
Acting
Nino Crisman
Born — Died
1911-10-27 — 1983-11-15
Place of birth
Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy]
Known for
Acting
Credits
36 titles
Nino Crisman (1911–1983) was an Italian actor and film producer. Crisman was born in the port city of Trieste when it was still a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Crisman made his film debut in 1939 during the Fascist era. He appeared as an actor in over thirty films, such as El Greco (1966). From 1959 onwards he also began to produce films. He was married to the actress Rossana Martini. Source: Article "Nino Crisman" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
6.0A U.S. intelligence general recalls three Cold War cases of Soviet, French and Italian spies.
The Dirty Game
1965
4.6Alena Johnston is Antione, the War Goddess of the Amazons, who must mate with the Greek king Theseus to propogate her race. Traditionally this is done only out of duty, but this time she falls in love with her "boy toy"... a definite no-no for an Amazon queen. Helmed by James Bond director Terence Young and based on a story co-authored by Robert Graves, this sexy and spectacular entry in the sword-and-sandal genre features an incredible bevy of Euro-cult starlets including Rosanna Yanni, Helga Line and Luciana Paluzzi, plus a lyrical score by Academy Award-winner Riz Ortolani.
War Goddess
1973
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Arditi civili
1940
6.6A detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers.
The Violent Four
1968
7.0No synopsis available yet.
I contrabbandieri del mare
1949
6.0A parade of corrupt and sleazy characters in the high society of Rome.
Roma bene
1971
Film credits
1960s · 3 titles
6.0A U.S. intelligence general recalls three Cold War cases of Soviet, French and Italian spies.
The Dirty Game
1965
6.6A detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers.
The Violent Four
1968
6.2Greek painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos (Mel Ferrer) woos a beauty (Rosanna Schiaffino) and faces the Inquisition in 16th-century Spain.
El Greco
1966
1950s · 5 titles
5.8Dennis O'Keefe plays a GI who falls in love with Mara Lane in postwar Rome. Lane kills her boss, forcing her to flee the law. O'Keefe goes along for the ride so that he won't be knocked off by Lane's husband. Just when it looks as though O'Keefe is willing to go to any lengths to protect the woman he loves, he discovers that she frankly isn't worth it.
Angela
1954
4.8Lola, the wife of arms dealer Pedro Wassewich, is attracted to Ludovic, a young painter who turns out to be the emissary of a notorious gangster. He claims to have been sent by the latter to pick up a shipment. In fact, it's the police who, behind the scenes, orchestrate the operation to catch Wassewich red-handed.
Burning Fuse
1957
8.0The young Uguccione is mistaken for Rascelito Villa called "C6", a dangerous revolutionary, and then immediately sent to Parazuela where he leads the insurrectionist troops.
Io sono il capataz
1951
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Turri il bandito
1950
6.5The Spaniards under Charles V aim to occupy all of Italy with the help of traitorous allies like Don Lorenzo. Lorenzo conspires to marry off his supposed niece Isabella to Charles V’s nephew, Prince Rodriguez, to confirm Spain’s dominance. The Black Devil, a heroic masked avenger, falls in love with the fake Isabella and takes vengeance on Lorenzo with the help of his friend Ruggerio and his men.
The Black Devil
1957
1940s · 19 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Arditi civili
1940
7.0No synopsis available yet.
I contrabbandieri del mare
1949
NRNo synopsis available yet.
I peggiori anni della nostra vita
1949
10.0Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai and Lamberto Picasso. Nazzari portrays the painter Caravaggio as a wayward genius. It was one of his favourite screen roles.
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto
1941
9.0No synopsis available yet.
La gerla di papà Martin
1940
7.2A nineteenth-century Italian noblewoman, imprisoned in a foreboding lakeside palazzo by her uncle, comes to believe she's possessed by a long ago mistress of the manor.
Malombra
1942
7.0No synopsis available yet.
L'uomo del romanzo
1940
No synopsis available yet.
Peccatori
1945
8.0A young dare-devil goes to Rome in search of fortune, with the blessings and money of his loving aunts. While in the city, he is a victim of a series of mishaps. His aunts hear about a man of the same name who is a candidate for Parliament; they think that he is their nephew and organize a series of celebrations. So, the youngster gets the idea of trying to replace the real candidate, but gets found out. The aunts forgive him.
