Nino Castelnuovo
Acting
Biography
Francesco "Nino" Castelnuovo (28 October 1936 - 6 September 2021) was an Italian actor of film, stage, and television. Castelnuovo appeared as Guy Foucher in the French-language musical film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and as D'Agostino in the romantic-drama The English Patient (1996). His other films include the drama Rocco and His Brothers (1960), the sexploitation Camille 2000 (1969), the black-comedy L'emmerdeur (A Pain in the ..., 1973), the giallo film Il prato macchiato di rosso (1973), and the spaghetti-westerns Massacre Time (1966) and The Five Man Army (1969).
Born: October 28, 1936
Place of Birth: Lecco, Lombardy, Italy
Known For
L'isola degli smemorati
On an island in the middle of the ocean, inhabited by nine elderly people, including the ancient wizard Lucanòr, no one remembers what children are. One day, however, a boat carrying a group of helpless shipwrecked children arrives on this piece of land surrounded by the sea. Will the children manage to gain respect? Who will help them?
Day by Day, Desperately
The mental illness affecting young Dario, one of the two sons of the Dominici family living in a council building in Rome, disrupts the lives of all its members.
The Path of Oil
La Via del Petrolio is a three-part documentary Bernardo Bertolucci made for the Italian oil giant ENI that aired in 1967. The film was made following Bertolucci’s breakthrough second feature Before the Revolution, and the director has said that it’s a documentary made by a man who is desperate to direct another feature. The film was presented in three parts: "The Origins", "At Sea" and "In the Heart of Europe".
The Apartment
A building instructor cheats on his wife with a young fashion model.
Diamoci del tu
Diamoci del tu
Rocco and His Brothers
When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.
The marshal Rocca
The adventures of the marshal of the carabinieri Giovanni Rocca, played by the great Gigi Proietti. Definitely one of the most successful Rai fictions ever, the series, after the first eight episodes broadcast in 1996, went on for six seasons, ending only in 2008. For over a decade the investigations and the private life of the marshal of Viterbo , born from an idea by Laura Toscano, have fascinated the television audience, making them become attached to characters such as the beautiful pharmacist Margherita (Stefania Sandrelli) or the brigadier Cacciapuoti (Sergio Fiorentini).
The Beaches of Agnès
Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda's self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professional career, the many friendships that affected her life and her longtime marriage to cinematic giant Jacques Demy.
Everybody Go Home!
When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to return to their homes.
Filmography
as critico
as Padre di Giada
as Self (archive footage)
as Guido Corradi
as Lenzo (voice)
as D'Agostino
as Giuseppe Alfò
as Self
as Maggiore Dominici
as Lt. Oliver 'Hollywood' Carrera
as William Wilson
as Il Capitano
as Luigi Certaldo
as Carlo Bianchi
as Giuliano
as Napoleone
as Marco
as Giovanni
as Emilio Trenti
as Bellhop, room boy
as Luigi Murica
as UNESCO agent
as Sandro
as Giorgio
as Piero
as Piero
as Luis Dominguez
as Armand Duval
as The Director (segment "L'Amore")
as The Director
as Mario
as Vincent
as Self
as Narrator
as Renzo Tramaglino
as Jean Modet
as Jason 'Junior' Scott
as Carlo
as Ivan, un partigiano
as Dr. Gavino Piras (segment "2 'Il Lavoro', episode 2")
as Luis
as L'amant (2 : « Le Monstre »)
as Mario Sconamiglio
as Guy Foucher
as Buca (uncredited)
as Nicola Badalà
as Corteggiatore (uncredited)
as Bruno
as Gabriele Dominici
as Danilo
as Franco
as Cencio
as Artigliere Codegato
as Nino Rossi
as Capitano Trinidad
as Vincenzo
as L'elettricista, Diomede