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- Caterina Murino was born on September 15, 1977, in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. In 1996 she took fourth place in the Miss Italy contest. Then she moved to Milan, where she began working as a model in commercials for MasterCard, Swatch, Mercedes-Benz and Nescafe, among other gigs. From 1999-2000 she studied acting at the Scuola di Cinema e Teatro di Francesca de Sapio in Italy.
In 1999 she made her acting debut in a stage production of "Richard III" and appeared in several Italian-language plays. In 2002 she began her film and television career with bit parts in Italian, German and French productions. Her breakthrough came in 2004, when she co-starred opposite Jean Reno in the French comedy The Corsican File (2004).
She is trilingual, speaking French, English and Italian. She is a versatile actress and a good athlete. Her talents include singing, dancing tango, flamenco and oriental dances, as well as horseback riding. She co-starred as Solange, one of three Bond girls, opposite Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (2006). - Actress
- Soundtrack
Anna Maria Pierangeli was born June 19, 1932, in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. Anna and her twin sister, Marisa Pavan, both had their eyes on becoming film stars, since that was one of the big Italian pastimes. Anna adopted her surname and split it in half, and it was as Pier Angeli that she would find fame. Her first role was an uncredited part in 1948's The Million Dollar Nickel (1952), an Italian production. Pier was 16 at the time and it was to be the first of many roles for this beautiful woman. The film was largely forgettable but it was a start. The following year she played in another Italian production, Tomorrow Is Too Late (1950). Again it was a very small role, and she was not seen on the screen again until 1951. Between 1949 and 1951 she appeared in stage productions and found work in menial jobs. When she did return it was in the film The Light Touch (1951) as Anna Vasarri. Later that year she won the title role in Teresa (1951). However, she again hit a drought with only one film in 1952 and two in 1953. The next year things began to pick up, however, with Hollywood beckoning. After the Italian Miss Nitouche (1954) she caught the eyes of Hollywood moguls, who cast her in Flame and the Flesh (1954) and The Silver Chalice (1954). Now she divided her time between Italy and the US making movies. She married Vic Damone in 1954, a union that lasted only four years and produced one son.
No film offers came in 1955, but in 1956 Pier landed the role of Norma Graziano (wife of fighter Rocky Graziano) in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) opposite Paul Newman. The film was well received at the box office and she had hopes that things were going to pick up again. She played Ynez in Port Afrique (1956) later that year and then another drought ensued. After The Vintage (1957), Merry Andrew (1958) and SOS Pacific (1959), she made three more films in 1960. Then once again 1961 saw no appearances. In 1962 Pier played Ildith in Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) and later that year played in a French production entitled White Slave Ship (1961). After the Italian production of Shadow of Evil (1964) she returned in the hit European-American co-production Battle of the Bulge (1965).
After a handful of films between 1966 and 1970, Pier realized her dreams of super-stardom were not to be. She had divorced her second husband (Armando Trovajoli) in 1969 and made her final appearance on the screen in 1971 in the low-budget sci-fi opus Octaman (1971). On September 10th of that year Pier was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her Beverly Hills home. She was only 39 years old.- Actor
- Producer
- Stunts
Francesco Columbu was an Italian actor, author, chiropractor, and former Amateur Boxer, Professional Bodybuilder and World's Strongest Man competitor. Franco was a longtime friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger, whom he met in 1965. He often appeared in small cinematic roles alongside Schwarzenegger at the height of his fame. He made his Pro Bodybuilding Debut in 1968, and was regularly competing at he top end of the under 200lbs category. This was documented in the 1977 Documentary Pumping Iron (1977). He went on to win the 1981 IFBB Mr. Olympia competition, becoming the first under 200lbs winner, retiring shortly after. Franco was considered one of the world's strongest men. He held a number of power lifting world records. He performed a strongman act of breaking a hot water bottle by inflating it orally, lifting vehicles onstage while another performer changed a tire, and dead lifted over 320 kg (700 lbs). These were documented in the 2002 Documentary 'Raw Iron: The Making of Pumping Iron', celebrating the 25th anniversary of 'Pumping Iron'.- Elisabetta Canalis was born on 12 September 1978 in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. She is an actress, known for Virgin Territory (2007), Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) and Fratelli Benvenuti (2010). She has been married to Brian Perri since 14 September 2014. They have one child.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Maria Luisa Pierangeli and her twin sister Anna Maria were born in Sardinia, Italy. They were fraternal twins with different personalities as well. Anna Maria was dreamy and innocent; Maria Luisa was independent and studious. They moved to Rome in the late 1940s. In 1948 their lives changed when director Vittorio De Sica cast Anna in Tomorrow Is Too Late (1950). In 1950 the family moved to Hollywood, where Anna Maria changed her name to Pier Angeli.
