Damiano Damiani — Playwright (23)
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A Man on His Knees (1980)
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达米亚诺·达米亚尼 actor: 更多...
other title: Un uomo in ginocchio / 跪着的男人 …
this is a damiano damini so youll expect a certian level of social realism and it does not disappoint. its a damming film about the stranglwhold of the mafia in palermo where this is set. See it,you wont be disapponited,but you will not feel better about life. This is not fantasy godfather stuff but the real hopeless raw variety. In a funny way its a hym to humanity. Palermo looks really awful and down at heel. wonderful score out of 10 a nine.
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The Dark Sun (1990)
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Damiano Damiani actor: Michael Paré / Jo Champa …
other title: Il sole buio / Die Finstere Sonne
After the death of his mother a man returns to his hometown Palermo in southern Italy in order to get hold of the legacy. Once there he is forced to participate in various crimes commited by the mafia.
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Massacre Play (1989)
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Damiano Damiani actor: Elliott Gould / Tomas Milian …
other title: Spiel mit dem Tod / Gioco al massacro …
Estranged childhood friends, both passionate filmmakers, find themselves on divergent paths: one an acclaimed Oscar winner, the other struggling in TV. Accusations of plagiarism further strain their relationship as one's success is built on the other's stolen ideas.
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Arturo's Island (1962)
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Damiano Damiani actor: Vanni De Maigret / Key Meersman …
other title: Insel der verbotenen Liebe / L'Île des amours interdites …
A lonely teenage boy, living isolated on an island, idolizes his distant father. Complications arise when his father brings home a young new wife, whom the boy falls for, and a recently released criminal, entangled in a web of complex relationships.
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The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
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达米亚诺·达米亚尼 actor: 弗兰科·尼罗 / 乔治·威尔森 …
other title: Das Verfahren ist eingestellt: Vergessen Sie's! / Nous sommes tous en liberté provisoire …
Arrested on suspicion of a hit and run, a succesful architect is put in prison awaiting trial or release. Whilst there he witnesses the grim reality of life behind bars: corrupt staff, corrupt inmates, an inhuman judicial system and the power of the Mafia.
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The Warning (1980)
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Damiano Damiani actor: 朱利亚诺·杰玛 / 马丁·巴尔萨姆 …
other title: L'avvertimento / Tödliche Warnung …
It is a law police officials obey out of fear. A rule chilling in its simplicity. Accept corruption...or die! They have sealed an unholy alliance. The great banks of Europe. And the blackhearted underworld empire. Together, with their matchless wealth, there is no stopping their almighty, corrosive power. Even the police force's investigation into the diabolical link has been polluted by corruption and terror! When key police officials of the inquiry are viciously assassinated, only two honest men remain--a commissioner and police chief--to carry out the suicidal investigation. And they must fight a deepening mistrust of each other. For they too, know the only rule of the game. They too, have been warned!
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A Complicated Girl (1969)
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Damiano Damiani actor: Florinda Bolkan / Gigi Proietti …
other title: 一个复杂的女孩 / Una ragazza piuttosto complicate …
This erotic sexploitation feature concerns a couple and their pursuit of sexual fulfillment with each other -- and their mutually agreed upon third bed guests. Lesbian love angles includes the woman's step-daughter. Alberto (Jean Sorel) is soon left alone when the women decides his services are no longer required. After acting on his erotic fantasies, he is left alone and driven to madness when his girlfriend marries another after leaving with her lesbian lover. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
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Cleopatra's Daughter (1960)
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Fernando Cerchio actor: Debra Paget / Ettore Manni …
other title: Il sepolcro dei re / Der Fluch des Pharao …
Cleopatra, after the civil war that followed the assassination of Caesar, met with Marc Antony in Assyria where they planned the defense of Egypt against the Romans. Before leaving, Cleopatra entrusted her young daughter, Shila, to the rulers of Assyria to be brought up as their own. After Marc Antony's defeat and Cleopatra's death, Egypt, for the next twenty years, was torn apart and ruled by a youthful Pharaoh, Nemorat, with his despot Queen Mother, Tegi, who desired to unite both kingdoms and strengthen her son's rule by conquering Assyria and making Shila, now a beautiful woman, his queen.
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The Cossacks (1960)
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维克多·图尔贾斯基 actor: 埃德蒙·珀道姆 / 约翰·德鲁·巴里摩尔 …
other title: 哥萨克 / I cosacchi …
Set in the 1850s in Czar Alexander II's Russia, this drama and adventure film focuses on the strife between the Circassian Muslims, led by Shamil and Czar Alexander.
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Lenin: The Train (1988)
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达米亚诺·达米亚尼 actor: 本·金斯利 / 莱斯莉·卡伦 …
other title: 列宁：火车 / Il treno di Lenin …
March/April 1917. The first world war is already a couple year to pace. A sealed train with Russian emigrants keeps on driving from Zurich Germany and Sweden to Saint-Petersburg. The outlaws stand under the guidance of Vladimir J. Lenin. Two senior officers support the revolutionary bomb "to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Yet there are some unpleasant clashes between Socialists and enthusiastic workers who are worried about the war. During train travel there comes an end to Lenin's affair with the gracious Inessa, and his wife Nadja is prepared take back him. The triumphant entrance in St. Petersburg will exceed all expectations....
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How to Kill a Judge (1974)
Perché si uccide un magistrato Douban
Damiano Damiani actor: Franco Nero / Françoise Fabian …
other title: 如何杀死一名预审法官 / Perché si uccide un magistrato …
The movie is to say the least boring and long. The story idea is very interesting, Franco Nero plays a director whose last film foreseen the murder of a supreme judge. It is the old question of propaganda cinema, is it really effecting and makes a difference. But as the story evolves we meet so many character's and politician, that it is getting confusing at times and misses the point. Franco Nero is charming as usually but even his passionate acting could not lift this movie from his problems.