Ignazio Balsamo
Acting
Biography
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Born: October 26, 1912
Place of Birth: Catania, Italy
Known For
La Dolce Vita
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
Neapolitan Turk
Naples/Sorrento, mid 20s. A couple of small thieves conceive a scam whereby one of them dresses up as a eunuch Turk to care for the women of the family of a wealthy man. They end up messing everything up, with lots of gags and funny events in the meantime.
The Eye of the Needle
Two young men in a village in Sicily raping a girl. In the end, two skilled lawyers will succeed in getting them to complete the trial, but one, who in the meantime has fallen in love with the victim.
In the Name of the Law
A young, by-the-book judge is appointed to a Sicilian village controlled by corrupt leaders and the mafia.
A Soldier and a Half
Nicola Carletti is a middle age 50-year old man who return to Italy with his family but he is drafted to go to the mandatory military service in Italy.
Midnight of Love
Don Camillo: Monsignor
Don Camillo (now bishop) and Peppone (now senator) return to the town of Brescello and rekindle their friendly rivalry.
La moglie è uguale per tutti
Antonio De Papis is a lawyer and his specialization is separation by mutual consent. He is contrary to marriage because he sees so many of them going wrong. So when his nephew calls on him asking for his approval to his marriage, Antonio suggests to him to spend a day in his office to see what marriage really is.
The Dollars Are Coming!
A widow goes to Italy from South Africa to find out whether or not her late husband's five nephews are worthy of his inheritance...
Viva l'Italia!
The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci) leads a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquers Sicily and Naples. When the Bourbon monarchy has left Southern Italy, he supports Victor Emmanuel II of Italy who achieves a lasting unification under the aegis the House of Savoy. Roberto Rossellini has said he was prouder of this film than of any other film he ever made.
Filmography
as Maresciallo Palombi
as addetto dell'ufficio pagataglie
as Impiegato ai visti di soggiorno
as Guardia carceraria
as Würfelspieler
as Assistant of engineer
as Membro del PCI
as don Mimì Cannaruta
as Poker player
as Thug
as Messenger
as Sergeant (uncredited)
as Don Nenè
as primo cittadino appestato
as Herrera
as Lo sfregiato
as Andros
as capitano della guardia
as un compagno socialista
as Sancho
as Brook
as Porter
as (uncredited)
as capitano della nave
as The Sea Captain
as Zaccheo
as Rubio
as The Sicilian Passenger on Bus
as detenuto
as Un brigadiere dei carabinieri
as Arturo
as Un poliziotto
as il commissario
as Il giovanotto siciliano (uncredited)
as Il sergente
as Taxi driver
as Il Commissario
as Biagio Carrino
as Police Commissioner
as Luigi
as Van Stiller
as Van Stiller
as Un complice di Feruglio
as il francese
as commissario
as Giovanni
as Bit part (uncredited)
as Antonio Schepisi
as Francesco Messana