
Acting
Giulio Battiferri
Born — Died
1893-07-15 — 1973-01-22
Place of birth
Rome, Italy
Known for
Acting
Credits
61 titles
Known for
8.2Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.
Bicycle Thieves
1948
7.7At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained political prisoners -- who are freed by the blast -- Miranda becomes a revolutionary hero against his will.
Duck, You Sucker
1971
3.4Mary Magdalene, a notorious harlot, must choose between her lascivious lifestyle and the love and affection of her decent-minded brother.
The Sword and the Cross
1958
9.0No synopsis available yet.
L'isola del tesoro
1959
7.0When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".
Bread, Love and Dreams
1953
5.2Tigre is the skipper of the Santa Maria, a pirate-ship, but he feels tired and decides to leave the command of the ship. Unfortunately he has only a daughter, Consuelo. So he will leave the command and the ship to the winner of a challenge among his men. Unexpectedly Consuelo wins. The same night Tigre is killed, William is charged with the killing and is sentenced to death. But before the sentence could be executed the Spaniards of Grand Duke Inigo arrives. Consuelo escapes, however this is only the first move of Indigo's wife to get to the pirates treasure.
Tiger of the Seven Seas
1962
Film credits
1960s · 11 titles
5.2Tigre is the skipper of the Santa Maria, a pirate-ship, but he feels tired and decides to leave the command of the ship. Unfortunately he has only a daughter, Consuelo. So he will leave the command and the ship to the winner of a challenge among his men. Unexpectedly Consuelo wins. The same night Tigre is killed, William is charged with the killing and is sentenced to death. But before the sentence could be executed the Spaniards of Grand Duke Inigo arrives. Consuelo escapes, however this is only the first move of Indigo's wife to get to the pirates treasure.
Tiger of the Seven Seas
1962
5.5In 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
5.7Luis de Monterey is a ship captain who is pitted against a crafty pirates.
Pirates of the Coast
1960
4.8In 18th-century Rome, a young man in a choir of castrati falls for the beautiful wife of a powerful aristocrat.
White Voices
1964
5.7Gordon, The Black Pirate, battles the slavery trade.
Rage of the Buccaneers
1961
4.5Redhead Mary is a girl who dresses like a man to better approach, and rob the jewels worn by the pretty ladies of her time.
The Adventures of Mary Read
1961
7.3For decades Sultan Hassan has been suppressing the desert tribes with violence and terror. In an oasis, the tribal prince Ajbar has been hiding with his own from Hassan's soldiers.
The Red Sheik
1962
6.5Two knights, the honorful Riccardo and the sinister Fosco, are rivalling for damsel Zuela.
Knight of 100 Faces
1960
5.3After accidentally killing an opponent in the ring, masked wrestler Superargo quits wrestling and, following the advice of his friend Col. Alex Kinski of the Secret Service, becomes a secret agent, using his superhuman abilities to stop villain Diabolicus' plans to wreck the global economy by turning uranium into gold.
Superargo vs Diabolicus
1966
7.3Vittorio, an employee of an insurance company, is the only witness to an incident where a thief called the golden chameleon dies. In his suitcase Vittorio finds the instructions to carry out a robbery. He decides to assume the identity of the golden chameleon and carry out the robbery.
Golden Chameleon
1967
7.1A middle-aged plumber quits his job and questions his life after seeing somebody his own age suddenly die from a heart attack on his way to work.
His Days Are Numbered
1962
1950s · 30 titles
3.4Mary Magdalene, a notorious harlot, must choose between her lascivious lifestyle and the love and affection of her decent-minded brother.
The Sword and the Cross
1958
7.0When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".
Bread, Love and Dreams
1953
6.5Aldo, Vasco and "Smilzo" (Slim) are friends. They live with their parents and are training for boxing. But their real interest is in women. When casually Aldo meets Laura and falls for her. Will he succeed in winning her love?
