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Giancarlo Giannini is an Oscar-nominated Italian actor, director and multilingual dubber who made an international reputation for his leading roles in Italian films as well as for his mastery of a variety of languages and dialects.
He was born August 1, 1942, in La Spezia, Italy. For 10 years he lived and studied in Naples, earning a degree in electronics. At 18 he enrolled in the Academy of Dramatic Art D'Amico in Rome and made his stage acting debut there. His credits included performances in contemporary Italian plays as well, as in Italian productions of William Shakespeare's plays "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer's Night Dream". In 1965 he made his television debut starring as David Copperfield in the TV miniseries made by RAI ,the Italian national TV company. He made his big-screen debut in Libido (1965), a Freudian psychological thriller. Since 1966 he has been in a successful collaboration with legendary Italian director Lina Wertmüller, who made several award-winning films with Giannini as a male lead. He appears as peasant Tonino who prepares to assassinate dictator Benito Mussolini in Love & Anarchy (1973), as a sailor in the irony-laden comedy Swept Away (1974), and as a concentration-camp survivor in the Oscar-nominated Seven Beauties (1975). He also starred as a Jewish musician arrested by the Nazis in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's masterpiece Lili Marleen (1981).
Giannini also made a reputation for dubbing international stars in films released on the Italian market, such as Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Michael Douglas, Dustin Hoffman, Gérard Depardieu, and Ian McKellen, among others. He received a compliment from Stanley Kubrick for his dubbing of Nicholson in The Shining (1980). Giannini's fluency in English and his mastery of dialects has brought him a number of supporting roles in Hollywood productions, such as A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Hannibal (2001), Darkness (2002), and Man on Fire (2004), among many others. He appears as Rene Mathis in the 21st James Bond film Casino Royale (2006), and reprises the role in the sequel, Quantum of Solace (2008).- Lorenzo Richelmy was born on 25 March 1990 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He is an actor, known for Marco Polo (2014), Rainbow: A Private Affair (2017) and The Girl in the Fog (2017).
- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Art Department
Davide De Stefano was born on 13 October 1973 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. Davide is a production designer and art director, known for Voice from the Stone (2017), Becker's Farm and The Nativity Story (2006).- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Franco Ferrini was born on 5 January 1944 in La Spezia, Italy. He is a writer and actor, known for Phenomena (1985), Demons (1985) and Once Upon a Time in America (1984).- Paolo Malco was born on 10 April 1947 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He is an actor, known for The New York Ripper (1982), Young Lucrezia (1974) and The Survivors of the Bounty (1974).
- Matteo Taranto was born in 1976 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He is an actor, known for Loose Cannons (2010), Spectre (2015) and Thou Shalt Not Kill (2015).
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Gianni Brezza was born on 9 November 1942 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for Loretta Goggi in quiz (1983), Innamorati pazzi (1999) and Canzonissime (1987). He was married to Loretta Goggi. He died on 5 April 2011 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actress
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Anna Pepe was born in 2003 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. She is an actress and composer, known for I soliti idioti 3: Il ritorno (2024), Anna: Balaklub - What Up (2021) and Artie 5ive, ANNA: Anelli e Collane (2023).- Paul Getty was born on 7 September 1932 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He was married to Victoria Holdsworth, Talitha Pol and Gail Getty. He died on 17 April 2003 in London, England, UK.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Luigi Perelli was born on 26 October 1937 in La Spezia, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for La piovra (1984), Roma dodici novembre 1994 (1995) and Amore grande, amore libero (1976).- Actor
- Additional Crew
Carlo Massarini was born on 18 October 1952 in La Spezia, Italy. He is an actor, known for Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso (2022), Jackson Browne: Going Home (1994) and Ellepi (1987).- Actor
- Writer
Tony Laudadio was born on 11 May 1970 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for We Have a Pope (2011), Love Stories (2013) and Sabato, domenica e lunedì (2004).- Actor
- Director
- Composer
Antonio Salines was born on 1 July 1936 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Spectre (2015), Zio Vania di Anton Cechov (1990) and I fratelli Karamazov (1969). He was married to Flavia Milante. He died on 22 June 2021 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actress
- Cinematographer
Sara Bertelà was born on 2 March 1966 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. She is an actress and cinematographer, known for Cellini: A Violent Life (1990), Bad Tales (2020) and Il pugile e la ballerina (2007).- Actor
- Additional Crew
Eros Pagni was born on 28 August 1939 in La Spezia, Italy. He is an actor, known for Deep Red (1975), Love & Anarchy (1973) and Full Metal Jacket (1987).- Antonio Ornano was born on 9 September 1972 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He is an actor, known for GialappaShow (2023), 500! (2001) and Blanca (2021).
