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Saro Urzì is a Actor Italien born on 24 february 1913 at Catania (Italie)
Saro Urzì, (born Rosario Urzì, February 24, 1913 in Catania – November 1, 1979 in San Giuseppe Vesuviano) was an Italian actor.
He met Pietro Germi in 1949 and appears in Germi's In nome della legge, a film for which he won Nastro d'Argento as Best Supporting Actor. He became Germi's favourite actor, working together with him in Path of Hope (1950), The Railroad Man (1956), The Facts of Murder (1959), Alfredo, Alfredo (1972) and most notably Seduced and Abandoned in 1964. That film earned him Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and the Nastro d'Argento the following year.
He acted in Don Camillo sequels, John Huston's Beat the Devil, Luigi Comencini's Bread, Love and Jealousy, and international films such as Woman of Straw, and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather as Signor Vitelli, father of Michael Corleone's love Apollonia.
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Born in Sicilia, he moved to Rome to seek his fortune.He met Pietro Germi in 1949 and appears in Germi's In nome della legge, a film for which he won Nastro d'Argento as Best Supporting Actor. He became Germi's favourite actor, working together with him in Path of Hope (1950), The Railroad Man (1956), The Facts of Murder (1959), Alfredo, Alfredo (1972) and most notably Seduced and Abandoned in 1964. That film earned him Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and the Nastro d'Argento the following year.
He acted in Don Camillo sequels, John Huston's Beat the Devil, Luigi Comencini's Bread, Love and Jealousy, and international films such as Woman of Straw, and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather as Signor Vitelli, father of Michael Corleone's love Apollonia.
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Giovannino (1976)
Directed by Paolo Nuzzi
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Christian De Sica, Tina Aumont, Carole André, Jenny Tamburi, Piero Vida, Miguel Bosé
Roles Giovannino's Father
Rating66%
Basé sur un roman d'Ercole Patti, le film illustre la vie oisive et peu concluante du jeune descendant d'une famille bourgeoise sicilienne. Même lorsque son père l'oblige à épouser une riche fille laide et mutilée, Giovannino ne trouve pas le courage de se rebeller.
Il figlioccio del padrino (1973)
Directed by Mariano Laurenti
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Saro Urzì, Tiberio Murgia, Riccardo Garrone, Carla Romanelli, Gianni Bonagura, Maurizio Arena
Roles Don Salvatore Trizzino
Rating62%
The Godfather (1972)
, 2h55Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Tommy Wiseau
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Mob film, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, La précarité, Gangster films, Films about marriage
Actors Marlon Brando, Megan Fox, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall
Roles Vitelli - Sicilian Sequence
Rating87%
On the occasion of his daughter Connie's wedding, Vito Corleone hears requests in his role as the Godfather, the Don of a New York crime family. Vito's youngest son, Michael, wearing a Marine Corps uniform, introduces his girlfriend, Kay Adams, to his family at the reception. Johnny Fontane, a famous singer and godson to Vito, seeks his help in securing a movie role; Vito dispatches his consigliere, Tom Hagen, to Los Angeles to talk the abrasive studio head, Jack Woltz, into giving Johnny the part. Woltz is unmoved until he wakes up in bed with the severed head of his prized stallion.
Alfredo, Alfredo (1972)
, 1h50Directed by Pietro Germi
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Dustin Hoffman, Carla Gravina, Stefania Sandrelli, Saro Urzì, Clara Colosimo, Duilio Del Prete
Roles Maria Rosa's Father
Rating63%
Black Turin (1972)
, 1h45Directed by Carlo Lizzani
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Bud Spencer, Françoise Fabian, Andrea Balestri, Nicola Di Bari, Elio Zamuto, Saro Urzì
Roles Jaco
Rating58%
Rosario Rao est arrêté et condamné pour un meurtre commis durant un match de football et dont on lui fait porter le chapeau. Trois ans plus tard, ses deux fils, Mino et Lello, qui ont toujours cru en son innocence, mènent une enquête discrète avec l'aide de Stefano Mancuso, l'avocat de leur père. Ils découvrent peu à peu les fils de l'intrigue qui met en cause quelques personnes de la Mafia locale...
The Pisciotta Case (1972)
Directed by Eriprando Visconti
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Tony Musante, Carla Gravina, Salvo Randone, Saro Urzì, Arturo Dominici, Michele Placido
Roles Don Vincenzo Coluzzi
Rating62%
Directed by Giovanni Grimaldi
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Françoise Prévost, Carlo Giuffrè, Katia Christine, Saro Urzì, Renato Malavasi, Carla Romanelli
Roles Salvatore Uzzeda
Rating51%
Francesco Gaudenzi est un industriel sicilien qui a juré « fidélité éternelle » . À peine devenu veuf, Francesco est confronté aux avances de Paola qui finit par le convaincre que le jurement ne serait plus valable en cas de remariage. Quand Francesco et Paola décident de consommer par anticipation la première nuit de noces un violent tremblement de terre secoue la ville...
