
Acting
Valeria Moriconi
Born — Died
1931-11-16 — 2005-06-15
Place of birth
Iesi, Ancona, Italy
Known for
Acting
Credits
43 titles
Known for
8.0Journey back more than 400 years to 16th century Sicily, where the small Italian islands have fallen victim to corruption, intimidation, extortion, and brutality.
Origins of the Mafia
1976
8.0Eugene, a young nobleman, asks two penniless idlers to impersonate his noble relatives to help him marry Gemma, the daughter of an enriched cook.
Poverty and Nobility
1954
9.0No synopsis available yet.
I grandi camaleonti
1964
6.5Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.
Love in the City
1953
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Diamoci del tu
1967
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Il mulino del Po
1963
Film credits
1970s · 8 titles
5.6Three sexy and comic episodes.
Strange Occasion
1976
6.5Davide Camporesi is the owner of the "Tornerai" pension in Cesenatico which he manages together with his wife Elvira and daughter Carletta, and which mainly welcomes German tourists. One day, during a trip to the countryside to buy wine, Davide meets Vindice Forattini, a former partisan comrade whom he had not seen for 30 years and who now sells agricultural feed together with his attractive daughter Cesarina. During the meeting, Davide is deeply impressed by Cesarina, and invites her to stay at the family pension. But things soon get out of hand to Davide, who finds himself romantically involved.
Per amore di Cesarina
1976
3.7Riccardo, belonging to an upper-middle class family from Puglia, studies religion in a Swiss boarding school. He has an incomplete relationship with his half-sister Stefania, who one day announces his engagement and the next marriage. Riccardo, wearing his cassock below, desperately tries to conquer the now reluctant half-sister.
Calamus
1976
NRNo synopsis available yet.
La miliardaria
1972
9.0A photographer comes back to Italy after a trip to India and struggles to adjust to his new life.
Una macchia rosa
1970
6.0In the city of Ostuni in Puglia, the mute seminarian Ercole is designated to be the driver and nurse of Parsifal, the paraplegic son in a rich and sanctimonious family of landowners. Ercole soon becomes the lover of his master's wife, the beautiful Baroness Clotilde. In a familial and social context where only money, sex and power count, everyone tries to take advantage of everyone, but the real saprophyte turns out to be Ercole.
The Profiteer
1974
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Improvviso
1979
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Che notte quella notte!
1977
1960s · 5 titles
6.7In WWII, Lieut. Martino and his men are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountainous ways to serve in brothels for Italian soldiers in Albania.
The Camp Followers
1965
7.4Giacinto Rossi, a poor driver up to his neck in debt, is imprisoned for simulated crime. He finds himself in a cell with Tagliabue, an unscrupulous murderer; Sorcio, an elderly thief; and Papaleo, an honor-obsessed intellectual who murdered his fiancée's lover. Giacinto is forced by the three men to make a daring escape from prison.
On the Tiger's Back
1961
7.0September the 8th 1943, Rome, day of the armistice. Danilo escapes the fascist enlist, while Michele succeeded to leave his administration moving from Rome. On the way to come back Rome the two meets Gino and all together will try to pass trough the Gothic Line.
A Day for Lionhearts
1961
6.3Florence, early 1960s. Bruno aspires to be hired at a prestigious factory, but his Communist ideals — instilled by Millo, a father figure and family friend in love with Bruno's widowed mother Ivana — are an obstacle. His relationship with Lori, a beautiful and tormented young woman who has just returned from Milan, reshapes his convictions. Freely adapted from a minor novel by Vasco Pratolini.
The Constancy of Reason
1964
8.0Women held in prison by the Nazi's in Italy during WW2.
Last Chance for Life
1962
1950s · 23 titles
8.0Eugene, a young nobleman, asks two penniless idlers to impersonate his noble relatives to help him marry Gemma, the daughter of an enriched cook.
Poverty and Nobility
1954
6.5Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.
Love in the City
1953
6.3A mysterious woman takes her daughter on vacation after they've been separated for several months. There, she meets some of the richest and most eccentric people, who are hiding just as much as she is.
The Boarder
1954
9.0At a wedding party involving three beautiful women, a young man should choose the most charming. But a professor intervenes to prevent the verdict, remembering the troubles caused by Paris in a similar situation.
Loves of Three Queens
1954
6.4The film tells the love stories of several young people: Nando, owner of a mechanical shop, supplements his income by posing for photo novels, sparking jealousy in his girlfriend Marisa. Otello, who works as a barber, sincerely loves Adriana, Nando's sister, who has been promised to Franco, who is tempted by the charms of Ines, owner of the neighbourhood trattoria.