- Actor
- Writer
Born in La Spezia, Adriano Rimoldi moved to Florence in the 1930s in order to study medicine. As he grew passionate about theatre, he participated in some student spectacles organized by the GUF-Teatro sperimentale and won a radio contest as announcer and newsreader. His first role was that of a radio man in the white telephone comedy Mille lire al mese (Max Neufeld 1939) which starred Alida Valli and which dealt with the new medium of television. Rimoldi's role as protagonist in Addio giovinezza! (1940) by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli, catapulted Rimoldi to stardom. In the film Rimoldi must choose between a simple seamstress (Maria Denis) and a femme fatale (Clara Calamai). In Tosca (1940/41), started by Jean Renoir but finished by Carl Koch, Rimoldi plays the rebel Angelotti, who manages to flee from Scarpia's prison but later on is betrayed by Tosca. He mostly worked with director Corrado D'Errico (Miseria e nobiltà, 1940; La compagnia della Teppa, 1941; Capitan Tempesta, 1942; Il leone di Damasco, 1942) but also with Mario Soldati (Tragica notte, 1942), Dino Falconi (Don Giovanni, 1942), and Christian Jacque (Carmen, 1942; released 1945). It was with Vittorio De Sica's I bambini ci guardano /Children Are Watching Us (1943), that he managed to obtain a substantial lead in a modern, realist drama, as the lover of Isa Pola, wrecking her marriage and family life.
During the time of the German Occupation, Rimoldi worked in Spain, and became a star of in the Spanish cinema. He played leads in films such as Dora la espía (Raffaele Matarazzo 1943) which co-starred the diva of the silent era Francesca Bertini, followed by a dozen films by Ignacio F. Iquino, often paired with Spanish actress María Martín. Rimoldi returned to Italy in the late 1940s in La mano della morta (Carlo Campogalliani 1949) with María Martín, Sigillo rosso (Flavio Calzavara 1950) with Gino Cervi and Carla del Poggio, Capitan Demonio (Carlo Borghesio 1950), again with Martín in the Giovanni Guareschi adaptation Gente cosí (Fernando Cerchio 1950) with Vivi Gioi and Camillo Pillotto, and Ultimo perdono (Renato Polselli 1952) with Franca Marzi. In 1952 Rimoldi returned to theatrical comedy with Gran baldoria by Garinei and Giovannini, and with Isa Miranda in 1955 in Valentino Bompiani's Albertina, directed by Italo Alfaro. In 1954 Rimoldi acted in the new medium of television in three television plays; he also managed to establish himself there with the operetta Wunderbar, directed by Daniele D'Anza. From the late 1950s to the early 1960s Rimoldi played again in several Spanish films and had a recurring role as the cook in the Spanish TV series Cocina (1957-1958). On the big screen, Rimoldi played Melchior in King of Kings (Nicholas Ray 1961) and in 1963 on tv in the drama Nocturne in New York by Clifford Odets. In 1965 Rimoldi enacted his final film role in the Spanish comedy Zarabanda Bing Bing (José María Forqué 1966) starring Jacques Sernas; the same year he died in Rome; Adriano Rimoldi is the maternal grandfather of film director Matteo Garrone.- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Giuliano Biagetti was born on 12 April 1925 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Rivalità (1953), Vado a riprendermi il gatto (1989) and The Shameless (1974). He died on 29 March 1998 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Editor
- Director
- Producer
Sara Fgaier was born in 1982 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. She is an editor and director, known for Sulla terra leggeri, The Years (2018) and 9x10 novanta (2014).- Maurizio Mannoni was born on 13 April 1957 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Giacinto Scelsi was born on 8 January 1905 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He was a composer, known for The Rover (2014), Shutter Island (2010) and A Bigger Splash (2015). He was married to Dorothy Kate Ramsden. He died on 9 August 1988 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Giuliano Esperati was born on 1 December 1933 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He is an actor, known for The Age of the Medici (1972), Violent Rome (1975) and Jekyll (1969).
- María Grazia Bianchi was born on 21 January 1940 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. She is an actress, known for Un demonio con ángel (1975), La cruz de la montaña (1974) and Regina Carbonell (1972).
- Actor
- Cinematographer
Davide Ricci was born on 28 August 1977 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Gente di mare (2005), Cuori rubati (2002) and Ovunque tu sarai (2017).- Writer
- Actor
Enzo Ungari was born on 13 July 1948 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for The Last Emperor (1987), Art of Love (1983) and Oggetti smarriti (1980). He died on 22 February 1985 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.