Fernando Cerulli
Acting
Biography
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Born: January 19, 1926
Place of Birth: Roma, Lazio, Italy
Known For
Caliber 9
Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss. Caliber 9 is the first part in Di Leo's "Milieu" Trilogy of poliziotteschi films. It was followed by "The Italian Connection" (1972) and "The Boss" (1973).
Horse Fever
Bruno Fioretti, known as "Mandrake", is an inveterate gambler who never misses a day at the horse racing track in Rome. He is doubly unlucky: he bets too much on one horse, and his wife is sleeping with his best friend because Mandrake is always at the track. Penniless and cuckolded, Mandrake decides to make one last bet.
City of Women
The charismatic Snaporaz encounters an alluring woman on a train and pursues her through a forest. He ends up at a hotel populated by women gathered for a feminist conference, where he is an unwanted presence. Snaporaz soon discovers he’s entered a phantasmagoric world where women have taken power.
The Art of Getting Along
In this comedy Alberto Sordi plays Rosario Scimoni, known as Sasà, an opportunistic and unscrupulous guy, nephew of the mayor of Catania, and he's always ready to take sides with anyone who can help him. He switches from socialism to fascism; he changes his political faith the same way he changes women. He even tries to found his own party.
The Boss
A hitman finds himself embroiled in the middle of a Mafia war between the Sicilians and the Calabrians.
Door Into Darkness
"The Door to Darkness" is an anthology miniseries of four hour-long thrillers. The series' curator and producer is Dario Argento, the undisputed master of suspense cinema, who directs one of the four films under the pseudonym Sirio Bernadotte.
Nick the Sting
Nick Hezard, a young con man, wants to avenge the death of a friend of his and organizes a swindle trying to cheat Robert Turner, an American businessman he thinks responsible for his friend's death. He succeeds in getting a hundred thousand swiss francs and uses them to carry out the second part of his plan.
Blood and Diamonds
A man is arrested and condemned to five years in jail for robbery. After serving his term, he is out for revenge on the gang members he considers were to blame for his arrest. The prize for this deadly fight is a large cache of diamonds.
Rulers of the City
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.
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Expert conman Joe Thanks teams up with half-breed Bill and naive Lucy to steal $300,000 from the Indian-hating Major Cabot. Their elaborate plan is full of disguises, double-crosses, and chases, but Joe always seems to know what he's doing.
Filmography
as Principe di Collepardo
as Maestro di violino
as Il maître del ristorante
as Master
as Il commissario
as Jaffe
as Cameriere
as agente immobiliare
as Eremita
as Ispettore sanitario
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Italian Husband (uncredited)
as Retired Civil Servant
as Voyeur on Train
as Mr. Philips
as Homolle
as Kerea
as Giovanni Bozzi
as Scarface Goon
as The Car Driver (Segment "L'armadio Di Troia")
as Commercial Director
as L'avvocato
as Her husband
as Morgue Watchman
as Marito di Vanda
as Zio Lorenzo
as fioraio (uncredited)
as Uomo Che Si Costituisce come Assassino (uncredited)
as Professor Kempte
as Projectonist (uncredited)
as Piano Player in Saloon (uncredited)
as A Judge
as Nereo Marchini, operaio
as Doctor
as Thompson
as Hotel Clerk
as Magrini
as Deputy
as Chaffeur
as Doc Klan