Cast: Lauro Gazzolo

Direction Jacques Baratier

Cast Omar Sharif · Zina Bouzaiade · Claudia Cardinale · Lauro Gazzolo

Direction Lionello De Felice

Cast Luciano Tajoli · Antonella Lualdi · Vittorio Sanipoli · Francesco Golisano

Synopsis Il romanzo della mia vita (1952) tells the inspiring story of Luciano Tajoli, a young man who overcame the challenges of childhood polio to pursue his dreams. Blessed with a keen ear for music and a beautiful voice, Luciano is...

Direction Ferruccio Cerio

Cast Silvana Pampanini · Rossano Brazzi · Juan de Landa · Piero Carnabuci

Direction Giovanni Paolucci

Cast Massimo Girotti · Marina Berti · Vittorio Gassman · Claudio Gora

Synopsis Shamed (1947) follows Davide, a fisherman from Liguria, who comes back from war to find his beloved Anna entangled with a sailor named Rocco. Rocco's other romantic interest, Tea, seeks vengeance by reporting him to the authorities. Overwhelmed by guilt,...

Direction Gianni Franciolini

Cast Fosco Giachetti · Luisa Ferida · Antonio Centa · Mariella Lotti

Direction Carmine Gallone

Cast Alida Valli · Amedeo Nazzari · Camillo Pilotto · Osvaldo Valenti

Synopsis Passione (1940) unfolds in the Papal State during the early 19th century, centering around the enigmatic Roman countess, Vanina Vanini. The narrative delves into her clandestine romance with Pietro Mirilli, a revolutionary figure, as their forbidden love story unfolds against...

Direction Siro Marcellini

Cast O.W. Fischer · Nino Taranto · Marisa Merlini · Lorella De Luca

Direction Claudio Gora

Cast Marina Berti · Jacques Sernas · Mischa Auer Jr. · Anna-Maria Ferrero

Direction Nunzio Malasomma

Cast Isabelle Corey · Roberto Risso · Franco Fabrizi · Ingeborg Schöner

Direction Antonio Leonviola

Cast Maria Frau · Frank Latimore · Françoise Rosay · Eduardo Ciannelli

Synopsis Sul ponte dei sospiri (1953) follows the journey of a young woman who discovers that her father, whom she believed to be deceased, is actually alive but unjustly imprisoned. As she navigates her newfound reality, she seeks the truth and...

Direction Goffredo Alessandrini

Cast Amedeo Nazzari · Clara Calamai · Lamberto Picasso · Nino Crisman

Direction Mario Bonnard

Cast Erminio Spalla · Augusto Lanza · Evi Maltagliatim · Mariella Lotti

Synopsis I, His Father (1939) follows the journey of a former boxer who dedicates himself to training his son, guiding him to victory in the middleweight championship of Italy. However, the young champion's life takes a dramatic turn when he becomes...

Direction Giorgio Pastina

Cast Enzo Biliotti · Clara Calamai · Rubi D'Alma · Lauro Gazzolo

Synopsis Enrico IV (1943) is a cinematic adaptation of Luigi Pirandello's renowned stage play, which shifts the focus from Pirandello's signature absurdism to a more linear narrative. The story revolves around a contemporary nobleman who, despite not being the 11th-century German...

Direction Carmine Gallone

Cast Antonella Lualdi · Nadia Gray · Maurice Ronet · Fausto Tozzi

Direction Angelo Dorigo

Cast Anna-Maria Ferrero · Jean Sorel · Lilla Brignone · Gianrico Tedeschi

Direction Carlo Borghesio · Mario Soldati

Cast Enrico Viarisio · Giuseppe Porelli · Elsa De Giorgi · Sandra Ravel

Direction Marino Girolami · Domenico Graziano

Cast Ennio Girolami · Valeria Fabrizi · Roberto Risso · Eleonora Bianchi

Direction Lionello De Felice

Cast Aldo Fabrizi · Marina Vlady · Pierre-Michel Beck · Fernand Gravey

Direction Damiano Damiani

Cast Belinda Lee · Sylva Koscina · Sergio Fantoni · Alberto Lupo

Direction Mario Mattoli

Cast Elsa Merlini · Vittorio De Sica · Giuditta Rissone · Enrico Viarisio

Synopsis At Your Orders, Madame (1939) follows the story of a wealthy young widow who employs an out-of-work man, Pietro, to pose as her lover to maintain appearances. Pietro agrees to the arrangement for financial stability, but as time passes, genuine...