Moira Orfei

Acting

Moira Orfei

Born — Died

1931-12-21 — 2015-11-15

Place of birth

Udine, Italy

Known for

Acting

Credits

46 titles

Moira Orfei (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmɔira orˈfɛi]; 21 December 1931 – 15 November 2015), a.k.a. Miranda Orfei, was a popular Italian artist and television personality. Moira was considered the queen of the Italian circus.

Known for

Film credits

1970s · 3 titles

1960s · 36 titles

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

The Queen of the Pirates poster
5.5

In 16th century Italy, on the Adriatic coast, the duchy of Doruzza is governed by a tyrannical duke, Zulian, and his haughty daughter, Isabella. When they commit a great injustice, a ship's captain and his daughter turn pirate to fight back for the people.

The Queen of the Pirates

1960

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

Revolt of the Praetorians poster
6.4

Rome chafes under the rule of the Emperor Domitian and his Egyptian mistress, Artamne. A mysterious champion arises to fight against the Emperor -- a masked man known as the Red Wolf. In fact, the Red Wolf is Valerius Rufus, one of the Emperor's trusted centurions who's aided by none other than the Emperor's court jester, the diminutive Elpidion. Rebels in league with Valerius kidnap Artamne, planning to exchange her for two of their imprisoned colleagues, but Artamne escapes and soon both Valerius, (now exposed as the Red Wolf), and his fiancee, Lucilla, are sentenced to be immersed in a cauldron of molten lead. Valerius's friends, however, rise up to rescue him and to liberate Rome.

Revolt of the Praetorians

1964

Samson and His Mighty Challenge poster
4.3

Four muscular heroes fight the evil ruler of an oppressed people.

Samson and His Mighty Challenge

1964

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians poster
7.2

An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them; and local men all seduce a promiscuous young woman, but when her father eventually reveals that she is underage, they all face prosecution for statutory rape.

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

1966

Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules poster
5.5

Maciste arranges for himself and his new friend Bangor to be captured by a mysterious band of white-clad marauders and taken to an underground city. There the two are forced to turn an enormous wheel along with other captives as part of a gold-and-diamonds mining operation. The underground city's queen, Halis Mosab, takes note of the handsome, muscular Maciste and chooses him to be her consort if he can meet such challenges as saving the kidnapped Princess Saliura from a gigantic ape. Maciste kills the ape and carries Saliura back to the aboveground world. The white-clad marauders can't follow them if it means being caught in the sunlight which instantly dissolves them. Maciste then returns to the underground city to save the other captives. Meanwhile, high priest Kahab informs his son, Katar, that their queen is not one of them but, unbeknownst to her, was kidnapped as a small child from the "world above." If Katar can marry her...

Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules

1961

Two Idiots at Fort Alamo poster
5.8

During the War of Succession, Franco and Ciccio are arrested for being accused of desertion from the Northern army. Rather than condemn them to death for his carelessness, they will be chosen for a special mission: to infiltrate as expert officers on a delicate espionage action.

Two Idiots at Fort Alamo

1965

Hercules vs. the Giant Warriors poster
6.0

Hercules, having agreed to restore justice to Mycenae, confronts evil Prince Myles. The villain is invested with power over giant bronze warriors by his mother Pasiphaë, a sorceress in Hades. Myles assassinates the king and abducts his cousin, Queen Ate, through whom he plans to inherit the throne. Although Zeus temporarily removes Hercules' strength for killing Eurystheus, an innocent man framed by Myles, the god restores his powers. Hercules then saves Ate and destroys Myles, Pasiphaë, and the giant warriors.

Hercules vs. the Giant Warriors

1964

Toto and Cleopatra poster
6.7

Mark Antony has a brother-lookalike, Totonno, a sinister slave trader. Totonno secretly replaces Mark Antony in the most delicate moments.

Toto and Cleopatra

1963

The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules poster
5.3

The rightful heir to the throne of Babylon leads a slave revolt against an evil ruler.

The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules

1963

The Giants of Thessaly poster
4.9

In order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, King Jason takes his Argonauts on a search for the fabled Golden Fleece. Meanwhile, back at home, his scheming regent is plotting to get his hands on the kingdom--and the queen.

The Giants of Thessaly

1960

Samson and the Slave Queen poster
6.8

The king of Nogara dies, leaving behind a will naming one of his nieces as his successor. Will it be blonde and virtuous Isabella or evil, dark-haired Malva? Each woman relies on a hero to locate the will. Malva hires the bare-chested strongman Samson while Isabella relies on the masked El Toro (a.k.a. Zorro) even though her heart belongs to the mild-mannered poet, Ramon. Malva's ruthless desire for the throne soon alienates Samson and he and El Toro then team up to bring about a proper resolution to the Nogara succession. Meanwhile, Isabella learns El Toto's true identity, an identity which both surprises and pleases her.

Samson and the Slave Queen

1963

The Monk of Monza poster
7.0

Pasquale takes all of his 12 children and runs away from Monza, looking for a house of a wealthy and generous awning. Having met on the way impoverished peasant, Pasquale takes him also, having granted the rank of "Half-Monk" and thus having gained rustic, but a reliable friend.

The Monk of Monza

1963

Atlas Against the Cyclops poster
6.5

Strongman Maciste must battle the one-eyed Cyclops monster that is ravaging the land of Sadok, while at the same time fending off the advances of the evil Queen Capys, who wants to do a little ravaging of her own.

Atlas Against the Cyclops

1961

FBI Operation Yellow Viper poster
9.0

The secret agent Claus van Dongen is sent to Cape Town to end the activities of the criminal organization Yellow Viper.

