El Greco (1966 film)
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El Greco is a 1966
drama film
and movie biography of the master painter El Greco
directed by Luciano Salce
and starring Mel Ferrer
and Rosanna Schiaffino
.
1966 in film
The year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
and movie biography of the master painter El Greco
El Greco
El Greco was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" was a nickname, a reference to his ethnic Greek origin, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος .El Greco was born on Crete, which was at...
directed by Luciano Salce
Luciano Salce
Luciano Salce was an Italian film director and actor. His 1962 film Le pillole di Ercole was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival....
and starring Mel Ferrer
Mel Ferrer
Mel Ferrer was an American actor, film director and film producer.-Early life:Ferrer was born Melchor Gastón Ferrer in Elberon, New Jersey, of Catalan and Irish descent. His father, Dr. José María Ferrer , was born in Cuba, was an authority on pneumonia and served as chief of staff of St....
and Rosanna Schiaffino
Rosanna Schiaffino
Rosanna Schiaffino was an Italian film actress. She appeared on the covers of Italian, German, French, British and American magazines.-Early life:...
.
Cast
- Mel FerrerMel FerrerMel Ferrer was an American actor, film director and film producer.-Early life:Ferrer was born Melchor Gastón Ferrer in Elberon, New Jersey, of Catalan and Irish descent. His father, Dr. José María Ferrer , was born in Cuba, was an authority on pneumonia and served as chief of staff of St....
- El Greco (Domenico Teotocopulo) - Rosanna SchiaffinoRosanna SchiaffinoRosanna Schiaffino was an Italian film actress. She appeared on the covers of Italian, German, French, British and American magazines.-Early life:...
- Jeronima de las Cuevas - Adolfo CeliAdolfo CeliAdolfo Celi was an Italian film actor and director.-Life and career:Born in Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 movies, specializing in international villains. His most famous role was as Emilio Largo in the 1965 James Bond movie Thunderball...
- Don Miguel de las Cuevas - Mario Feliciani - Nino de Guevara
- Franco Giacobini - Francisco
- Renzo Giovampietro - Brother Felix
- Ángel ArandaÁngel ArandaÁngel Aranda is a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 48 films between 1955 and 1980. He was born in Andalucía, Spain.-Selected filmography:* The Arizona Kid * The Hellbenders * El Greco...
- Don Luis - Nino Crisman - Diego de Castillo
- Gabriella GiorgelliGabriella GiorgelliGabriella Giorgelli is an Italian film actress. She appeared in 70 films between 1962 and 1998. She also appeared in many photo comics including Sadistik and is interviewed in the new film The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal....
- Maria - Giulio Donnini - Pignatelli
- Fernando ReyFernando ReyFernando Casado Arambillet , best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States...
- Felipe II - Rafael RivellesRafael RivellesRafael Rivelles was a Spanish actor born in El Cabañal, a small town in the province of Valencia, Spain. Son of play actor José Rivelles and play actress Amparo Guillén, he was the father of famous Spanish star Amparo Rivelles.In the 30's, with the advent of talking films, he went to Hollywood to...
- Marquis of Villena - John Karlsen - Prosecutor
- John Francis Lane - De Agueda
- Rossana Martini - Zaida
External links
- Cinema: The Brush-Off, Time Magazine, November 4, 1966