Luigi Pavese
Date of birth: 1897-10-25
Place of birth: Asti, Piedmont, Italy
Known for: Acting
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My Police Granny
1958-09-10
Tina, an old lady, is in town for the wedding of her grandson when a medallion left to her by her la
I soliti rapinatori a Milano
1961-09-02
Mina... fuori la guardia
1961-04-12
A famous singer is drafted and gets the occasion of getting rid of his annoying girlfriend. He falls
Les Misérables
1948-01-10
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po
Cronaca nera
1947-02-15
A mob boss seeks refuge from the police at the home of an ordinary family.
Cinema of yesteryear
1953-12-03
While filming in the Roman countryside, some of the workers damage the garden of Caterina. Going to
Beatrice Cenci
1941-09-09
Italian historical drama portraying the story of the sixteenth century Italian noblewoman Beatrice C
Totò Looking for a House
1949-12-09
Beniamino and his family have lived inside a school since the end of the war. After five years they
Bellezze sulla spiaggia
1961-08-05
A doctor running a health clinic by the sea is convinced that women are the cause of the disturbed b
Perfide.... ma belle
1958-12-12
Michele, a young mechanic, is in love with Angela Antonia, beautiful but capricious: the girl's fath
Lost in the Dark
1947-11-09
Naples of the early twentieth century. A thug keeps a girl completely submissive and, having discove
Fame and the Devil
1949-11-18
Three men consider selling their souls to Satan in order to possess a beautiful woman.
The Sword and the Cross
1956-12-13
Sold as slaves to a wealthy Roman, Lea and Esther, two Carthaginian sisters, are offered as gifts to
He Who Hesitates Is Lost
1960-12-15
After their boss' death, two clerks eagerly await the arrival of the next one, each one of them hopi
Totò Looking for Wife
1950-03-15
Aunt Agatha writes to Toto, informing him that she won't send him another penny until he is married.
Totó in color
1952-04-08
In the first Italian film to be shot in color, Totò portrays a musician named Antonio Scannagatti wh
Totò d'Arabia
1965-02-18
Toto, a former Italian military servant who works as a servant at the British Intelligence Service,
Toto in Madrid
1959-02-06
When the swindler La Spada and his accomplice José come out of jail in Madrid, they decide to pull a
Fifa e arena
1948-11-23
In Napoli, Nicolino Capece, a truthful pharmacist clerk becomes erroneously recognized as a dangerou
Toto in Paris
1958-10-23
Duclos's son, a worldly gangster, is compromised in a case of which he is innocent. The proof of thi
Tototarzan
1950-10-31
Roaming the vast jungles of Congo with his best friend, Bongo the gorilla, Antonio della Buffas, a m
Le sei mogli di Barbablù
1950-11-10
Young swain Toto Esposito tries to abduct his beloved to marry her, but he makes a mistake: he kidna
Totò Double or Nothing?
1956-05-03
The penniless Duke decides to participate in "Lascia o raddoppia", a TV quiz show, in order to win f
Signori si nasce
1960-04-28
Baron Zazà, always broke due his dissolute lifestyle, decides to con a hefty sum of money out of his
Heart
1948-03-10
A young student of an upper-class background who is surrounded by classmates that are of working-cla
Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor
1957-12-23
The fake private detective Mike Spillone is hired by two old ladies to find out if Brigitte, the wif
Toto Tours Italy
1948-12-30
A professor was appointed member of the jury of a beauty contest and falls for a beautiful contestan
May God Forgive You... But I Won't
1968-08-13
While Cjamango is away from his ranch, bandits attack and kill his family. Disrupted by this tragedy
Love and Larceny
1960-02-11
Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy, is involved,
L'allegro fantasma
1941-03-16
The noble Pantaleo Di Santa Paola has just died, and the preamble to his will is a confession in whi
The Strange Type
1963-02-28
Peppino, a slow-witted local villager of the Italian resort town of Amalfi, is bribed to impersonate
Mamma mia, che impressione!
