Gino Cervi
Date of birth: 1901-05-03
Place of birth: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Luigi Cervi, Джино Черви, Luigi "Gino" Cervi
Biography
Gino Cervi (3 May 1901 - 3 January 1974) was an Italian actor of international fame. Cervi was born in Bologna. His father was the theatre critic Antonio Cervi. In 1928, he married Nini Gordini (one of his partners) and they had a son, Tonino Cervi. Gino Cervi later became the grandfather of actress Valentina Cervi and producer Antonio Levesi Cervi. Cervi was best known for his role of Giuseppe Bottazzi ("Peppone"), the Communist mayor in the Don Camillo movies of the 1950s and the 1960s. He shared great complicity and friendship with co-star Fernandel during the 15 years playing their respective roles in Don Camillo movies. At the end of his career, he played Commissioner Maigret for six years in the Italian version of those murder stories, which ended with a movie Maigret in Pigalle (Mario Landi, 1966), produced by his son Antonio Cervi. He died at Punta Ala in 1974. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gino Cervi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movie Credits
Umanità
1946-01-01
The meritorious assistance of a US institution, towards the inhabitants of a refugee camp, in the It
Les Misérables
1948-01-10
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po
Le Olimpiadi dei mariti
1960-10-27
Don Camillo: Monsignor
1961-10-07
Don Camillo (now bishop) and Peppone (now senator) return to the town of Brescello and rekindle thei
Don Camillo's Last Round
1955-09-29
Bewildered, Don Camillo learns that Peppone intends to stand for parliament. Determined to thwart hi
The Return of Don Camillo
1953-06-05
Energetic priest Don Camillo returns to the town of Brescello for more political and personal duels
Dappled Mare
1953-10-23
Ruggero Pascoli, the father of poet Giovanni Pascoli, is killed by a corrupt officer. His body is br
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952-03-28
In a village of the Po valley where the earth is hard and life miserly, the priest and the communist
Voglio vivere con Letizia
1937-01-01
Bebe, a handsome and rich young man, is getting engaged with Letizia, a young heir to a noble family
Roaring Years
1962-04-21
In this satire inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector (aka The Inspector General) and
Don Camillo in Moscow
1965-09-18
Priest Don Camillo blackmails his friendly rival Peppone into letting him join a Communist delegatio
Becket
1964-03-11
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding w
Long Night in '43
1960-09-15
1943. The affair between Anna, unhappily married to wheelchair-bound Pino, and deserter Franco unfol
Gli onorevoli
1963-10-10
Some political candidates are determined to win the electors' preference during an election campaign
Four Steps in the Clouds
1942-12-24
A family man travelling for work, Paolo Bianchi, meets on a train a lonely girl, Maria. He sees her
Yvonne of the Night
1949-11-24
Carlo Rutelli falls in love with the beautiful variety singer Yvonne la Nuit, but his father opposes
The Iron Crown
1941-09-07
In the kingdom of Kindaor, traitor Sedesmondo kills his brother, the King of Kindaor, and becomes th
Sans famille
1958-01-01
The Remi abandoned by his foster father sold to the troubadour Vasalis, in his living through the ru
The Three Musketeers
1953-10-07
The umpteenth adaptation of Dumas' novel finds d'Artagnan and his friends promoting the love affairs
Il coraggio
1955-12-24
A wealthy trader saves the life of a poor suicidal man who then decides that his savior has the resp
Il cardinale Lambertini
1954-12-23
Papal aspirant "Cardinal Lamberti" has to tread a fine line between the powerful Duke of Montimar an
Frou-Frou
1955-06-19
A story of the love of Frou-Frou - an actress and singer in the in the beginning of her career.
Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo
1956-04-20
This is the (funny) story of four agents of Roma traffic police in the '50s. Their life are crossed
Indiscretion of an American Wife
1953-04-02
While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Itali
Gangster Boss
1959-03-20
In Paris, two scoundrels kidnap a wealthy man's preteen son, disguised as Indians, only to find he's
Wife for a Night
1952-07-12
A poor musician hires a courtesan to pose as his wife so he can "give" her to a wealthy count in ret
Position Wanted
1951-11-03
Maria is a housmaid and she is being engaged to Berto for fifteen years. Berto has not a lasting job
The Lady Without Camelias
1953-02-27
A Milanese shop assistant becomes an overnight film sensation when fate lands her the leading role i
Good King Dagobert
1963-11-20
Mr. Pelletan's rascal son Bébert son got another F for playing in class. His punishment is an essay
Biblioteca di Studio Uno: I tre moschettieri
1964-01-01
The Naked Maja
1958-12-20
A historical fiction based on the lives of artist Goya and the Duchess of Alba
Vacations in Majorca
1959-08-14
Ugly, persistent, and (initially) annoying admirer pursues a beautiful actress. At first he is laugh
The Two Sergeants
1936-01-01
Attempting to cover the fault of one of his subordinates, an officer of the Napoleonic army is conde
The Betrothed
1941-12-19
Renzo and Lucia's love story is jeopardized by Don Rodrigo, a wicked nobleman, who is interested in
Desert Warrior
1957-10-31
Omar Sultan's army has been defeated. However, Prince Said, son of the Sultan died, encourages peopl
The Joy of Living
1961-05-11
Ulisse is a naive young man out looking for a job after being released from the army. He drops the o
The Shortest Day
1963-02-14
Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an impor
Don Cesare of Bazan
1942-10-04
In Barcelona, in 1650, Count Don Cesare di Bazan tries to foil, with the help of an actress, a plot
Castle of the Banned Lovers
1956-09-06
The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco, falls in love with Olimpio. But she h
Un'ombra su Maigret
1964-12-27
La grande avventura
1954-01-01
The adventures of Count Angelo de Marchis as he tries to reach his besieged allies in Rome with much
The Misery of Mr. Travet
1945-12-15
The ordinary life of the prudent employee Mr. Travet accelerates as he and her wife meet his new chi
The Revolt of the Slaves
1960-12-30
A rich man's daughter (Rhonda Fleming) sides with a Christian rebel during the fall of the Roman Emp
The Changing of the Guard
1962-10-31
During WW2, it's not wise to be a mayor chosen by the fascists with the Americans' impending arrival
The Eye of the Needle
1963-09-14
Two young men in a village in Sicily raping a girl. In the end, two skilled lawyers will succeed in
Maddalena
1954-08-07
The story takes plays during the annual Good Friday pageant in a tiny Italian village. Local priest
Moglie e buoi...
1956-10-23
Ten Italians for One German
1961-12-31
A cinematographic account of the reprisal ordered by the ruthless Austrian colonel Kappler in 1944 i
The Queen of Sheba
1952-11-06
The Queen of Sheba falls in love with the King of Israel. The King of Israel, however, is in love wi
Aquila Nera
1946-09-21
An evil Czarist landowner had mistreated the father and friends of an officer.The officer wreaks ven
Crime Does Not Pay
1962-07-06
A man walks into a movie theater in Paris and starts watching a film—the same one we're watching, co
I figli del marchese Lucera
1939-01-01
Il latitante
1967-05-04
Quarta pagina
1942-12-17
La regina di Navarra
1942-03-30
Maigret at the Pigalle
1966-12-30
Maigret is about to leave for the holidays but a colleague asks him for help in investigating the my
Mistress of the World - Part I
1960-04-14
Professor Johansson has made a huge scientific breakthrough; a device that will create a huge magnet
Un figlio d'oggi
1961-01-01
Vivere ancora
1945-04-08
Aldebaran
1935-01-02
Amore
1936-01-01
It is only the prospect of having a child that eventually draws otherwise strictly urban new wife Su
An Adventure of Salvator Rosa
1939-12-16
Everything unfolds in Naples seventeenth century, when a mysterious masked swordsman who calls Salva
A Romantic Adventure
1940-09-06
At the end of the 19th century, a middle-class woman explains why she cannot get along with her husb
Full Hearts and Empty Pockets
1964-02-27
A young German comes to Rome on vacation and is not slow to win female hearts. When the game become
Adventure at the Motel
1963-02-09
A series of sketches about people who have illicit affairs in a motel: among them a starlet and a pi
Cronaca nera
1947-02-15
A mob boss seeks refuge from the police at the home of an ordinary family.
Non c'è amore più grande
1955-08-06
While her new husband is away looking for work, the wife loses the child she was expecting and uses
I'll Love You Forever
1943-11-05
Seduced by count Diego and then abandoned, Adriana finds a job at a large hairdresser shop, so she c
The Nun of Monza
1962-05-10
Virginia de Leyva, daughter of a Spanish Lord, becomes a nun in Monza, in 1600s. She becomes very st
Inventiamo l'amore
1938-12-30
A young man from the provinces who inherited a certain sum, decides to go to Rome to devote himself
Love and Chatter
1958-01-31
Maria and Paul love them, but they are very young and, moreover, Maria is the daughter of the munici
Lo sbaglio di essere vivo
1945-12-05
Believed dead, a husband poses as his own brother, to cash in on an insurance policy.But when his fo
Farewell, My Beautiful Lady!
1953-10-16
Guido and Cristina fall in love, but she is betrothed to a solider. When he is reported killed they
Che distinta famiglia!
