Ignazio Balsamo

AKA:
0.1463

1912-10-26

Catania, Italy

Biography

Crew Roles

Of Life and Love
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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {76}

1959-10-22 4.8

The Pirate and the Slave Girl

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 S ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Drama

1952-09-25 6.7

Girls Marked Danger

A police officer meets a girl who is near to falling into the net of shady individuals. To prevent this, he invites her into the police station and tells her a story. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1960-08-10 0

Knight of 100 Faces

Two knights, the honorful Riccardo and the sinister Fosco, are rivalling for damsel Zuela. ...
Genre :Adventure

Lo sfregiato

1961-12-16 4.5

Seduction Of The South

Based on the events from the Italian civil war. In 1860's, a member of a guerrilla force captures a colonel from the opposing army and later leads one of the sides to victory. ...
Genre :History, Drama

capitano della guardia

1961-12-01 4.2

The Adventures of Mary Read

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. ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance

1962-04-21 5.5

Duel of Fire

Antonio Franco's sister is been murdered by a gang of bandits. He swear vengeance and manage to infiltrate the gang to find the murders. ...
Genre :Action, Adventure

1960-01-15 5.4

I baccanali di Tiberio

Cassio, a tourist guide, and Primo, his bus driver, are taking a bus load of tourists to visit villa Jovis, at Capri island. Then they have an accident, and they knock their heads hard, losing conscie ...
Genre :Comedy

1960-08-28 5.4

Un dollaro di fifa

Two conmen, Alamo and Mike, find shelter in Paradise City, which is full of jokers like themselves, who assume them to be lawmen and are almost hanged. ...
Genre :Western, Comedy

Brook

1960-11-30 4.6

Pirates of the Coast

Luis de Monterey is a ship captain who is pitted against a crafty pirates. ...
Genre :Adventure

Il Commissario

1954-10-03 0

Bitter Waters

Valerio, a blind man of war, and his little sister Fiorella live with Uncle Mario, who has a shop on the coast. ...
Genre :Drama

Arturo

1955-07-17 5

Suonno d'ammore

Alberto loves Maria, daughter of Arturo, a rich owner of boats, his love is reciprocated by the girl and has the approval of her father. ...
Genre :Romance, Music

1962-08-05 6

Gli eroi del doppio gioco

Benito, son of a fascist mayor, returned from the countryside of Russia, rebels against the family and joins a group of partisans. ...
Genre :Comedy

1959-12-22 6.5

Ferdinand I King of Naples

The story of "King Lazzarone" Ferdinand I of Bourbon whose pastime was to neglect the government and disguise himself as a poor man and turn to the infamous city premises in search of love adventures. ...
Genre :Comedy

Un poliziotto

1955-04-06 6.1

The White Angel

In this sequel to Nobody's Children, Guido still longs for Luisa, who has become a nun. Then he meets Lina, a chorus dancer who is a dead ringer for his former lover. ...
Genre :Drama

1960-09-02 0

Danger in the Middle East

A criminal making plans to pull off one big score before he retires, comes into possession of secret papers worth a fortune, but dies while attempting the hit. His wife takes those papers for herself, ...
Genre :

Van Stiller

1952-10-16 0

I tre corsari

The castle of the counts of Ventimiglia is conquered by the spanish Van Gould, who kills the count and sends his three sons in the Antilles. The ship is attacked by pirates and the three brothers are ...
Genre :Adventure

Poker player

1967-08-25 4.3

Two R-R-Ringos from Texas

A western comedy starring the Sicilian comedians Franco and Ciccio who produced dozens of such spoofs in the 1960s. This time, they quote mainly "The Good, the Bad And the Ugly". Ciccio is sergeant in ...
Genre :Western, Comedy

Il sergente

1954-12-23 6.5

Il cardinale Lambertini

Papal aspirant "Cardinal Lamberti" has to tread a fine line between the powerful Duke of Montimar and doing the right thing by a young couple in love in late 1730s Bologna. ...
Genre :History, Comedy