1951-04-07
Shy, clumsy and petulant, Alberto tries in every way to impress Margherita. With the hope of winning
Totò le Mokò
1949-12-20
Mobster Pepé Le Mokò dies during a shootout with the police. His gang decide that his successor will
The Band of Honest Men
1956-04-12
Italy, mid '60s. Three guys from a poor neighbourhood try to get rich by printing fake money using t
La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna
1952-03-07
To get ahead after he answers a newspaper ad for a business proposition, Passaguai borrows the more
Noi duri
1960-02-24
Lieutenant Bombardone is in Paris to wipe out a gang of drug traffickers.
Mademoiselle Gobete
1952-10-04
A singer and operetta dancer works in a small french town where the authorities want to expel her be
Totò diabolicus
1962-04-07
The marquis Galeazzo di Torre Alta is murdered by a mysterious killer who calls himself Diabolicus.
Totòtruffa '62
1961-08-12
Antonio, a former variety actor, keeps his daughter in an excellent boarding school by organizing sm
2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
1966-03-04
For a misunderstanding Franco and Ciccio, two Sicilian immigrants of very limited intellectual facul
The Two Sans-culottes
1966-08-13
The brothers Franco and Ciccio La Capra moves to France in the days of the French Revolution, puttin
Dying as Hierarchs
1961-12-22
Now in bankruptcy, the industrialist Merletti seeks the help of Mr. Frioppi, a rich ex-fascist with
Il capitano degli ussari
1940-10-10
Figaro qua... Figaro là
1950-10-12
In the 18th century, Figaro the Sevillian barber is likely to be arrested because he operates his sh
Totò versus Maciste
1962-02-28
Totokamen is an entertainer and an illusionist who performs in various Egyptian nightclubs assisted
A Mink Coat
1956-08-21
A newlywed couple win the lottery and the prize is a mink fur which might change their lives forever
Lo scocciatore
1953-11-18
A bored civil servant accepts an invitation to visit a glamorous young lady. When she doesn't answer
Dad Becomes Mom
1952-09-26
The Passaguai family is living peacefully, but then they go to see the magician Bhorman, starting a
Friends More Than Before
1976-01-01
Tripoli, bel suol d'amore
1954-08-19
The young Alberto Ruotolo leave the country cottage to go for the sharpshooter. But the command does
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
Legs of Gold
1958-08-27
Baron Luigi Fontana is a rich and stinging producer of fine wines, as well as president of the amate
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
Scandali al mare
1961-03-11
Malombra
1942-12-17
A nineteenth-century Italian noblewoman, imprisoned in a foreboding lakeside palazzo by her uncle, c
Woman Trouble
1948-10-17
Driven by the constant quarrels with his wife and humiliated by a rich Milanese industrialist after
I pirati della Malesia
1941-10-18
L'uomo del romanzo
1940-10-18
Cose dell'altro mondo
1939-12-01
Ferragosto in Bikini
1960-12-31
Sun, Sea, Love and a beautiful Italian beach...
L'atleta di cristallo
1946-01-01
La famiglia Passaguai
1951-12-20
When Passaguai family patriarch Giuseppe (Fabrizi) decides to take advantage of a corporate discount
Enrico IV
1943-11-26
Ai vostri ordini, signora...
1939-02-15
The young and poor Pietro Haguet accepts a job offer from the rich Marion, who wants to free herself
The Za-Bum Circus
1949-03-11
Anthology comedy/romance film
10 love songs to save
1953-01-01
The plot concerns a songwriter, played by Jacques Sernas who leaves his sweetheart and publisher whe
A Sailor's Promises
1958-07-07
Pinocchio
1972-12-20
The film was directed by Giuliano Cenci with assistance from his brother Renzo. During production, C
Destiny Unknown
1935-11-13
Based on fact, Passaporto Rosso (Red Passport) details the plight of a group of poor Italian immigra
I, Hamlet
1952-09-27
The adventures of Hamlet who, following many adventures, manages to kill Claudio the usurper, marry
Una lampada alla finestra
1940-02-10
La grande rinuncia
1951-09-01
Silenzio, si gira!
1943-10-02
Io sono la Primula Rossa
1954-12-20
Comedy with Renato Rascel
Viva il cinema
1953-02-05
Tonino, a young, shy salesman, engaged to his neighbor Pallina, is a cinema enthusiast. He has writt
Il tallone di Achille
1952-08-18
Tino Scotti plays a man who is tricked into trying to kill himself. When all his attempts fail, he i
Mamma mia, che impressione!
