Anna Arena

Acting

Anna Arena

Born 1919-06-21 · Quiliano, Liguria, Italy

Acting credits

Quo Vadis poster
7.1

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

Quo Vadis

1951

Carmen poster
8.0

Carmen is a French-Italian musical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Viviane Romance, Jean Marais, and Lucien Coëdel. It is a version of the famous opera. It was filmed in two versions, French and Italian, with the same screen cast but some different crew, and with Italian voices dubbed in on the Italian version, which have been munged together at IMDb. A third version, with English dubbed under the direction of British actor Noel Howlett, was made subsequently using one of the two (French or Italian) originals for the visual source.

Carmen

1944

Il bell'Antonio poster
7.1

Problems arise for Antonio Magnano when he is unable to consummate his marriage to the beautiful Barbara Puglisi and his virility is called into question. Despite the fact that he loves his beautiful wife and they have otherwise been happily married for a year, his problem becomes a source of contention for all concerned.

Il bell'Antonio

1960

Jealousy poster
8.5

A film based on the book Il marchese di Roccaverdina by Luigi Capuana about a marquis who is in love with his servant Agrippina but is unable to marry her because of her status. The marquis commands his trusted subject to marry her in his stead as long as he vows not to have sex with her.

Jealousy

1942

È arrivato l'accordatore poster
6.3

Achille Scorzella, a poor, unemployed and hungry devil, having been mistaken for a piano tuner, happens in the home of some new riches.

È arrivato l'accordatore

1952

Frisky poster
7.2

The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.

Frisky

1954

The Law poster
5.9

A gorgeous housekeeper turns the tables on the men in a small Mediterranean coastal town by using their own vicious drinking game.

The Law

1959

The Fate of Two Queens poster
8.0

Anthology 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

Vacation with a Gangster poster
7.2

A group of boys calling themselves The Monte Cristo gang find a note from an innocent prisoner and set out to free him from a fortress-like prison.

Vacation with a Gangster

1952

Hercules Against Rome poster
6.0

Hercules comes from Greece to Ravenna, Italy, because a friend from childhood days has sent for him: Hercules should help the Roman Emperor who is in danger because of an intrigue lead by the leader of the pretorian guards.

Hercules Against Rome

1964

The Adventures of Mary Read poster
4.5

Redhead 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

L'orfana del ghetto poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

L'orfana del ghetto

1955

The Pirate and the Slave Girl poster
4.5

When 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

The Dream of Zorro poster
6.8

An old gentleman, a direct descendant of Zorro, has a single son named Raimundo in whom there is no trace of proud pride.

The Dream of Zorro

1952

L'ultimo addio poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

L'ultimo addio

1942

Tua per la vita poster
7.0

A humble young woman takes care of his sister's child while also hiding her feelings towards her sister's lover.

Tua per la vita

1955

Beauties in Capri poster
8.0

The love story between Don Camillo's protégé and Don Violante's niece adds fuel to the rivalry between the two priests.

Beauties in Capri

1951

La rossa poster
10.0

Amelia, a beautiful and irrepressible girl known as "La Rossa", returns from Paris to her country, a small seaside town in southern Italy, where her father is the lighthouse keeper. To her father and her fellow villagers, she gives the impression that she is married to a rich gentleman. In reality she is only the friend of Pierre Dupont, an elegant Parisian bandit. Dupont, however, actually gives the girl a certain economic comfort. Later Pierre arrives in the country incognito, being wanted for a large theft of jewels in Paris, and Amelia, her lover and accomplice, helps him to hide.

La rossa

1955

In amore si pecca in due poster
5.8

Luisa Galli moves to Rome in search of a respectable job, but instead just finds a job as a waitress for the lawyer Giorgi.

In amore si pecca in due

1954

Fantasmi del mare poster
8.0

Evocation of a dramatic episode of the Second World War told by an old guard. Boarded as a non-commissioned officer on the battleship sailed from Pola and headed south. In time of danger, the man is forced to sacrifice the lives of seven sailors and the son of the Captain, his good friend, in order to save the rest of the crew.

Fantasmi del mare

1948

Piscatore 'e Pusilleco poster
10.0

A wealthy and jealous merchant tries to lure a young girl away from her boyfriend by offering to pay to stage small singing concerts for her.

Piscatore 'e Pusilleco

1954

Aeroporto poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Aeroporto

1944

C'è un fantasma nel castello poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

C'è un fantasma nel castello

1942