Umberto Smaila

Tic Toc (2023)

A gang decides to kidnap Éva Henger who should open a club, to ask for a ransom. Éva, however, realizes that she is positive for COVID-19 and communicates it to the manager; he decides to replace her with three influencers of lesser calibre than Éva. Th ...

Tre sorelle (2022)

Two wealthy Roman sisters, Marina and Sabrina, the first betrayed wife of a homosexual surgeon, the second left by her multi-horned husband, escape from their respective failures and take a vacation at Circeo, in a splendid villa by the sea. With them ther ...

Lockdown all'italiana (2020)

The film follows the story of two couples in crisis who are about to break up but who, due to the Lockdown, imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus, will instead be forced into a forced coexistence. The protagonists, through smartkworking, household ...

Odissea nell'ospizio (2019)

Four sixty-something disgraced comedians - who used to work together - find themselves in a retirement home. They'll join forces again, this time to save the place from bankruptcy. ...

Italian Business (2017)

Three episodes revolving around the theme of funding promoted by the European Union. Lifeguard Walter, dancer Monica, and hotelier Rino must contend with the dark schemes of accountant Randazzi. ...

Infernet (2016)

Through five stories, the film talks about the problems related to social networks and its use especially by young people. ...

Operation Holidays (2012)

Bebo Conforti, a well-known piano bar singer, is forced to flee in the middle of the performance, to avoid a handful of criminals who want to capture him, on the orders of the "ferocious" local boss, Fefè Lucanica. Monica, Fefè's young and only daughter, ...

Torno a vivere da solo (2008)

Giacomo separates from his wife and moves back to his old bachelor apartment, while a series of whirlwind romance turns his family and friends upside down. ...

Ti voglio bene Eugenio (2002)

Screw Loose (1999)

The owner of an Italian natural food company has a heart attack and asks his son, Bernardo, to find the man who saved his life in World War II and bring him to his deathbed. He does so and finds the man in a sanitarium and must deal with his hijinks all th ...

Gli Inaffidabili (1997)

Chicken Park (1996)

Vladimiro travels to the Dominican Republic with his fighting-chicken when it gets stolen. While searching for his lost chicken he discovers Chicken Park, a zoo full of giant chickens. ...

The Heroes (1994)

Roman TV technicians Fabio and Enzo have been unable to find decent jobs. They decide to crack a safe at a jewelry in Milan. To get the layout of the store, they enlist a beautiful but unsophisticated young woman, Deborah. To find underground access to the ...

Sognando la California (1992)

La più bella del reame (1989)

Continuation of "I miei primi 40 anni" The sentimental and erotic adventures drawn from the true story of Marina Ripa di Meana continue. ...

A Double Victory (1989)

Following a life-altering heart attack, a train driver named Saverio receives a heart transplant from a young, deceased runner. To honor his donor, Saverio takes on the challenge of fulfilling the young man's dream, training for and ultimately completing t ...

Crimes and Perfumes (1988)

Eddy is the detective of a general store. His girl is Barbara who works in the same store. Barbara receives a gift, a bottle of scent, and later she dies burned. Police detective Turoni begins to investigate and Eddy, wanting to revenge Barbara, does the s ...

Metropolitan Animals (1988)

In the year 2030 mankind has regressed to ape form. In order to explain this, a scientist shows a 20th century film about a Roman couple in a society gone mad slightly more than usual to his audience. ...

Sottozero (1987)

An Italian blue-collar worker finds a job on a Norwegian oil platform, hoping to earn the money he needs to open a bar in his country. ...

My First 40 Years (1987)

Marina is a woman who never says no...to men, money and fame! Determined to climb the social ladder, she works her way up from a marriage of a millionaire prince. At last, she's living the life of wealth and glamour she's always dreamed of. Then Love comes ...

Sweets from a Stranger (1987)

In Rome, a sadistic serial killer begins stalking and murdering sex workers, leaving the community terrified and the authorities struggling to stop the violence. After several attacks, four women—Lena, Angela, Nadine, and Stella—decide they can't wait ...

