Movies: Marcello Giorda

The title refers to a character named Pompeo Quarantini; an attorney tries to prevent marriage between an heiress and a musician, but without success....

This tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda. The opera's original title, La maledizione (The Curse), refers to the curse placed on both the Duke an...

Tino Scotti plays a man who is tricked into trying to kill himself. When all his attempts fail, he is believed to be immortal....

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Giorgio Venturini's take on the classic "Man in the Iron Mask" story....

A good-natured priest inherits a large sum of money from a former student at his elementary school and must decide wisely on how to use it best....

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Italian historical drama portraying the story of the sixteenth century Italian noblewoman Beatrice Cenci....

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The leader of a band of mountain bandits defending Naples against the French plays a dual role as a police official. Our romantic hero pivots as well between two women, the sister of a royalist and a lady spy....

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Biographical film about Saint Rita da Cascia, who lived in Umbria in the 14th century....

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Based on the comedy Il successo by Alfredo Testoni....

In the eighteenth-century Rome, Don Pasquale Corneto, wants his young nephew Ernesto, dedicated to a wasteful social life, to marry a rich spinster, both to save on the expenses of his maintenance and to increase the family heritage....

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Melodrama, about a father and son sharing the love for the same charming girl. A dramatic night storm leads to jealousy and loss of honor....