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- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Marta Gastini was born on 2 October 1989 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress and producer, known for The Rite (2011), Dracula 3D (2012) and Borgia (2011).- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Pilar Fogliati was born on 28 December 1992 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Romantiche (2023), Romeo è Giulietta (2024) and Finché notte non ci separi.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Renzo Montagnani was born on 11 September 1930 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for When Women Had Tails (1970), When Women Lost Their Tails (1972) and The Betrothed (1989). He died on 22 May 1997 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Writer
- Actor
He is a professor of semiotics, the study of communication through signs and symbols, at the University of Bologna. Also a philiosopher, a historian, literary critic, and an aesthetician. He is an avid book collector and owns more than 30,000 volumes. The subjects of his scholarly investigations range from St. Thomas Aquinas, to James Joyce, to Superman. He lives in Milan.- Pier Luigi Pasino was born on 14 April 1981 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for E noi come stronzi rimanemmo a guardare (2021), Days: The Crossmovie (2012) and #ByMySide (2012).
- Massimo Poggio was born on 9 April 1970 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He is an actor, known for Cenerentola (2011), Facing Windows (2003) and Solo per amore (2015).
- Massimo Rigo was born on 16 February 1969 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He is an actor, known for The Girl in the Fog (2017), Citadel: Diana (2024) and Thou Shalt Not Kill (2015).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Born in 1905, Carla Mignone, better known as Milly, was one of Italy's greatest singers. As a child, she already performed in a trio formed by her brother Toto, her sister Mity and herself. Later on, she became a soubrette for the company Za Bum, whose manager was Mario Mattoli. She sang to the very end, generations of fans following her despite her refusal to take refuge behind comfortable clichés. She was also an actress, in the movies (an ingénue in Italian ' white telephone' comedies, a nun in Renato Castellani's "Nella citta l'inferno'' , the drugged depraved mother in Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Conformist". Also active in the theater (Jenny in Giorgio Strehler's version of 'The Three Penny Opera', 1956) and in television, she spent twelve years of her life in New York appearing successfully at the Waldorf Astorie Rainbow Room and on Broadway (1936-1948), as well as in two forgotten American movies. When she passed out in 1980, all unanimously regretted the fascinating black-clad lady, whose unconventional songs had accompanied them for fifty years.- Valentina Reggio was born on 15 August 1991 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress, known for De Serpentis Munere (2021), La certosa di Parma (2012) and Don Matteo (2000).
- Franco Ravera was born in 1960 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for We Can Do That (2008), We Believed (2010) and Dracula 3D (2012). He died on 31 May 2022 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy.
- Cristina Noci was born on 31 March 1949 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Mariana's Web, Il minestrone (1981) and The Venetian Woman (1986).
- Gianni Rivera was born on 18 August 1943 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He is an actor, known for Rose Against the Odds (1991), Il profeta del gol (1976) and IX FIFA World Cup 1970 (1970). He has been married to Laura Marconi since 28 June 1987. They have two children.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Little Bob was born on 10 May 1945 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He is an actor, known for Le Havre (2011), Les loulous (1976) and Jacynthe, tu as un cul de feu (1999).- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Gino Filippini was born in 1900 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was a composer, known for Queen of the Seas (1961), Tea with Mussolini (1999) and Duello nella Sila (1962). He died on 3 April 1962 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Daniele Segre, director (Alessandria 1952), is the author of "the cinema of reality", feature films and theatrical performances. He made his debut as a photographer in Turin in the 1970's; his first films focus on problems of disadvantaged youth groups (Perché droga, 1976; Il potere dev'essere bianconero, 1978; Ragazzi di stadio, 1980) and on the dignity of difficult screw (screw gallery, 1984 Portrait of a small drug dealer, 1984). He produced and directed the feature films Testadura (1983), Manila Paloma Blanca (1992), Vecchie (2002), Mitraglia e il verme (2004) and the documentary film Morire di lavoro (2008), about the construction work-related accidents in Italy. In 2005 he produced a HD video on the collection of Modern and Contemporary Art of the CRT Foundation in Turin. His works are almost always transmitted by public networks, and screened atin various national and international festivals such as the Venice Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, the Annecy Film Festival among others. He received several awards, including the prize Giuliani De Negri at the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Tulip Festival international Istanbul, the CICAE award at the Italian Film Festival of Annecy, the Filmmakers award, NICE award in New York.
