Tano Cimarosa
Encyclopedia
Tano Cimarosa was an Italian
actor
, screenwriter
and film director
from Sicily
. He participated in more than fifty movies.
He played the "Blacksmith" in the Oscar-winning film Cinema Paradiso from 1988.
Italy
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actor
Actor
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, screenwriter
Screenwriter
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and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
from Sicily
Sicily
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. He participated in more than fifty movies.
He played the "Blacksmith" in the Oscar-winning film Cinema Paradiso from 1988.
Selected filmography
- Be Sick... It's FreeBe Sick... It's FreeBe Sick... It's Free is a 1968 comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi.-Cast:* Alberto Sordi - Dr. Guido Tersilli* Sara Franchetti - Teresa* Ida Galli - Anna Maria * Nanda Primavera - Tersilli's Mother...
(1968) - Il Commissario PepeIl Commissario PepeI Compagni or Police Chief Pepe is a 1969 Italian comedy - drama film directed by Ettore Scola.It is based on a Ugo Facco De La Garda's novel.Filmed in Vicenza, the city is never mentioned.-Plot:...
(1969) - La moglie più bellaLa moglie più bellaThe Most Beautiful Wife is a 1970 Italian film directed by Damiano Damiani, based on the 1965 case of Franca Viola, who challenged the still frequent southern Italian custom of kidnapping and raping a prospective bride by refusing to marry her abductor. See bride kidnapping.It was the debut film...
(1970) - A Girl in AustraliaA Girl in AustraliaA Girl in Australia is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa, with stars Alberto Sordi and Claudia Cardinale.-Plot:As Italy descended into poverty and social unrest in the aftermath of World War II, the promise of good-paying jobs lured many thousands of young men to faraway Australia...
(1971) - In Prison Awaiting TrialIn Prison Awaiting TrialIn Prison Awaiting Trial is a 1971 Italian drama film directed by Nanni Loy. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival where Alberto Sordi won the Silver Bear for Best Actor award.-Cast:* Alberto Sordi - Giuseppe Di Noi...
(1971) - Bread and ChocolateBread and ChocolateBread and Chocolate is a 1974 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Franco Brusati. This film chronicles the misadventures of an Italian immigrant to Switzerland and is representative of the commedia all'italiana film genre.-Plot:...
(1974) - Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in RussiaUnbelievable Adventures of Italians in RussiaUnbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia is a 1974 joint Soviet-Italian film about some Italians searching for treasure in Russia, and directed by Franco Prosperi and Eldar Ryazanov.- Plot summary :...
(1974) - Cinema Paradiso (1988)
- A Pure FormalityA Pure FormalityA Pure Formality is a 1994 thriller film directed and written by Giuseppe Tornatore. It stars Gérard Depardieu as a reclusive writer and Roman Polanski as a police detective.-Plot summary:...
(1994)