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Daniela Rocca is a Actor Italienne born on 12 september 1937 at Acireale (Italie)
Daniela Rocca (12 September 1937 in Acireale, Italy – 28 May 1995 in Milo, Italy) was an Italian model and actress.
Rocca was born and raised in Acireale, a small town near Catania. She became Miss Catania in 1953, and was discovered by talent scouts after competing in a Miss Italy competition. She made her film debut in French director Maurice Cloche's Marchands de Filles (1957) and also appeared in the Riccardo Freda film Caltiki - il mostro immortale (1959), and Esther and the King (1960). More film roles followed, but Rocca did not find fame until Divorzio all'Italiana (1961). Rocca became a star after playing the part of the smothering wife Marcello Mastroianni is desperate to escape in Pietro Germi's international box-office hit. Rocca fell in love with Germi during filming and attempted suicide when he rejected her. After that, she was considered unstable and was not offered significant roles. A nervous breakdown led to a stay in a mental hospital. After playing minor roles in movies and television, her show business career ended in 1967. She ended her days in a retirement home in Milo, near Catania. There she wrote four books: Agente segreto con licenza di vivere; Avvocato offresi; Il condannato a morte; and Psicoanalisi, sogni, fantasie nascosti nella mente; and a collection of poems, Ara.
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(1961)
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Daniela Rocca
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Nationality Italie
Birth 12 september 1937 at Acireale (Italie)
Death 28 may 1995 (at 57 years) at Milo, Sicily (Italie)
Birth 12 september 1937 at Acireale (Italie)
Death 28 may 1995 (at 57 years) at Milo, Sicily (Italie)
Rocca was born and raised in Acireale, a small town near Catania. She became Miss Catania in 1953, and was discovered by talent scouts after competing in a Miss Italy competition. She made her film debut in French director Maurice Cloche's Marchands de Filles (1957) and also appeared in the Riccardo Freda film Caltiki - il mostro immortale (1959), and Esther and the King (1960). More film roles followed, but Rocca did not find fame until Divorzio all'Italiana (1961). Rocca became a star after playing the part of the smothering wife Marcello Mastroianni is desperate to escape in Pietro Germi's international box-office hit. Rocca fell in love with Germi during filming and attempted suicide when he rejected her. After that, she was considered unstable and was not offered significant roles. A nervous breakdown led to a stay in a mental hospital. After playing minor roles in movies and television, her show business career ended in 1967. She ended her days in a retirement home in Milo, near Catania. There she wrote four books: Agente segreto con licenza di vivere; Avvocato offresi; Il condannato a morte; and Psicoanalisi, sogni, fantasie nascosti nella mente; and a collection of poems, Ara.
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The Sucker (1965)
, 1h45Directed by Gérard Oury
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors André Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Venantino Venantini, Jacques Ferrière, Henri Génès, Jean Droze
Rating73%
While leaving his flat in Paris for vacation, Antoine Maréchal has a car accident. His 2CV is totally wrecked by Léopold Saroyan's Bentley, the director of an import-export company. As a compensation for the accident, Saroyan offers Maréchal to drive his best friend's 1964 Cadillac DeVille from Naples to Bordeaux, all expenses paid. Unknown to Maréchal, Saroyan is the leader of a criminal organization and the Cadillac is filled with drugs, stolen gold and diamonds, including the largest diamond in the World, the Youkounkoun. Maréchal departs for his destination, oblivious of both his cargo and Saroyan who is discreetly following him to watch over the delivery.
Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
, 1h58Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about anarchism, Politique, Films about religion, Political films
Actors Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Raymond Pellegrin, Paolo Stoppa, Mildred Dunnock
Roles Rosana, Mistress of Vinolas
Rating66%
The movie opens with shots from the Spanish Civil War, and a line of Spanish refugees crossing the border into France after defeat by the Francoists, Manuel Artiguez (Gregory Peck) turns away from the border and back towards Spain. His friends stop him, saying "Manuel, the war is over!".
