Carlo Ponti
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Carlo Ponti was an Italian
film producer
with over 140 production credits, and the husband of Italian movie star Sophia Loren
.
. He joined his father's law firm in Milan and became involved in the film business through negotiating contracts. Ponti attempted to establish a film industry in Milan in 1940
and produced Mario Soldati
's Piccolo Mondo Antico there, starring Alida Valli
, in her first notable role. The film dealt with the Italian struggle against the Austrians
for the inclusion of northeastern Italy into the Kingdom of Italy
during the Risorgimento
. The film was successful, because it was easy to see "the Austrians as Germans" during World War II
. As a result, he was briefly jailed for undermining relations with Nazi Germany
.
Ponti accepted an offer from Lux Film
in Rome
in 1941, where he produced a series of commercially successful films featuring the comedian Totò
. In 1954
he had his greatest artistic success with the production of Federico Fellini
's La strada
. However, Fellini denied Ponti's role in its success and said that "La Strada was made in spite of Ponti and De Laurentiis
". He produced Visconti
's Boccaccio '70
in 1962
, Marriage Italian Style in 1964
, and Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow in 1965
. He produced his most popular and financially successful film, David Lean
's Doctor Zhivago
in 1965
. He subsequently produced three notable films with Michelangelo Antonioni
, Blowup
in 1966
, Zabriskie Point
in 1970
and The Passenger
in 1974
.
(1951). In 1952 his friend, Goffredo Lombardo, head of production at Titanus, changed Lazzaro's name to Sophia Loren
. In 1957, Ponti obtained a Mexican
divorce from his first wife and married Sophia Loren by proxy
. Divorce was still forbidden in Italy and he was informed that he would be charged with bigamy if he returned to Italy and Loren would be charged with "concubinage
". Ponti co-produced several films in Hollywood starring Loren, establishing her fame, although most were box-office failures. In 1960 Ponti and Loren returned to Italy and when summoned to court, denied being married. Later, they had the marriage annulled in 1962, after which he arranged with his first wife, Giuliana, that the three of them move to France (which at that time allowed divorce) and become French citizens. In 1965 Giuliana Ponti divorced her husband, allowing Ponti to marry Loren in 1966 in a civil wedding in Sèvres. They later became French citizens after their application was approved by then French President Georges Pompidou
.
Two unsuccessful attempts were made to kidnap Ponti in 1975, including one involving an attack on his car with gunfire.
Ponti was tried in absentia in 1979 for smuggling money and works of art abroad and fined 22 billion lire
and sentenced to four years in prison. He did not attend the hearing, as his French nationality made him immune from extradition. He was finally cleared of the charges in 1990.
, Switzerland
from pulmonary complications. He was survived by Loren, his sons Carlo (now a music conductor and music director of the San Bernardino
Symphony), film producer Alessandro; film director and former child actor Edoardo Ponti
; and lawyer daughter Guendalina.
His body rests in Magenta, Lombardy. .
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
with over 140 production credits, and the husband of Italian movie star Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren, OMRI is an Italian actress.In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, along with 21 awards, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance...
.
Career
Ponti was born in Magenta, Lombardy and studied law at the University of MilanUniversity of Milan
The University of Milan is a higher education institution in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 62,801 students, a teaching and research staff of 2,455 and a non-teaching staff of 2,200....
. He joined his father's law firm in Milan and became involved in the film business through negotiating contracts. Ponti attempted to establish a film industry in Milan in 1940
1940 in film
The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....
and produced Mario Soldati
Mario Soldati
Mario Soldati was an Italian writer and film director.-Biography:Soldati studied Humanities in his native city, Turin, and History of Art in Rome. He started publishing novels in 1929 although his fame came with America primo amore, published in 1935, a diary about the time he spent teaching at...
's Piccolo Mondo Antico there, starring Alida Valli
Alida Valli
Alida Valli , sometimes simply credited as Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films, including Mario Soldati's Piccolo mondo antico, Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case, Carol Reed's The Third Man, Michelangelo Antonioni's Il Grido, Luchino Visconti's Senso, Bernardo...