Taxi driver

1954-10-06 6.5

It Happened at the Police Station

Everyday all kind of people pass through a Police Station, especially if it is downtown. Today, however, the chief of police has bought his first car and he has decided to test it with his wife going ...
Genre :Comedy

1966-09-12 5.5

Zorro il ribelle

California, a province of the Spanish colony Mexico. Don Ramiro, the secretary of the tyrannical governor, is charged with assuring his son, don Luis, the chief of the military police, can marry Isaba ...
Genre :Western

1954-11-24 0

La Luciana

A tale of the complicated Neapolitan lives and loves of Maria and Alberto; her smuggling father Don Gennaro and some espionage. ...
Genre :Drama, Music, Romance

Police Commissioner

1954-07-11 0

Lettera napoletana

Warehouseman "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"? ...
Genre :Drama, Music

1968-10-29 4

Two Firefighters

The firefighter student Francesco Perricone and his cousin the brigadier Barrese fall in love both of the beautiful brunette Caramella and the barracks of Rome are transferred to the village of Sicily ...
Genre :Comedy

Don Nenè

1963-09-14 7.2

The Eye of the Needle

Two young men in a village in Sicily raping a girl. In the end, two skilled lawyers will succeed in getting them to complete the trial, but one, who in the meantime has fallen in love with the victim. ...
Genre :Comedy

1964-05-27 4.952

Crypt of the Vampire

Count Karnstein sends for a doctor to help his sick daughter Laura. Her nurse believes she is possessed by the spirit of a dead ancestor, Carmilla. A young woman becomes intrigued by the mysterious de ...
Genre :Horror

Sancho

1961-08-11 5

The Secret of the Black Falcon

A secret document has fallen into the hands of pirates. Spain and England are both interested. The English commissioned a notorious pirate and the Spaniards procure their best officer, Carlos de Herre ...
Genre :Adventure

Thug

1967-07-28 4.5

The Magnificent Texan

A gang of bandits burn down the Red House belonging to Pablo Lopez. The whole Lopez family is murdered except ten year old Manuel, who is scarred for life by the horrifying sight of his dead parents a ...
Genre :Western

1970-10-28 5.2

Two Whites in Dark Africa

To follow the beautiful Frida, Franco and Ciccio leave for Africa, where the adventurer Berrendero enlists them in a band of mercenaries. Franchi and Ingrassia in a daring parody of "Tarzan". ...
Genre :Comedy

commissario

1952-05-18 0

Ergastolo

Rosa Lulli, has an illegitimate 20-year-old son, named Stefano, who lives with her in the house of Professor Arlotta. Stefano is in love with Lydia, the granddaughter of the professor. The couple has ...
Genre :Drama

Un brigadiere dei carabinieri

1955-09-15 0

La rossa

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 ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

1957-03-29 6.8

The Dollars Are Coming!

A widow goes to Italy from South Africa to find out whether or not her late husband's five nephews are worthy of his inheritance... ...
Genre :Comedy

il commissario

1955-03-16 6.4

Good night… lawyer!

A lawyer, married but temporarily alone at home, finds himself in the house a beautiful lady who tries to escape from her jealous husband. Fascinated by the beauty of the unexpected guest, the lawyer ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

detenuto

1955-10-19 6.026

It Happened in the Penitentiary

A prison warden keeps a diary in which he writes about the convicts he meets and their lives. ...
Genre :Comedy

1961-03-30 5.7

The Honored Society

Salvatore and Rosalino are sentenced to death by the Mafia because they are accused of having seduced the daughters of a boss. As they are about to be shot they manage to escape with the two girls. ...
Genre :Comedy, Crime

Un complice di Feruglio

1952-10-01 0

Processo contro ignoti

Genre :Drama, Romance, Crime

1971-04-09 6

Zorro, Rider of Vengeance

In Old Calfiornia, an unscrupulous adventurer massacre Indians in order to find an ancient (and precious) talisman they are supposed to hide. Zorro will be on the rescue to protect both the pioneers a ...
Genre :Adventure, Western

1961-02-02 6.583

Viva l'Italia!

