Bandits in Milan
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Bandits in Milan is a 1968 Italian
crime film
directed by Carlo Lizzani. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival
, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. In June of the same year, it was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival
.
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Carlo Lizzani. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival
1968 Cannes Film Festival
The 21st Cannes Film Festival was held on May 10 - 24, 1968, before being cancelled due to the turmoil of May 1968 in France.Peter Lennon's documentary Rocky Road To Dublin was to be the final film screened at the festival...
, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. In June of the same year, it was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival
18th Berlin International Film Festival
The 18th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 21 to July 2, 1968.-Jury:* Luis García Berlanga * Peter Schamoni* Alex Viany* Georges de Beauregard* Alexander Walker* Domenico Meccoli* Carl-Eric Nordberg...
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Cast
- Gian Maria VolontéGian Maria VolontèGian Maria Volonté was an Italian actor. He is perhaps most famous outside of Italy for his roles as the main villain in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More.-Early life:Volonté was born in Milan, and graduated in Rome in 1957...
- Piero Cavallero - Don BackyDon BackyDon Backy, real name — Aldo Caponi, is an Italian singer and author. He collaborated with Sofia Rotaru for "Grey Bird" - Ukrainian version of Italian song "L'immensità".-External links:*...
- Sante Notarnicola - Ray LovelockRay Lovelock (actor)Ray Lovelock , is a film and television actor primarily known in Europe.-Early life:Lovelock's mother was Italian and his father was English. They met during the Allied occupation of Italy in World War II...
- Donato 'Tuccio' Lopez - Ezio Sancrotti - Adriano Rovoletto 'Bartolini'
- Piero Mazzarella - Piva
- Tomas MilianTomas MilianTomás Milián is a Cuban-American actor best known for having worked extensively in Italian films from the late 1950s to the 1980s.-Career in Italy:...
- Commissario Basevi - Laura SolariLaura SolariLaura Camaur , known by the stage name Laura Solari, was an Italian film actress.-Early life:Laura Camaur was born on 5 January 5, 1913, in Trieste, then part of Austria-Hungary. She was the daughter of sculptor and artist Antonio Camaur and his wife, Maria Taucer...
- Tuccio's Mother - Pietro Martellanza - The Protector (as Peter Martell)
- Margaret LeeMargaret Lee (British actress)Margaret Lee is a British actress who was a popular leading lady in Italian films in the 1960s and 1970s...
- Prostitute - Carla GravinaCarla GravinaCarla Gravina is an Italian film actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1957 and 1998. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in La terrazza at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
- Anna - Luigi Rossetti - Robber
- María Rosa Sclauzero - Piero's Secretary
- Ida Meda - Moglie di Piero
- Tota Ruta - Club Hitman
- Evi Rossi Scotti
- Gianni Bortolotti
- Agostina BelliAgostina BelliAgostina Belli is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in over 50 films since 1968. She was born in Milan, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Bandits in Milan * The Seduction of Mimi * Revolver...
- Ragazza in ostaggio - Pupo De Luca - Uomo della 1100
- Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia - (as Ivan Scratuglia)
- Gianni Pulone
- Umberto Di Grazia
- Enzo Consoli