, in her first notable role. The film dealt with the Italian struggle against the Austrians
Second Italian War of Independence
The Second War of Italian Independence, Franco-Austrian War, Austro-Sardinian War, or Austro-Piedmontese War , was fought by Napoleon III of France and the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia against the Austrian Empire in 1859...
for the inclusion of northeastern Italy into the Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Sardinia
The Kingdom of Sardinia consisted of the island of Sardinia first as a part of the Crown of Aragon and subsequently the Spanish Empire , and second as a part of the composite state of the House of Savoy . Its capital was originally Cagliari, in the south of the island, and later Turin, on the...
during the Risorgimento
Italian unification
Italian unification was the political and social movement that agglomerated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century...
. The film was successful, because it was easy to see "the Austrians as Germans" during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. As a result, he was briefly jailed for undermining relations with Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
.
Ponti accepted an offer from Lux Film
Lux Film
Lux Film was an Italian film distributuion company founded by Riccardo Gualino in 1934.Gualino was an anti-fascist businessman who had clashed with the regime of Mussolini in 1931 and had been forced into internal exile on the island of Lipari. Founded in 1934, the Turin based company specialised...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 1941, where he produced a series of commercially successful films featuring the comedian Totò
Totò
Prince Antonio Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno De Curtis di Bisanzio Gagliardi, best known by his stage name Totò and nicknamed il principe della risata was an Italian comedian, film and theatre actor, writer, singer and songwriter...
. In 1954
1954 in film
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda...
he had his greatest artistic success with the production of Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
's La strada
La Strada (film)
La Strada is a 1954 Italian neorealist drama directed by Federico Fellini in which a naïve young woman is sold to a brutish man and goes on the road as a part of his itinerant show....
. However, Fellini denied Ponti's role in its success and said that "La Strada was made in spite of Ponti and De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis
Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis was an Italian film producer.-Early life:He was born at Torre Annunziata in the province of Naples, and grew up selling spaghetti produced by his father...
". He produced Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter. He is best known for his films The Leopard and Death in Venice .-Life:...
's Boccaccio '70
Boccaccio '70
Boccaccio '70 is a 1962 Italian portmanteau film directed by Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and Vittorio de Sica, from an idea by Cesare Zavattini...
in 1962
1962 in film
The year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government....
, Marriage Italian Style in 1964
1964 in film
The year 1964 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released....
, and Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow in 1965
1965 in film
The year 1965 in film involved some significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
. He produced his most popular and financially successful film, David Lean
David Lean
Sir David Lean CBE was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor best remembered for big-screen epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai , Lawrence of Arabia ,...
's Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965 film)
Doctor Zhivago is a 1965 epic drama-romance-war film directed by David Lean and loosely based on the famous novel of the same name by Boris Pasternak...
in 1965
1965 in film
The year 1965 in film involved some significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
. He subsequently produced three notable films with Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer.- Personal life :...
, Blowup
Blowup
Blowup is a 1966 film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, his first English-language film.It tells of a British photographer's accidental involvement with a murder, inspired by Julio Cortázar's short story, "Las babas del diablo" or "The Devil's Drool" , translated also as Blow-Up, and by the life...
in 1966
1966 in film
The year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer...
, Zabriskie Point
Zabriskie Point (film)
Zabriskie Point is a 1970 film by Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, widely noted at the time for its setting in the late 1960s counterculture of the United States...
in 1970
1970 in film
The year 1970 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 9 - Larry Fine, the second member of The Three Stooges, suffers a massive stroke, therefore ending his career....
and The Passenger
The Passenger (film)
The Passenger is a film directed and co-written by Michelangelo Antonioni, released in 1975, in which Jack Nicholson stars as a television reporter in Africa who assumes the identity of a dead stranger. The film competed for the "Palme d'Or" award at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:*Jack...
in 1974
1974 in film
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.*August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J...
.
Personal life
In 1946 he married Giuliana Fiastri. Around 1950, Ponti, while serving as a judge in a beauty contest, met a minor actress named Sofia Lazzaro. He subsequently cast her in films such as AnnaAnna (1951 film)
Anna is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring by the same trio as Bitter Rice: Silvana Mangano as Anna, the sinner who becomes a nun; Raf Vallone as Andrea, the rich man who loves her; and Vittorio Gassman as Vittorio, the wicked waiter who sets Anna on a dangerous...
