Romolo Costa
Acting
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Known For
I'll Give a Million
A comedy about a hobo and a millionaire who swap roles after the millionaire rescues the hobo from a suicide attempt.
The Idiot
Italian televison adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel of the same name. Although it is to all intents and purposes a television miniseries, the rhythm of the acting is typically theatrical: the long dialogues, the acting style and the actorly interpretation make it a true example of episodic television theatre.
The Ship of Condemned Women
After murdering her illegitimate baby, Isabella pins the blame on her innocent cousin Consuelo. Despite the strenuous efforts of her attorney-lover DeSylva, Consuelo is found guilty and shipped to a penal colony along with several other female prisoners.
Mister Max
Vittorio De Sica, heir to a large sum of money and owner of a newspaper vending stall, makes enough money out of his business to take a vacation at a fashionable resort. He is given a cruise ticket by an aristocrat who is an old school friend, and is mistaken for the aristocrat when he uses a camera that has his friends name on it. Assia Noris plays a maid who falls in love with him because of who he is and not who others think he is. Happy ending comes when De Sica marries Noris, who is more real than the pampered society belles he has been partying with.
Eternal Melody
The life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Steel
In the huge steel factories in Terni (Umbria, Italy), two friends: Mario and Pietro, fight for the love of the same girl, Gina. Pietro dies because of a work accident at the factory. The other workers think Mario is responsible for the death of his friend. Mario, who is innocent, is forced to quit, but his love for Gina and his dedication to his job help him out of his crisis.
Hanno rapito un uomo
A Russian grand duchess, in order to avoid a marriage imposed on her by her family, pretends to have fallen in love with a movie actor and tells her relatives that she has married him. When they arrive, they are able to meet the grand duchess's supposed husband, as she has forced the actor to play the thankless role. But from the pretense and the often awkward incidents it causes, a lively and genuine affection develops between the two protagonists. And the grotesque episode ends with a real wedding.
Like the Leaves
Retroscena
Called to perform at the Scala, a young baritone begins a transatlantic romance with a famous pianist. The singer, having been skewered by a critic after his last performance in Milan, attempts to find a way to win over the audience and the critics, while wooing his love interest.
Luck Comes from Heaven
The merchant Giovanni Illes is tracked down by the debtors, but cannot pay his debts. To save her father from bankruptcy, Anna talks to the lawyer, trying to earn an extension. The lawyer grants it to him, but he gets too close, even physically. She wants to defend herself, but his power dominates the impotence of the woman.
Filmography
as Generale Ivan Petrovic
as Manuel de Haviland
as Demetrio, il maggiordomo
as Giuseppe, il maggiordomo
as Signore Piccirillo
as Il marchese Enrico Poli di Torrebruciata
as Schröder
as L'avvocato Serra
as Un altro scienziato
as La Rochelle
as Sablonscky
as Il principale
as Il barista
as Barone Kapperdof
as Direttore della Stazione Radio
as Il regista Riva
as Regista Riva
as Rodolfo Meseri
as L'arciduca Cirillo
as Leone Squassi
as Il commandante Baldi (uncredited)
as L'ingegner Zanni
as Conte Amedeo
as Il gioielliere
as Zoffoli
as Barof, redattore mondano
as Flavio de Nerestra
as Antonio