In 1981 he founded the production company I Cammelli and in 1989 the eponymous Scuola Video di Documentazione Sociale (School of Social Documentaries and Videos) 1989/1997. Since 1996 he is Professor of Directing at the National School of Cinematography-Centro Sperimentale di Cinema in Rome and since 2004 at the University of Pisa.
In 2010 he produced three documentary films: the portrait of the Genoese photographer Lisetta Carmi (Lisetta Carmi, un'anima in cammino, 2010), that of film critic Morando Morandini (Je m'appelle Morando. Alfabeto Morandini, 2010) and that of publisher Luciano Lischi (Luciano Lischi, editore, 2010).
In 2011 realizes Sic Fiat Italia, in 2012 E' viva la Torre di Pisa and Luciana Castellina, comunista. In 2013, Michelangelo Pistoletto and 76847 Giuliana Tedeschi.
In 2014 by the Laboratory for Experimental Cinematography Center that produces rails on the condition of prisoners and of prisoners and prison officers of Sollicciano prison (FI) produced by CSC production and RAI Cinema and broadcasted by Speciale TG1
In November 2012 at the Quirinale he was awarded the Medal of the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano; Always in November 2012 he received the lifetime achievement award "Maria Adreiana Prolo".
In July of 2014 he was appointed headmaster of the Abruzzo headquarters of the Experimental Centre of Cinematography - being Audiovisual Reportage.
In June 2015 he was awarded the Diploma Honoris Cause by the Experimental Centre of Cinematography for "Reportage topical history".
In 2015 realizes Morituri, a film which completes the trilogy of Vecchie and Mitraglia e il Verme.
Morituri was invited to the Turin Film Festival in November 2015 and in April 2016 he made his debut at the Teatro Nobelperlapace of San Demetrio ne 'Vestini (AQ).
In 2016 he realized "Nome di Battaglia Donna", protagonists partisan women who participated in the resistance against the Fascists and the Nazis between 1943 and 1945.- Actor
- Make-Up Department
Franz Sala was born on 17 December 1886 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for Maciste in Hell (1925), I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I beati paoli) (1948) and L'uomo dall'artiglio (1931). He died in November 1952 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Totò Mignone was born on 7 November 1906 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor and production manager, known for The Corsican Brothers (1961), Crazy Desire (1962) and Fury of Achilles (1962). He died on 3 January 1993 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Diego Parassole was born on 7 October 1963 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He is an actor, known for La terza stella (2005), La grande prugna (1999) and Animali felici (1998).
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Graziella Porta was born on 16 October 1943 in Viguzzolo, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress, known for A come Andromeda (1972), Aurora notte (2013) and Cristina, l'Europa siamo noi (1991).- Actress
- Writer
Benedetta Parodi was born on 6 August 1972 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Camera Café (2003), Untraditional (2016) and La cuoca bendata (2016). She has been married to Fabio Caressa since 11 July 1999. They have three children.- Cristina Parodi was born on 3 November 1964 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress, known for All the Moron's Men (1999), Body Guards - Guardie del corpo (2000) and Il 7 e l'8 (2007). She has been married to Giorgio Gori since 1 October 1995. They have three children.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Emanuela Fallini was born on 18 August 1940 in Novi Ligure, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress, known for Equinozio (1971), Alfredo, Alfredo (1972) and La scalata (1993).- Gigi Moncalvo was born on 13 August 1950 in Gavi, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Claudio Desderi was born on 9 April 1943 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for Liberal Arts (2012), La Cenerentola (1982) and Last Weekend (2014). He died on 30 June 2018 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.- Sibilla Aleramo was born on 14 August 1876 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She was a writer, known for A Scandalous Journey (2002) and Una donna (1977). She died on 13 January 1960 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Mario Giordano was born on 19 June 1966 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He is a writer, known for Fuori dal coro (2018), Invisibili (2022) and Scherzi a parte (1992). He has been married to Paola since 1991. They have four children.