Marisa was not interested in acting, but was cast by John Ford in What Price Glory (1952) starring James Cagney. She changed her last name to Pavan, the name of a Jewish officer her family had hidden from the Nazis during World War 2. Marisa signed a contract with Fox, but was relieved when it was broken. She wanted a wider choice of roles than her sister. Pavan's performance in The Rose Tattoo (1955) supporting Italian icon Anna Magnani, earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
She lost interest in Hollywood while filming Solomon and Sheba (1959). She remembered it as a bad experience, and not just because costar Tyrone Power died during the filming. Pavan turned her attention to television in the 1960s. She and husband Jean-Pierre Aumont toured America and Europe in plays and musicals, including "Gigi". Later in France, she returned to film.
As of 2018, Pavan lives in the South of France. Marisa is the founder and director of URMA (Unis pour la Recherche sur la Maladie d'Alzheimer), an organization she created to support research working to find treatments for Alzheimer's.- Actress
- Composer
Maria Carta was born on 24 June 1934 in Siligo, Sardinia, Italy. She was an actress and composer, known for The Godfather Part II (1974), The Godfather Saga (1977) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977). She died on 22 September 1994 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Mattia Dessì was born on 22 October 1978 in Sardinia, Italy. He is a producer, known for Gitte Talks (2015), Strange Love (2005) and Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008). He has been married to Brigitte Nielsen since 8 July 2006. They have one child.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Amedeo Nazzari was born on 10 December 1907 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Nights of Cabiria (1957), The Bandit (1946) and Chains (1949). He was married to Irene Genna. He died on 5 November 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
- Editor
- Director
Luigi Batzella was born on 27 May 1924 in San Sperate, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor and editor. He died on 18 November 2008 in San Sperate, Sardinia, Italy.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Pamela Prati was born on 26 November 1958 in Ozieri, Sardinia, Italy. She is an actress, known for Carmen nue (1984), Transformations (1988) and The Adventures of Hercules (1985). She has been married to 'Daniel Sebastian Jabir' since July 2009.- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Sound Department
Mimmo Palmara was born on 25 July 1928 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Ten Gladiators (1963), Tharus figlio di Attila (1962) and The Two Gladiators (1964). He died on 10 June 2016 in Rome, Italy.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Nanni Loy was born on 23 October 1925 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for The Four Days of Naples (1962), Scugnizzi (1989) and Il padre di famiglia (1967). He was married to Bianca Marchesano. He died on 21 August 1995 in Fiumicino, Lazio, Italy.- Enrica Pintore was born on 13 November 1985 in Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy. She is an actress, known for Incappucciati, Foschi (2022), 10 regole per fare innamorare (2012) and Italian Business (2017).
- Gloria Milland was born on 11 October 1940 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. She was an actress, known for D'Artagnan contro i 3 moschettieri (1963), The Black Duke (1963) and Fury of Achilles (1962). She died on 27 August 1989 in Ladispoli, Rome, Italy.
- Actress
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rossana Ghessa was born on 24 January 1943 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. She is an actress and producer, known for Bebel, Garota Propaganda (1968), Ana Terra (1971) and O Vampiro de Copacabana (1976). She is married to Durval Garcia.- Writer
- Additional Crew
Franco Solinas was an Italian writer and screenwriter active from the 1950s to the early 1980s, who specialized in political and historical films. He is best known for the screenplay of The Battle of Algiers (1966), which was nominated for three Academy Awards. He worked with several acclaimed directors, including Joseph Losey, Costa-Gavras, Gillo Pontecorvo, and Francesco Rosi.- Writer
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edoardo Mulargia was born on 10 December 1925 in Torpè, Sardinia, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Tropic of Cancer (1972), Shango (1970) and La figliastra (Storia di corna e di passione) (1976). He died on 7 September 2005 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Adolfo Lastretti was born on 18 November 1937 in Tempio Pausania, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Syndicate Sadists (1975), The Lion of the Desert (1980) and Spasmo (1974). He died on 5 May 2018 in Loiano, Bologna, Italy.