Un caso di coscienza (1970)
Directed by Giovanni Grimaldi
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films
Actors Lando Buzzanca, Françoise Prévost, Raymond Pellegrin, Turi Ferro, Saro Urzì, Antonella Lualdi
Roles Farmacista
Rating70%
Salvatore Vaccagnino est un jeune avocat originaire de la petite ville de Maddà, près de Catane, qui exerce à Rome où il a une maîtresse. Un jour, dans le train qui la ramène dans son pays, il lit dans un magazine féminin une lettre non signée d'une de ses concitoyennes qui « avoue » qu'elle a trahi son mari avec un « demi parent ». L'avocat, sûr de la fidélité de sa femme, montre le magazine à son cercle d'amis qui rassemble tous les notables du pays...
Serafino (1968)
, 1h36Directed by Pietro Germi, Adriano Celentano
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Adriano Celentano, Claudia Mori, Saro Urzì, Francesca Romana Coluzzi, Ottavia Piccolo, Nerina Montagnani
Roles Uncle Agenore
Rating61%
Serafino is a nature-boy who never attended school. He relishes the simple life as a shepherd in the mountains of Italy in Abruzzi. When he is called up but as a soldier and has to serve in a big city, he is a troublemaker and eventually the military decides to send him home early.
Love in the Night (1968)
, 1h40Directed by Marcel Camus
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Catherine Jourdan, Jacques Perrin, Estella Blain, Serge Gainsbourg, Georges Géret, Michel Creton
Rating59%
Bourgoin utilise Philippe pour attirer la clientèle d'un autre établissement dans la boîte de nuit qu'il veut ouvrir à Pigalle.
Who's Got the Black Box? (1967)
, 1h30Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Jean Seberg, Maurice Ronet, Christian Marquand, Claude Chabrol, Michel Bouquet, Saro Urzì
Roles Khalidès
Rating51%
Pendant la Guerre froide, en Grèce, les radars de l'OTAN connaissent de mystérieuses pannes. Un agent secret se fait assassiner en étant sur le point d'élucider le problème. Son épouse, Shanny, prendra la suite de l'enquête malgré l'opposition du chef des services secrets, M. Sharps. Celui-ci dépêche donc un agent des renseignements, un certain Dex, pour surveiller les allées et venues de la jeune femme. Il tombera amoureux d'elle et finalement acceptera d'aider Shanny dans sa mission. Ils parviennent à démasquer le coupable, Khalidès. Dex démissionne des services secrets et file le parfait amour avec Shanny.
Modesty Blaise (1966)
, 2h1Directed by Joseph Losey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde, Harry Andrews, Michael Craig, Clive Revill
Roles Basilio
Rating50%
British Secret Service chief Sir Gerald Tarrant (Harry Andrews) recruits spy Modesty Blaise (Monica Vitti) to protect a shipment of diamonds to a Middle Eastern sheik, Abu Tahir (Clive Revill). The shipment has also attracted Gabriel (Dirk Bogarde), the head of a diamond theft ring that includes his henchman McWhirter (Clive Revill) and Mrs. Fothergill (Rossella Falk). Modesty thinks that Gabriel, who maintains a compound in the Mediterranean, has died, but he reveals himself to her.
Fortuna (1966)
, 1h55Directed by Menahem Golan
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Gila Almagor, Yossi Banai, Pierre Brasseur, Saro Urzì
Roles Monsieur Simon
Rating69%
A man falls in love with a beautiful girl who leads him down the wrong path. He must decide what to do with life and is not sure he can continue living and contemplates suicide.
Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966)
, 1h35Directed by Alessandro Blasetti
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Gina Lollobrigida, Marcello Mastroianni, Walter Chiari, Vittorio De Sica, Saro Urzì, Sylva Koscina
Roles 2nd Praying Man
Rating64%
Sandro (Walter Chiari) est journaliste à Rome. Il mène une enquête sur l'égoïsme de ses concitoyens, aidé par son ami Peppino (Marcello Mastroianni). Il côtoie divers personnages de la ville : une diva (Silvana Mangano), un politicien véreux (Vittorio Caprioli)...
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
Roles Tagliella, le garagiste à Naples (uncredited)
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.