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Valentino is a 1977 American biographical film directed by Ken Russell and starring Rudolf Nureyev as Rudolph Valentino. The film is very loosely based on the life of Valentino as recounted in the book Valentino, an Intimate Exposé of the Sheik, written by Chaw Mank and Brad Steiger. The film also stars Michelle Phillips, Leslie Caron, and Carol Kane.
Upon its release, Valentino was a critical and commercial failure. Russell later described his decision to make the film as the biggest mistake of his career.
The film begins with a mock newsreel sequence showing the chaos around the death of 31-year-old film star Rudolph Valentino (Rudolph Nureyev). Thousands of fans mob the funeral home until order is restored, at which point the important women in Valentino's life come to mourn. Each remembers him via flashbacks.
The first of these women Bianca de Saulles (Emily Bolton) who knew Valentino when he was a taxi dancer, and gigolo in New York City. He shares with her his dream of owning an orange grove in California. After mobsters rob him, he decides he must make the move west.
Actors: Al Sapienza (actor), Christine Conradt (writer), Ken Sanders (writer), Ken Sanders (producer), Waymond Lee (actor), David Cohen (actor), Timothy O. Johnson (producer), Patricia Belcher (actress), Chas Scherer (actor), Doug Campbell (director), Doug Campbell (writer), Bob Joyce (editor), Libertad Green (actress), Jason-Shane Scott (actor), Ace Underhill (actor),
Plot: Although 17-year-old Casey Benson is the new girl in town, she is quickly befriended by a group of cheerleaders at her school. But when her attitude and behavior begins to change, her mother, Holly begins to question her whereabouts. She soon finds out that Casey is doing more than cheering - she is spending her evenings on dates with wealthy older men.
Keywords: deadbeat, dirty-cop, dirty-old-man, fake-id, female-nerd, marital-strife, naive-young-woman, party-drug, pimp, popularityActors: Eva Darlan (actress), Jean-Claude Bouillon (actor), Carlo Delle Piane (actor), Bernard Fresson (actor), George Hilton (actor), Luigi Malerba (writer), Ilona Grübel (actress), Hermann Weisskopf (actor), Piero Schivazappa (director), Piero Schivazappa (producer), Piero Schivazappa (writer), Bernard Gérard (composer), Hubert Kramar (actor), Roberto Abbati (actor), Mariella Furgiuele (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Alvaro Vitali (actor), Claudio Bisio (actor), Alessandro Benvenuti (actor), Lando Buzzanca (actor), Paolo Villaggio (actor), Massimo Boldi (actor), Ezio Greggio (actor), Teo Teocoli (actor), Raffaele Pisu (actor), Emilio Solfrizzi (actor), Enzo Salvi (actor), Franco Oppini (actor), Enzo Iacchetti (actor), Giorgio Faletti (actor), Giorgio Bracardi (actor),
Genres: Comedy, News,Actors: Paul Dooley (actor), Tony Montana (actor), Dane Clark (actor), Tom Berenger (actor), Eva Z. Cabrera (miscellaneous crew), Bruce Broughton (composer), Joseph G. Aulisi (costume designer), Daphne Zuniga (actress), Adrian Paul (actor), Larry Kaplan (miscellaneous crew), Chick Vennera (actor), Charles Mcdonald (miscellaneous crew), Al Rodrigo (actor), Pembroke J. Herring (editor), Donald P. Bellisario (director),
Plot: A New York priest with blood ties to the Mafia uses the auspices of the Church to protect the mistress of a murdered Mafia Don--who is being hunted by hitmen in the employ of her lover's widow.
Keywords: adultery, ambulance, arm-wound, artist's-loft, artist's-studio, baptism, basketball, bathrobe, bonfire, cafeActors: Bjørn Sundquist (actor), Lars Andreas Larssen (actor), Per Christensen (actor), Turid Balke (actress), Knut Lystad (writer), Knut Lystad (actor), Vibeke Falk (actress), Wenche Petersen (costume designer), Minken Fosheim (actress), Trond Kirkvaag (actor), Trond Kirkvaag (writer), Henrik Scheele (actor), Lars Mjøen (actor), Lars Mjøen (writer), Hege Schøyen (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Horror,Actors: Mario Novelli (actor), Fulvio Mingozzi (actor), Andy Luotto (actor), Peter Berling (actor), Salvatore Billa (actor), Edward Mannix (actor), Gilberto Galimberti (actor), Michael Forest (actor), Vittorio Caprioli (actor), Pietro Ceccarelli (actor), Fernando Cerulli (actor), Lewis E. Ciannelli (actor), Rosario Borelli (actor), Harry Baer (actor), Jack Palance (actor),
Plot: Tony, a mob loan collector, is dissatisfied with his station in life. Though he dreams of one day being rich, he is stuck with the dead-end job of beating up borrowers who fall behind in their payments. After meeting up with Napoli, another mob enforcer who's just been fired from his job, the two hatch a plan. Together, they will con mob boss Manzari out of a fortune, after which they can retire and live in luxury. Manzari, however, is not about to let them go so easily.
