Marcello Mastroianni
Birthdate: Sep 26, 1924
Birthplace: Fontana Liri, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
Died: Dec 19, 1996
Marcello Mastroianni was born in Fontana Liri, Italy in 1924, but soon his family moved to Turin and then Rome. During WW2 he was sent to a German prison camp, but he managed to escape and hide in Venice. He debuted in films as an extra in Marionette (1939), then started working for the Italian department of "Eagle Lion Films" in Rome and joined a drama club, where he was discovered by director Luchino Visconti. In 1957 Visconti gave him the starring part in his Fyodor Dostoevsky adaptation White Nights (1957) and in 1958 he was fine as a little thief in Mario Monicelli's comedy Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958). But his real breakthrough came in 1960, when Federico Fellini cast him as an attractive, weary-eyed journalist of the Rome jet-set in La Dolce Vita (1960); that film was the genesis of his "Latin lover" persona, which Mastroianni himself often denied by accepting parts of passive and sensitive men. He would again work with Fellini in several major films, like the exquisite 8½ (1963) (as a movie director who finds himself at a point of crisis) and the touching Ginger & Fred (1986) (as an old entertainer who appears in a TV show). He also appeared as a tired novelist with marital problems in Michelangelo Antonioni's La Notte (1961), as an impotent young man in Mauro Bolognini's Bell' Antonio (1960) , as an exiled prince in John Boorman's Leo the Last (1970), as a traitor in Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's Allonsanfan (1974) and as a sensitive homosexual in love with a housewife in Ettore Scola's A Special Day (1977). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times, for Divorce Italian Style (1961), A Special Day (1977), and Dark Eyes (1987). During the last decade of his life he worked with directors, like Theodoros Angelopoulos, Bertrand Blier and Raúl Ruiz, who gave him three excellent parts in Three Lives and Only One Death (1996). He died of pancreatic cancer in 1996.
Known For
La Dolce Vita
(1960)
8½
(1963)
A Special Day
(1977)
Marriage Italian Style
(1964)
Marcello Mastroianni Movies
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- 2024 |
The Beekeeper
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A kind-hearted landlady commits suicide after falling victim to a phishing scam, leading former "Beekeeper" operative Adam Clay to set out on a brutal campaign for revenge upon those responsible.
- 2023 | Shoe Shine Caddie
- 2020 | Fellinopolis
- 2017 | Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
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- 2016 |
- 2015 | Ridendo e scherzando - Ritratto di un regista all'italiana
- 2011 | Giovanna Cau - Diversamente giovane
- 1959 | The Lawas Enrico Tosso - l'agronomo
- 2006 | Fellini Says
- 2006 | Marcello Mastroianni: Il fascino discreto della normalità
- 2000 | Fellini Narrates: A Discovered Self-Portrait
- 1997 | Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember
- 1997 | Voyage to the Beginning of the Worldas Manoel
- 1996 | Three Lives and Only One Deathas Mateo Strano
- 1995 | According to Pereiraas Pereira
- 1995 | One Hundred and One Nightsas L'ami italien
- 1995 | To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
- 1994 | Ready to Wearas Sergei (Sergio)
- 1993 | I Don't Want to Talk About Itas Ludovico D'Andrea
- 1992 | Used Peopleas Joe Meledandri
- 1987 | Intervistaas Marcello Mastroianni
- 1991 | A Fine Romanceas Mr. Cesareo Grimaldi
- 1991 | The Children Thiefas Bigua
- 1991 | The Suspended Step of the Storkas Missing Politician
- 1990 | Everybody's Fineas Matteo Scuro
- 1990 | Towards Eveningas Prof. Bruschi
- 1989 | Splendoras Jordan
- 1989 | What Time Is It?as Marcello, The Father
- 1988 | Miss Arizonaas Rozsnyai Sándor
- 1987 | Dark Eyesas Romano
- 1986 | A Beekeeper Dies - The Other Tale
- 1986 | Ginger & Fredas Pippo 'Fred' Botticella
- 1985 | Big Deal After 20 Yearsas Tiberio
- 1985 | Ed ecco a voi
- 1985 | Macaronias Antonio Jasiello
- 1985 | The Two Lives of Mattia Pascalas Mattia Pascal
- 1984 | Henry IVas Enrico IV
- 1983 | Gabrielaas Nacib
- 1983 | The General of the Dead Armyas General Ariosto
- 1983 | The Story of Pieraas Lorenzo
- 1982 | Beyond the Dooras Enrico Sommi
- 1982 | That Night in Varennesas Casanova - Chevalier de Seingalt
- 1981 | Fantasma d'amoreas Nino Monti
