Franco Ressel

Acting

Franco Ressel

Born 1925-02-08 · Naples, Campania, Italy

Franco Ressel (1925 - 1985) was an Italian actor.

Acting credits

Trinity Is Still My Name poster
7.4

The two brothers Trinity and Bambino are exchanged by two federal agents and take advantage of the situation to steal a huge booty hidden in a monastery by a gang of outlaws.

Trinity Is Still My Name

1971

Panic poster
4.2

A scientist's experiment with a deadly bacteria goes awry and leaves him horribly deformed. The monstrous man then runs amok in his town.

Panic

1982

Blood and Black Lace poster
7.3

Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees' many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.

Blood and Black Lace

1964

Treasure Island poster
5.9

Young Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a buccaneer's treasure, in this short adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.

Treasure Island

1972

War Italian Style poster
5.0

It's May 1943, and two Italian American soldiers, Joe and Frank, are searching the North African desert for a Nazi general called Von Kassler. Von Kassler's aide captures them, and arranges for them to escape with fake war plans. But, things don't go exactly as planned for either side.

War Italian Style

1965

The Mercenary poster
6.9

While a Mexican revolutionary lies low as a U.S. rodeo clown, the cynical Polish mercenary who tutored the idealistic peasant tells how he and a dedicated female radical fought for the soul of the guerrilla general Paco, as Mexicans threw off repressive government and all-powerful landowners in the 1910s. Tracked by the vengeful Curly, Paco liberates villages, but is tempted by social banditry's treasures, which Kowalski revels in.

The Mercenary

1968

Trafic poster
7.1

Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features. Along with the company's manager and publicity model, Hulot sets out from Paris with the intention of debuting the car at the annual auto show in Amsterdam. The going isn't easy, however, and the group encounters an increasingly bizarre series of hurdles and setbacks en route.

Trafic

1971

Sabata poster
6.3

Several pillars of society have robbed an Army safe containing $100,000 so they can buy the land upon which the coming railroad will be built. But they haven't reckoned on the presence of the master gunslinger, Sabata.

Sabata

1969

And the Ship Sails On poster
7.2

In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and camaraderie abound until the ship is descended upon by an Austrian flagship. The Serbians are forced to board it, but naturally they resist, igniting a skirmish that ends in destruction.

And the Ship Sails On

1983

Bobby Deerfield poster
5.8

Bobby Deerfield, a famous American race car driver on the European circuit, falls in love with the enigmatic Lillian Morelli, who is terminally ill.

Bobby Deerfield

1977

The Valachi Papers poster
6.5

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred code of silence.

The Valachi Papers

1972

The Deadly Trap poster
5.5

Jill's husband has been distant since they moved to Paris. He's pressured at work to engage in illegal activities but he refuses. Soon after, when their children disappear while in Jill's care, her mental health comes into question.

The Deadly Trap

1971

Two Sons of Trinity poster
4.9

Franco and Ciccio are two cousins ​​who, in the old West, have opened a service station, where they carry out the washing and drying of the horses and a bar service for the passing riders. One day a stranger saves them from an attempted robbery against them: the girl introduces herself as Calamity Jane, as well as Franco and Ciccio's aunt.

Two Sons of Trinity

1972

The Girl Who Knew Too Much poster
6.9

A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963

The Wonders of Aladdin poster
5.3

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

The Wonders of Aladdin

1961

Scandal Nudes poster
5.5

A theater manager wants to stage a striptease act but his jealous wife puts a lot of obstacles on his way.

Scandal Nudes

1963

The Off-Road Girl poster
6.7

A successful advertising journalist, embarks on a journey to Egypt where he encounters Maryam, a striking Eritrean woman whose beauty is matched only by her enigmatic presence. What begins as a chance meeting gradually evolves into a layered emotional connection that challenges Giorgio’s worldview and highlights cultural and racial divides.

The Off-Road Girl

1973

Lady Caliph poster
5.5

La Califfa's husband was killed during the strikes so she takes the side of the strikers. Her conflict with the plant owner Doverdo gradually turns into a love relationship.

Lady Caliph

1970

California poster
5.9

At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier is released from prison and travels with a fellow prisoner to Missouri where his travelling companion is shot and hung for horse stealing. California decides to take the dead companion's belongings to his family's ranch, where he falls in love with his friend's sister. But then the "ghosts" of the war return in an unexpected way haunting him again.

California

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

The Devil with Seven Faces poster
4.8

Carroll Baker plays a dual role as translator Julie Harrison and her twin sister Mary. The serpentine plot begins as Julie tells her lawyer Dave Barton that Mary's life is being threatened in London while Julie herself is being stalked by a mysterious stranger in Amsterdam.

The Devil with Seven Faces

1971

Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay poster
6.5

After witnessing a brutal massacre, the legendary hero Sartana is ready to do some investigating. Almost everyone in the tiny town of Indian Creek seems eager to buy up the property left behind by the murder victims, and one of them could well be behind the killings. The sheriff himself is not above suspicion, so Sartana must uncover the culprit all on his own.

Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay

1970

Man, Pride and Vengeance poster
5.8

A Spanish army officer, Don Jose, stationed in Seville, meets and begins a relationship with a mysterious gypsy, Carmen. After he discovers she has cheated on him with his Lieutenant, he kills the officer and flees the city with Carmen. He recovers from his wounds and is forced to begin the life of a bandit.

Man, Pride and Vengeance

1967

So In Love poster
5.8

During his military service, the young singer Gianni Traimonti falls in love with Carla, the marshal's daughter.

So In Love

1964