1941-11-23 San Prospero Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born November 23, 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), which made him a pop culture icon and launched an international career that includes over 200 leading and supporting roles in a wide variety of films and television programmes. During the 1960s and 1970s, Nero was actively involved in many popular Italian "genre trends", including poliziotteschi, gialli, and Spaghetti Westerns. His best-known films include The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Camelot (1967), The Day of the Owl (1968), The Mercenary (1968), Battle of Neretva (1969), Tristana (1970), Compañeros (1970), Confessions of a Police Captain (1971), The Fifth Cord (1971), High Crime (1973), Street Law (1974), Keoma (1976), Hitch-Hike (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Enter the Ninja (1981), Die Hard 2 (1990), Letters to Juliet (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017). Nero has had a long relationship with Vanessa Redgrave, which began during the filming of Camelot. They were married in 2006, and are the parents of the actor Carlo Gabriel Nero.
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The Run | 2025-06-20 | |
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In the Hand of Dante | Don Lecco | 2025-09-03 |
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Compagni d'arte | 2024-10-07 | |
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Titanus 1904 | Self | 2024-10-17 |
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The Pope's Exorcist | The Pope | 2023-04-05 |
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L'Uomo Che Disegnò Dio | Emanuele | 2023-03-02 |
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Giorni Felici | Antonio | 2023-10-05 |
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On Our Way | 2023-05-19 | |
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Buon Lavoro | 2022-06-07 | |
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La piel del tambor | The Pope | 2022-10-21 |
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Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black | Spirit | 2022-11-19 |
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Off the Rails | Giovanni | 2021-07-23 |
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Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained | Self - Actor | 2021-11-15 |
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Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto | Himself | 2021-10-15 |
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Two Men Alone | Himself | 2021-07-12 |
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The Duel | 2021-12-24 | |
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Noi siamo cinema | Self (archive footage) | 2021-12-16 |
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Harmonie | 2020-09-20 | |
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La danza nera | L'Impresario | 2020-12-18 |
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Entree Des Artists | Henry's Grandfather | 2020-06-01 |
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The Match | Old Branko | 2020-09-01 |
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Immortalist | Paolo Spersoni | 2020-07-10 |
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The Jester from Transylvania | One-eye | 2020-01-01 |
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Havana Kyrie | Vittorio Arditi De Bellis | 2019-12-20 |
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A Rose in Winter | Rainer Praeger | 2019-05-07 |
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Christmas in Rome | Luigi Forlinghetti | 2019-11-30 |
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Ed è subito sera | 2019-03-21 | |
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Der Fall Collini | Fabrizio Collini | 2019-04-18 |
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Recon | Angelo | 2019-10-25 |
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Red Land (Rosso Istria) | Professor Ambrosin | 2018-11-15 |
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The Neighborhood | Guglielmo | 2017-08-18 |
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The Time of Their Lives | Alberto | 2017-03-10 |
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John Wick: Chapter 2 | Julius | 2017-02-08 |
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The Lost City of Z | Baron de Gondoriz | 2017-03-15 |
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The Broken Key | Hiram Abif | 2017-11-16 |
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Agony | Carlo | 2017-10-05 |
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Il crimine non va in pensione | il primario | 2017-06-15 |
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Der Mann aus dem Eis | Ditob | 2017-11-30 |
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Road to Ruin | Self | 2016-02-16 |
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Along the River | Frank De Ville | 2016-02-07 |
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Sergio Corbucci: L'uomo che ride | Himself | 2015-09-21 |
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Terra | 2015-06-26 | |
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Road to Capri | Guido | 2015-01-01 |
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Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… | Lui-même | 2014-01-01 |
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Cadences Obstinées | Carmine | 2014-01-08 |
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Poltrone Rosse - Parma e il cinema | Self | 2014-07-24 |
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Mamula | Niko | 2014-03-08 |
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Love Island | Marquis Polesini | 2014-08-08 |