The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci) leads a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquers Sicily and Naples. Whe ...
Genre :History, Drama, War

addetto dell'ufficio pagataglie

1970-08-29 5.3

I due maggiolini più matti del mondo

Two Sicilian shopowners who live in Rome pick up some beatnik hitchhikers and the group gate-crashes their seaside villa. In the meantime the two men's wives smell something fishy going on and go to t ...
Genre :Comedy

1963-08-23 6.4

Samson and the Slave Queen

The king of Nogara dies, leaving behind a will naming one of his nieces as his successor. Will it be blonde and virtuous Isabella or evil, dark-haired Malva? Each woman relies on a hero to locate the ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Drama

primo cittadino appestato

1963-03-29 4.3

The Invincible Masked Rider

Genre :Adventure, Action

Giovanni

1952-04-27 0

Gli innocenti pagano

Back from the war, a man discovers that his daughter has died and his wife has left their house. He searches for the girlfriend of a fellow soldier and falls for her. ...
Genre :Drama

Herrera

1962-09-20 0

The Black Invaders

Genre :Adventure

1964-05-15 5.2

Hercules Against Rome

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 o ...
Genre :Fantasy, Adventure

Francesco Messana

1949-03-13 7.1

In the Name of the Law

A young, by-the-book judge is appointed to a Sicilian village controlled by corrupt leaders and the mafia. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Andros

1961-12-07 5

The Vengeance of Ursus

The evil King Zagro has designs on the beautiful Princess Sira. He wants to marry her so he can take over her kingdom and add it to his own. When Sira is kidnapped, Ursus leaves his farm to rescue her ...
Genre :Drama, Action, Adventure

Würfelspieler

1970-02-28 0

Zorro in the Court of England

Genre :Adventure

1960-12-23 6.5

Robin Hood and the Pirates

On his way to (or from) the Crusades, Robin Hood is shipwrecked but saved by pirates who plan to return him home in order to ransom him to his father. ...
Genre :Adventure, Action

don Mimì Cannaruta

1968-12-23 4.9

The Two Magnificent Fresconi

Two fearful and incapable individuals, Ciccio and Franco, are tasked by the leader of the Sicilian Mafia to travel to Milan to sell a large batch of wine. At first they have little luck, but soon they ...
Genre :Comedy

Rubio

1956-09-06 5.7

Andalusia Express

Three men plan a jewelry heist abroad the Andalusia express train. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Porter

1960-02-11 7

A Soldier and a Half

Nicola Carletti is a middle age 50-year old man who return to Italy with his family but he is drafted to go to the mandatory military service in Italy. ...
Genre :Comedy

Antonio Schepisi

1950-12-06 6.5

Outlaw Girl

Beppe Musolino is falsely accused of murder. He is tried and once found guilty is imprisoned. Unexpectedly he escape from prison and to survive he start living like an outlaw brigand. He falls in love ...
Genre :Drama

Messenger

1965-03-03 2

Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus

Goliath (Peter Lupus) comes to the aid of the former King Selim in order to regain his throne and rescue his daughter (Anna Maria Polani). ...
Genre :Drama, Adventure, Action

Luigi

1953-09-16 7.3

Neapolitan Turk

Naples/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 ...
Genre :Comedy

Maresciallo Palombi

1970-09-04 5.1

Those Sweet Creatures

An Italo-American singer and as he arrives at the airport he is accused of being a draft dodger and is drafted. He soon begins a love story with his commander's daughter. ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

un compagno socialista

1961-10-07 6.88

Don Camillo: Monsignor

Don Camillo (now bishop) and Peppone (now senator) return to the town of Brescello and rekindle their friendly rivalry. ...
Genre :Comedy

1969-01-01 2.8

Poppea's Hot Nights

Poppea's Hot Nights (Italian: Le calde notti di Poppea) is a 1969 Italian comedy film set in Ancient Rome. It was written and directed by Guido Malatesta and stars Olga Schoberová (credited as Olinka ...
Genre :Comedy

Van Stiller

1953-02-05 6.2

Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair

Collected at the age of two, under extreme conditions, by a company of Gypsies, Jolly grew up among them, together with the man who accompanied her. ...
Genre :Adventure

Membro del PCI

1969-01-01 6.2

I 2 deputati

Francesco and Franco are brothers in law but, since their respective wives can't stand each other, are always arguing. When Francesco decides to run for Parliament, Franco is kidnapped by his opposing ...
Genre :Comedy

Impiegato ai visti di soggiorno

1970-08-28 6.5

Who Gave You the License?