(1951). In 1952 his friend, Goffredo Lombardo, head of production at Titanus, changed Lazzaro's name to Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren, OMRI is an Italian actress.In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, along with 21 awards, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance...
. In 1957, Ponti obtained a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
divorce from his first wife and married Sophia Loren by proxy
Proxy marriage
A proxy wedding or is a wedding in which the bride or groom is not physically present, usually being represented instead by another person...
. Divorce was still forbidden in Italy and he was informed that he would be charged with bigamy if he returned to Italy and Loren would be charged with "concubinage
Concubinage
Concubinage is the state of a woman or man in an ongoing, usually matrimonially oriented, relationship with somebody to whom they cannot be married, often because of a difference in social status or economic condition.-Concubinage:...
". Ponti co-produced several films in Hollywood starring Loren, establishing her fame, although most were box-office failures. In 1960 Ponti and Loren returned to Italy and when summoned to court, denied being married. Later, they had the marriage annulled in 1962, after which he arranged with his first wife, Giuliana, that the three of them move to France (which at that time allowed divorce) and become French citizens. In 1965 Giuliana Ponti divorced her husband, allowing Ponti to marry Loren in 1966 in a civil wedding in Sèvres. They later became French citizens after their application was approved by then French President Georges Pompidou
Georges Pompidou
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician. He was Prime Minister of France from 1962 to 1968, holding the longest tenure in this position, and later President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974.-Biography:...
.
Two unsuccessful attempts were made to kidnap Ponti in 1975, including one involving an attack on his car with gunfire.
Ponti was tried in absentia in 1979 for smuggling money and works of art abroad and fined 22 billion lire
Italian lira
The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...
and sentenced to four years in prison. He did not attend the hearing, as his French nationality made him immune from extradition. He was finally cleared of the charges in 1990.
Death
Ponti died in GenevaGeneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
from pulmonary complications. He was survived by Loren, his sons Carlo (now a music conductor and music director of the San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
Symphony), film producer Alessandro; film director and former child actor Edoardo Ponti
Edoardo Ponti
Edoardo Ponti is an Italian-American director. He is the son of actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti. He is married to actress Sasha Alexander, and the couple have a daughter, Lucia and a son, Leonardo Fortunato Ponti .He made his directorial debut in 1998 with Liv...
; and lawyer daughter Guendalina.
His body rests in Magenta, Lombardy. .
Filmography
- Piccolo mondo anticoPiccolo mondo anticoPiccolo mondo antico , also known as Old-Fashioned World , is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati and based on the 1895 novel by Antonio Fogazzaro...
(1940) - A Yank in RomeA Yank in RomeA Yank in Rome is a 1946 comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Valentina Cortese.-Cast:* Valentina Cortese - Maria, La maestrina* Andrea Checchi - Roberto* Leo Dale - Dick* Adolfo Celi - Tom* Paolo Stoppa - Sor Augusto* Elli Parvo - Elena...
(1946) - Hey BoyHey Boy (film)Hey Boy is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Adolfo Celi.-Cast:* Carlo Barbieri* Adolfo Celi - Don Pietro* Antonio Cirelli* Carlo Della Posta* Luigi Demastro* Clemente De Michele* Luigi Dermasti...
(1948) - Campane a martelloCampane a martelloCampane a martello is a 1949 drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Gina Lollobrigida.-Cast:* Gina Lollobrigida - Agostina* Yvonne Sanson - Australia* Eduardo De Filippo - Don Andrea* Carlo Giustini - Marco* Carlo Romano - Gendarme...
(1949) - The White LineThe White LineThe White Line is a 1950 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Gina Lollobrigida.-Cast:* Gina Lollobrigida - Donata Sebastian* Raf Vallone - Domenico* Erno Crisa - Stefano* Cesco Baseggio - Giovanni Sebastian...
(1950) - A Dog's LifeA Dog's Life (1950 film)A Dog's Life is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno.-Cast:* Aldo Fabrizi - Nino Martoni* Gina Lollobrigida - Margherita 'Rita Buton'* Delia Scala - Vera* Tamara Lees - Franca* Gianni Barrella - L'impresario...
