Liana Orfei

Acting

Liana Orfei

Born

1937-01-07 (89)

Place of birth

San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy

Known for

Acting

Credits

39 titles

Liana Orfei (San Giovanni in Persiceto, June 6, 1937). Belonging to the famous Orfei circus dynasty, Liana is a multifaceted figure in Italian entertainment, capable of successfully ranging between circus, cinema, theater, and television. Active on the big screen primarily between the 1950s and 70s, she acted in approximately forty films, working with masters of the caliber of Federico Fellini (in the documentary The Clowns), Orson Welles, Mario Monicelli, and Dino Risi. Her versatility led her to perform in highly diverse genres, from commedia all'italiana to Westerns, and even horror and science fiction. In television, her participation in the musical television drama Scaramouche (1965) i…

Known for

La Dolce Vita poster
8.0

Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.

La Dolce Vita

1960

Scaramouche poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Scaramouche

1965

The Clowns poster
6.8

Fellini exposes his great attraction for the clowns and the world of the circus first recalling a childhood experience when the circus arrives nearby his home. Then he joins his crew and travel from Italy to Paris chasing the last greatest European clowns still live in these countries. He also meets Anita Ekberg trying to buy a panther in a circus.

The Clowns

1970

How, When, and with Whom poster
8.0

Paola, wife of a wealthy Turinese industrialist, meets Alberto, a friend of her husband, who emigrated to Argentina and has returned for business reasons. After a few days, Alberto confesses his love to Paola, but she resists. However, during a vacation in Sardinia, having waited in vain for the arrival of her husband, she gives in to Alberto's wishes.

How, When, and with Whom

1969

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile poster
5.7

Chronicles the rise and fall of the woman who eventually became known as Queen Nefertiti.

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile

1961

Mill of the Stone Women poster
6.1

Hans von Arnam travels to a Flemish village to study a strange carousel located in an old windmill that displays famous murderesses and other notorious women from history. Professor Gregorius Wahl, owner of the windmill, warns Hans to stay away from his mysterious daughter Elfi, in order to keep Hans from discovering the horrible secret shared by the Professor and Elfi's Doctor.

Mill of the Stone Women

1960

Film credits

1970s · 3 titles

1960s · 29 titles

La Dolce Vita poster
8.0

Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.

La Dolce Vita

1960

How, When, and with Whom poster
8.0

Paola, wife of a wealthy Turinese industrialist, meets Alberto, a friend of her husband, who emigrated to Argentina and has returned for business reasons. After a few days, Alberto confesses his love to Paola, but she resists. However, during a vacation in Sardinia, having waited in vain for the arrival of her husband, she gives in to Alberto's wishes.

How, When, and with Whom

1969

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile poster
5.7

Chronicles the rise and fall of the woman who eventually became known as Queen Nefertiti.

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile

1961

Mill of the Stone Women poster
6.1

Hans von Arnam travels to a Flemish village to study a strange carousel located in an old windmill that displays famous murderesses and other notorious women from history. Professor Gregorius Wahl, owner of the windmill, warns Hans to stay away from his mysterious daughter Elfi, in order to keep Hans from discovering the horrible secret shared by the Professor and Elfi's Doctor.

Mill of the Stone Women

1960

The Tartars poster
6.0

The Tartars and the Vikings maintain a fragile peace in the harsh landscape of the Russian Steppe. When the leader of the Vikings, Oleg, declines to accompany the Tartars on a campaign against the Slavs, there is an explosion of violence. After Oleg kills the Tartar leader and kidnaps his daughter, the dead man's brother, Burandai, retaliates by holding Oleg's wife, Helga, hostage. The stalemate can be resolved only on the battlefield.

The Tartars

1961

Damon and Pythias poster
4.7

Damon is a thief who begins to question his beliefs after he meets Pythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers.

Damon and Pythias

1962

Hercules, Samson & Ulysses poster
5.3

Two strongmen set out to hunt down a murderous sea monster. Their ship is wrecked and they end up in the Holy Land where Hercules is assumed to be Samson who is a wanted man. The two team up to survive.

Hercules, Samson & Ulysses

1963

M.M.M. 83 poster
4.6

A secret agent works with a scientist to recover documents outlining a new formula to make fuel.