- 1981 | The Skinas Curzio Malaparte
- 1980 | La terrazzaas Luigi
- 1979 | Atrocious Tales of Love and Deathas Raffaele Capece
- 1979 | Traffic Jamas Marco Montefoschi
- 1978 | Blood Feudas Rosario Maria Spallone
- 1978 | Bye Bye Monkeyas Luigi Nocello
- 1978 | Stay as You Areas Giulio Marengo
- 1977 | A Special Dayas Gabriele
- 1977 | Double Murderas Bruno Baldassarre
- 1977 | Wifemistressas Luigi De Angelis
- 1976 | Lunatics and Loversas Marchese Luca Maria
- 1976 | Signore e signori, buonanotteas Paolo T. Fiume the TG3 Speaker
- 1976 | Todo modoas Don Gaetano
- 1975 | Down the Ancient Stairsas Professor Bonaccorsi
- 1975 | Gun Mollas Charlie Colletto
- 1975 | The Divine Nymphas Michele Barra
- 1975 | The Sunday Womanas Commissioner Salvatore Santamaria
- 1974 | Allonsanfanas Fulvio Imbriani
- 1974 | Don't Touch the White Woman!as Le général George A. Custer
- 1974 | We All Loved Each Other So Muchas Marcello Mastroianni
- 1973 | A Slightly Pregnant Manas Marco Mazetti
- 1973 | Dirty Weekendas Giulio Borsi
- 1973 | Massacre in Romeas Father Pietro Antonelli
- 1973 | Salut l'artisteas Nicolas Montei
- 1973 | The Big Feastas Marcello
- 1972 | 1870as Augusto Parenti
- 1972 | Lizaas Giorgio
- 1972 | What?as Alex
- 1971 | It Only Happens to Othersas Marcello
- 1971 | My Name Is Rocco Papaleoas Rocco
- 1971 | Scipio the African (1971)as Scipione l'Africano
- 1970 | Leo the Lastas Leo
- 1970 | Sunfloweras Antonio
- 1970 | The Pizza Triangleas Oreste Nardi
- 1970 | The Priest's Wifeas Don Mario
- 1970 | The Voyeuras Sandro
- 1968 | A Place for Loversas Valerio
- 1968 | Diamonds for Breakfastas Grand Duke Nicholas Wladimirovitch Goduno
- 1967 | The Man with the Balloonsas Mario Fuggetta
- 1967 | The Strangeras Arthur Meursault
- 1966 | Me, Me, Me... and the Othersas Peppino Moratti
- 1966 | Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understandas Alberto Saporito
- 1965 | Casanova 70as Il maggiore Andrea Rossi-Colombotti
- 1965 | Kiss the Other Sheikas Mario (segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni")
- 1965 | The 10th Victimas Marcello Poletti
- 1964 | Marriage Italian Styleas Domenico Soriano
- 1963 | The Organizeras Professor Sinigaglia
- 1963 | Yesterday, Today and Tomorrowas Carmine Sbaratti
- 1963 | 8½as Guido Anselmi
- 1963 |
- 1962 | A Very Private Affairas Fabio Rinaldi
- 1962 | Family Diaryas Enrico
- 1961 | Divorce Italian Styleas Il barone Ferdinando Cefalù
- 1961 | Ghosts of Romeas Reginaldo di Roviano
- 1961 | The Assassinas Alfredo Martelli
- 1960 | Adua e le compagneas Piero Salvagni
- 1960 | Bell' Antonioas Antonio Magnano
- 1960 | La Dolce Vitaas Marcello Rubini
- 1959 | Everyone's in Loveas Giovanni
- 1959 | Ferdinando I° re di Napolias Gennarino
- 1959 | Il marito bello: Il nemico di mia moglieas Marco Tornabuoni
- 1958 | Big Deal on Madonna Streetas Tiberio Braschi
- 1958 | Love and Troublesas Franco
- 1958 | Love on the Rivieraas Marcello Mazzoni
- 1958 | Piece of the Skyas Severino Balestra
- 1957 | A Tailor's Maidas Cesare Marchetti
- 1957 | Il medico e lo stregoneas Dr. Francesco Marchetti
- 1957 | Il momento più belloas Pietro Valeri
- 1957 | Sand, Love and Saltas Piero - il pescatore
- 1957 | White Nightsas Mario
- 1956 | The Bigamistas Mario De Santis
- 1956 | What a Woman!as Corrado Betti
- 1955 | Native Drumsas Alessandrini
- 1955 | The Miller's Beautiful Wifeas Luca - suo marito
- 1954 | Chronicle of Poor Loversas Ugo
- 1954 | Days of Loveas Pasquale Droppio
- 1954 | The Island Princessas Hernán
- 1954 | Too Bad She's Badas Paolo
- 1953 | Eager to Liveas Daniele Massa
- 1953 | Il viale della speranzaas Mario
- 1953 | It's Never Too Lateas Riccardo
- 1953 | Lulùas Soletti
- 1952 | Black Feathersas Pietro 'Pieri' Cossutti
- 1952 | Sensualitaas Carlo Sartori
- 1952 | Sunday Heroesas Carlo Vagnetti
- 1952 | The Eternal Chainas Walter Ronchi
- 1952 | Three Girls from Romeas Marcello Sartori
- 1952 | Tragic Returnas Marco
- 1951 | Paris Is Always Parisas Marcello Venturi
- 1950 | Against the Lawas Marcello Curti
- 1950 | Cuori sul mareas Massimo Falchetti
- 1950 | Sunday in Augustas Ercole
- 1950 | The Accusationas Renato La Torre
- 1949 | Vent'anni
- 1949 | Vertigine d'amore
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Naples ’44
A British Intelligence Officer in Naples at the end of World War II: Norman Lewis's acknowledged masterpiece about a war-torn city and its unforgettable humanity.
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