Gianfranco Barra
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Gianfranco Barra is an Italian
film actor. He has appeared in 81 films since 1968
. He was born in Rome
, Italy
.
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:...
film actor. He has appeared in 81 films since 1968
1968 in film
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts.* November 1 - The MPAA's film rating system is introduced.-Top grossing films :- Awards :...
. He was born in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Selected filmography
- Avanti!Avanti!Avanti! is a 1972 American/Italian comedy film produced and directed by Billy Wilder. The film starred Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L...
(1972) - Dirty WeekendDirty Weekend (1973 film)-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni - Giulio Borsi* Oliver Reed - Fabrizo* Carole André - Danda* Lionel Stander - General* Bruno Cirino - Raoul* Nicoletta Machiavelli - Sylva* Gianni Agus - Sergio* Marcello Mando - Kommissar Spallone* Renzo Marignano - Franco...
(1973) - Bread and ChocolateBread and ChocolateBread and Chocolate is a 1974 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Franco Brusati. This film chronicles the misadventures of an Italian immigrant to Switzerland and is representative of the commedia all'italiana film genre.-Plot:...
(1973) - Black HolidayBlack HolidayBlack Holiday is a 1973 Italian drama film directed by Marco Leto and starring Adolfo Celi.-Cast:* Adolfo Celi as Commissioner Rizzuto* Adalberto Maria Merli as Franco Rossini* John Steiner as Scagnetti* Luigi Uzzo as Massanesi...
(1973) - Double MurderDouble Murder (film)Double Murder is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Steno.-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni - Bruno Baldassarre* Agostina Belli - Teresa Colasanti* Ursula Andress - Princess Dell'Orso* Peter Ustinov - Harry Hellman* Jean-Claude Brialy - Van Nijlen...
(1977) - Goodnight, Ladies and GentlemenGoodnight, Ladies and GentlemenGoodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen is a 1976 comedy film starring Felice Andreasi.-Cast:* Felice Andreasi - Valletto* Carlo Bagno* Gianfranco Barra - Portiere Nocella* Senta Berger - Signora Palese* Adolfo Celi - Vladimiro Palese...
(1978) - Banana JoeBanana Joe (film)Banana Joe is a 1982 Italian-German action-comedy film starring Bud Spencer.-Plot:Bud Spencer plays Banana Joe, a brawny yet friendly man who lives in a small rainforest village called Amantido with a huge number of his own children and regularly delivers bananas to a South American river port...
(1982) - Eccezzziunale... veramenteEccezzziunale... veramenteEccezzziunale... veramente is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:...
(1982) - It's Happening TomorrowIt's Happening TomorrowIt's Happening Tomorrow is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Paolo Hendel - Lupo* Giovanni Guidelli - Edo* Margherita Buy - Vera...
(1988)