M.M.M. 83

1966

Casanova '70 poster
6.4

The amorous adventures of Andrea Rossi-Colombotti, an army officer who finds pleasure with beautiful women in life-threatening situations.

Casanova '70

1965

The Devil in Love poster
5.8

Two devils from Hell are sent to Earth to cause trouble. Belfagor and his faithful sidekick Adramalek must start a war between Rome and Florence in 1478.

The Devil in Love

1966

The Avenger poster
6.3

Aeneas leads escapees from the Trojan war to new land in Italy, and must deal with new threats to his people.

The Avenger

1962

Pirates of the Coast poster
5.7

Luis de Monterey is a ship captain who is pitted against a crafty pirates.

Pirates of the Coast

1960

The Giant of Metropolis poster
4.7

Obro the muscleman goes to Atlantis and sinks a death-ray king who knows the secret of immortality.

The Giant of Metropolis

1961

The Prophet poster
5.4

In this comedy, a guru’s groupie plans to seduce him so she can number him among her many conquests.

The Prophet

1968

Adventure at the Motel poster
4.3

A series of sketches about people who have illicit affairs in a motel: among them a starlet and a pilot, two bit Casanovas, an industry manager and his secretary.

Adventure at the Motel

1963

Les Combinards poster
6.0

Léo and Claude, two penniless friends turned con artists, answer matrimonial classified ads to trap women. But one of the friends soon finds his own game turned against him.

Les Combinards

1966

Django Kills Softly poster
5.4

Django arrives in the town of Santa Anna at the behest of a man named Sanders who'd been trying to buy safe passage for his cargo from a Mexican bandit named El Santo. Django finds that Sanders has been killed and that his rival, a man named Thompson, is now trying to deal with El Santo. Django, after a brief involvement with a beautiful young widow named Linda -- who has information on a lost gold mine -- becomes entangled in this situation by agreeing to escort a shipment through El Santo's territory.

Django Kills Softly

1967

Rage of the Buccaneers poster
5.7

Gordon, The Black Pirate, battles the slavery trade.

Rage of the Buccaneers

1961

¡Cómo sois las mujeres! poster
8.5

Mario and Teresa are a seemingly happy marriage, but she reproaches that he does not value enough her work at home. As he is not willing to recognize the importance of domestic chores, Teresa offers him to exchange roles. While Teresa gets a job, and develops very well, Mario is unable to keep the house in order.

¡Cómo sois las mujeres!

1968

Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend poster
4.5

Amazing Italian movie written and directed by Vittorio Sala and starring Félix Marten, Liana Orfei and Gastone Moschin. An adventurer steals a valuable diamond known as "Mountain of Light" from the museum. A band of gangsters gets on his trail to take his loot. It's going to be a long battle.

Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend

1966

Our Husbands poster
6.0

Three episodes about Italian husbands and their relationships.

Our Husbands

1966

Hercules in the Valley of Woe poster
5.2

Two boxing promoters travel via time machine back to the days of Hercules, who must save them from Genghis Khan and the Mongol Horde.

Hercules in the Valley of Woe

1961

Terror of the Red Mask poster
7.0

In 16th century Italy, mercenary Marco is hired by cruel duke Astolfo whose unjust reign is threatened by the notorious outlaw the Red Mask.

Terror of the Red Mask

1960

Gentlemen Are Born poster
7.0

Baron Zazà, always broke due his dissolute lifestyle, decides to con a hefty sum of money out of his wealthy but greedy brother.

Gentlemen Are Born

1960

Knight of 100 Faces poster
6.5

Two knights, the honorful Riccardo and the sinister Fosco, are rivalling for damsel Zuela.

Knight of 100 Faces

1960

Le signore poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le signore

1960

Duel of Fire poster
6.3

Antonio Franco's sister is been murdered by a gang of bandits. He swear vengeance and manage to infiltrate the gang to find the murders.

Duel of Fire

1962

Extraconiugale poster
7.0

Three anthological segments about sexcapades and erotic fantasies in middle-class Italy.

Extraconiugale

1964

Le motorizzate poster
6.0

Five episodes about women drivers during the economic boom.

Le motorizzate

1963

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