If I Were A Member Of Parliament
1949
7.0In Paris, the dreaded Zagomar kidnapped the daughter of a scientist to force him to deliver his latest discovery: a machine that "blocks" over time. Macario, the assistant teacher, decides to confront this elusive bandit that lurks in the bowels of the city.
Macario Against Zagomar
1944
5.9Set during the Spanish civil war, the story of a commander of a fort Alcazar in Toledo, faithful to general Franco.
The Siege of the Alcazar
1940
9.0A wealthy widow becomes infatuated with an adventurer posing as a poet and, forgetting her responsibilities as a mother and her no longer young age, falls prey to a love frenzy in her family that puts her at odds with her daughter, who has just left boarding school, and her own brother, who is all about scientific research. The girl, who has learned of the alleged poet's less-than-honest intentions, tries every means to drive him away and restore her mother's sentimental balance. For this she pretends to be in love with him who, attracted by her youth and rich dowry, proposes that she elope.
Divieto di sosta
1941
5.9In the absence of the biological mother, too busy pursuing her theatrical career, we see the glorification of the maternal surrogate, a woman who is a paragon of sacrifice and self-abnegation. La Fuggitiva is also a film in which a child actress takes a prominent role. In this sentimental drama, the little girl suffers for and rebels against the loneliness and neglect stemming from the lack of a mother and a loving family setting.
La fuggitiva
1941
NRNo synopsis available yet.
I due Foscari
1942
9.0A young farmer, with a magnificent voice, receives an invitation to present himself in a large theater to be hired. In reality, the invitation is a joke made by his cousin.
I Live as I Please
1942
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Le due madonne
1949
5.5No synopsis available yet.
Pia de' Tolomei
1941
9.0No synopsis available yet.
L'ultimo combattimento
1941
An employee embezzles a sum belonging to the company where he works and loses it by making a wrong speculation. The employee's sister asks her fiancé for the dough so she can save her brother from shame. The fiancé refuses; then the girl decides to confront the director of the company to explain everything to him.
Due cuori
1943
1930s · 2 titles
6.0In a massive department store the driver romances the shopgirl. The problem is that the manager also has his eye on her, and some employees seem to be pilfering goods from the place.
Department Store
1939
5.2Called to perform at the Scala, a young baritone begins a transatlantic romance with a famous pianist. The singer, having been skewered by a critic after his last performance in Milan, attempts to find a way to win over the audience and the critics, while wooing his love interest.
Retroscena
1939
Behind the camera
4.6Alena Johnston is Antione, the War Goddess of the Amazons, who must mate with the Greek king Theseus to propogate her race. Traditionally this is done only out of duty, but this time she falls in love with her "boy toy"... a definite no-no for an Amazon queen. Helmed by James Bond director Terence Young and based on a story co-authored by Robert Graves, this sexy and spectacular entry in the sword-and-sandal genre features an incredible bevy of Euro-cult starlets including Rosanna Yanni, Helga Line and Luciana Paluzzi, plus a lyrical score by Academy Award-winner Riz Ortolani.
War Goddess
1973
6.0A parade of corrupt and sleazy characters in the high society of Rome.
Roma bene
1971
5.9Ugly, persistent, and (initially) annoying admirer pursues a beautiful actress. At first he is laughed of, especially by his ultra handsome rival, but with his firm insistence, and gradually emerging charm, he seduces the lady, to the total shocked surprise of his rival.
Vacations in Majorca
1959
8.3Sabrina is a beautiful thief, one who happens to have seven moles on her thigh, forming the constellation Ursa Minor; this is the only clue German police have to solve a recent robbery. Teo is a photographer looking for a pair of beautiful legs to participate in a photo contest. When he secretly takes a photo of Sabrina's legs, including the telltale moles, Sabrina has to get it back at any cost, something which brings her into dangerous proximity with the smitten Teo. Romance and assorted hijinx ensue.
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
1958
6.6Luciano Bianchi lives with his wife and son in the small town of Guastalla. As an intellectual and bibliophile, he works as head of cultural initiatives at a mining plant.
It's a Hard Life
1964
7.0Lemmy Caution has been assigned by Interpol to work as a double agent. Little does he know how many spies are on to this deception and how dangerous his assignment has become.
Destination Fury
1961

