Luciano Zanussi
Acting
Biography
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Known For
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.
The Terrace
Eight Italian politicians from the communist party gather on a terrace in Rome for a get-together. They discuss about their past, present and future.
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered. A peeping tom is caught with photos of her having sex with a teenage drop-out but he is later released due to lack of evidence. The investigation, conducted by Inspector Silvestri and the assistant public prosecutor Vittoria Stori, focuses on the girl's parents. Conspiracies and horrors pile up, as do the body parts.
The Professor
An imprisoned murderer carries out a violent bid for control of Naples' underworld crime syndicate.
A Dangerous Toy
A meek accountant buys himself a gun and finds out he's a natural marksman. After the friend who introduced him to shooting is killed by gangsters, he seeks revenge.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
One Hundred Days in Palermo
In the late 1970s and early 80s, assassinations in Sicily get the attention of Communist deputy, Pio La Torre, who appeals to General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa to become prefect in Palermo and take on the Mafia. Dalla Chiesa approaches the job with the same focus and methods he used in hunting down the Red Brigade.
Go Gorilla, Go!
Fabio Testi is an undercover cop doubling as the bodyguard (hence, “Gorilla”) of a cantankerous middle-aged industrialist targeted for extortion.
Traffic Jam
A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more than 36 hours. At the beginning the people blocked in their cars react normally. But as more time passes, the more we witness personal dramas, hysteric reactions and other grotesque situations. All the episodes are linked as if in a single plot. Cars and their hosts are a microcosm of stories part of a larger universe: the congestion.
Fantozzi Against the Wind
The third film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio.
Filmography
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)
as Priest (uncredited)
as Citizen (uncredited)
as Conference Member (uncredited)
as uomo all'ospedale
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)
as Cameriere
as Conference Audience Member (uncredited)
as Invitato Matrimonio (uncredited)
as Journalist (uncredited)
as Contestatore (uncredited)
as inserviente della regina
as Senator (uncredited)
as cliente del ristorante
as vecchietto
as giocatore di Poker
as Prof. Zinno
as autista carro funebre
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
as Private Screening Audience Member (uncredited)
as Soldier
as PANTAC Board Member (uncredited)
as Employee (uncredited)
as Client at Crazy Night
as Pizza Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
as Colonel
as tiratore scelto
as Partibon's Friend (segment "La visita") (uncredited)
as Hippodrome Spectator (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Dipendente della società Federici Fontana
as Party Guest
as Man at Funeral (uncredited)
as Salon Kitty Naked Client (uncredited)
as Ospite alla festa
as Restaurant Guest (uncredited)
as Secretary (uncredited)
as Conference Host (uncredited)
as Journalist (uncredited)
as Politician (uncredited)
as Member of the International Congress (uncredited)
as Doctor at Autopsy (uncredited)
as Singing Man in Church
as Man at Gambling Room
as Card Player (uncredited)
as Medico (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
as Man in Church (uncredited)
as Uomo al night club (uncredited)
as Capo cantiere (uncredited)