Carlo Pisacane

The Taming of the Shrew

Petruchio's Servant (uncredited)

Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.

Big Deal on Madonna Street

Capannelle

Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.

Death Rides a Horse

Capostazione

Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. On his journey, he finds himself continually sparring and occasionally cooperating with Ryan, a gunfighter on his own quest for vengeance, who knows more than he says about Bill's tragedy.

Paisan

Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces retreat.

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Priester von San Damiano

In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal pleasures. He slowly recovers, but after the illness he is no longer the Francesco that everybody knew. Instead of spending hours in taverns, he meditates on the beauty of God's creatures, soon renouncing his riches and his family with plans to rebuild an abandoned church and his life.

After the Fox

2nd Judge (uncredited)

A criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.

The Shortest Day

Zio Michele (uncredited)

Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an important battle.

For Love and Gold

Abacuc

A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy. They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy land. Many adventures will occurr during the journey.

More Than a Miracle

First Witch

A fairy tale of the misadventures of a beautiful but temperamental Neapolitan peasant, Isabella, when she meets the ill- tempered Spanish Prince Rodrigo Ferrante y Davalos. The King of Spain has ordered Rodrigo to choose a wife among seven Italian Princesses, but he is smitten by the lowly peasant.

Caprice Italian Style

Brabanzio

The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.

Tiger of the Seven Seas

Old Pirate

Tigre is the skipper of the Santa Maria, a pirate-ship, but he feels tired and decides to leave the command of the ship. Unfortunately he has only a daughter, Consuelo. So he will leave the command and the ship to the winner of a challenge among his men. Unexpectedly Consuelo wins. The same night Tigre is killed, William is charged with the killing and is sentenced to death. But before the sentence could be executed the Spaniards of Grand Duke Inigo arrives. Consuelo escapes, however this is only the first move of Indigo's wife to get to the pirates treasure.

The Traffic Policeman

Padre di Otello

An unemployed man gets a job as traffic policeman but the traffic in the big city creates innumerous problems for the poor guy.

Il mio amico Benito

Signor Arturo

A clerk has had a picture taken during W.W.I with the future Italian dictator Mussolini and tries to exploit the situation pretending he is a dear friend of his. When he finds out who Mussolini really is he changes his mind and goes back to his bleak life.

Man Only Cries for Love

Old soldier

Tony and some friends put together a rock band to do some concerts and earn some money. Unfortunately the military service is incumbent, but fortunately the boys will find themselves in the same barracks.

Made in Italy

The Postman (segment "4 'Cittadini, stato e chiesa', episode 1")

A group of Italians take a flight to Sweden: among them there are the tourists, and the immigrants.

Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today

Grandfather of Gabriella

A boy and a girl fall in love but their fathers take a strong dislike to each other, clashing repeatedly during the preparations for the upcoming marriage.

Mariti in pericolo

don Vitto

Two men, business partners, fall in love with the same girl. Their wives react accordingly, but one seems to take it more calmly. This makes her husband suspicious, and he begins to believe that she is also having an affair, with his business partner. An inevitable series of misunderstandings ensues.

Fiasco in Milan

Pierluigi "Capannelle"

The usual gang of robbers are hired by a thief from Milan to steal a suitcase full of money, but troubles will hinder the success of the operation.

El Lazarillo de Tormes

Sacristán amo de Lazarillo (uncredited)

An adaptation of the anonymous sixteenth century novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), it tells the story of Lazarillo, a poor boy who has to live by his wits after being sold to a series of cruel masters.

Seduction Of The South

Filuccio

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.