(1950) - Toto the Third ManToto the Third ManToto the Third Man is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.-Cast:* Totò - Piero / Paolo / Toto* Ughetto Bertucci - Lamberto* Liana Billi* Carlo Campanini* Mario Castellani - Alfredo* Gino Cavalieri...
(1951) - Il padrone del vaporeIl padrone del vaporeIl padrone del vapore is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Riccardo Billi.-Plot:A rich American arrives in a little village in the mountains because he wants to advertise a drink he produces. In the village there are also two men from Rome who are at logger-heads...
(1951) - Europa '51Europa '51Europa '51 is a 1952 Italian neorealist film directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman and Alexander Knox.-Background:...
(1952) - Easy YearsEasy YearsEasy Years is a 1953 drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Nino Taranto. -Cast:* Nino Taranto* Alda Mangini - Fedora* Gino Buzzanca - Barone LaPrua* Clelia Matania - Rosina De Francesco* Armenia Balducci - Baronessina LaPrua...
(1953) - Le infedeliLe infedeliLe infedeli is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno and starring Gina Lollobrigida.-Cast:* Gina Lollobrigida as Lulla Possenti* May Britt as Liliana Rogers* Pierre Cressoy as Osvaldo Dal Prà* Tina Lattanzi as Carla Bellaris...
(1953) - Carosello napoletano (1954)
- La stradaLa Strada (film)La Strada is a 1954 Italian neorealist drama directed by Federico Fellini in which a naïve young woman is sold to a brutish man and goes on the road as a part of his itinerant show....
(1954) - MamboMambo (film)Mambo is a film written and directed in 1952 to 1953 Robert Rossen and released in 1955. A mambo craze spread through the USA in the 1950s, and Rossen aimed to repairing his finances after almost two years without work since his 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee hearing.He later said,...
(1954) - Un americano a Roma (1954)
- L'oro di Napoli (1954)
- AttilaAttila (1954 film)Attila is a 1954 Franco-Italian film co-production, directed by Pietro Francisci and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. Based on the life of Attila the Hun, it stars Anthony Quinn as Attila and Sophia Loren as Honoria, with Henri Vidal, Irene Papas, Ettore Manni and Christian Marquand. Scott Marlowe ...
(1954) - The Miller's Beautiful WifeThe Miller's Beautiful WifeThe Miller's Beautiful Wife is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Camerini.-Cast:* Vittorio De Sica - Don Teofilo* Sophia Loren - Carmela* Marcello Mastroianni - Luca* Paolo Stoppa - Gardunia* Yvonne Sanson - Donna Dolores* Mario Passante...
(1955) - War and PeaceWar and Peace (1956 film)War and Peace is the first English-language film version of the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. It is an American/Italian version, directed by King Vidor and produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti. The music score was by Nino Rota and the cinematography by Jack Cardiff...
(1956) - Il ferroviere (1956)
- GuendalinaGuendalinaGuendalina is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jacqueline Sassard - Guendalina* Raffaele Mattioli - Oberdan* Sylva Koscina - Francesca, Guendalina's mother...
(1957) - The Black Orchid (1958)
- That Kind of WomanThat Kind of WomanThat Kind of Woman is a 1959 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, who was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. It stars Sophia Loren. The screenplay by Walter Bernstein, based on a short story by Robert Lowry , is highly reminiscent of the 1938 film...
(1959) - Heller in Pink TightsHeller in Pink TightsHeller In Pink Tights is a 1960 Technicolor western film adapted from Louis L'Amour's novel, Heller with a Gun. It stars Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn and was directed by George Cukor....
(1960) - A Breath of ScandalA Breath of ScandalA Breath of Scandal, known as Olympia in Italy, is a 1960 film adapted from Ferenc Molnár's stage play Olympia. It stars Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, John Gavin and Angela Lansbury and was directed by Michael Curtiz. The film is set at the turn of the 20th century and features lush technicolor...
(1960) - Two WomenTwo WomenTwo Women is a 1960 Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of a woman trying to protect her young daughter from the horrors of war. The film stars Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Eleonora Brown, Carlo Ninchi and Andrea Checchi...
