Maurizio D'Ancora

The Simple Life (1946)

Marco and his son Toto work in a Venetian gondola yard and maintain the old traditions of gondoliers. When a newly-arrived businessman decides he wants to buy the yard and demolish it, Marco and company want to fight to preserve their way of life. The busi ...

La buona fortuna (1945)

Woman of the Mountains (1944)

An engineer, devastated by the death of his fiance during a mountain expedition in north Italy, hopes he might forget about her by marrying a young nurse who adores him. But one day he returns to the mountain retreat where he'd had such happy days with his ...

Gioco d'azzardo (1943)

Inviati speciali (1943)

An Italian film from 1943. ...

L'avventura di Annabella (1943)

Il nostro prossimo (1943)

La zia di Carlo (1943)

Ritorno (1940)

Don Pasquale (1940)

In the eighteenth-century Rome, Don Pasquale Corneto, wants his young nephew Ernesto, dedicated to a wasteful social life, to marry a rich spinster, both to save on the expenses of his maintenance and to increase the family heritage. ...

A Hundred Thousand Dollars (1940)

On a whim, an American man offers a girl the sum of $100,000 if she will marry him. ...

Scandalo per bene (1940)

La notte delle beffe (1939)

Terra di nessuno (1939)

Heartbeat (1939)

The Hotel of the Absent (1939)

The young lady-in-waiting of a millionairess is kidnapped, in her stead, by people who had an interest in the disappearance of the rich heiress. The girl is entrusted to a shady figure who has, for years, organized a special "hotel" where - in rigorous seg ...

Nonna Felicita (1938)

Nina, non far la stupida (1938)

L'antenato (1936)

Nozze vagabonde (1936)

Milizia territoriale (1936)

Ginevra degli Almieri (1935)

Ginevra degli Almieri's family has arranged a marriage of interest but the young Ginevra strenuously refuses until she falls into catalepsy and is buried alive. Once she wakes up she goes home but her family believes they are dealing with a ghost and they ...

Golden Arrow (1935)

Aboard the luxurious high-speed express "Freccia d'oro," a jeweller carrying precious gems is targeted by thieves who take over the train, disabling alarms and barricading themselves in the baggage car. Meanwhile, a bridge ahead has collapsed, and the trai ...

Quei due (1935)

Adventures of two provincial actors looking for anyway done with something to eat. They are joined by a girl, Lili. They represent a magic number, but all I get are miscues and boos. ...

The Canal of the Angels (1934)

In Venice, Daniele runs a dredge that is digging a new lagoon canal, called "The Canal of the Angels." He is married to Anna, who is much younger than him, and the two have a child, Andrea. Due to a work injury, Daniele is unable to accompany his wife to a ...

La Voce Lontana (1933)

Cinque a zero (1932)

Sports comedy film inspired by a 5–0 victory by A.S. Roma against their rivals Juventus in 1931. ...

The Old Lady (1932)

An elderly chestnut vendor lives in poverty but once a month puts on a show with silk and a carriage to impress her daughter in a convent. One day she is robbed of her meager savings. ...

Figaro and His Great Day (1931)

In this delightful mixture of romance, comedy and music, the director turns back the wheel of time about sixty years and shows the audience an Italy of primitive railroads, high bicycles and the famous "dolce far niente." Taking the visit of a traveling op ...

La scala (1931)

Clotilde, wife of lawyer Giulio has just returned from an extramarital affair that ended badly: the only bond she still has with her husband is the hope of finding their daughter. The house is bursting with gossip and rumors. One day comes news about their ...