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Figli di Maam | 2014-10-01 | |
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self - Actor | 2014-10-06 |
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A Memória Que Me Contam | Paolo | 2013-06-26 |
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I Tarantiniani | Self | 2013-02-21 |
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Handy | Frank The Black | 2013-10-26 |
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Istintobrass | Self | 2013-08-30 |
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The Outsider - Il Cinema Di Antonio Margheriti | Self | 2013-04-17 |
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Canepazzo | Alvaro Genta | 2012-04-16 |
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The Last Alchemist | Felix the Alchemist | 2012-12-10 |
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Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self | 2012-03-30 |
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New Order | Dr. Cornelius Van Morgen | 2012-02-22 |
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Django Unchained | Amerigo Vessepi | 2012-12-25 |
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Cars 2 | Uncle Topolino (voice) | 2011-06-11 |
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Father | Enrico | 2011-01-25 |
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Rasputin | Narratore | 2010-09-04 |
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Letters to Juliet | Lorenzo | 2010-05-13 |
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Sant'Agostino | Augustinus (age 76) | 2010-01-31 |
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Prigioniero di un segreto | Il barbone | 2010-07-15 |
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Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso | 2009-09-16 | |
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Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling | Enrico Puzzo | 2009-02-26 |
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Bathory | King Mathias | 2008-07-10 |
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La rabbia | Mentore | 2008-02-28 |
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Mein Herz in Chile | Carlos Sanchez | 2008-01-01 |
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Bastardi | Rene Iuvara | 2008-01-04 |
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Eine Nacht im Grandhotel | Ferran Moreno | 2008-10-29 |
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Márió, a varázsló | Mario | 2008-11-28 |
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Mineurs | Michele Acucella | 2007-07-13 |
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L'inchiesta | Caifa | 2007-04-04 |
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Two Families | Morandi | 2007-01-01 |
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La sacra famiglia | Zachary | 2006-10-12 |
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Amore e libertà - Masaniello | Vicerè | 2006-06-28 |
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Hans | Giudice/barbone | 2006-01-27 |
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Giornata Nera | 2006-01-01 | |
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Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern | Self | 2006-04-23 |
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Forever Blues | Luca | 2005-10-11 |
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Summer Solstice | Lorenzo | 2005-12-25 |
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The Spaghetti West | Self | 2005-09-01 |
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Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show | Judge | 2005-07-09 |
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Elio Petri... appunti su un autore | Self | 2005-09-03 |
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Guardiani delle nuvole | Padre | 2004-01-01 |
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Post coitum | Bakchus | 2004-05-20 |
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Cattive inclinazioni | Il barbone | 2003-09-26 |
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Herz ohne Krone | Bear's Trainer | 2003-05-26 |
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L'ultimo pistolero | The pistolero | 2002-10-25 |
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Ultimo stadio | Antonio | 2002-05-10 |
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Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell | Giuseppe Mantaldo | 2002-09-25 |
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Fumata blanca | Cardenal Tura | 2002-05-10 |
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Sacra Corona - A Szent Korona Legendája | Bishop Gellért | 2001-04-11 |
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Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle | Self | 2001-01-07 |
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In the Company of Compañeros | Self | 2001-11-03 |
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Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | General Francini | 2001-09-07 |
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Crociati | Ibnazul | 2001-01-01 |
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La ragion pura | Marito | 2001-10-26 |
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Saint Paul | Gamaliel | 2000-12-03 |
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Maestrale | Michele Giangrande | 2000-05-26 |
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Mirka | Il Sindaco | 2000-03-10 |
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Uninvited | Ralph Barolo | 2000-05-19 |
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Li chiamarono... briganti! | Caporale Nerza | 1999-05-28 |