The Empty Canvas (1963)
, 1h42Directed by Damiano Damiani
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Bette Davis, Horst Buchholz, Catherine Spaak, Lea Padovani, Isa Miranda, Daniela Rocca
Roles Rita
Rating68%
Mediocre artist Dino is obsessed with young model Cecilia and distraught that she shares her sexual favors not only with him, but with actor Luciani as well. In an effort to derail her plan to vacation in Capri with his rival, Dino proposes marriage, and when she rejects his offer, he invites Cecilia to join him at the Rome estate of his domineering mother, a wealthy American, in the hope that he can seduce her with his glamorous lifestyle. Despairing that he will never have a monogamous relationship with her, he crashes his sportscar into a wall. While recovering in the hospital, he realizes his feelings will never be reciprocated. When Cecilia returns from her trip assuming their liaison will continue, Dino announces that the affair is over.
Symphony for a Massacre (1963)
, 1h55Directed by Jacques Deray
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Jean Rochefort, Michel Auclair, Michèle Mercier, José Giovanni, Charles Vanel, Claude Dauphin
Roles Hélène Valoti
Rating71%
Cinq gangsters organisent l'achat d'un gros lot de drogues. Moreau, l'un d'entre eux, alors qu'il se rendait en train à Marseille pour compléter le marché, a été volé et tué par l'un des quatre autres, Christian Jabeke, qui a étudié un plan audacieux et construit un alibi presque inattaquable grâce à sa voiture de sport rapide, avec laquelle il réussit à faire un voyage "retour" Paris / Bruxelles en un temps record. Jabeke, habile comme quelques-uns, en plus de vouloir tout l'argent, a une histoire d'amour avec la belle femme de Valoti. Trop sûr de lui-même, Jabeke se trahit lors d'un entretien avec Paoli et est contraint de le tuer, un fait qui précipitera les événements.
The Attic (1963)
Directed by Gianni Puccini
Genres Comedy
Actors Daniela Rocca, Tomás Milián, Philippe Leroy, Mary Arden, Walter Chiari, Gino Pernice
Roles Silvana D'Angelo
Rating64%
Beach Casanova (1962)
, 1h38Directed by Vittorio Sala
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Curd Jürgens, Annette Stroyberg, Martine Carol, Gabriele Ferzetti, Daniela Rocca, Paolo Ferrari
Roles Assuntina Greco, allias Géneviève
Rating57%
Dans le cadre du jumelage d'une ville italienne avec une ville de la Côte d'Azur, quelques responsables italiens viennent s'encanailler sur la Riviera. L'occasion pour l'artiste trans Coccinelle de faire ses débuts de comédienne dans son propre rôle ainsi que la participation de quelques célèbres acteurs français de l'époque pour la couleur locale.
Conquered City (1962)
, 1h48Origin Italie
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors David Niven, Lea Massari, Ben Gazzara, Daniela Rocca, Martin Balsam, Michael Craig
Roles Doushka
Rating56%
En 1944, alors que les troupes allemandes se retirent vers le nord de la Grèce, Athènes est l'enjeu de rivalités entre factions rivales. Le Major Peter Whitfield, un Britannique, se retrouve à défendre l'hôtel Zeus, assiégé par des rebelles Grecs conduits par un certain Mavroti. À l'intérieur, se trouvent notamment le Capitaine Elliot, un autre Britannique, plusieurs Grecs loyalistes, deux Américains, le Capitaine Stubbs et le soldat Feinberg, ainsi que le propriétaire de l'hôtel, Janny Mendoris, et sa fille Lelia. Whitfield apprend que l'hôtel renferme une importante cache d'armes, dont veulent s'emparer les rebelles, et décide de résister à leurs attaques. Au cours des événements, il va découvrir qu'il y a un traître dans l'hôtel.
