Anno 79: La distruzione di Ercolano (1962)


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Anno 79: La distruzione di Ercolano (1962)

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Director

Gianfranco Parolini

Selected production credits
Enzo Doria - Production Secretary (credited as "E. Passadore")

Storyline

Roman Commander Marco Tiberio and his friends return to Herculaneum victorious, but finds his uncle, the Emperor Tito Flavio, has fallen under the influence of traitorous local governor Tirteo. Tirteo plots to have Marco falsely accused as a traitor and crucified, but God and nature have other plans.

Cast

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Anno 79: La distruzione di Ercolano (1962)

Post by PeplumParadise » 05/04/2023, 19:38

Cast

(Actors credited in the Italian version, in credit order. All roles are identified in the opening credits.)

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Fulvia Gasser
(credited as "Susan Paget")
as Livia

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Brad Harris
as Marco

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Mara Lane
as Diomira

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Jacques Berthier
as Tirteo

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Jany Clair
as Myrta

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Carlo Tamberlani
as Furio

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Philippe Hersent
as Tito Flavio

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Ivy Holzer
(credited as "Ivy Stewart")
as Claudia

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Isarco Ravaioli (c.s.c.)
as Licinio

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Djordje Nenadovic
(credited as "George Nenodovic")
as Sansone

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Vladimir Leib
(credited as "Vladimiro Leib")
as Lepido

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Nikša Stefanini
(credited as "Nicola Stefanini")
as Valerio

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Pino Mattei
as Draco

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Ray Martino
as Saurus

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Mila Kačič
(credited as "Mila Kaciceva")
as Armodia

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Vladimir Bačić
(credited as "Vladimiro Bacic")
as Migiurto

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Giuseppe Marotti
as Rutilio
Unidentified

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Maks Furijan
(credited as "Max Furjan")
as Menezio
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Anno 79: La distruzione di Ercolano (1962)

Post by PeplumParadise » 05/04/2023, 19:48

Uncredited cast A-Z

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Ignazio Dolce
as Fabrizio
(credited as Assistant Director)

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Gianfranco Parolini
as Quintilio
(credited as Director and Writer)

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Janez Vrhovec
as Captain of Tirteo's army
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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/04/2023, 20:05

Unidentified cast

This film was shot entirely in Yugoslavia. There are a few uncredited speaking roles of some importance that might possibly be Italians, but otherwise all the actors here are certainly Yugoslav.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/04/2023, 20:13

Unidentified actors

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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/04/2023, 20:56

The credited "Giuseppe Marotti" is a mystery. There are no other known credits for this actor and I listened carefully to both the Italian and English soundtracks and there is no character named "Rutilio". I had previously assumed he was the old slave merchant in 21A / 21B, but his character is named "Rufo" in the Italian and "Rufus" in the English, which, though similar, is still significantly different that you would not mistake one for the other. Could those notorious Italian credit writers have got both the name and role incorrect? We may never know!

As for the 2 uncredited actors listed on IMDb

C.S.C. actor/director Ignazio Dolce would be very likely to appear. He is credited as an assistant director and he appears in a substantial role in Il vecchio testamento, which was shot back-to-back with this film with almost identical casts. I am pretty sure he plays the role of Fabrizio, not seen too clearly but of some importance, seen in image 4 on the left and in 8. What do others think?
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Ignazio Dolce in Il vecchio testamento
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The role of "Fabrizio"

IMDb lists Yugoslav actor Janez Vrhovec as playing the role of "Ciparisso" but, once again, I could not find any role of this name. I do think he could be playing the role of the Captain of Tirteo's army, who, as far as I could find, never gets called by name, but is nevertheless a quite substantial role (seen in 19, 26, 54, 55 and 66). Again what do others think?
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Janez Vrhovec
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The role of Captain of Tirteo's army

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Post by FatmanDan » 05/04/2023, 21:17

29/30/32/35 is Maestro Parolini himself

...and you convinced me with your IDs of the 2 IMDb list guys.

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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/04/2023, 21:44

FatmanDan wrote:
05/04/2023, 21:17
29/30/32/35 is Maestro Parolini himself

...and you convinced me with your IDs of the 2 IMDb list guys.
Thanks, all 3 added, bringing our total of unidentifieds up to 3!

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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/04/2023, 22:17

I think Ray Martino needs a topic, who we also have credited in El hijo del capitán Blood and uncredited and previously undocumented in Totò e Cleopatra. He only has 7 listings on ANICA, while his IMDb listings are a mess, with them saying "Ray Martino" is a pseudonym of various other actors. Does anybody know anything about him?
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Post by FatmanDan » 05/04/2023, 23:04

There is italian wiki, and this entrance covering his musical career releases: https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/2314849-Ray-Martino

Esa pícara pelirroja (1963):
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