Franco and Ciccio are the directors of a driving school. They suffer the theft of the only car they have, and their new car is prone to going completely out of his control. ...
Genre :Comedy

1968-01-01 3

Two Eyes to Kill

A ruthless racketeer uses his nightclub as a front for all kinds of crime, suffers a drastic reversal of fortune after sending an innocent man to the guillotine for a crime he himself committed. The e ...
Genre :Mystery, Thriller, Crime

capitano della nave

1959-12-03 5.2

The Giant of Marathon

A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army. ...
Genre :Adventure, History, War

1966-10-26 5.4

Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand

Stuck in a dream world of his own, Italian sculptor Albert Saporito, sometimes has difficulty separating truth from fiction. When he dreams that his gangster neighbor has been murdered, he reports the ...
Genre :Fantasy, Comedy, Crime

Guardia carceraria

1970-07-21 7

Midnight of Love

Genre :Romance

Sergeant (uncredited)

1964-10-15 6.5

Lost Treasure of the Incas

A cowboy goes to help out his friend, who has been falsely accused of murder. The two find themselves in the rugged and mysterious Pallidi Mountains, where they come up against an outlaw gang that is ...
Genre :Western, Adventure

(uncredited)

1960-02-05 8.1

La Dolce Vita

Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all t ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

Biagio Carrino

1954-09-24 6

Mother's Heart

An unworthy nephew, with the help of a girl who seduces the young guardian, robs the aunt of the family jewels. He also manages to put the blame for the theft on the caretaker, engaged to a young woma ...
Genre :Drama, Romance, Crime

The Sicilian Passenger on Bus

1955-10-21 6.9

La moglie è uguale per tutti

Antonio 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 ...
Genre :Comedy

1963-11-17 3.3

Hercules and the Masked Rider

In 16th century Spain, Don Francisco reluctantly betroths his daughter, Blanca, to the arrogant Don Ramiro in order to preserve the lands in the family estate. Then Don Juan, Don Francisco's nephew an ...
Genre :Adventure, Action, Drama, Romance

Zaccheo

1959-03-21 0

Cavalier in Devil's Castle

A mysterious horseman, called the Dark Knight, sets himself up as a masked vigilante and decides to free the duchet of Valgrado from the grip of a terrible tyrant. ...
Genre :Adventure

Bit part (uncredited)

1951-03-08 6

Behind Closed Shutters

Sandra searches her missing sister. For this, she enters the morally degraded seaside of Genoa. ...
Genre :Drama

Il giovanotto siciliano (uncredited)

1955-01-01 1

A Woman Alone

Three women share the same apartment and the same goal, to find a wealthy husband and settle down. ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

Assistant of engineer

1969-03-07 3.5

Il ragazzo che sorride

Giorgio, a young mining engineer, moved to work in Africa. His wife does not want to follow him and he suspects a betrayal. In the cast also Rocky Roberts singing two songs. ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

The Sea Captain

1959-10-07 6.2

The Magistrate

Emilia Bonelli is an overly ambitious and driven woman. This dominant personality trait has its effects on her henpecked husband Luigi, and her daughter Carla. Circumstances ultimately lead to the cou ...
Genre :Drama

1960-01-01 0

Rapina al Quartiere Ovest

Genre :Drama

1966-01-01 0

La notte dell'addio

Genre :Drama

1955-01-01 0

Una sera di maggio

A man embezzles some money in order to pay his debts and the daughter of his boss, who is in love with his son, asks a rich former suitor of hers for help. When the rich man is found murdered the girl ...
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