Nale, Spartaco


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Nale, Spartaco

Post by PeplumParadise » 17/06/2019, 1:14

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Spartaco Nale in Marco Polo (1962)

Easily recognisable from his short and stocky build, bald head and beard, Spartaco Nale's earliest known film appearance was in Visconti's Senso (1954), after which there is a 3 year gap before his next found credit. From 1957-1962 he worked steadily in peplum and historical features, including a number of credited supporting roles in high profile productions, after which he seems to have vanished completely.

Filmography

1954
  1. L'arte di arrangiarsi .... Artist friend of Casaletti (uncredited)
  2. Senso .... Italian officer (uncredited)

    1957
  3. La venere di Cheronea .... One of Armodio's guards (uncredited)
  4. Peppino, le modelle e.... ''chella llà'' .... Restaurant customer (uncredited)
  5. Rascel-Fifì .... Hypnotist (uncredited)

    1958
  6. La tempesta .... Cossack at banquet (uncredited)
  7. Le fatiche di Ercole .... King Aison (credited)

    1959
  8. Ben-Hur .... Oarsman / Spectator at the crucifixion march (uncredited)
  9. Cartagine in fiamme .... Sidone's guard (uncredited)
  10. Ercole e la regina di Lidia .... Courtier (uncredited)
  11. I Reali di Francia .... One of Basirocco's men (uncredited)
  12. Il terrore dei barbari .... Barbarian (uncredited)
  13. La battaglia di Maratona .... Guard holding Andromeda (uncredited)

    1960
  14. I cosacchi .... Cossack (uncredited)
  15. La vendetta di Ercole .... Eurito's bodyguard (credited)
  16. Messalina, Venere imperatrice .... Tibuleno (credited)
  17. La strada dei giganti .... Trouble-making miner (credited)
  18. Il terrore della maschera rossa .... Guard (uncredited)

    1961
  19. Barabba .... Guard in sulphur mines (credited)
  20. Costantino il Grande .... One of Constantine's commanders (credited)
  21. I Tartari .... Body double for Orson Welles as Burundai (uncredited - uncertain identification)
  22. Le meraviglie di Aladino .... Henchman (uncredited)
  23. Rosmunda e Alboino .... Army captain (credited)
  24. Sodoma e Gomorra .... Sodomite officer (uncredited)

    1962
  25. Marco Polo .... Prison guard (credited)

Titles to check!
  • Canzoni a tempo di twist (1962)

A couple of oddities!
There are 2 films found in some filmographies online that date from many years after Nale's career seemingly ended.
  • Catacombs (1988) - contains a credit for a "Sparco Nale" as Present-day monk. None of the monks who are of an appropriate age look anything like Spartaco, even allowing for 25 years of aging, so I would say certainly that this is not him.
  • Ricky & Barabba (1992) - ANICA and IMDb credit Spartaco with no role given. I have not been able to find a copy of this one to check, but I would say his appearance would be unlikely.
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Re: Spartaco Nale

Post by PeplumParadise » 17/06/2019, 1:29

Senso (1954) as Italian officer

Spartaco has his first known role, a small part, in this Visconti classic. Some sources say he should be credited, but the Criterion blu-ray I watched was taken from an Italian print and he does not appear in the opening credits, while the closing credits list no additional actors, so I would say "uncredited" unless someone has evidence otherwise.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/06/2019, 1:33

La venere di Cheronea (1957) as One of Armodio's guards
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/06/2019, 1:36

Le fatiche di Ercole (1958) credited, as King Aison
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I Reali di Francia (1959) as One of Basirocco's men
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Cartagine in fiamme (1959) as Sidone's guard
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/06/2019, 9:14

La battaglia di Maratona (1959) as Guard holding Andromeda
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/06/2019, 9:16

I cosacchi (1960) as Cossack
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You get a better shot of Spartaco in this US lobby card than you do in the film
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/06/2019, 9:22

La vendetta di Ercole (1960), end-credited in the English print, as Eurito's bodyguard
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Post by PeplumParadise » 17/06/2019, 9:27

Messalina, Venere imperatrice (1960) credited, as Tibuleno
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