Il cocco di mamma
1957
4.0Manfred, backed by Saracen pirates, deposes the Duke of Montfort, takes over the throne and kidnapped the Duke's young son. Capt. Riccardo, the leader of a pirate band on the ship Black Hawk, sets out to defeat Manfred and his Saracens and restore the Duke to his rightful place on the throne.
The Pirate of the Black Hawk
1958
6.2In the 18th century, Figaro the Sevillian barber is likely to be arrested because he operates his shop on Sundays, which is forbidden.
Figaro qua... Figaro là
1950
8.0Paris 1838, Prince Rodolphe vows on the deathbed of his friend Matilde to find Germain, the woman's son kidnapped by his father at birth. Disguised as a tramp, he wanders the city's slums encountering various characters who either help or hinder him.
The Mysteries of Paris
1957
4.1A story, set in Rome of 44 A.D., concerning the amorous and political intrigues of the evil Empress Messalina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, and her eventual hounding to death.
The Affairs of Messalina
1951
6.0The legendary John of the Black Bands begins a romantic relationship with a beautiful girl without revealing his identity. The girl unconsciously discovers the truth and retires to a convent. She thinks that John is guilty of the death of her family, and cannot continue to love him. He remains wounded in battle.
The Violent Patriot
1956
7.0A magistrate saves a young woman from drowning and they fall in love.
Streets of Sorrow
1950
3.2An Italian government agent is assigned to break up a drug smuggling ring on the island of Ischia but his daughter is kidnapped by the gang.
The Island Monster
1954
4.7The Mighty Crusaders (Italian: La Gerusalemme liberata) is a 1957 film about the First Crusade, based on the 16th-century Italian poem Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso. This film was directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.
The Mighty Crusaders
1957
9.0The love triangle between a Countess, a soldier and a younger woman.
The Rival
1956
4.5When a ship carrying the daughter of Rhodes' governor and secret documents is captured by Mediterranean pirate Dragut, the governor tasks captain Diego with their recovery before they can be sold to Sultan Selim.
The Pirate and the Slave Girl
1959
7.0A taxi driver, with singing ambitions, finds an abandoned baby in his cab and begins to look for his mother. He doesn't find her but succeeds in finding two people who want to adopt the child.
Taxi di notte
1950
6.2Antonio De Papis is a lawyer and his specialization is separation by mutual consent. He is contrary to marriage because he sees so many of them going wrong. So when his nephew calls on him asking for his approval to his marriage, Antonio suggests to him to spend a day in his office to see what marriage really is.
La moglie è uguale per tutti
1955
7.0No synopsis available yet.
La muta di Portici
1952
7.0Two friends, Giacomino and Carletto, have no job and no money and are looking for a job, or any device that will help them to meet expenses and especially will give them the opportunity to fill their stomachs.
Porca miseria!
1951
6.7Hyacinth, a former matador who lives miserably with his nephew Pepote, receives a letter reminding him that, as agreed a few days before, he must participate in a bullfight to be held that same afternoon.
Uncle Hyacynth
1956
4.5A doctor rescues a young woman who is about to throw herself into the river and takes her to the hospital. The woman learns of three very sad stories revolving around suicide.
Tomorrow Is Another Day
1951
7.0Warehouseman "Franco" is set up by the son of his boss for robbery and cigarette smuggling. Can he prove his innocence and rescue his relationship with "Anna"?
Lettera napoletana
1954
7.0An aspiring singer is torn between the love for a devious ex-flame, the affection of a simple girl and the loyalty to his paralyzed best friend.
Love song
1954
7.0Don Paolo, a young parson troubled by his love for Agnese, tries to make peace in a little village in Sardinia where two families are at war.
Forbidden
1955
10.0Cosimo de' Bardi is assassinated by a gentleman called the Flemish. Time passes and at some point a masked knight wearing a red cloak enters the scene. He is the son of the killed. These and the Flemish are also rivals in love. In the final duel the Flemish will be eliminated.
