Carlo Campogalliani

Directing

Carlo Campogalliani

Born — Died

1885-10-10 — 1974-08-09

Place of birth

Concordia sulla Secchia, Modena, Italia

Known for

Directing

Credits

51 titles

Carlo Campogalliani was an Italian screenwriter, actor, and film director whose career spanned from the silent film era into the 1960s. He directed approximately eighty films and acted in around fifty. Notable directorial works include The Woman at Midnight (1925), Stadium (1934), and Goliath and the Barbarians (1959). Campogalliani was married to actress Letizia Quaranta, who appeared in several of his films.

Known for

Film credits

1920s · 8 titles

La mujer de medianoche poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

La mujer de medianoche

1925

Kill or Cure poster
6.8

La tempesta in un cranio (Tempest in a Cranium) is an anarchic, quasi-surreal Italian comedy of multiple delights in which the timorous scion of a wealthy family is gaslit by his friends in order to prove that his fears of hereditary insanity are hogwash.

Kill or Cure

1921

No artwork available
10.0

A 1924 film.

El consultorio de Madame René

1924

La vuelta del toro salvaje poster
NR

Luis Gelán, a world-famous boxer known for his rapid and glorious career, nicknamed the Bull of the Pampas, who left boxing for love of his wife Isabel, lives with them at the Los Sauces ranch. Meanwhile, Bob Jackson, his former sparring partner, also retired, awaits the opportunity when Gelán returns to the ring and needs him. It is then that his sick son needs medication, and he decides to return to boxing.

La vuelta del toro salvaje

1924

No artwork available
8.0

Maciste is on the trail of a gang of criminals who have kidnapped the beautiful princess Maria Letícia de Livonia, traveling to Rome, and go to hide near a port. in this adventure, Maciste is helped by his friend, the journalist Tito Fabrizi, who was breastfed by the same woman.

Maciste Against Death

1920

No artwork available
8.0

A 1920 silent film directed by and starring Carlo Campogalliani, starring Bartolomeo Pagano in the role of Maciste.

Maciste's Journey

1920

La trilogia di Maciste poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

La trilogia di Maciste

1920

No artwork available
9.0

A 1920 silent film directed by and starring Carlo Campogalliani who supports Bartolomeo Pagano in the role of Maciste.

Maciste's Testament

1920

1910s · 3 titles

Behind the camera

La mujer de medianoche poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

La mujer de medianoche

1925

Perdizione poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Perdizione

1942

Ursus poster
4.5

Ursus returns from war to find his fiancée, Attea, has been kidnapped by a mysterious sect which sacrifices virgins to its patron goddess. Ursus faces much treachery and is forced to display much courage and strength as he and the blind girl Doreide embark upon a quest to retrieve Attea.

Ursus

1961

Se vincessi cento milioni poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Se vincessi cento milioni

1953

L'orfana del ghetto poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

L'orfana del ghetto

1955

L'orfana del ghetto poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

L'orfana del ghetto

1955

Son of Samson poster
6.3

Maciste travels to Egypt, where he leads a revolt against an evil queen. In Son of Samson, Maciste (Mark Forrest) -- scion of the famed muscleman -- travels to the Egyptian city of Tanis to checkmate villainous Queen Smedes (Chelo Alonso), who's persecuting the citizenry.

Son of Samson

1960

Song of Naples poster
9.0

A famous singer abandons his wife and goes to live abroad with a woman he met in a nightclub. A car accident upsets his life - he loses his job and his new love but he regains his sons and peace of mind.

Song of Naples

1957

Song of Naples poster
9.0

A famous singer abandons his wife and goes to live abroad with a woman he met in a nightclub. A car accident upsets his life - he loses his job and his new love but he regains his sons and peace of mind.

Song of Naples

1957

Captain Falcon poster
6.5

Baron Oddo de Serra who is cruel to his subjects, is neighbor of the Count Gualtiero of Roccalta. The servants of the baron cross the lands of Count to escape his abuses. Baron hatches a plot to assassinate the earl.

Captain Falcon

1958

Captain Falcon poster
6.5

Baron Oddo de Serra who is cruel to his subjects, is neighbor of the Count Gualtiero of Roccalta. The servants of the baron cross the lands of Count to escape his abuses. Baron hatches a plot to assassinate the earl.

Captain Falcon

1958

Goliath and the Barbarians poster
4.7

When barbarians invade his village and kill his father, a local man wages a one-man war against them.

Goliath and the Barbarians

1959

Goliath and the Barbarians poster
4.7

When barbarians invade his village and kill his father, a local man wages a one-man war against them.

Goliath and the Barbarians

1959

La canzone del cuore poster
10.0

A widow is unjustly imprisoned for theft and her daughter is sent to live with her grandmother.

La canzone del cuore

1955

Beauties on Motor Scooters poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Beauties on Motor Scooters

1962

Beauties on Motor Scooters poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Beauties on Motor Scooters

1962

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

La notte delle beffe

1939

L'innocente Casimiro poster
6.5

In this delightful 1945 comedy of errors, a mischievous, wealthy schoolgirl concocts a scandalous lie to win the heart of her incredibly naive history teacher, Casimiro.

L'innocente Casimiro

1945

L'innocente Casimiro poster
6.5

In this delightful 1945 comedy of errors, a mischievous, wealthy schoolgirl concocts a scandalous lie to win the heart of her incredibly naive history teacher, Casimiro.

L'innocente Casimiro

1945

The Avenger of Venice poster
6.3

Rolando, who was close to marrying the daughter of the Doge, is condemned after a highly unfair judicial process and locked up in Venice. Digging a tunnel with the aid of his cellmate, Rolando succeeds to escape.