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Talk of Angels | Dr. Vicente Areavaga | 1998-10-30 |
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Il tesoro di Damasco | Andrea | 1998-10-06 |
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The Versace Murder | Gianni Versace | 1998-07-15 |
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Deserto di fuoco | Marcel Duvivier | 1997-01-01 |
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David | Natan | 1997-03-23 |
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Bella Mafia | Mario Domino | 1997-11-16 |
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La medaglia | Ing. Ferrero | 1997-08-30 |
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Il tocco - La sfida | Jesus Barro | 1997-05-09 |
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Honfoglalás | Árpád vezér | 1996-12-12 |
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The Innocent Sleep | Adolfo Cavani | 1996-01-25 |
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Jonathan degli orsi | Jonathan | 1995-04-21 |
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Io e il re | Maggiore Ferri | 1995-09-01 |
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Desideria e l'anello del drago | Dragon King | 1994-01-02 |
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Das Babylon Komplott | Chris Lang | 1993-11-01 |
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Der Fall Lucona | Enzo Lombardi | 1993-06-10 |
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Prova di memoria | Paul Herzog | 1993-10-07 |
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Azzurro profondo | Luca Morinari | 1993-05-03 |
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Amelia Lópes O'Neill | Fernando | 1992-02-05 |
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Fratelli e sorelle | Franco | 1992-09-11 |
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Золото | Gabriele da Poppi | 1992-06-06 |
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Touch and Die | Aquani | 1991-01-01 |
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Die Hard 2 | General Ramon Esperanza | 1990-07-03 |
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Diceria dell'untore | Angelo | 1990-10-11 |
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Oggi ho vinto anch'io | Saverio Pallucca | 1989-01-01 |
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Grosso guaio a Cartagena | Francis, il marinaio | 1988-04-14 |
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Run for Your Life | Commissario | 1988-01-01 |
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Top Line | Ted Angelo | 1988-08-16 |
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Il giovane Toscanini | Claudio Toscanini | 1988-10-07 |
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Magdalene | Janza | 1988-11-25 |
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The Girl | Johan (John) Berg | 1987-08-07 |
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Django 2 - Il grande ritorno | Django | 1987-10-22 |
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Sweet Country | Paul | 1987-01-23 |
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Un altare per la madre | - | 1986-08-01 |
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Il Pentito | Falco | 1985-11-15 |
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André schafft sie alle | Andre | 1985-03-29 |
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Un marinaio e mezzo | Nick | 1985-01-01 |
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Die Försterbuben | Böhme | 1984-12-26 |
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Бановић Страхиња | Banović Strahinja | 1983-03-29 |
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Красные колокола. Я видел рождение нового мира. Фильм второй. | John Reed | 1982-10-18 |
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Letzte Arbeiten | Self | 1982-07-25 |
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Красные колокола. Мексика в огне. Фильм первый. | John Reed | 1982-10-01 |
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Querelle | Lieutenant Seblon | 1982-09-08 |
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Grog | Nicola Fanelli | 1982-09-03 |
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Kamikaze 1989 | Weiss | 1982-07-16 |
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Enter the Ninja | Cole | 1981-07-17 |
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The Salamander | Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci | 1981-04-25 |
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Il bandito dagli occhi azzurri | Renzo Dominici | 1980-08-07 |
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Il giorno del cobra | Larry Stanziani | 1980-08-12 |
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The Man with Bogart's Face | Hakim | 1980-10-03 |
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Le rose di Danzica | General Konrad von Der Berg | 1979-11-23 |
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Il cacciatore di squali | Mike di Donato | 1979-12-24 |
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Un dramma borghese | Guido | 1979-06-06 |
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Stridulum | Jesus Christ | 1979-03-22 |
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The Pirate | Baydr Al Fay | 1978-11-21 |
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Force 10 from Navarone | Lescovar | 1978-08-16 |
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Sahara Cross | Jean Ballard | 1977-09-10 |
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Autostop rosso sangue | Walter Mancini | 1977-04-30 |
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21 Hours at Munich | Issa | 1976-12-25 |
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Keoma | Keoma | 1976-11-25 |
