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 Estate | 2025-11-25 | |
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The Run | Hunter | 2025-10-28 |
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In the Hand of Dante | Don Lecco | 2025-09-03 |
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Titanus 1904 | Self | 2024-10-17 |
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Compagni d'arte | 2024-10-07 | |
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On Our Way | 2023-05-19 | |
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Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black | Valentino's Spirit | 2023-11-20 |
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Giorni felici | Antonio | 2023-10-05 |
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L'uomo che disegnò Dio | Emanuele | 2023-03-02 |
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The Pope's Exorcist | The Pope | 2023-04-05 |
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La piel del tambor | The Pope | 2022-10-21 |
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Buon Lavoro | 2022-06-07 | |
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Off the Rails | Giovanni | 2021-07-23 |
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Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto | Self | 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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The Match | Old Branko | 2021-07-10 |
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Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained | Self - Actor | 2021-11-15 |
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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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Immortalist | Paolo Spersoni | 2020-07-10 |
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The Jester from Transylvania | One-eye | 2020-01-01 |
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Entree Des Artists | Henry's Grandfather | 2020-06-01 |
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Havana Kyrie | Vittorio Arditi De Bellis | 2019-12-20 |
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Recon | Angelo | 2019-10-25 |
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Christmas in Rome | Luigi Forlinghetti | 2019-11-30 |
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Der Fall Collini | Fabrizio Collini | 2019-04-18 |
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A Rose in Winter | Rainer Praeger | 2019-05-07 |
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Ed è subito sera | 2019-03-21 | |
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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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Der Mann aus dem Eis | Ditob | 2017-11-30 |
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Il crimine non va in pensione | il primario | 2017-06-15 |
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Agony | Carlo | 2017-10-05 |
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Along the River | Frank De Ville | 2016-02-07 |
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Road to Ruin | Self | 2016-02-16 |
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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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Cadences Obstinées | Carmine | 2014-01-08 |
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Love Island | Marquis Polesini | 2014-08-08 |
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Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… | Lui-même | 2014-01-01 |
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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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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self - Actor | 2014-10-06 |
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Figli di Maam | 2014-10-01 | |
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A Memória Que Me Contam | Paolo | 2013-06-26 |
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Handy | Frank The Black | 2013-10-26 |
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Istintobrass | Self | 2013-08-30 |
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I Tarantiniani | Self | 2013-02-21 |
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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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Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self | 2012-03-30 |
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The Last Alchemist | Felix the Alchemist | 2012-12-10 |
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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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Sant'Agostino | Augustinus (age 76) | 2010-01-31 |
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Rasputin | Narratore | 2010-09-04 |
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Prigioniero di un segreto | Il barbone | 2010-07-15 |
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Letters to Juliet | Lorenzo | 2010-05-13 |
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Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling | Enrico Puzzo | 2009-02-26 |
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Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso | 2009-09-16 | |
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La rabbia | Mentore | 2008-02-28 |
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Bastardi | Rene Iuvara | 2008-01-04 |
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Márió, a varázsló | Mario | 2008-11-28 |
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Mein Herz in Chile | Carlos Sanchez | 2008-01-01 |
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Bathory | King Mathias | 2008-07-10 |
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Eine Nacht im Grandhotel | Ferran Moreno | 2008-10-29 |
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Two Families | Morandi | 2007-01-01 |
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L'inchiesta | Caifa | 2007-04-04 |
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Mineurs | Michele Acucella | 2007-07-13 |
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Giornata Nera | 2006-01-01 | |
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Hans | Giudice/barbone | 2006-01-27 |
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Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern | Self | 2006-04-23 |
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Amore e libertà - Masaniello | Vicerè | 2006-06-28 |
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La sacra famiglia | Zachary | 2006-10-12 |
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The Spaghetti West | Self | 2005-09-01 |
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Elio Petri... appunti su un autore | Self | 2005-09-03 |
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Vasco Rossi - È solo un rock'n'roll show | Judge | 2005-07-09 |
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Forever Blues | Luca | 2005-10-11 |
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Summer Solstice | Lorenzo | 2005-12-25 |
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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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Herz ohne Krone | Bear's Trainer | 2003-05-26 |
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Cattive inclinazioni | Il barbone | 2003-09-26 |
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Fumata blanca | Cardenal Tura | 2002-05-10 |
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Die achte Todsünde: Das Toskana-Karussell | Giuseppe Mantaldo | 2002-09-25 |
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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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Chimera | Imprenditore | 2001-05-26 |
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Franco Nero: Back in the Saddle | Self | 2001-01-07 |
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Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | General Francini | 2001-09-07 |
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Sacra Corona - A Szent Korona Legendája | Bishop Gellért | 2001-04-11 |
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In the Company of Compañeros | Self | 2001-11-03 |
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Crociati | Ibnazul | 2001-01-01 |
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La ragion pura | Marito | 2001-10-26 |
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Mirka | Il Sindaco | 2000-03-10 |
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Maestrale | Michele Giangrande | 2000-05-26 |
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Uninvited | Ralph Barolo | 2000-05-19 |
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Saint Paul | Gamaliel | 2000-12-03 |
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Li chiamarono... briganti! | Caporale Nerza | 1999-05-28 |
