini

The Indian Tomb (1959)

Seetha and Harold Berger are rescued from the desert by a caravan and brought to a small village. However, the greedy owner of the house where they are lodged betrays the law of hospitality and reveals their location to Prince Ramigani. The couple tries to escape ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Debra Paget  •  Paul Hubschmid  •  Walther Reyer  •  Claus Holm

Seetha and Harold Berger are rescued from the desert by a caravan and brought to a small village. However, the greedy owner of the house where they are lodged betrays the law of hospitality and reveals their location to Prince Ramigani. The couple tries to escape ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Debra Paget  •  Paul Hubschmid  •  Walther Reyer  •  Claus Holm

Django's Cut Price Corpses (1971)

The Cortez brothers rob a bank and flee beyond the Mexican border. On their trail are various people, each for a different reason: Sheriff Fulton is sent by the robbed bank to recuperate the money; Django, a head-hunter, is after them for the reward money; Pickwick ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Batzella
CAST:  Jeff Cameron  •  John Desmont  •  Esmeralda Barros  •  Gengher Gatti

The Cortez brothers rob a bank and flee beyond the Mexican border. On their trail are various people, each for a different reason: Sheriff Fulton is sent by the robbed bank to recuperate the money; Django, a head-hunter, is after them for the reward money; Pickwick ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Batzella
CAST:  Jeff Cameron  •  John Desmont  •  Esmeralda Barros  •  Gengher Gatti

Anything for a Friend (1973)

Two 'friends', Jonas and Mark, who live by cheating and squandering their money in saloons meet a crazy old man who tells them that gold has been discovered in the Rocky Mountains. The whole town moves, with dreams of becoming rich, but they are bitterly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Demofilo Fidani
CAST:  Ettore Manni  •  Angela Portaluri  •  Gordon Mitchell  •  Simonetta Vitelli

Two 'friends', Jonas and Mark, who live by cheating and squandering their money in saloons meet a crazy old man who tells them that gold has been discovered in the Rocky Mountains. The whole town moves, with dreams of becoming rich, but they are bitterly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Demofilo Fidani
CAST:  Ettore Manni  •  Angela Portaluri  •  Gordon Mitchell  •  Simonetta Vitelli