Paola Tedesco Movies
The daughter of Rome opera singer Sergio Tedesco, Paola Tedesco appeared in several films. Her brother, Maurizio Tedesco, is a film editor. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi- 1981
A gang of thieves begin using a highly-detailed book of crime fiction as a blueprint for their own capers. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Starring:
- Enrico Montesano, Jean Rochefort, (more)
- 1977
- R
Borrowing heavily from the work of Dario Argento, this well-made giallo thriller from Italian filmmaker Antonio Bido concerns a singer who witnesses a murder, and the efforts of her boyfriend (Corrado Pani) to track down the killer. More deaths follow, including a fairly gruesome fricaseeing of a victim's face as she cooks dinner. Paola Tedesco co-stars with Franco Citti, Giuseppe Addobbati, and Paolo Malco. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Starring:
- Corrado Pani, Paola Tedesco, (more)
- 1973
According to the history books, the female Amazon warriors of Asia Minor often chopped off their breasts, the better to accommodate their bow-and-arrow weaponry. Rest assured that the anonymous Spanish and Italian starlets in Battle of the Amazons are in full possession of their principal attributes. Lucretia Love plays the Amazon queen, who assembles her forces when the bad guys invade their land. Love is aided in battle by the neighboring male farmers, led by the athletic Lincoln Tate. The direction of Battle of the Amazons was credited to Al Bradley, but this was a pseudonym for Alfonso Brescia. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
A cocky young hoodlum may have gotten in over his head as he reaches for the top in this crime drama. Antonio Mancuso (Antonio Sabato) comes from a small town in Sicily where there are few opportunities for a young man to build a career. Eager to make something of himself, Antonio travels to Italy on the recommendation of a local mobster, and becomes a low-level Mafioso working with his cousin Nicola (Giuliano Persico), an underworld jack-of-all-trades who moonlights as a pimp. It doesn't take long for Antonio to prove himself as a hired gun, and he's introduced to Don Vincenzo (Telly Savalas), the ruler of the Italian syndicate. While Don Vincenzo is aware of Antonio's ruthless ambition, he also admires the young man's courage and confidence, and takes Antonio on as his protégé. But when Antonio sets out to take over Don Vincenzo's place in the mob hierarchy, he turns his greatest ally into an enemy, and the fact he's having an affair with the Don's beautiful daughter Monica (Paola Tedesco) doesn't help matters. Originally released in Italy as I familiari delle vittime non saranno avvertiti (literally Families Of The Victims Will Not Be Warned), Crime Boss was also released as New Mafia Boss and The Mafia Terminator. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Telly Savalas, Antonio Sabato, (more)
- 1964
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Relating his facts in straight-on documentary fashion, Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 Biblical film stars Enrique Irazoqui as Jesus. In it, Christ and his followers are depicted as gentle radicals working against the grain of the unjust Roman power structure. Typically offbeat Pasolini touches include having Satan disguise himself as a Catholic priest and the casting of the director's own mother as the Virgin Mary. The music is selected from a variety of sources, from Bach to American spirituals. Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo was released in the U.S. as The Gospel According to St. Matthew -- much to the discomfort of Pasolini, who didn't want Matthew designated as a saint. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, (more)
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