Il ragazzo del Pony Express (1986)

A youth who has recently graduated can't find a job. One day he unintentionally snatches a bag from a girl and buys a motorbike with the "proceeds" of the theft. Then he begins to work as a mail express courier. At first the girl denounces him then falls i ...

Italian Boys (1983)

A group of young DJs embarks on a disco challenge to win the money they need to save their radio channel. ...

Una vacanza bestiale (1980)

A group of friends decide to go on vacation and they use an agency, the Via Col Vento tours, to organize it. The latter promises them a holiday of dreams and absolute fun. ...

Arrivano i gatti (1980)

Four young comedians from Verona ('I Gatti di Vicolo Miracoli') go to Rome trying to achieve big success on cinema or TV. ...

Mad Dog Killer (1977)

Sadistic no-count killer Nanni Vitali and three other equally brutish hoodlums escape from prison. The foul foursome embark on a savage rape, murder, and robbery spree. Vitali even abducts and defiles frightened hapless lass Giuliana Caroli. Meanwhile, rug ...

Chi ha rapito Jerry Calà? (2023)

An unlikely gang of new criminals decides to kidnap Jerry Calà with the aim of asking for a large ransom and turning their lives around. They will soon discover that things aren't exactly as they imagined. Friends Mara Venier and Umberto Smaila and their ...

Buon compleanno Massimo (2023)

Steno (2022)

La Banda Del Buffardello & Il Manoscritto di Leonardo Da Vinci (2022)

This is the story of Aldebrando Testori, a failed publisher who, finding himself broke, has a brilliant idea: to form a gang of forgers to create a fake Leonardo da Vinci manuscript and bid on it at an auction, passing it off as authentic. ...

Nati 2 volte (2019)

A trans-sexual man return to his hometown to finish the bureaucratic process to become officially a male. But the public servant who should implement this simple bureaucratic operation is Giorgio, his first and only boyfriend. ...

Odissea nell'ospizio (2019)

Four sixty-something disgraced comedians - who used to work together - find themselves in a retirement home. They'll join forces again, this time to save the place from bankruptcy. ...

Italian Business (2017)

Three episodes revolving around the theme of funding promoted by the European Union. Lifeguard Walter, dancer Monica, and hotelier Rino must contend with the dark schemes of accountant Randazzi. ...

Vita Smeralda (2006)

Three girls leave behind their camping friends and head to Porto Cervo - a luxury seaside resort in northern Sardinia - looking for adventure. ...

I miei più cari amici (1998)

Non chiamatemi papà (1997)

Gli Inaffidabili (1997)

The Heroes (1994)

Roman TV technicians Fabio and Enzo have been unable to find decent jobs. They decide to crack a safe at a jewelry in Milan. To get the layout of the store, they enlist a beautiful but unsophisticated young woman, Deborah. To find underground access to the ...

The Odyssey (1991)

An Italian made for television musical comedy. ...

The Three Musketeers (1991)

Crimes and Perfumes (1988)

Eddy is the detective of a general store. His girl is Barbara who works in the same store. Barbara receives a gift, a bottle of scent, and later she dies burned. Police detective Turoni begins to investigate and Eddy, wanting to revenge Barbara, does the s ...

Italian Boys (1983)

A group of young DJs embarks on a disco challenge to win the money they need to save their radio channel. ...

Miracoloni (1981)

Una vacanza bestiale (1980)

A group of friends decide to go on vacation and they use an agency, the Via Col Vento tours, to organize it. The latter promises them a holiday of dreams and absolute fun. ...

Arrivano i gatti (1980)

Four young comedians from Verona ('I Gatti di Vicolo Miracoli') go to Rome trying to achieve big success on cinema or TV. ...

Stormtroopers (1976)

A handful of recruits prepares for a war that nobody knows about the purpose or the motive. The field commander is a general who plays with a Marx puppet and lives in a luxurious palace that looks like a cabin from the outside. His orderlies are a captain ...

Come ti rapisco il pupo (1976)

Policewoman (1974)

A young policewoman discovers an ecological scandal and must face the corruption in the Milan Police department. ...