The Avenger of Venice

1964

The Avenger of Venice poster
6.3

Rolando, who was close to marrying the daughter of the Doge, is condemned after a highly unfair judicial process and locked up in Venice. Digging a tunnel with the aid of his cellmate, Rolando succeeds to escape.

The Avenger of Venice

1964

Sword of the Conqueror poster
6.1

Alboino, the Lombard ruler, wants to marry the daughter of a neighboring king, but she loves another. Her father arranges the marriage to Alboino, which he believes will be beneficial to him, only to have Alboino kill him and leave Amalchi, his daughter's real love, beaten and left for dead. Amalchi recovers to lead a revolt against the murderous Alboino and reclaim his woman.

Sword of the Conqueror

1961

The Knight of Kruja poster
10.0

Young Italian journalist Stefano Andriani travels to Albania, where he falls in love with Eliana, a local girl, and she with him. One day, Andriani comes across the tribal chief Hasslan Haidar, an opponent of King Zog's regime, wounded by the royal guards. He saves him, taking him to his village, and makes a "blood pact" with him, which makes them brothers. Later, the journalist accidentally discovers that the tribal chief is Eliana's brother, and he must therefore give up his plans for marriage. In addition, the chief of police in Tirana tries to exploit the situation to turn Hasslan against Andriani. The arrival of Italian troops, who conquer Albania, resolves everything and allows the misunderstanding to be cleared up.

The Knight of Kruja

1940

Love and Poison poster
7.5

Christina of Sweden, in exile in Rome, takes a handsome Italian officer as her lover. But he is in love with the very young wife of an elderly count. After many adventures, duels, settling of old scores, the officer and the countess get married. Former Queen Christina finds herself another captain of the guard.

Love and Poison

1950

La gondola del diavolo poster
10.0

In the Venetian Republic a series of murders are carried out by a hooded man in black who always makes his escape through the city's waterways on a gondola.

La gondola del diavolo

1946

La gondola del diavolo poster
10.0

In the Venetian Republic a series of murders are carried out by a hooded man in black who always makes his escape through the city's waterways on a gondola.

La gondola del diavolo

1946

Petrolineide poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Petrolineide

1949

Il bravo di Venezia poster
9.0

Marco Fuser, an outlaw. returns to Venice after many years. His son who works in the studio of a celebrated painter is unaware of his father's history. Arrested by the Doge's men, Marco agrees to become a bravo in the service of the city's ruler and kill his enemies. He enjoys some success at this, until he finds he has been tasked with killing his son.

Il bravo di Venezia

1941

Il bravo di Venezia poster
9.0

Marco Fuser, an outlaw. returns to Venice after many years. His son who works in the studio of a celebrated painter is unaware of his father's history. Arrested by the Doge's men, Marco agrees to become a bravo in the service of the city's ruler and kill his enemies. He enjoys some success at this, until he finds he has been tasked with killing his son.

Il bravo di Venezia

1941

Silenzio, si gira! poster
10.0

A comedy set behind the scenes at Cinecittà studios in Rome during the war, focusing on a famous, demanding tenor and his love interest.

Silenzio, si gira!

1943

Kill or Cure poster
6.8

La tempesta in un cranio (Tempest in a Cranium) is an anarchic, quasi-surreal Italian comedy of multiple delights in which the timorous scion of a wealthy family is gaslit by his friends in order to prove that his fears of hereditary insanity are hogwash.

Kill or Cure

1921

Torna piccina mia! poster
10.0

A family of wanderers adopts a girl who is left alone after getting lost. Meanwhile, his father adopts an orphan. Some time later, as an adult, the girl becomes the main attraction of the Luna Park where the wanderers work, and falls in love with the adopted son of the missing father. This arouses envy and spite from a barker from the Luna Park, secretly in love with the girl, who begins to spread slander on their behalf.

Torna piccina mia!

1955

No artwork available
10.0

A 1924 film.

El consultorio de Madame René

1924

Beauties on bicycles poster
6.8

Two chorus girls leave Milan to get to the famous Totò's theatre company. Unfortunately the bus they are on breaks down and they ask for a lift, but the driver gets too fresh with them and they decide to continue the journey with any means of transport, including bicycles.

Beauties on bicycles

1951

Beauties on bicycles poster
6.8

Two chorus girls leave Milan to get to the famous Totò's theatre company. Unfortunately the bus they are on breaks down and they ask for a lift, but the driver gets too fresh with them and they decide to continue the journey with any means of transport, including bicycles.

Beauties on bicycles

1951

La vuelta del toro salvaje poster
NR

Luis Gelán, a world-famous boxer known for his rapid and glorious career, nicknamed the Bull of the Pampas, who left boxing for love of his wife Isabel, lives with them at the Los Sauces ranch. Meanwhile, Bob Jackson, his former sparring partner, also retired, awaits the opportunity when Gelán returns to the ring and needs him. It is then that his sick son needs medication, and he decides to return to boxing.

La vuelta del toro salvaje

1924

La mano della morta poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

La mano della morta

1949

La mano della morta poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

La mano della morta

1949

Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè poster
10.0

Two women, Tina, who is a pizza chef, and Lisa, who runs a shop, can't stand each other, but they have a nephew and a daughter respectively, who love each other.

Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè

1958

Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè poster
10.0

Two women, Tina, who is a pizza chef, and Lisa, who runs a shop, can't stand each other, but they have a nephew and a daughter respectively, who love each other.

Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè

1958