
Acting
Memo Benassi
Born 1886-06-19 · Sorbolo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Acting credits
10.0Italian version of 'Princess Tarakanova'. A film about the story of princess Élisabeth Tarakanova.
Princess Tarakanova
1938
4.1A story, set in Rome of 44 A.D., concerning the amorous and political intrigues of the evil Empress Messalina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, and her eventual hounding to death.
The Affairs of Messalina
1951
10.0A sweeping, cinematic pseudo-documentary history of human flight, starting with the failed attempt of Icarus, and ending with the aviation triumphs of the fascist regime.
The Conquest of the Air
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No synopsis available yet.
Peccatori
1945
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Il vagabondo
1941
6.1In Florence, at the time of Lorenzo de Medici, known also as Lorenzo the Magnificent, the aristocrat brothers Chiaramantesi rule with an iron fist the streets of the city. Ruthless and fierce, the two brothers have chosen as their special victim the innocent and harmless Giannetto. Even though determined to not react to the cruel pranks of the brothers, Giannetto is forced to take a stand when Ginevra, a beautiful girl that works in the Chiaramantesi household, is dragged into the game. To defend his honor and protect the girl, Giannetto works out a fiendish plot that will end in blood and madness.
The Jester's Supper
1942
6.6Gaby is expelled from school after a married teacher commits suicide after telling her he can't live without her. Though she has done nothing, she is punished for his act.
Everybody's Woman
1934
5.4This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.
The Conquest of the Air
1931
No synopsis available yet.
Il trattato scomparso
1933
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dente per dente
1943
5.5A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.
Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal
1937
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Lisetta
1933
Melodrama, about a father and son sharing the love for the same charming girl. A dramatic night storm leads to jealousy and loss of honor.
Night of the Storm
1916
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Le due orfanelle
1942
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Quarta pagina
1942
7.0This film relates the story of Russian Princess Fedora (Louise Ferida), in Czarist times, whose royal lover is assassinated on the eve of their marriage. She pledges vengeance, only to become the victim of her vow when she falls in love again.
Fedora
1942
No synopsis available yet.
Il paese senza pace
1946
9.0The famous composer's life and his career. His love story with Isabella Colbran, the soprano who was to become his wife and the singer in all his operas up to the unfortunate day she lost her voice.
Rossini
1942
NRNo synopsis available yet.
I due Foscari
1942
7.8No synopsis available yet.
Amleto
1955
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Adriana Lecouvreur
1955
9.0A comedy poking fun at earlier 1930s American crime films: A society lady goes after a gang of outlaws and lands up becoming involved romantically with a gangster.
Tonight at Eleven
1937
7.0A married society woman strikes up a romance with a young musician. She introduces the man to high society. The society woman eventually decides to break off the relationship and the musician attempts to blackmail her.
Love Letters of Baroness S
1924
3.0Padua, 1540. Angelo is married to Caterina but has an affair with Tisbe, an actress who travels with Rodolfo, presented as her brother but actually her lover and also Caterina's first and true love. Tisbe is also searching for the daughter of the woman who saved her mother from capital punishment and to whom she had given a crucifix. Caterina, victim of a plot hatched by Angelo and Tisbe, is saved by her at the last minute, as she recognizes her as the daughter of the woman who saved her mother from capital punishment.
Il Tiranno di Padova
1946