Wild Love
1955
7.0The penniless Duke decides to participate in "Lascia o raddoppia", a TV quiz show, in order to win five million lira. Then two gangsters bet between themselves on his success and, alas, the Duke is kidnapped.
Totò Double or Nothing?
1956
6.7Marcus Numidius, a Roman tribune sent to Armenia to put down a gladiators' revolt, captures the rebels' popular leader, Asclepius. Princess Amira, with ambitions of being Queen and jealous of Asclepius' popularity, plans his death in the arena by substituting a lion for his human opponent
The Warrior and the Slave Girl
1958
7.5A tale on the Italian upper class of the '60s and their ways to kill time.
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Lui, lei e il nonno
1959
10.0Italian Western comedy in black-and-white. The movie intended to be a parody of the American western as even the title shows, being a hybrid between the original title of the movie The Oklahoma Kid and its rendering for the Italian audience, "Il terrore dell'Ovest".
Terror of Oklahoma
1959
8.0Lello, a painter, and Mario, a singer, move to Rome looking for fortune and success.
L'amore nasce a Roma
1958
7.5No synopsis available yet.
I giorni più belli
1956
6.3This is the (funny) story of four agents of Roma traffic police in the '50s. Their life are crossed in affairs that often retire from mere job relationships. 'Guardia scelta' (special agent) Giuseppe tries to be a composer, he wants to write the anthem for the roman traffic police. 'Guardia'(agent) Alberto Randolfi has a too strong inclination to fine everyone and is dreaming about learning French. 'Brigadiere' (sergeant) Pietro Spaziali is busy looking at his little son Tonino and daughter Maria who is going to marry a boxer. The 'Maresciallo' (Marshal) tries to manage and solve all the troubles they often do.
Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Le belle dell'aria
1957
7.3Naples/Sorrento, mid 20s. A couple of small thieves conceive a scam whereby one of them dresses up as a eunuch Turk to care for the women of the family of a wealthy man. They end up messing everything up, with lots of gags and funny events in the meantime.
Neapolitan Turk
1953
10.0"Antonio" leaves his family to live a prosperous life with Cristina. Her family live in a slum where their lives are complicated by young love and jealousy. A letter from a local priest that implicates "Antonio" in the murder of an English nobleman comes to light and soon they are all before the King.
The Boatman of Amalfi
1954
8.0Anthology film in which Hedy Lamarr plays 2 queens during 2 different time periods. Ulmer directed the Genoveffa di Brabante part whereas Allégret was responsible for the empress Josephine section after he left due to artistic differences with Lamarr.
The Fate of Two Queens
1954
7.1Philippe Perrin, a young engineer passionate about his work, leads the construction of a huge dam in the High Alps. Like all the men who work on the building site, he gives the best part of himself. Unfortunately, his health deteriorates but he refuses to follow the doctor's orders as well as the advice of Micheline, a young nurse who has fallen in love with him. However, driven by the evolution of his illness, Philippe finally makes up his mind to go down to the valley for a treatment. On the very day of his departure though, a young Arab worker gets killed in a rock crusher...
The Best Part
1955
No synopsis available yet.
Napoli è sempre Napoli
1954
8.0Gabriella, a maid, wears a jewel at a dancing party which belongs to her mistress, and when it is stolen she is accused of the theft and sent to jail. Some other maids organize a search party for the real thief who seems to be a moustached youth who continually sings a popular song.
The Maids
1959
9.0A musician loses his job after he is seriously injured in a car crash. After his wife leaves him to pursuit an acting career, he is forced to take care of his mother and his daughter by himself.
Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna
1956
8.0Aldo has a bad habit of always acting like a straight guy. His friend Carletto, a serious guy who is in love with Giovanna, a silly girl who is attracted to men in uniform, doesn't like his lifestyle. Aldo is loved by Tosca, a fishmonger, but he despises her and prefers to court a beautiful greengrocer whose husband is extremely jealous. One cunning move after another, Aldo ends up getting himself into trouble...
I dritti
1957
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Las aeroguapas
1957
Series credits
8.0Journey back more than 400 years to 16th century Sicily, where the small Italian islands have fallen victim to corruption, intimidation, extortion, and brutality.
Origins of the Mafia
1976
9.0No synopsis available yet.
I grandi camaleonti
1964
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Diamoci del tu
1967
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Il mulino del Po
1963