1951-04-07
Shy, clumsy and petulant, Alberto tries in every way to impress Margherita. With the hope of winning
Snow White and the Seven Thieves
1949-01-01
A bizarre mechanic tells a traveler the story of a bank employee, Peppino Biancaneve, who with the h
My Pal, Dr. Jekyll
1960-08-11
Professor Fabius has found a way of transferring his personality to another person and he transfers
La paura fa 90
1951-10-23
A ghost who has spent 400 years in a trunk because of a jealous husband tries to take revenge on a d
How We Got Into Trouble with the Army
1965-08-21
A sergeant finds out that a GI hides a child in the military barracks. The boy is the son of another
Tombolo, paradiso nero
1947-10-24
Il vedovo allegro
1950-06-30
An artist of variety, known in art with the name of Bebè, is a charlatan in Cannes, in a company wit
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
The Iron Swordsman
1949-11-01
The Orderly
1961-11-03
Colonels, majors, lieutenants: all of them live in the same building. Some of them have a wife or ch
The Lovers of Manon Lescaut
1954-12-28
In the reign of king Louis XV,a handsome student,Des Grieux, meets his charming cousin,Manon,just wh
È caduta una donna
1941-12-17
In Milan, an unwed mother, forced to flee from her town because of the scandal, meets a doctor who f
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
1948-01-21
The story of Jean Valjean, still pursued by Javert, continues with a love developing between Cosette
Skyscrapers
1943-06-17
During a party a drunken guest falls from the terrace, killing himself. The police inspector in char
Joe il Rosso
1936-12-07
A precious painting suddenly disappears from the house of a noble Italian family. A relative from Am
Tormento del passato
1952-04-01
A gangster comes back to Rome after many years and meets his old flame and their daughter.
Valeria ragazza poco seria
1958-08-29
Two young men love the same girl and decide to fight for her. The winner realizes, however, that his
Una bruna indiavolata!
1951-11-21
Carlo wins some money and decides to go to Rome to celebrate, but he gets his money stolen on the tr
Anthony of Padua
1949-03-20
Biography of the famous saint of Portuguese origin recalled from the readings of a young boy who one
Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today
1960-08-18
A boy and a girl fall in love but their fathers take a strong dislike to each other, clashing repeat
A Mink Coat
1956-08-21
A newlywed couple win the lottery and the prize is a mink fur which might change their lives forever
L'inafferrabile 12
1950-09-02
Two twin brothers grew up and never met (due to the fact that the father with the couple would have
4 girls dream
1943-08-05
Gli assi della risata
1943-11-01
An anthology of several segments about everyday Italian life.
Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino
1962-09-08
Antonio goes to West Berlin and meets Giuseppe. But Antonio looks like Canarinis, a wanted war crimi
Il mio amico Benito
1962-03-03
A clerk has had a picture taken during W.W.I with the future Italian dictator Mussolini and tries to
Soltanto un bacio
1942-05-14
Italian film from 1942.
Le tardone
1964-01-29
A collection of five episodes dealing with aging women.
La cambiale
1959-11-19
The Posalaquaglia cousins are two small scammers and make a living of expedients: Dante receives as
Inviati speciali
1943-04-27
An Italian film from 1943.
The Dream of Zorro
1952-03-26
An old gentleman, a direct descendant of Zorro, has a single son named Raimundo in whom there is no
Beauties on bicycles
1951-02-27
Two chorus girls leave Milan to get to the famous Totò's theatre company. Unfortunately the bus they
Il cappello da prete
1944-11-10
The baron of Santafusca, descended from a noble family, leads a dissipated life. To pay debts he is
Cerasella
1959-12-11
Cerasella escapes just before her marriage with Alfredo and meets Bruno, the son of a wealthy indust
For a Few Dollars Less
1966-08-11
A bank clerk and his cousin, a "general", join forces to track down a Mexican outlaw.
