I grandi condottieri (1965)


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I grandi condottieri (1965)

Post by PeplumParadise » 02/08/2021, 16:48

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Directors

Marcello Baldi
Francisco Pérez-Dolz

Storyline

Split into 2 equal halves, the film tells the biblical stories of Gideon and Samson.


A special thanks to Carlos for making this topic possible
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Post by PeplumParadise » 02/08/2021, 17:15

Cast

(actors credited in the Italian version)

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Anton Geesink
as Samson

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Ivo Garrani
as Gideon

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Rosalba Neri
as Delilah

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Fernando Rey
as The Stranger

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Luz Marquez
as Prostitute in Gaza

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Paolo Gozlino
as Prince of Gaza

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Ana María Noé
as Mother of Samson

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Maruchi Fresno
as Wife of Gideon

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Giorgio Cerioni
as Jether, son of Gideon

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Piero Gerlini
as Ferim

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Lucio De Santis
as Nabur

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Sergio Ammirata
as Philistine General

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Barta Barri
(credited as Barta Barry)
as Fara

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José Jaspe
(credited as Jose' Jaspes)
as King Zebah

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Consalvo Dell'Arti
as Follower of Samson
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Post by PeplumParadise » 02/08/2021, 17:34

Uncredited actors

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Jeff Cameron
as Philistine soldier

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Giuseppe Carbone
as Spectator in the temple

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Angelo Casadei
as Guard

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Adele Ceccotti
as Noblewoman
I'm not certain about the roles played by Ceccotti and the women with her, they could equally be concubines or wives or possibly handmaidens, but they seem too well dressed

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Calogero Chiarenza
as Follower of Samson

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Adriano Corneli
as Dwarf who leads Samson to the temple

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Alberto Dell'Acqua
as Acrobat in the temple

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Arnaldo Dell'Acqua
as Juggler in the temple

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Beni Deus
as King Salmunna

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Pepe Martin
as Architect

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Emilio Messina
as Philistine soldier

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Mara Oscuro
as Woman in the market

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Mario Pennisi
as Market stall holder

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Osiride Pevarello
as Fire-eater in the temple

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Antonio Proietti
as 1. Follower of Samson
as 2. Man with Ferim at the well

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Aldo Sala
as Samson's prison guard

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Aldo Vasco
as Father of Samson

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Rinaldo Zamperla
as Acrobat in the temple

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"Baby Santa"
as Spectator in the temple

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"The Elegant Prophet"
as Spectator in the temple

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"Scarecrow"
as Slave
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Post by PeplumParadise » 02/08/2021, 18:19

Unidentified actors

This film is split into 2 halves. The first half, telling the story of Gideon, was shot in Spain, so I assume all the generici here should be Spanish. Since there doesn't appear to be a single familiar face amongst the generici in this segment then I would guess that it was filmed somewhere other than Madrid or Barcelona.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 02/08/2021, 18:28

Unidentified actors

The second half of the film, telling the story of Samson, was shot in Italy, so I would assume all the generici here (and in the following post) should be Italian. All the identified uncredited Italian actors come from this section.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 02/08/2021, 18:39

Unidentified actors

More actors from the story of Samson, shot in Italy
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Re: I grandi condottieri (1965)

Post by PeplumParadise » 02/08/2021, 18:48

I'm undecided if this is one of our whitebeards. The only possibilities I think are that it could be a second role for either The Elegant Prophet (the moustache seems too thin for him) or Antonio Proietti, but I'm not at all sure, or maybe he's just another whitebeard to add to the pile.
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The actor behind Lucio De Santis bears some resemblance to Angelo Casadei, but the nose seems completely different so I don't really think it's him. What do others think?
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Re: I grandi condottieri (1965)

Post by PeplumParadise » 02/08/2021, 18:52

These are both the same role of Samson's mother, but set some 30 years apart. The older version is played by Ana María Noé, but it seems to me like it's a different actress playing the younger version. Any opinions?
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Post by Johan Melle » 02/08/2021, 20:02

PeplumParadise wrote:
02/08/2021, 18:48
I'm undecided if this is one of our whitebeards. The only possibilities I think are that it could be a second role for either The Elegant Prophet (the moustache seems too thin for him) or Antonio Proietti, but I'm not at all sure, or maybe he's just another whitebeard to add to the pile.
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The actor behind Lucio De Santis bears some resemblance to Angelo Casadei, but the nose seems completely different so I don't really think it's him. What do others think?
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Proietti for me.

And the other one really does look like Casadei. Speaking of him, the whip-wielding guy in 58-59 seems like a lot like Casadei too, but impossible to really say from those pics. It definitely looks like him on the far left in 64 too.

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Post by Johan Melle » 02/08/2021, 20:04

PeplumParadise wrote:
02/08/2021, 18:52
These are both the same role of Samson's mother, but set some 30 years apart. The older version is played by Ana María Noé, but it seems to me like it's a different actress playing the younger version. Any opinions?
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Same woman in my opinion, but with plenty of make-up in the young scenes, and none in the old scenes.

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