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Composer, conductor, music director for CBS-TV, educated at the Royal Conservatory in Milan. He came to the USA in 1929, and became an American citizen in 1938. He was an accompanist for Ferrari Fontana. He conducted the orchestra for WOR, New York, and was the music director for the Tampa (Florida) Philharmonic since 1957. Also, he was guest conductor for the New York (NY) Philharmonic, and the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, also in Norway, Italy, Chile, and Canada. He served as chairman of the St. John's University music department. In 1955 he conducted the Oslo Philharmonic in the first of a series of American Exchange Programs. He joined ASCAP in 1948, and his compositions include: "The Great City"; "Sarabande"; "Sicilian Rhapsody"; "Suite for Cello, Orchestra"; "Preludes for Organ"; "Suite for Strings"; "The United States of America, Circa 1790", and "Mambo Tropical".- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Enrico Riccardi was born on 7 March 1934 in Tortona, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for Detective Extralarge (1991), The Stolen Children (1992) and The Priest's Wife (1970). He died on 17 March 2019 in Aglientu, Sardinia, Italy.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Mario Migliardi was born on 31 May 1919 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was a composer, known for The Price of Death (1971), Tharus figlio di Attila (1962) and It's Your Move (1968). He died in 2000 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Mario Verdone was born on 27 July 1917 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Immagini popolari siciliane sacre (1954) and Maurizio Costanzo Show (1982). He was married to Rossana Schiavina. He died on 26 June 2009 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Andrea Valentini was born on 17 May 1970 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. Andrea is a writer, known for Mimesis (2006), The Torturer (2005) and Operazione Rosmarino (2002).
- Writer
- Director
Camillo Bruto Bonzi was born on 7 March 1887 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Tutto nel mondo è burla (1922), La compagnia dei matti (1928) and Maciste salvato dalle acque (1921). He died on 7 March 1961.- Director
- Writer
Romolo Siena was born on 18 April 1923 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Crazy Boat (1986), Che Combinazione (1978) and A tutto gag (1980). He died on 27 May 2004 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Visual Effects
- Stunts
Mariano Gobbi was born on 15 July 1982 in Tortona, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. Mariano is known for Crying Wolf 3D (2015) and Deadtime (2012).- Carlo Carrà was born on 11 February 1881 in Quargnento, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He died on 13 April 1966 in Milan, Italy.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Gilberto Mazzi was born on 3 January 1909 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for D'Artagnan (1969), Ettore Fieramosca (1938) and A... For Assassin (1966). He died on 8 June 1978 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
- Editorial Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simon N. Butera was born on 28 October 1971 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Envy (2004), Hollywood Vampyr (2002) and The Good Fight (2004).- Alessandro Bertante was born in 1969 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He is a writer, known for Nina dei lupi (2023) and Le invasioni barbariche (2004).
- Giancarlo Caselli was born on 9 May 1939 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy.
- Massimo Bagliani was born on 9 September 1957 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He is an actor, known for La febbre (2005), Palavra e Utopia (2000) and Rocco Schiavone (2016).
- Marisa Vescovo was born on 13 February 1938 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She died on 15 August 2016 in Bonassola, Liguria, Italy.
- Roberto Cotroneo was born on 10 May 1961 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy.
- Barbara Frandino was born on 4 September 1965 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. Barbara is a writer, known for Cardiofitness (2007).
- Giovanni Marradi was born on 17 April 1952 in Alessandria, Italy. Giovanni is a composer, known for Giovanni's World of Music (1995).
- Vittorina Benvenuti was born on 11 June 1884 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She was an actress, known for I Have Lost My Husband (1937), Principessina (1943) and La bocca sulla strada (1941). She was married to Guglielmo Barnabò. She died on 6 May 1965 in Ancona, Marche, Italy.
- Roberta Aloisio was born on 12 February 1964 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. Roberta died on 3 March 2017 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
- María Cánepa was born on 1 November 1921 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She was an actress, known for Coronación (2000), Jaque mate (1993) and Trampas y caretas (1992). She was married to Pedro Orthus and Juan S. Cuevas. She died on 27 October 2006 in Santiago, Chile.
- Luigi Ferrari Trecate was born on 25 August 1884 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. Luigi was a composer, known for Il fu Mattia Pascal (1937). Luigi died on 17 April 1964 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.