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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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Talk of Angels | Dr. Vicente Areavaga | 1998-10-30 |
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Bella Mafia | Mario Domino | 1997-11-16 |
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Deserto di fuoco | Marcel Duvivier | 1997-01-01 |
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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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David | Natan | 1997-03-23 |
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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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Io e il re | Maggiore Ferri | 1995-09-01 |
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Jonathan degli orsi | Jonathan | 1995-04-21 |
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Desideria e l'anello del drago | Dragon King | 1994-01-02 |
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Der Fall Lucona | Enzo Lombardi | 1993-06-10 |
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Azzurro profondo | Luca Morinari | 1993-05-03 |
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Prova di memoria | Paul Herzog | 1993-10-07 |
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Das Babylon Komplott | Chris Lang | 1993-11-01 |
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Fratelli e sorelle | Franco | 1992-09-11 |
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Amelia Lópes O'Neill | Fernando | 1992-02-05 |
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Un voyage dans le temps | Leonard De Vinci | 1992-04-12 |
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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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Magdalene | Janza | 1988-11-25 |
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Grosso guaio a Cartagena | Francis, il marinaio | 1988-04-14 |
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Top Line | Ted Angelo | 1988-08-16 |
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Run for Your Life | Commissario | 1988-01-01 |
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Il giovane Toscanini | Claudio Toscanini | 1988-10-07 |
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Sweet Country | Paul | 1987-01-23 |
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Django 2 - Il grande ritorno | Django | 1987-10-22 |
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The Girl | Johan (John) Berg | 1987-08-07 |
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Un altare per la madre | - | 1986-08-01 |
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André schafft sie alle | Andre | 1985-03-29 |
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Il Pentito | Falco | 1985-11-15 |
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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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Grog | Nicola Fanelli | 1982-09-03 |
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Красные колокола. Мексика в огне. Фильм первый. | John Reed | 1982-03-19 |
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Красные колокола. Я видел рождение нового мира. Фильм второй. | John Reed | 1982-10-18 |
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Querelle | Lieutenant Seblon | 1982-09-08 |
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Kamikaze 1989 | Weiss | 1982-07-16 |
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Letzte Arbeiten | Self | 1982-07-25 |
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The Salamander | Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci | 1981-04-25 |
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Enter the Ninja | Cole | 1981-07-17 |
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The Man with Bogart's Face | Hakim | 1980-10-03 |
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Il giorno del cobra | Larry Stanziani | 1980-08-12 |
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Il bandito dagli occhi azzurri | Renzo Dominici | 1980-08-07 |
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Le rose di Danzica | General Konrad von Der Berg | 1979-11-23 |
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Stridulum | Jesus Christ | 1979-03-22 |
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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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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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Marcia trionfale | Captain Asciutto | 1976-03-12 |
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Keoma | Keoma | 1976-11-25 |
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Scandalo | Armand | 1976-03-26 |
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21 Hours at Munich | Issa | 1976-12-25 |
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Perché si uccide un magistrato | Giacomo Solaris | 1975-02-05 |
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The Legend of Valentino | Rudolph Valentino | 1975-11-23 |
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Les Magiciens | Sadry | 1975-09-05 |
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Cipolla Colt | Onion Stark | 1975-08-25 |
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Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia | Judge Dani | 1975-01-16 |
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Gente di rispetto | Professore Michele Belcore | 1975-10-30 |
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Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca | Jason Scott | 1974-10-25 |
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Mussolini - Ultimo atto | Walter Audisio | 1974-03-27 |
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I Guappi | Nicola Bellizzi | 1974-02-23 |
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Il cittadino si ribella | Carlo Antonelli | 1974-09-17 |
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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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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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Los Amigos | Johnny Ears | 1973-03-29 |
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The Harder They Come | Django (archive footage) | 1972-08-01 |
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Le Moine | Ambrosio | 1972-11-02 |
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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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¡Viva la muerte... tua! | Prince Dimitri Vassilovich Vladek Orlowsky | 1971-12-22 |
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La Vacanza | Osiride | 1971-09-04 |
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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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Dio è con noi | Bruno Grauber | 1970-04-17 |
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Tristana | Horacio | 1970-03-29 |
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Vamos a matar, compañeros | Yodlaf Peterson | 1970-12-18 |
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The Virgin and the Gypsy | The gypsy | 1970-06-01 |
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Dropout | Bruno | 1970-12-18 |
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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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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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Il mercenario | Sergei Kowalski, The Polish | 1968-12-20 |
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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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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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The Bible: In the Beginning... | Abel | 1966-09-28 |
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Tecnica di un omicidio | Tony Lo Bello | 1966-03-25 |
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Django | Django | 1966-04-06 |
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Gli uomini dal passo pesante | Charley Garvey | 1965-12-31 |
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La Celestina P… R… | Fabrizio | 1965-03-17 |
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Io la conoscevo bene | Italo - The garage attendant | 1965-12-01 |
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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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La battaglia di Gorthene | ||
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Django Lives! | Django | |
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The Temptation Of Gracie | ||
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