The Red Cloak
1955
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Santo disonore
1950
7.8A middle-aged insurer, after spending a sleepless night because of a quarrel with his wife, goes to the pharmacy to buy a sleeping pill. By mistake, the doctor, instead of giving him a sedative, gives him poison. The man goes out of town to visit a client and, unaware that he is wanted by the police, is more than once about to swallow the pills; but every time an obstacle prevents him from fulfilling his purpose.
Prima di sera
1954
9.0No synopsis available yet.
The Daughter of the Regiment
1953
8.0France, 1860. A young widow is wrongly accused of murder and, after serving many years in prison, she escapes to find the real culprit.
La portatrice di pane
1950
10.0A young man in love with a girl whose father--his employer--does not approve of him, disguises himself as a hunchback to get into the father's good graces.
Non è vero... ma ci credo!
1952
7.0A gangster comes back to Rome after many years and meets his old flame and their daughter.
Tormento del passato
1952
9.0Tino Scotti plays a man who is tricked into trying to kill himself. When all his attempts fail, he is believed to be immortal.
Il tallone di Achille
1952
1940s · 17 titles
8.2Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.
Bicycle Thieves
1948
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Il leone di Damasco
1942
NRNo synopsis available yet.
La zia smemorata
1940
8.0When his mother falls gravely ill after emigrating to Argentina, young Marco leaves Italy behind on a desperate quest to find her. Alone in a vast, unpredictable continent with no money and only his determination to guide him, he sets out on a seemingly impossible journey to bring his family back together. Based on the timeless 1886 classic, this epic adventure captures the extraordinary lengths a child will go to for love.
Dagli Appennini alle Ande
1943
10.0Matthew, a rich nationalist Jew and a contemporary of Jesus, regards the latter as an obstacle in this struggle to free their people from the Roman yoke by means of revolt.
L'ebreo errante
1948
7.0Based on a Victor Hugo play, and scored with music from the later opera by Giuseppe Verdi, the film tells about a hunchbacked clown whose beautiful daughter falls in love with the lecherous king.
The King's Jester
1941
3.0The merchant Giovanni Illes is tracked down by the debtors, but cannot pay his debts. To save her father from bankruptcy, Anna talks to the lawyer, trying to earn an extension. The lawyer grants it to him, but he gets too close, even physically. She wants to defend herself, but his power dominates the impotence of the woman.
Luck Comes from Heaven
1942
6.8An opera singer hides an American soldier in his house in Nazi-occupied Rome.
Before Him All Rome Trembled
1946
9.0A sea captain forbids his daughter to marry the man whose father he had killed many years before.
The Prisoner of Santa Cruz
1941
NRNo synopsis available yet.
I due Foscari
1942
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Il re del circo
1941
10.0During the Spanish occupation of Naples, the people led by Tommaso Aniello - known as "Masaniello" - plot against the Viceroy. The Viceroy's son, under another name, has a son from Masaniello's sister, but his father has already planned a marriage for him with a Spanish patrician against his wishes.
La fanciulla di Portici
1940
5.2No synopsis available yet.
La primula bianca
1947
8.0In Santa Cruz, in the second half of the eighteenth century. The Governor of the island, to ingratiate himself with the Viceroy, contrives to make assaulting the island from a mock pirate ship and, with a mock battle, defeat the aggressors and throw them back into the sea.
Il pirata sono io!
1940
6.8Toto (Aldo Fabrizi), a Roman coachman with an old fashioned horse-drawn carriage who objects to the competition from motorised taxis, doesn't want his daughter Nannarella to go out with Roberto, a young taxi driver. But it is Roberto who helps him when he gets into trouble with a former client, Mary Dunchetti (Anna Magnani), an arrogant singer.
The Last Wagon
1943
6.7The leader of a band of mountain bandits defending Naples against the French plays a dual role as a police official. Our romantic hero pivots as well between two women, the sister of a royalist and a lady spy.
Fra' Diavolo
1942
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Marechiaro
1949

