Umberto Sacripante

Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966)

Sandro is a well-known journalist and he is conducting a survey on human selfishness. Every man and every woman he meets turns into a theme for his inquiry. Even his own wife, Titta. ...

Robin Hood and the Pirates (1960)

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. ...

Peppino e la vecchia signora (1959)

Pia de' Tolomei (1958)

Pia de' Tolomei, despite being in love with Ghino Perticari, was forced to marry a nobleman from Siena who, when he discovers her love for the other man, has her locked up in a tower. ...

The Mysteries of Paris (1957)

Paris 1838, Prince Rodolphe vows on the deathbed of his friend Matilde to find Germain, the woman's son kidnapped by his father at birth. Disguised as a tramp, he wanders the city's slums encountering various characters who either help or hinder him. ...

Von der Liebe besiegt (1956)

Mario Clar is the successful co-owner of an engineering firm in Zurich. The news that a bridge he designed has collapsed, killing 43 people, hits this dependable man all the harder. Mario's feelings of guilt are so intense that he decides to end his life i ...

Flucht in die Dolomiten (1955)

Der goldene Falke (1955)

Guai ai vinti (1954)

A young woman, her sister-in-law and her ten year old daughter are violently traumatised by invading Austrian soldiers. Later, in Verona, both woman discover they are pregnant. After a suicide attempt, one has an abortion the other keeps her child - and bo ...

Dappled Mare (1953)

Ruggero Pascoli, the father of poet Giovanni Pascoli, is killed by a corrupt officer. His body is brought back home by a mare that will, several years later, reveal the one responsible for the murder. ...

Guilt Is Not Mine (1952)

Carlo, a young doctor, occasionally meets Anna, the daughter of professor Valli. Carlo falls in love with Anna, who returns his feelings; but her father longs a brilliant marriage for her. ...

La muta di Portici (1952)

Times Gone By (1952)

A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories. ...

O.K. Nero (1951)

Two American sailors, Fiorello and Jimmy are slugged while sight-seeing in Rome and, together, they dream they are back in Rome in the days of Nero. ...

The Thief of Venice (1950)

A beautiful tavern-keeper finds herself getting caught up in a war between Italy and Turkey. ...

First Communion (1950)

The daughter of Signor Carloni is about to take her first communion. A problem arises when the dressmaker spends too much time working on the girl's communion frock. ...

Monte Miracolo (1949)

Fabiola (1949)

In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a Gallic gladiator. After Fabiola's father is killed, the Romans blame the Christians and the persecution begins. Rhual confesses to being a Christian, is accused of t ...

Tragic Hunt (1947)

Immediately after the war, bandits attack a truck that is transporting newlyweds Michele and Giovanna and the accountant of an agricultural cooperative charged with bringing four million lire into office. ...

Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)

Travelling family man Paolo agrees to pose as husband to an unwed pregnant girl he meets on a train. However, once faced with her father, things do not go as planned. ...

La maestrina (1942)

In a small mountain town, a new teacher arrives, Maria Bini, who, with her extreme confidentiality, arouses people's curiosity and gossip. The young mayor of the village feels attracted to the girl and begins to court her. ...

Notte di fiamme (1942)

The Iron Crown (1941)

In the kingdom of Kindaor, traitor Sedesmondo kills his brother, the King of Kindaor, and becomes the tyrant of kingdom. He abandons the prince Arminio to beasts in the woods, but lions don't kill him and breed him as one of them. ...

An Adventure of Salvator Rosa (1939)

Everything unfolds in Naples seventeenth century, when a mysterious masked swordsman who calls Salvador Rossa becomes champion of the needy and lonely struggle against the cruel tyrant that frightens the country. ...

Department Store (1939)

In a massive department store the driver romances the shopgirl. The problem is that the manager also has his eye on her, and some employees seem to be pilfering goods from the place. ...

Terra di nessuno (1939)

Castles in the Air (1939)

A wardrobe mistress at a Vienna theatre wins a competition, receiving as her prize a luxury tour round Italy. On the train she meets an impoverished young Italian who pretends to be a prince. ...

Another Experience (1939)

A popular stage tenor can't stay away from his female admirers until his wife threatens to divorce him. ...

Montevergine (1939)

A blacksmith from Montevergine, accused of murder, flees to Argentina. Years later, a mute witness testifies to his innocence, leading to his acquittal. Just before returning home, an Argentine woman plants opium in his luggage, resulting in a ten-year pri ...

Ettore Fieramosca (1938)

ETTORE FIERAMOSCA was based on a widely-read literary action epic by Massimo D'Azeglio, published in 1833. Translated to the screen in 1938 by the most important director of the Italian fascist period, Alessandro Blasetti, it was intended to boost current ...

La danza delle lancette (1936)

I'll Give a Million (1935)

A comedy about a hobo and a millionaire who swap roles after the millionaire rescues the hobo from a suicide attempt. ...

Old Guard (1934)

There were very few commercial feature films made during the Italian fascist era that were as openly propagandistic as this famous (notorious?) dramatic paean to the Blackshirts. The story takes place in a small village in Italy in October of 1922, on the ...

Tourist Train (1933)

The film portrays the comic adventures of a group of summertime travellers. Produced at the height of the fascist era, Treno popolare was nonetheless free of propaganda, and featured the first film score by the legendary composer Nino Rota. ...

Cinque a zero (1932)

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

Palio (1932)

It seems that Zarre (Guido Celano), the man chosen to be the jockey for the Lupa contrada, and fiance' to Fiora (Leda Gloria), becomes enamored of a cafe' chanteuse. Bachicche, the jockey of a rival neighborhood, wants to get even with Zarre for a past off ...

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. ...

The Private Secretary (1931)

During hard times, a vivacious girl looks for an office job in the hope of landing a rich man.The director of the bank she works at flirts with her while not at first revealing his identity so she rejects him. ...

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 ...

Resurrection (1931)

A famous composer, distraught after his lover leaves him, contemplates suicide. He meets a young woman who restores his will to live. ...

Before the Jury (1931)

During a reception in a villa, wealthy banker Calandri is killed in the park with a gunshot. The gamekeeper Barra is immediately arrested, but he declares himself innocent. During the trial it turns out that the defendant had threatened the victim, guilty ...

Vele ammainate (1931)

Umanità (1946)

The meritorious assistance of a US institution, towards the inhabitants of a refugee camp, in the Italian post-war period, among the protagonists a doctor who tries to do everything possible to treat the population in critical health conditions. The docto ...