(1960) - LolaLola (1961 film)Lola, is a 1961 film, the debut film directed by Jacques Demy as a tribute to director Max Ophüls and is described by Demy as a "musical without music". Anouk Aimée starred in the title role...
(1961) - A Woman Is a WomanA Woman Is a WomanA Woman Is a Woman is a 1961 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, featuring Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Claude Brialy. It is a tribute to American musical comedy and associated with the French New Wave.-Plot:...
(1961) - Léon Morin, prêtre (1961)
- Cléo from 5 to 7Cléo from 5 to 7Cléo from 5 to 7 is a 1962 Rive Gauche film by Agnès Varda. The story starts with a young singer, Florence "Cléo" Victoire, at 5PM June 21, as she waits until 7PM. The film is noted for its handling of several of the themes of existentialism, including discussions of mortality, the idea of...
(1962) - Boccaccio '70Boccaccio '70Boccaccio '70 is a 1962 Italian portmanteau film directed by Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and Vittorio de Sica, from an idea by Cesare Zavattini...
(1962)
- Le DoulosLe DoulosLe Doulos is a 1962 French crime film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It was released theatrically as The Finger Man in the English-speaking world, but all video and DVD releases have used the French title...
(1962) - L'isola di ArturoL'isola di ArturoArturo's Island is a novel by Italian author Elsa Morante. Published in 1957, it won the Premio Strega.-Plot synopsis:In the novel, Arturo, a small boy, grows up on the island of Procida in the Bay of Naples. The island is the location of a penitentiary. Arturo lives in a gloomy mansion bequeathed...
(1962) - RedheadRedhead (film)Redhead is a 1962 German-Italian drama film directed by Helmut Käutner. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ruth Leuwerik - Franziska Lukas* Rossano Brazzi - Fabio* Giorgio Albertazzi - Patrick O'Malley...
(1962) - The Empty CanvasThe Empty CanvasThe Empty Canvas is an Italian drama film directed by Damiano Damiani. The screenplay by Damiani, Tonino Guerra, and Ugo Liberatore is based on the best-selling novel La Noia by Alberto Moravia.-Synopsis:...
(1963) - LandruLandruLandru is a 1963 French motion picture drama directed by Claude Chabrol. The screenplay was written by Françoise Sagan...
(1963) - Les CarabiniersLes CarabiniersThe Carabineers was the fifth narrative feature film by French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard.-Plot:Les Carabiniers tells the story of two poor men called to serve in battle, lured by promises of the world’s riches...
(1963) - ContemptContempt (film)Contempt is a 1963 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, based on the Italian novel Il disprezzo by Alberto Moravia. It stars Brigitte Bardot.-Plot:...
(1963) - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
- Marriage Italian Style (1964)
- Break Up (1965)
- Operation CrossbowOperation Crossbow (film)Operation Crossbow is a British 1965 spy thriller and World War II film, made from a story from Duilio Coletti and Vittoriano Petrilli and filmed at MGM-British Studios...
(1965) - The 10th VictimThe 10th VictimThe 10th Victim is a 1965 Italian/French international co-production science fiction film directed by Elio Petri. It is based on Robert Sheckley's 1953 short story "Seventh Victim". Sheckley later published a novelization of the film in 1966.-Plot:...
(1965) - Doctor ZhivagoDoctor Zhivago (1965 film)Doctor Zhivago is a 1965 epic drama-romance-war film directed by David Lean and loosely based on the famous novel of the same name by Boris Pasternak...
(1965) - Closely Watched TrainsClosely Watched TrainsClosely Watched Trains is a 1966 Czechoslovak film directed by Jiří Menzel. It was released in the United Kingdom as Closely Observed Trains. It is a coming-of-age story about a boy working at a train station in German-occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. The film is based on a story by...
(1965, uncredited) - BlowupBlowupBlowup is a 1966 film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, his first English-language film.It tells of a British photographer's accidental involvement with a murder, inspired by Julio Cortázar's short story, "Las babas del diablo" or "The Devil's Drool" , translated also as Blow-Up, and by the life...
(1966) - The Firemen's BallThe Firemen's Ball-External links:*...
