Giovanna Galletti

Acting

Giovanna Galletti

Born — Died

1916-06-27 — 1992-04-21

Place of birth

Bangkok, Thailand

Known for

Acting

Credits

31 titles

Giovanna Galletti (27 June 1916 – 21 April 1992) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1938 to 1986. Description above from the Wikipedia article Giovanna Galletti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Bible: In the Beginning... poster
7.3

Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God.

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966

Last Tango in Paris poster
6.9

A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

Last Tango in Paris

1972

The Big Red One poster
6.7

A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson, in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and France, and ending in a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia where they face the true horror of war.

The Big Red One

1980

Rome, Open City poster
8.0

During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape.

Rome, Open City

1945

The Nun's Story poster
7.2

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

The Nun's Story

1959

Sodom and Gomorrah poster
5.3

Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent the destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.

Sodom and Gomorrah

1962

Film credits

1980s · 2 titles

1960s · 8 titles

The Bible: In the Beginning... poster
7.3

Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God.

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966

Sodom and Gomorrah poster
5.3

Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent the destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.

Sodom and Gomorrah

1962

The Loves of Hercules poster
3.5

Hercules decides to avenge the death of his wife, murdered at the hands of Éurito, king of Ecalia, but everything is a plot of an ambitious courtier. Hercules ends up falling in love with Deyanira, who is now a good queen.

The Loves of Hercules

1960

Kill, Baby... Kill! poster
6.9

A 20th century European village is haunted by the ghost of a murderous little girl.

Kill, Baby... Kill!

1966

The Lady of Monza poster
4.9

A true story taken from the archives of the archdiocese of Milan. Based on the life of Marianna De Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza," a 17th century nun accused of and tried by the church for breaking celibacy and plotting murder.

The Lady of Monza

1969

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell poster
6.0

After the end of WWII, an Italian woman receives child support payments from three former US soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of her daughter, Gia.

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968

The Wonders of Aladdin poster
5.2

Young Aladdin has a series of wild adventures after he discovers a magic lamp containing a genie.

The Wonders of Aladdin

1961

A... For Assassin poster
6.3

After a rich mine worker dies in mine accident, his heirs gather in his house to hear the reading of the will.

A... For Assassin

1966

1950s · 11 titles

The Nun's Story poster
7.2

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

The Nun's Story

1959

Adorable Creatures poster
5.2

Andre Noblet, a 21-year-old French artist falls madly in love with Christine, the mother of two children. He tells Chistine he will tell all to her husband and demand her freedom. Christine learns that her husband has been carrying on a romance of his own and they have a meeting.

Adorable Creatures

1952

Totò Looking for Wife poster
6.3

Aunt Agatha writes to Toto, informing him that she won't send him another penny until he is married.

Totò Looking for Wife

1950

The Glass Castle poster
5.8

Evelyne, the young wife of Judge Bertal, falls in love with Remy, who lives in Paris, on holiday in Italy. After following him in the lovers city, she realises Remy is whom she really loves, and decides to return home to inform her husband – but her plane crashes.

The Glass Castle

1950

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 Knight is Here poster
6.5

A 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

Last Meeting poster
6.9

The wife of a mechanic and tester of Alfa Romeo cars becomes the lover of a pilot. The two decide to flee together in Argentina.

Last Meeting

1951

Tomorrow Is Another Day poster
4.5

A doctor rescues a young woman who is about to throw herself into the river and takes her to the hospital. The woman learns of three very sad stories revolving around suicide.

Tomorrow Is Another Day

1951

Verginità poster
4.2

Gina is the daughter of a provincial newsstand dealer and spends her time reading pulp magazines and dreaming of a glamorous vocation on the big city. She enters a beauty contest in a nearby city, without her father's permission, and, en route, meets Franco, a salesman.

Verginità

1951

La portatrice di pane poster
8.0

France, 1860. A young widow is wrongly accused of murder and, after serving many years in prison, she escapes to find the real culprit.

La portatrice di pane

1950

The Outlaws poster
6.5

Turi, having returned to Sicily from abroad, learns that his sister Maruzza is the lover of Cosimo Barrese, a militant of the Movement for the Independence of Sicily, who, abandoned by everyone, has become a bandit. The two would like to get married, but life as an outlaw seems an insurmountable obstacle. Turi asks for revenge on the bandit who has dishonored the family and uses a shady and devious lawyer to drive him into a trap.

The Outlaws

1950

Series credits