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Marcia trionfale | Captain Asciutto | 1976-03-12 |
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Scandalo | Armand | 1976-03-26 |
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The Legend of Valentino | Rudolph Valentino | 1975-11-23 |
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Cipolla Colt | Onion Stark | 1975-08-25 |
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Gente di rispetto | Professore Michele Belcore | 1975-10-30 |
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Perché si uccide un magistrato | Giacomo Solaris | 1975-02-05 |
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Les Magiciens | Sadry | 1975-09-05 |
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Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia | Judge Dani | 1975-01-16 |
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I Guappi | Nicola Bellizzi | 1974-02-23 |
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Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca | Jason Scott | 1974-10-25 |
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Il cittadino si ribella | Carlo Antonelli | 1974-09-17 |
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Mussolini - Ultimo atto | Walter Audisio | 1974-03-27 |
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Senza ragione | Mosquito | 1973-02-02 |
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La polizia incrimina la legge assolve | Commissario Belli | 1973-08-12 |
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Zanna Bianca | Jason Scott | 1973-12-21 |
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Il delitto Matteotti | Giacomo Matteotti | 1973-09-13 |
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Los Amigos | Johnny Ears | 1973-03-29 |
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Le Moine | Ambrosio | 1972-11-02 |
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The Harder They Come | Django (archive footage) | 1972-09-01 |
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Pope Joan | Louis | 1972-08-16 |
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L'istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi | Vanzi | 1971-10-27 |
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Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della Repubblica | Sostituto Procuratore Traini | 1971-03-26 |
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Giornata nera per l'ariete | Andrea Bild | 1971-08-17 |
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La Vacanza | Osiride | 1971-09-04 |
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¡Viva la muerte... tua! | Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky | 1971-12-22 |
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Vamos a matar, compañeros | Yodlaf Peterson | 1970-12-18 |
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Dio è con noi | Bruno Grauber | 1970-04-17 |
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Dropout | Bruno | 1970-12-18 |
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Tristana | Horacio | 1970-03-29 |
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The Virgin and the Gypsy | The gypsy | 1970-06-01 |
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Bitka na Neretvi | Capitano Michele Rossi | 1969-10-07 |
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Un detective | Commissario Stefano Belli | 1969-09-06 |
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Il mercenario | Sergei Kowalski, The Polish | 1968-12-20 |
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Sequestro di persona | Gavino | 1968-03-14 |
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Il giorno della civetta | Captain Bellodi | 1968-02-17 |
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Un tranquillo posto di campagna | Leonardo Ferri | 1968-11-14 |
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L'uomo, l'orgoglio, la vendetta | José | 1967-12-22 |
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Camelot | Lancelot Du Lac | 1967-10-25 |
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Texas, Addio | Burt Sullivan | 1966-08-28 |
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The Bible: In the Beginning... | Abel | 1966-09-28 |
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I criminali della galassia | Lt. Jake | 1966-07-15 |
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Le colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro | Tom Corbett | 1966-08-10 |
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I diafanoidi vengono da Marte | Lt. Jake Jacowitx | 1966-07-21 |
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Il terzo occhio | Mino Alberti (as Frank Nero) | 1966-06-11 |
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Django | Django | 1966-04-06 |
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Tecnica di un omicidio | Tony Lo Bello | 1966-03-25 |
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Io la conoscevo bene | Italo - The garage attendant | 1965-12-01 |
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La Celestina P… R… | Fabrizio | 1965-03-17 |
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Gli uomini dal passo pesante | Charley Garvey | 1965-12-31 |
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La ragazza in prestito | 1964-10-16 | |
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Un delitto | 1963-01-01 | |
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Pelle viva | 1962-10-18 | |
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Roma elastica | ||
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The Temptation Of Gracie | ||
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The Estate | ||
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Django Lives! | Django | |
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La battaglia di Gorthene |