- Nicola Farron was born on 8 February 1964 in Oristano, Sardinia, Italy. He is an actor, known for Body Count (1986), L'avaro (1990) and Un medico in famiglia (1998).
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Additional Crew
Alessandro Lai was born on 22 January 1970 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He is a costume designer, known for Naples in Veils (2017), Black Angel (2002) and Rosa e Cornelia (2000).- Tiberio Murgia was born on 5 February 1929 in Oristano, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Big Deal After 20 Years (1985), Riff Raff Girls (1959) and The Girl with a Pistol (1968). He died on 20 August 2010 in Tolfa, Lazio, Italy.
- Actress
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Geppi Cucciari was born on 18 August 1973 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Referee (2013) and A Boyfriend for my Wife (2014).- Antonella Murgia was born on 26 June 1942 in Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy. She was an actress, known for School of Erotic Enjoyment (1971), The Big Blackout (1966) and Arms of the Avenger (1963). She was married to James Carrington. She died on 10 March 2015 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Massimiliano Caprara was born on 6 April 1967 in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. He is an actor, known for Rocco Schiavone (2016), Don Matteo (2000) and Vetro (2022).
- Antonio Pierfederici was born on 18 March 1919 in La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Romeo and Juliet (1968), Sins of Pompeii (1950) and Sam et Sally (1978). He died on 6 January 1999 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Writer
- Director
- Production Designer
Demofilo Fidani was born on 8 February 1914 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Karzan, il favoloso uomo della jungla (1972), A.A.A. Massaggiatrice bella presenza offresi... (1972) and Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger! (1968). He died in March 1994 in Italy.- Giacomo Fadda was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. Giacomo is an actor, known for To Rome with Love (2012), Love and Metamorphoses (2014) and Mille bolle blu (1993).
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Versatile, no other adjective could apply better to the art and personality of Gianni Agus. He indeed worked in the theater, in the cinema, on television, in variety shows. He could be an actor (from romantic lead in his first plays to sidekick to Totò to character actor in Pirandello plays), a TV host or the M.C of the San Remo song contest of 1958. He could sing and dance, perform alone or as part of a company. Yes, Agus could do everything including promoting the career of Vittorio Gassman... who was chosen to replace him after he had slapped the leading actress of his theater company! Gianni Agus appeared in lots of Italian films. He was particularly good as Count Almaviva in Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia "Figaro qua, Figaro là" (1950), as the fascist official in "Il federale" by Luciano Salce (1961), as the fascist mayor in Sergio Corbucci's best film "I due marescialli" 1961) and as Sergio in Dino Risi's "Mordi e fuggi" (1972). Of course Agus lent talent to a series of appalling z comedies. But he was an entertainer first and foremost. If he was given the opportunity to entertain the Italian audience he never turned his nose up at it. That is the reason why he is still fondly remembered by his fellow-countrymen. They are aware that through his nondiscriminatory choices Agus respected them all, whether highbrow or lowbrow.- Angelo Sotgiu was born on 22 February 1946 in Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola, Sardinia, Italy. He is an actor, known for Un fidanzato modello (2014), Festival di Sanremo (1951) and L'eredità (2002).
- Due to popular demand, Giorgia Palmas posed fully topless for Max Calendar - Feb 2005. She was shirtless for most part of the shoot. Giorgia Palmas was adored for her strip teases and dances during many Italian shows, all the male viewers were finally able to see her topless. As per her interview she didn't have the courage to go topless, but after realizing that many men were wanting to her body, she agreed to the shoot
- Bruno Alias was born on 8 January 1928 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor. He died on 10 April 1996 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Salvatore Mereu was born in 1965 in Dorgali, Sardinia, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for Pretty Butterflies (2012), Ballo a tre passi (2003) and Assandira (2020).- Chiara Laudani was born in 1970 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. Chiara is a writer, known for Hollywood Flies (2005), Where I've Never Lived (2017) and Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco (2021).