1945-10-03
The Orderly
1961-11-03
Colonels, majors, lieutenants: all of them live in the same building. Some of them have a wife or ch
Sign of the Gladiator
1959-03-05
Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops, but she makes a big mi
Gli altri, gli altri e noi
1966-10-31
An unemployed youth tries different jobs such as waiter, hairdresser, porter, salesman and when desp
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
1948-01-21
The story of Jean Valjean, still pursued by Javert, continues with a love developing between Cosette
Racconti romani di una ex-novizia
1973-09-21
A girl who entered the convent pushed by devotion is depraved, marries, betrays her husband and beco
El pasado te acusa
1958-06-16
To Kill in Silence
1972-01-01
Valeria and Gianni are students and soon begin a love affair. When she becomes pregnant, they have t
William Tell
1948-04-08
La Dame aux camélias
1953-11-06
Young and handsome Armand Duval falls in love with Marguerite Gautier, a 'demi-mondaine'. He manages
Love, the Italian Way
1960-12-22
A group of passengers traveling around the Mediterranean on a luxury liner enjoy various adventures
The Sinner
1940-01-10
Seduced and abandonned by her fiance, Maria Ferrante leaves home to avoid any scandal. She is trying
Furia
1947-05-02
Melodrama of sexual cravings: The bored wife of a horse breeder is the object of attention by both a
Ambush in Tangier
1957-01-01
An American police detective's investigation into a series of murders leads him to drug smugglers in
Mistress of the World - Part II
1960-04-26
Karin is now continuing her father's research and is also caught in the cross hairs of the mysteriou
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1954-02-10
Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocra
The Forbidden Christ
1951-06-08
Freshly released from a Russian POW camp, Italian soldier Raf Vallone tries to discover who betrayed
The Black Chapel
1959-10-15
1933 in Germany. The rise of Nazism fears war and some officers, concerned the fate that hostilities
O.K. Nero
1951-11-20
Two American sailors, Fiorello and Jimmy are slugged while sight-seeing in Rome and, together, they
L'argine
1938-08-31
A ferryman assists a woman who had a car accident and falls in love with her. When she leaves sudden
La sposa non può attendere
1949-10-26
On his way to his own wedding, a young man saves a woman who attempted suicide by jumping into a riv
The Flame that Never Dies
1949-09-21
Inspired to the real story of the Carabiniere Salvo D'Acquisto. We see how, to save 22 hostages from
Islands in the Lagoon
1948-05-01
A documentary about the Venetian lagoon, with the words of Diego Fabbri narrating scenes of strips o
Women Without Names
1950-03-23
This is the sad story of several desperate ladies incarcerated somewhere in Italy in a camp for disp
Romantici a Venezia
1948-01-01
This is a documentary film on the romantic and decadent atmosphere of Venice at the end of the 18th
Story of a Love Affair
1950-11-03
A wealthy, possessive husband's investigation reignites his young wife's past love, leading them to
Siege of Syracuse
1960-03-17
Syracuse lies between the warring nations of Rome and Carthage; as long as the balance of power betw
A Free Woman
1954-12-29
Liana, an architecture graduate, is about to get married until she is confronted with the fact she i
Il caimano del Piave
1951-03-07
It is 1917, the period of the First World War when Italy is fighting Austria-Hungary. Lucilla di Tor
Revenge
1946-04-21
A man comes home from the war and finds both his plant and his family destroyed.
Eternal Melody
1940-12-03
The life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quartetto pazzo
1945-08-22
Elena invites her former husband Roberto to her country house with the aim of winning him back while
Wild Love
1955-06-17
Despite of (or perhaps because of ) its sparse production values and unpretentiousness, the Italian
The Blue Fleet
1932-12-01
Italy's first flying film showed the strides that land had made in aviation, preparing for military
Daniele Cortis
1947-05-06
The film follows the struggles of an idealistic Catholic politician.
Tristi amori
1943-10-29
Emma, who is married to lawyer Giulio Scarli, is secretly in love with Fabrizio Arcieri, who works w
Three Forbidden Stories
1952-10-29
While recuperating from their injuries in a hospital, three young women flash back to the events lea
Sigillo rosso
1950-12-31
An elderly lady, who has lost her only son in the war, turns her house into a pension. It is also th
Fratello ladro
1972-01-01
Gente dell’aria
1943-03-04
Two half brothers, one a pilot, the other a repairman at the plane factory of their father, are in a
Nero and the Burning of Rome
1953-08-28
Pushed by his mother Agrippina, Neron seized power at the expense of Britannicus. His poetry makes
Acque di primavera
1942-11-12
Fabiola
1949-03-03
In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a Gallic gl
Ettore Fieramosca
1938-12-28
ETTORE FIERAMOSCA was based on a widely-read literary action epic by Massimo D'Azeglio, published in
Gli uomini non sono ingrati
1937-01-01
Las aeroguapas
1957-11-24
Anna Karenina
1948-01-22
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the w
Del vento tra i rami del Sassofrasso
1967-02-09
Rockefeller is a tough and resilient man, who has spent his life as a cowboy in the Wild West, alway
L'ultimo addio
1942-03-26