FBI Operation Yellow Viper

1964

Ursus in the Valley of the Lions poster
5.5

Bodybuilder Ed Fury stars as the legendary Ursus in this above-average sword-and-sandal adventure from veteran director Carlo Campogalliani. The plot concerns Ursus' attempts to rescue his kidnapped fiancee, aided by a pretty blind slave girl. Now an evil queen, Ursus' former love throws him into a gladiatorial arena with a bull, which manages to smack the slave girl in the head and restore her eyesight before Ursus defeats it and his enemies. The bullfight is particularly well-staged, and this exciting spectacle may be the highlight of Fury's erratic screen career. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

Ursus in the Valley of the Lions

1961

The Terror of the Steppes poster
5.5

Tribal chief Sandra kidnaps Samira, the daughter of the powerful Yesen Khan. He hopes to exchange her for a treasure in gold but falls in love with the girl and things gets complicated.

The Terror of the Steppes

1964

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone poster
5.9

For a misunderstanding Franco and Ciccio, two Sicilian immigrants of very limited intellectual faculties, are enrolled in the police force in New York.

2 Mobsters Against Al Capone

1966

Gli italiani e le donne poster
7.5

A group of vignettes about men, mostly married, scheming to get women and the funny ways the schemes play out.

Gli italiani e le donne

1962

Kerim, Son of the Sheik poster
6.0

In the Middle East, circa 1860s, the evil Omar seeks to become Khadive by killing off his adversaries and by marrying the reluctant Fawzia, favorite niece of the current Khadive. Omar's brutal policies result in the death of a young woman named Laila. Laila's brother, Kerim, then becomes Omar's sworn enemy.

Kerim, Son of the Sheik

1962

How We Got Into Trouble with the Army poster
5.8

A sergeant finds out that a GI hides a child in the military barracks. The boy is the son of another soldier who sings in a night club but due to series of misunderstandings the sergeant believes he is his own son, born from a former love story.

How We Got Into Trouble with the Army

1965

Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses poster
6.7

When Marino goes to Rome for an event, he certainly does not imagine meeting Marisa, who will become the love of his life. But once love is found, it is a matter of spreading it and here the difficulties begin: first the father who opposes it; then, after the death of his father, the gossips who make Marino believe that Marisa was a little good, so much so that Marisa runs away. Repentant, Marino searches in vain and then, almost by accident, finds her again, Mrs. Ciceri. But love admits no obstacles, not even that of a deaf and dumb husband.

Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses

1968

Under Ten Flags poster
5.7

"Under Ten Flags" is a WWII movie loosely based on the true story of the German navy commerce raider Atlantis, a converted Auxilliary Cruiser, and her Captain Bernhard Rogge. Atlantis, camouflaged as a merchant ship, cruised the South Seas ( Atlantic, Indian & Pacific) and sank or captured 22 merchant ships from May 1940 through November 22, 1941 when she was sunk by the British Cruiser HMS Devonshire. Rogge was one of the few German officers of flag rank who were not arrested by the Allies after the war ended. This was due to the very proper and ethical way he exercised his command of Atlantis. After the war he advanced to Rear Admiral in the West German Navy and became a high-ranking NATO commander.

Under Ten Flags

1960

Fire Over Rome poster
8.0

Marcus Valerius, a young consul, is assigned the mission to assist Menecrate, the leader of the Pretorian Guard, in the arrest and execution of as many Christians as possible. While raiding the Catacombs he has the surprise to find among the Christians the woman he loves, Giulia, who has been converted secretly to the banned religion. He helps her to escape and trouble soon follows. Stripped of his rank and arrested for defending the rebels he is condemned to fight as a gladiator...

Fire Over Rome

1965

Ti aspetterò all'inferno poster
5.6

When a diamond heist goes wrong, the three would-be robbers go on the run from the law. They soon find themselves involved with a beautiful woman who may wind up being even more trouble for them than the botched robbery.

Ti aspetterò all'inferno

1960

Armas contra la ley poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Armas contra la ley

1961

Divorzio alla siciliana poster
7.7

No synopsis available yet.

Divorzio alla siciliana

1963

Rocco e le sorelle poster
7.0

A Sicilian leaves for Milan, in search of fortune, with the four sisters he supervises fiercely.

Rocco e le sorelle

1961

The Two Gladiators poster
5.5

The twins of the recently departed Marcus Aurelius fight it out to see who will become emperor of Rome.

The Two Gladiators

1964

Totò vs the Four poster
6.7

The day of Chief Constable Saracino begins badly when his new car is stolen. Then, in his office, he meets Alfredo Fiori who believes that his wife and her lover, a veterinary, are trying to murder him.

Totò vs the Four

1963

Che femmina!! E... che dollari! poster
5.0

An American millionaire has just died. His sole legatee is a youthful indiscretion, a girl who is currently living in Italy. Two private eye detective agencies, in competition with each other, investigate. Combining business with pleasure, they search sunny Italy, but they only have one clue to find their heiress: she has three moles on the buttock. One of the private eyes falls in love with a gypsy who sings in nightclubs.

Che femmina!! E... che dollari!

1960

I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo poster
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo

1962

Ursus poster
4.6

Ursus returns from war to find his fiancée, Attea, has been kidnapped by a mysterious sect which sacrifices virgins to its patron goddess. Ursus faces much treachery and is forced to display much courage and strength as he and the blind girl Doreide embark upon a quest to retrieve Attea.

Ursus

1961

Drakut the Avenger poster
6.9

No synopsis available yet.

Drakut the Avenger

1961

The Two Mafiosi poster
5.8

Two clumsy mobsters on a mission in Paris.

The Two Mafiosi

1964

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