Pino Ferrara
Acting
Biography
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Born: March 11, 1929
Place of Birth: Padua, Veneto, Italy
Known For
The Scent of the Night
A former policeman turns full-time robber and goes on a downward spiral of crime in 1970s Rome.
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Mastro Geppetto is a poor carpenter with no wife and no children. The man is very lonely, and when trading a piece of wood with his colleague Mastero Cherry, he decides to build himself a puppet to make him company.
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Mastro Geppetto is a poor carpenter with no wife and no children. The man is very lonely, and when trading a piece of wood with his colleague Mastero Cherry, he decides to build himself a puppet to make him company.
Latin Lovers
An episodic film based on letters to agony columns, showing the effect of sex on the lives of women.
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond
Returning from Switzerland to Rome, the boss prof. Salviati, called 'The Prince', finds his business compromised by Rudy, a small local bandit full of presumption, audacity and men ready to kill. Commissioner Baldi a young and brave employee, will fight against them with the help of an ex-employee Rampelli.
The New Godfathers
A revolution in Iran halts a heroin shipment, but an alliance of crime families is set on getting it to the US. They decide to run the drug through an unsuspecting network of good-natured, local smugglers in Naples, while an international anti-narcotics agent rushes to shut their operation down. Betrayals and divided loyalties lead to a final, bloody confrontation in America.
The Moro Affair
On March 16, 1978, far-left terrorists of the Red Brigades kidnap Aldo Moro, leader of the Christian Democracy, the ruling party in Italy since the end of WWII. 55 days later, his body will be found in the trunk of a car. This is a neutral and factual account of what happened in between.
Dear Father
In Caro papá, Dino Risi is telling the story of the decadent lifestyle, and dysfunctional family, of a wealthy businessman (played to perfection by Risi's favorite leading man, Vittorio Gassman). Risi paints his portrait against a backdrop of an Italy where the new permissiveness has run rampant, traditional socio-cultural values have been usurped by consumerism, and the streets have become an open battleground for politically extremist groups (the '70s were dubbed "The Years of Lead" due to the great number of terrorist acts, and politically motivated assassinations).
Violent Naples
Inspector Betti (Maurizio Merli) is transferred to Naples and immediately after his arrival receives a warm welcome from The Commandante (Barry Sullivan), the city's crime lord. Betti then goes on a personal mission against corruption and organized crime, and tries to force the syndicate out of town with any means necessary.
Filmography
as Pensionato
as Francesco Verra
as Taxi Client's Father
as Ragionier Fonelli
as Carabinieri Colonel
as Dottor Ardito
as Psychiatrist
as Prison Warden
as marito di Margot
as arciprete
as L'avvocato
as Padovano
as Don Peppino - il proprietario del garage
as Carli's Friend #1 (uncredited)
as avvocato difensore
as Captain Bazzoni
as Concime
as Sheriff
as Mercuri
as Dardanelli
as Judge Angus McLeod
as Nicolino Santenocito
as Il Frate Manesco
as Primo pescatore
as 1° Pescatore
as Ciccillo
as Petronio Arbitro
as Dr. Bara
as Augusto Ricci
as Sheriff Jake
as Il sacrestano
as Il farmacista
as Andrea, l'avvocato (ep. La separazione legale)
as Pancho
as Peppino Ferrara