West and Soda
1965-10-01
Traditionally-animated Italian feature film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. A parody of the traditional
Io sono il capataz
1951-02-28
The young Uguccione is mistaken for Rascelito Villa called "C6", a dangerous revolutionary, and then
Loves of Three Queens
1954-12-24
At a wedding party involving three beautiful women, a young man should choose the most charming. But
Engaged to Death
1957-04-13
A tale of love, rivalry and passion set in the 50s, in the madcap world of motorcycle speed races, s
Eighteen Year Olds
1955-12-23
Love and jealousy in a female public school. Most of the co-eds are in love with professor La Rovere
Rocco e le sorelle
1961-05-05
A Sicilian leaves for Milan, in search of fortune, with the four sisters he supervises fiercely.
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1947-04-17
This is an Italian live action film with Alessandro Tomei as Pinocchio.
La fanciulla di Portici
1940-10-27
During the Spanish occupation of Naples, the people led by Tommaso Aniello - known as "Masaniello" -
The Masseuses
1962-09-20
Two industry managers from Milan are in Rome to get the contract to build a YMCA hostel. They get in
Spiaggia libera
1966-01-05
I baccanali di Tiberio
1960-01-15
Cassio, a tourist guide, and Primo, his bus driver, are taking a bus load of tourists to visit villa
The Fate of Two Queens
1954-12-24
Anthology film in which Hedy Lamarr plays 2 queens during 2 different time periods. Ulmer directed t
Golden Arrow
1935-01-01
Aboard the luxurious high-speed express “Freccia d’oro,” a jeweller carrying precious gems is target
Sua altezza ha detto: no!
1953-12-01
I Do Not Move
1943-08-13
Former batsman Carlo Mezzetti, who has been left homeless with his daughter Annuccia, takes advantag
Venus in the Sun
1964-12-24
Three episodes: In the first one a girl gets a journalist to help her recover a case with some preci
Hello, Hello Baby! (Rains)
1959-05-06
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
Le due tigri
1941-11-29
Darma, Tremal Naik's daughter is kidnapped by the thugs and secluded in a temple in the jungle. The
Il dottor Antonio
1937-12-12
Eternal Melody
1940-12-03
The life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lulù
1953-06-10
Mario, a student from a noble Milanese family, falls in love with Lulù, a young slender girl.
La fornarina
1944-10-01
During Italian renaissance, young painter Raffaello Sanzio falls in love with Margherita, a maiden o
Love I Haven't... But... But
1951-12-07
Gina tries to commit suicide by jumping into the river but is saved by Teodoro, an innocent young ma
Il nemico
1943-01-19
I piaceri del sabato notte
1960-05-04
Behind the facade of a fashionable Milanese home, headed by Arabella, lies an efficient ring of high
I motorizzati
1962-11-30
A guy is about to become the millionth citizen to buy a car in Rome. Frightened, he decides to remai
The Italians They Are Crazy
1958-04-05
In a German prison camp, some Italian prisoners bet with the commander that they will be able to bui
H2S
1969-09-05
Young student runs away from a 1984-esque dictatorship, lives for a while with a crazy girl in a sur
Divorzio alla siciliana
1963-03-15
El hombre del paraguas blanco
1958-05-01
The Cheerful Squadron
1954-12-05
The Cheerful Squadron is a 1954 Italian war-comedy film directed by Paolo Moffa and Interpreted by m
Aquila Nera
1946-09-21
An evil Czarist landowner had mistreated the father and friends of an officer.The officer wreaks ven
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
La damigella di Bard
1936-01-04
The Turin noblewoman Maria Clotilde di Bard, the sole and elderly heir to an ancient Savoyard title,
Le magnifiche 7
1961-12-01
Guarany
1948-01-02
Based on José de Alencar's novel, directed by Riccardo Freda.
Of Life and Love
1954-02-03
A film made up of four episodes: a jar repairer gets trapped in a vat because of his hunch; a young
Ho visto brillare le stelle
1940-03-17
La cento chilometri
1959-09-09
During a 100km marathon in Rome, some of the runners get involved in comical and paradoxical situati
SuperTotò
1980-04-18
After an introduction consisting of a series of close-ups of Totò, the anthology presents clips from
The King's Jester
1935-01-01
A young girl learns that she is the daughter of an executed politician and conspires to avenge her f
Antonio Meucci
1940-06-30
L'arcidiavolo
1940-10-05
The Piazzi Conspiracy in a comedy directed by Toni Franguelli.
La fanciulla dell'altra riva
1942-12-01