Memo Benassi

Acting

Memo Benassi

Born 1886-06-19 · Sorbolo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Acting credits

Princess Tarakanova poster
10.0

Italian version of 'Princess Tarakanova'. A film about the story of princess Élisabeth Tarakanova.

Princess Tarakanova

1938

The Affairs of Messalina poster
4.1

A 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

The Conquest of the Air poster
10.0

A 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

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Peccatori

1945

Il vagabondo poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Il vagabondo

1941

The Jester's Supper poster
6.1

In 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

Everybody's Woman poster
6.6

Gaby 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

The Conquest of the Air poster
5.4

This 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 artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Il trattato scomparso

1933

Dente per dente poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dente per dente

1943

Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal poster
5.5

A 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

Lisetta poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Lisetta

1933

No artwork available
6.5

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

Le due orfanelle poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le due orfanelle

1942

Quarta pagina poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Quarta pagina

1942

Fedora poster
7.0

This 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 artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Il paese senza pace

1946

Rossini poster
9.0

The 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

I due Foscari poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

I due Foscari

1942

Amleto poster
7.8

No synopsis available yet.

Amleto

1955

Adriana Lecouvreur poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Adriana Lecouvreur

1955

Tonight at Eleven poster
9.0

A 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

Love Letters of Baroness S poster
7.0

A 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

Il Tiranno di Padova poster
3.0

Padua, 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