Writing
Nicola Manzari
Born 1908-11-14 · Bari, Italy
Acting credits
5.4Sold as slaves to a wealthy Roman, Lea and Esther, two Carthaginian sisters, are offered as gifts to the ambitious daughter of a proconsul and end up involved in spite of themselves in a dangerous game of power.
The Sword and the Cross
1956
NRTwo petty thieves, Ciro and Geppa, plan a much bigger scam than they usually practice, but complications ensue.
Vent'anni
1949
10.0A young man in love with a girl whose father--his employer--does not approve of him, disguises himself as a hunchback to get into the father's good graces.
Non è vero... ma ci credo!
1952
Behind the camera
7.8After she inherits a huge sum of money, a girl suddenly leaves a working-class man that she previously used to fancy.
Papà Pacifico
1954
6.7After his son is kidnapped, a millionaire industrialist seeks revenge, in spite of the potential danger that his rash actions will bring about for his child and another kidnapped boy, the son of a poor mechanic.
Kidnap Syndicate
1975
7.0An aspiring singer is torn between the love for a devious ex-flame, the affection of a simple girl and the loyalty to his paralyzed best friend.
Love song
1954
8.0Antonio, Peppino and Lucia are three brothers who live in the country near Naples. Lucia's son, Gianni, goes to Naples to study medicine, but there he knows a ballet dancer. They fall in love and, when she goes to Milan, Gianni follows her. Informed of this and afraid that their nephew will stop studying, the three Caponi brothers leave for Milan to persuade Gianni to come back and continue studying and abandon the "Malafemmina" (bad girl).
Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy
1956
5.4Sold as slaves to a wealthy Roman, Lea and Esther, two Carthaginian sisters, are offered as gifts to the ambitious daughter of a proconsul and end up involved in spite of themselves in a dangerous game of power.
The Sword and the Cross
1956
A scientist combines two brains during an operation to create one perfect mind.
Stasera sciopero
1951
9.0I figli non si vendono (literally, Children must not be sold) is a 1952 Italian melodrama film by Mario Bonnard
I figli non si vendono
1952
7.0The accountant Marco Vecchietti, a modest civil servant, leads a miserable life amidst the ferocious jokes of his colleagues, the reproaches of his mother-in-law, taxes, debts and citations.
I morti non pagano tasse
1952
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Frine cortigiana d'Oriente
1953
6.4This is the (funny) story of four agents of Roma traffic police in the '50s. Their life are crossed in affairs that often retire from mere job relationships. 'Guardia scelta' (special agent) Giuseppe tries to be a composer, he wants to write the anthem for the roman traffic police. 'Guardia'(agent) Alberto Randolfi has a too strong inclination to fine everyone and is dreaming about learning French. 'Brigadiere' (sergeant) Pietro Spaziali is busy looking at his little son Tonino and daughter Maria who is going to marry a boxer. The 'Maresciallo' (Marshal) tries to manage and solve all the troubles they often do.
Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo
1956
7.0Two young men from the Navy fall in love with an actress.
Cuori sul mare
1950
6.3A family drama involving a wife torn between her husband and her criminal ex-lover.
Chains
1949
9.0No synopsis available yet.
L'ultimo addio
1942
6.5Diavolo's bandits fight Napoleon's troops and so King Ferdinand IV, the Neapolitan king, makes Fra Diavolo a Colonel. In the meantime the bandit also falls in love with Marietta, the king's illegitimate child.
The King's Guerrillas
1950
7.0A humble young woman takes care of his sister's child while also hiding her feelings towards her sister's lover.
Tua per la vita
1955
7.0Thirty girls arrive in a seaside town to participate in a beauty contest. Marina has no ambitions of victory: she only wants to have the sewing machine promised to each participant.
Le ambiziose
1961
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Quarta pagina
1942
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Quarta pagina
1942
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Margherita fra i tre
1942
7.0A gangster comes back to Rome after many years and meets his old flame and their daughter.
Tormento del passato
1952
8.3Maria is a housmaid and she is being engaged to Berto for fifteen years. Berto has not a lasting job so he is waiting for the death of his uncle Matteo to come into an inheritance. In the meantime Maria goes on with her work, first in the house of an unfaithful wife; then for an actor and his wife on the verge of leaving each other and last for Raffaele who wants to marry her. At last uncle Matteo dies...
Position Wanted
1951
6.5A strange vagrant makes repeated attempts to rescue land inhabited by hawkers from being taken over by building development and a subway installation.
The Knight is Here
1950
Adventure about the life of legendary bandi Fra Diavolo (played by Tony Russel).
La leggenda di Fra Diavolo
1962
NRWhen young Lucia attempts suicide by jumping from a train, she meets a man to whom she explains what has driven her to this. He, a former doctor, has his own demons and their conversation might just help both to face their future.
Foglio di via
1954