Divorce Italian Style (1961)
, 1h45Directed by Pietro Germi, Renzo Marignano
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Lando Buzzanca, Odoardo Spadaro
Roles Rosalia Cefalù
Rating79%
Ferdinando Cefalù (Marcello Mastroianni), an impoverished Sicilian nobleman, is married to Rosalia (Daniela Rocca), an unattractive but devoted wife. However, he is in love with his cousin Angela (Stefania Sandrelli), a very much younger and attractive woman whom he sees only during the summers because her family sends her away to the city to a nunnery to receive her education. Besides his wife, he shares his life with his elderly parents and his spinster sister and her boyfriend who runs a funeral business; the family share their once stately palace with his uncles, who are slowly but surely eating away the remainders of the then rich estate of the Baron.
Esther and the King (1960)
, 1h49Directed by Mario Bava, Raoul Walsh
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Peplum
Themes Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Children's films
Actors Joan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O'Dea, Sergio Fantoni, Renato Baldini, Gabriele Tinti
Roles Queen Vashti
Rating55%
The film is set in Persia in the 5th century BC. After the King’s wife is murdered, Esther (a Jewish woman) comes to the attention of the recently widowed King Ahasuerus. The king has been trying to stifle and defeat the campaign of hatred against the Jews by his evil minister Haman (Sergio Fantoni). Before the King can pair off with Esther and defeat the villainous Haman, there are several intervening adventures and an additional, attractive woman who competes for attention.
The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
, 2h46Directed by Abel Gance
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes French war films, Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Pierre Mondy, Martine Carol, Claudia Cardinale, Leslie Caron, Elvire Popesco, Georges Marchal
Roles Caroline Bonaparte
Rating63%
The first half of this film covers Napoleon's coronation as Emperor and political manoeuvrings while the second half covers the actual battle, where he beat both Austrian and Russian forces in his drive eastward.
Revenge of the Barbarians (1960)
Directed by Giuseppe Vari
Genres Drama, Action, Historical
Actors Daniela Rocca, Anthony Steel, Robert Alda, José Greci, Arturo Dominici, Mario Scaccia
Roles Galla Placidia
Rating58%
, 1h24Directed by Vittorio Sala
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Peplum
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Rod Taylor, Dorian Gray, Daniela Rocca, Alberto Farnese, Gianna Maria Canale, Folco Lulli
Roles Melitta
Rating37%
After the Trojan War, Glauco is the strongest man amongst the Greeks. His friend Pirro meets two men who offer him a large sum of money to persuade Glauco to sail towards unexplored shores. Pirro accepts the proposal and convinces Glauco with a trick: he hits him on his head. The ship lands at a strange place where Pirro and the other men aboard are drugged and find themselves in the hands of the Amazons. Only Glauco escapes, saved from the Egyptian inventor Sofo and he falls in love with Antiope. Between loves and duels, conspiracies and ruses, maurauding pirates will bring together Amazons and Greeks.
The Giant of Marathon (1959)
, 1h22Directed by Mario Bava, Jacques Tourneur
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Steve Reeves, Mylène Demongeot, Daniela Rocca, Sergio Fantoni, Philippe Hersent, Alberto Lupo
Roles Karis
Rating50%
The story is set in 490 BC, the time of the Medic Wars, during which Persian armies sweep through the Ancient world. Having brought home to Athens the Olympic victor's laurel crown, Phillippides becomes commander of the Sacred Guard, which is expected to defend the city-state's liberty, a year after the expulsion of the tyrant Hippias.
Non perdiamo la testa (1959)
, 1h34Directed by Mario Mattoli
Genres Comedy
Actors Ugo Tognazzi, Franca Valeri, Carlo Campanini, Daniela Rocca, Tina Pica, Aroldo Tieri
Roles Violante
Rating59%
Legions of the Nile (1959)
, 1h38Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Linda Cristal, Ettore Manni, Georges Marchal, Conrado San Martín, María Mahor, Daniela Rocca
Roles Teyrè
Rating53%
Vaincu par Octave à la bataille navale d'Actium, Marc-Antoine se réfugie à Alexandrie. Il espère que ses légions, alliées à celle de Cléopâtre, pourront rétablir la république à Rome.