Attilio Dottesio

Acting

Attilio Dottesio

Born 1909-07-16 · Desenzano del Garda, Lombardy, Italy

Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer.

Acting credits

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly poster
8.5

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966

The Arena poster
5.3

Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.

The Arena

1974

Hotel Paradise poster
5.3

At a female prison located deep within the deadly South American jungles, a group of woman are forced to mine for valuable emeralds for the local corrupt government. A group of new prisoners on the way to the jail are ambushed and are convinced to join a group of revolutionaries seeking to overthrow the prison guards and take the treasure of jewels for themselves.

Hotel Paradise

1980

Deep Red poster
7.7

An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.

Deep Red

1975

Bitter Rice poster
7.5

Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.

Bitter Rice

1949

Passion Plantation poster
3.1

In the pre-civil war American south, Emanuelle, a plantation owner's daughter, while outwardly a dainty southern belle, brutally abuses the slaves in her charge. When her fiance is bitten by a snake, he falls for Emanuelle's beautiful African-American maid who's kindness and skill saved his life. Insanely jealous, Emanuelle continues her sadistic behaviour towards her charges, and when her fiance announces he plans to wed the maid, Emanuelle "gives" her to her even more brutal hired men, and her fiance is powerless to stop them. Can Emanuelle learn an important lesson in love before it's too late for everyone?

Passion Plantation

1976

The Salamander poster
5.5

An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. The policeman begins to suspect these murders are linked to a plot to seize control of the government.

The Salamander

1981

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

Double Cross poster
6.7

A businessman is wrongly accused and convicted for the murder of his associate.

Double Cross

1951

SS Experiment Love Camp poster
5.4

Near the end of WW2, prisoners of war are used in experiments to perfect the Arian race.

SS Experiment Love Camp

1976

The Biggest Battle poster
4.7

A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.

The Biggest Battle

1978

Desirable Teacher poster
5.7

In a school where the meeting seems more complete sampling of teachers and professors stupid airhead, there is the class of Peter, repeating in life, which is the "grandfather" to the far more young companions concerning jokes and vulgarity. Even outside the school walls, in the family or in the streets of the village where he lives, Peter is not far behind and his antics continue to freewheel.

Desirable Teacher

1981

City of Pain poster
5.9

The city of Pola is being evacuated after the peace conference of 1947 decided to assign the sovereignty to Tito's Yugoslavia. However the main character decides to stay, thinking that Communism might bring him a better future. Life turns to be hard for him and his family until he changes his mind, but he is killed before he can leave the country.

City of Pain

1949

The Con Artists poster
7.0

Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organizes his jail break. But instead of Philip, it is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, who escapes. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip to escape. He succeeds and the two join to defraud Belle. The swindle plot become more complicated when Felix falls in love for Philip's daughter.

The Con Artists

1976

Black Emanuelle 2 poster
4.5

Fashion model Emanuelle is experiencing psychotic freakout every time she has sex. Haunted by memories of sexual abuse from the men in her life, including her father, she turns to Dr. Gardner, who offers help while she resides at his mental health center.

Black Emanuelle 2

1976

Run, Man, Run poster
6.5

The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that could finance the Mexican Revolution.

Run, Man, Run

1968

The Return of Halleluja poster
6.3

Ramirez, the general of the Mexican revolution against Maximilian who has been appointed king of Mexico, organizes his forces to attack the king's General, Miranda. Ramirez realizes that the Aztec Indians would be allies of great value, so he offers to return to them an idol statue that has been stolen from them. Only Alleluja is capable of retrieving the idol from the thieves.

The Return of Halleluja

1972

What Have They Done to Your Daughters? poster
7.1

An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered. A peeping tom is caught with photos of her having sex with a teenage drop-out but he is later released due to lack of evidence. The investigation, conducted by Inspector Silvestri and the assistant public prosecutor Vittoria Stori, focuses on the girl's parents. Conspiracies and horrors pile up, as do the body parts.

What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

1974

Black Deep Throat poster
3.8

A newspaper reporter is in search of information about an exclusive sex cult.

Black Deep Throat

1977

Noi peccatori poster
8.0

A man and a woman love each other, but they can’t marry because he’s ashamed of his unjustly incarcerated mother. What’s more, he loses his eyesight in an accident.

Noi peccatori

1953

Return of Sabata poster
5.9

A quick draw, master gunslinger traveling with a circus rides into a small town and helps the citizens free themselves from a crooked politician.

Return of Sabata

1971

Wifemistress poster
5.6

A vineyard's manager marries the owner's very young daughter; father dies. Deceit, infidelity. The husband is forced to watch from a distance as his wife blossom socially in his absence; then the plot thickens.

Wifemistress

1977

The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine poster
4.4

Lucita has been locked away in a convent by her family in order to keep her away from her lover, Esteban. The pair make plans to elope, but Esteban is accused of heresy before Lucita can escape. Hiding in the convent, Esteban discovers the horrifying depravity of the covent's abbess, Sister Incarnation. Can Esteban rescue his love from this madhouse before the inquisitor discovers what is going on and has everyone executed?

The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine

1974

Vanina Vanini poster
6.0

Vanina Vanini, a bored, spoiled Roman countess, falls in love with a dedicated young patriot who is in Rome to assassinate a traitor to the brotherhood of the Carboneria.

Vanina Vanini

1961