(1967, uncredited) - Smashing TimeSmashing TimeSmashing Time is a 1967 British comedy film starring Rita Tushingham and Lynn Redgrave. It is a satire on the 1960s media-influenced phenomenon of Swinging London.It was written by George Melly and directed by Desmond Davis...
(1967, uncredited) - Ghosts - Italian StyleGhosts - Italian StyleGhosts - Italian Style is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Renato Castellani.-Cast:* Sophia Loren - Maria Lojacono* Vittorio Gassman - Pasquale Lojacono* Mario Adorf - Alfredo Mariano* Aldo Giuffrè - Raffaele* Margaret Lee - Sayonara...
(1968) - Diamonds for BreakfastDiamonds for Breakfast (film)Diamonds for Breakfast is a 1968 British comedy film directed by Christopher Morahan.-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni - Grand Duke Nicholas Wladimirovitch Goduno* Rita Tushingham - Bridget Rafferty* Elaine Taylor - Victoria* Margaret Blye - Honey...
(1968) - Zabriskie PointZabriskie Point (film)Zabriskie Point is a 1970 film by Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, widely noted at the time for its setting in the late 1960s counterculture of the United States...
(1970) - The Priest's WifeThe Priest's WifeThe Priest's Wife is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.-Cast:* Sophia Loren - Valeria Billi* Marcello Mastroianni - Don Mario Carlesi* Venantino Venantini - Maurizio* Gino Cavalieri - Don Filippo* Giuseppe Maffioli - Davide Librette...
(1971) - What? (1972)
- Dirty WeekendDirty Weekend (1973 film)-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni - Giulio Borsi* Oliver Reed - Fabrizo* Carole André - Danda* Lionel Stander - General* Bruno Cirino - Raoul* Nicoletta Machiavelli - Sylva* Gianni Agus - Sergio* Marcello Mando - Kommissar Spallone* Renzo Marignano - Franco...
(1973) - Flesh for FrankensteinFlesh for FrankensteinAndy Warhol's Frankenstein or Flesh for Frankenstein is a 1973 horror film directed by Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol, Andrew Braunsberg, Louis Peraino, and Carlo Ponti and starring Udo Kier, Joe Dallesandro, Monique van Vooren and Arno Juerging...
(1973) - The VoyageThe Voyage (film)The Voyage is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It was De Sica's final film.-Cast:* Sophia Loren - Adriana de Mauro* Richard Burton - Cesare Braggi* Ian Bannen - Antonio Braggi* Barbara Pilavin - Adriana's Mother...
(1974) - The PassengerThe Passenger (film)The Passenger is a film directed and co-written by Michelangelo Antonioni, released in 1975, in which Jack Nicholson stars as a television reporter in Africa who assumes the identity of a dead stranger. The film competed for the "Palme d'Or" award at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:*Jack...
(1974) - Sex PotSex PotSex Pot is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani.-Cast:* Sophia Loren - Pupa* Marcello Mastroianni - Charlie Colletto* Aldo Maccione - Chopin* Pierre Brice - Commissaire adjoint Salvatore Lambelli* Nazzareno Natale - Frankie Bottles...
(1975) - L'infermieraL'InfermieraL'Infermiera is a 1975 Italian film starring Ursula Andress, Jack Palance and Luciana Paluzzi, also known by the titles I Will If You Will, The Nurse, The Sensuous Nurse and The Secrets of a Sensuous Nurse.-Plot:...
(1975) - Brutti, sporchi e cattiviBrutti, sporchi e cattiviFeos, Sucios y Malos es una película Italian language by Ettore Scola and released in 1976.It won the Prix de la Mise en scène at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. Nino Manfredi plays the main protagonist.-Plot:...
(1976) - The Cassandra CrossingThe Cassandra CrossingThe Cassandra Crossing is a 1976 British disaster film directed by George Pan Cosmatos and starring Richard Harris, Ava Gardner, Sophia Loren, Martin Sheen, Burt Lancaster, Lee Strasberg and O. J. Simpson.-Plot:...
(1976) - A Special DayA Special DayA Special Day is a 1977 Italian language film which tells the story of a housewife and her neighbor who stay at home in Rome on the day that Adolf Hitler visits Benito Mussolini. It stars Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and John Vernon, and was directed by Ettore Scola. The film was a...
(1977)