Keywords: assassination-attempt, attempted-strangulation, bare-chested-male, beaten-to-death, black-comedy, blood-spatter, brawl, car-chase, chase, cigarette-smokingActors: Menahem Golan (producer), Gabi Amrani (actor), Yehuda Barkan (actor), Peter Brown (actor), Menahem Golan (director), Joseph Shiloach (actor), Yoram Globus (producer), Menahem Golan (writer), Dov Seltzer (composer), Michal Bat-Adam (actress), Rick Jason (actor), Asher Tzarfati (actor), Yehoram Gaon (actor), Arik Lavie (actor), Yosi Alfi (actor),
Plot: Eli is an Israeli soldier who manages to escape from a notorious Arab prison. He makes it back to Israel, where he finds Beno, another soldier who had spent 2 years of horror in the same prison. They organize a rescue operation against the prison. The soldiers must use both cunning and boldness if they are to help their fellow Israelis regain their freedom.
Keywords: arab, army, commando, israel, jew, middle-east, political-prisoner, prison, prisoner, propagandaActors: George Martin (actor), Nino Manfredi (actor), Gianni Agus (actor), José Luis López Vázquez (actor), Alberto Bonucci (actor), Charly Bravo (actor), Mario Brega (actor), Xan das Bolas (actor), Walter Chiari (actor), Luigi Bonos (actor), Consalvo Dell'Arti (actor), Franco Franchi (actor), Franco Giacobini (actor), Ciccio Ingrassia (actor), Carlos Muñoz (actor),
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Genres: Adventure,Actors: Giovanni Enrico Vidali (actor), Alberto Capozzi (actor), Alberto Capozzi (actor), Ernesto Maria Pasquali (producer), Maria Gandini (actress), Umberto Paradisi (actor), Eugenio Perego (director), Orlando Ricci (actor), Cristina Ruspoli (actress), Emilia Vidali (actress), Egidio Candiani (actor), Laura Darville (actress), Michele Cuisa (actor), Giovanni Cuisa (actor),
Genres: Drama,
A financial and critical flop, this notoriously inaccurate version of the rise and fall of silent screen star Rudolf Valentino is the one picture Ken Russell said he regretted making ("What idiot made this?"). He called the decision to make it his worst mistake and its costly failure impacted his career for years. Seems in retrospect that a 5 million dollar picture co-starring dancer Rudolf Nureyev (as Valentino) with former Bowery Boy Huntz Hall (as movie pioneer Jesse Lasky) would be headed for trouble, but sometimes that's the way the tinseltown cookie crumbles. As always, you can find more great trailers and trailer commentaries at http://www.trailersfromhell.com ABOUT BERNARD ROSE: BERNARD ROSE was one of the pioneering music video directors in the early days of MTV shooting Rela...
Scene with Rudolph Nureyev as Valentino VALENTINO, 1977 Directed by Ken Russell Writing credits (in alphabetical order) Chaw Mank novel "Valentino, an Intimate Exposé of the Sheik" Mardik Martin writer Ken Russell writer Brad Steiger novel "Valentino, an Intimate Exposé of the Sheik" Cast: Rudolf Nureyev ... Rudolph Valentino Leslie Caron... Alla Nazimova Michelle Phillips... Natasha Rambova Carol Kane... Fatty's Girlfriend Felicity Kendal... June Mathis Seymour Cassel... George Ullman Huntz Hall... Jesse Lasky Peter Vaughan... Rory O'Neil David de Keyser... Joseph Schenck Alfred Marks... Richard Rowland Anton Diffring... Baron Long Jennie Linden... Agnes Ayres William Hootkins... Mr. Fatty Bill McKinney... Jail Cop Don Fellows... George Melford C...
"Bad Georgia Road" (1977), directed by John C. Broderick and starring Gary Lockwood, Carol Lynley and Royal Dano. The movie is loosely based -uncredited- on Lina Wertmüller's "Swept Away" (1974). IMDb entry: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075717/ "Bad Georgia Road" (1977), dirigida por John C. Broderick y protagonizada por Gary Lockwood, Carol Lynley y Royal Dano. La película está ligeramente basada (aunque sin acreditar) en "Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto" (1974), de Lina Wertmüller. Ficha en IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075717/
My Darling Friends and Visitors, Tonight I present a montage from Valentino starring Rudolph Nureyev. Valentino is a 1977 American biographical film directed by Ken Russell and starring Rudolf Nureyev as Rudolph Valentino. The film is very loosely based on the life of Valentino as recounted in the book Valentino, an Intimate Exposé of the Sheik, written by Chaw Mank and Brad Steiger. The film also stars Michelle Phillips as Natacha Rambova, Leslie Caron as Alla Nazimova, and Carol Kane as Jean Acker. Music is Liebeszweifel Tango, Adalbert Lutter~Telefunken - 1935
I saw a picture of someone who's name I didn't know
A silent movie - with Rudy - was on the midnight show
And when he touched her hand
It was in blood and sand
His eyes like fire took my head away
Valentino if I fell in love and all the stars above
Were shining bright my love
Valentino all my pride and pain are driving me insane
And all my problems remain
Oh would you like ta dance
Valentino
Your're the only one
Oh would you take a chance
Valentino
I would love to run
But I can't stand
Running alone you know
I need someone.
You are a dancer
romancer
but what am I to do
You are the answer
sweet dancer
but will you love me too
If I am dressed in black
will you be coming back
Will you believe in me
please stay with me
Valentino if I fell in love and all the stars aboye