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Igor Tuveri was born on 26 September 1958 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for 5 Is the Perfect Number (2019), L'accabadora (2015) and Last Summer (2014).- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Antonello Grimaldi was born on 14 August 1955 in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. He is a director and actor, known for Quiet Chaos (2008), Nulla ci può fermare (1989) and Juke box (1985).- Edmondo De Amicis was born on 21 October 1846 in Oneglia, Kingdom of Sardinia [now Imperia, Liguria, Italy]. He was a writer, known for The Young Lady and the Hooligan (1918), Dagli Appennini alle Ande (1990) and Times Gone By (1952). He died on 12 March 1908 in Bordighera, Liguria, Italy.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
He has appeared in about forty films, including twelve musicals, between 1957 and 1978. For television, he participated in several television miniseries: "Biblioteca di Studio Uno" (1964, episode of "I tre moschettieri"), "Za-bum" (1964), "Scaramouche" (1965), "Oliver Cromwell: Ritratto di un dittatore" (1969), "Nero Wolfe" (1971 , Sausages episode "Mezzanotte"), "Le inchieste del commissario Maigret" (1972, episode of "Maigret in pensione"), "Il commissario De Vincenzi" (1974 episode "L'albergo delle tre rose"), "Don Giovanni in Sicilia" (1977), "Il furto della Gioconda" (1978), "Tecnica di un colpo di stato: la marcia su Roma" (1978).- Gigi Gatti was born in 1936 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. She was an actress, known for Survivors (1975), The Carnforth Practice (1974) and Holiday on the Buses (1973). She died on 25 March 2003 in Gardone Riviera, Lombardy, Italy.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Mino Loy was born on 10 December 1933 in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. He is a producer and director, known for Flashman (1967), La battaglia del deserto (1969) and Devil Fish (1984).- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Berto Pisano was born on 13 October 1928 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was a composer, known for Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971), Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973) and The Big Blackout (1966). He died on 29 January 2002 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Born in Cagliari in 1976. He's a italian director. After he graduated in directing and screenwriting at Accademia Internazionale dell'Immagine in L'Aquila, he moved to Rome where he started by directing few shorts movies among which "Provided it's buried" (2006), which garnered several awards in the international film festival circuit. In 2009 he presented his medium-length film "I know there's a man" at the 66th Venice Film Festival; a work of great expressive and stylistic maturity that strongly confirms him as one of the most interesting new Italian directors. His first feature film "Leaving no trace" (2016), starring Michele Riondino and Valentina Cervi, was well received by the public and critics.- Gianfranco Zola was born on 5 July 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia, Italy. He is an actor, known for Parma Calcio 1913 vs AC Milan (1995), Senza Volto. Storia di Fabrizio Maiello (2024) and Renford Rejects (1998).
- Vittorio Attene was born on 1 August 1971 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He is an actor, known for Cheeky (2000), Frivolous Lola (1998) and Non sono io (2004).
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Aiace Parolin was born on 28 March 1920 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Seduced and Abandoned (1964), Black Jesus (1968) and The Climax (1967). He died on 19 November 2016 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Benito Urgu was born on 12 January 1939 in Oristano, Sardinia, Italy. He is an actor, known for The Man Who Bought the Moon (2018), Ogni lasciato è perso (2001) and The Referee (2013).
- Director
- Writer
- Production Manager
Mario Sequi was born on 30 June 1913 in Monserrato, Sardinia, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for Cronaca di un delitto (1953), Incantesimo tragico (1951) and Altura (1954).- Maria Frau was born on 6 August 1930 in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. She is an actress, known for Totò all'inferno (1955), Adventure in Rio (1955) and Sul ponte dei sospiri (1953).
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Gavino Ledda was born on 30 December 1938 in Siligo, Sardinia, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for Ybris (1984), Assandira (2020) and Padre Padrone (1977).- Actor
- Art Department
- Director
Maurizio Pulina is an Italian actor, director and acting coach born in Alghero on October 09, 1981. He began his career in 2002 in Rome dividing himself between theater and cinema and television. Over the years he has studied and worked with actors and directors such as Giancarlo Giannini, Franco Nero, Abel Ferrara, Carlo Delle Piane, Barbara De Rossi, Lando Buzzanca, Philipe Leroy, Luca Ward, Francesco Pannofino, Mino Sferra, Caterina Murino and many others. His interpretation of Red Bill in Mauro Aragoni's "That Dirty Black Bag" earned him the award as Lead Actor at the Los Angeles Web Fest in 2015.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Silvia Vascellari was born on 13 April 1978 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. Silvia is an assistant director and production manager, known for Mission: Impossible III (2006), Rome (2005) and Here After.