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Gabriele Ferzetti
Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, television, and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s. Ferzetti's first leading role was in the film Lo Zappatore (1950). He portrayed Puccini twice in the films Puccini (1953) and Casa Rico... more

Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, television, and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s.

Ferzetti's first leading role was in the film Lo Zappatore (1950). He portrayed Puccini twice in the films Puccini (1953) and Casa Ricordi (1954). He made his international breakthrough in Michelangelo Antonioni's controversial L'Avventura (1960) as a restless playboy. After a series of romantic performances, he acquired a reputation in Italy as an elegant, debonair, and somewhat aristocratic looking leading man.

Ferzetti starred as Lot in John Huston's biblical epic, The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), and played railroad baron Morton in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). Perhaps his best known role, internationally, was in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) as Marc Ange Draco, although his voice was dubbed by British actor David de Keyser. He was perhaps best known to non-mainstream audiences for his role as the psychiatrist, Hans, in Liliana Cavani's The Night Porter (1974). In the 1970s, he appeared in a significant number of crime films, often as an inspector.

He appeared in Julia and Julia, opposite Laurence Olivier in Inchon (1982), and the cult film, First Action Hero. Later in his career, he played the role of Nono in the TV series Une famille formidable, while also appearing in Luca Guadagnino's 2009 film I Am Love.

Ferzetti died on 2 December 2015, aged 90.

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Once Upon a Time in the West
(1968)
Drama, Western
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
Runtime:
166 min
Director:
Sergio Leone
Cast:
Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Jason Robards
8.5
95%
80
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L'Avventura
(1960)
Drama, Mystery
Claudia and Anna join Anna's lover, Sandro, on a boat trip to a remote volcanic island. When Anna goes missing, a search is launched. In the meantime, Sandro and Claudia become involved in a romance despite Anna's disappearance, though the relationship suffers from guilt and tension.
Runtime:
144 min
Director:
Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast:
Monica Vitti, Gabriele Ferzetti, Lea Massari, Esmeralda Ruspoli, Dominique Blanchar
7.9
94%
N/A
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
(1969)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat where he is training an army of beautiful, lethal women. Along the way, Bond falls for Italian contessa Tracy Draco, and marries her in order to get closer to Blofeld.
Runtime:
142 min
Director:
Peter R. Hunt
Cast:
George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Ilse Steppat
6.7
81%
61
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I Am Love
(2009)
Drama, Romance
Emma left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef and her son's friend, makes her senses kindle.
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
Luca Guadagnino
Cast:
Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Gabriele Ferzetti, Marisa Berenson
7.0
80%
79
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The Night Porter
(1974)
Drama, Romance, War
A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.
Runtime:
118 min
Director:
Liliana Cavani
Cast:
Dirk Bogarde, Charlotte Rampling, Gabriele Ferzetti, Giuseppe Addobbati, Isa Miranda
6.8
68%
N/A
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The Bible: In the Beginning...
(1966)
Drama, Family
Extravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis. Covers Adam and Eve, Noah and the Flood and Abraham and Isaac.
Runtime:
174 min
Director:
John Huston
Cast:
Michael Parks, Ulla Bergryd, Ulla Bergryd, Richard Harris, Richard Harris
6.3
N/A
N/A
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The Confession
(1970)
Drama
The vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, knowing he's being watched and followed, is one day arrested and put into solitary confinement by his blackmailers.
Runtime:
139 min
Director:
Costa-Gavras
Cast:
Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti, Michel Vitold, Jean Bouise
8.0
N/A
N/A
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The Psychic
(1977)
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A woman with psychic powers has a vision of a murder that took place in a house owned by her husband.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Lucio Fulci
Cast:
Jennifer O'Neill, Gabriele Ferzetti, Marc Porel, Ida Galli, Gianni Garko
7.0
N/A
N/A
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Le Amiche
(1955)
Drama, Romance
Clelia, a self-made woman coming from humble means, travels back to Turin, her hometown, to scout locations for the successful Roman atelier she works for. At the hotel, she encounters some upper middle-class women and she finds herself drawn into their friendships.
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast:
Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gabriele Ferzetti, Franco Fabrizi, Valentina Cortese, Yvonne Furneaux
7.3
100%
N/A
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We Still Kill the Old Way
(1967)
Crime, Drama
A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.
Runtime:
99 min
7.0
N/A
N/A
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End of the Game
(1975)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hans Baerlach is a Swiss police detective who has dedicated much of his career to pursuing powerful and allegedly murderous businessman Richard Gastmann. Though Baerlach's partner meets his demise while investigating Gastmann, his replacement, Walter Tschanz, is undaunted. Meanwhile, the lovely Anna Crawley becomes involved in the case...
Runtime:
106 min
Director:
Maximilian Schell
Cast:
Jon Voight, Jacqueline Bisset, Martin Ritt, Robert Shaw, Helmut Qualtinger
6.1
60%
N/A
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Machine Gun McCain
(1969)
Action, Crime, Drama
After serving 12 years behind bars for armed robbery, tough guy Hank McCain finds himself the pawn of a ruthless mob runt's rebellion against a high level don. When McCain discovers that he's been betrayed and abandoned by his new employer, he retaliates with a high stakes Las Vegas casino heist that erupts into all-out war on the stre...
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Giuliano Montaldo
Cast:
John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk, Gabriele Ferzetti, Margherita Guzzinati
6.2
N/A
N/A
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Julia and Julia
(1987)
Drama, Fantasy
Giulia, an American woman living in Italy, becomes depressed and traumatized after her husband Paolo is killed in a car accident on their wedding day. Six years later, Giulia inexplicably finds herself sliding in time between two different worlds where in one she is still struggling with her grief over Paolo's death, and in the other w...
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Peter Del Monte
Cast:
Kathleen Turner, Gabriel Byrne, Sting, Gabriele Ferzetti, Yorgo Voyagis
5.7
N/A
N/A
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The Long Night of '43
(1960)
Drama, Romance, War
In the midst of World War II, the story of the affair of a young woman, married to a man bound to a wheelchair, with a desertor from the Italian army, intertwines with that of the grab of power of a very fanatical local fascist leader, who gets the hold with a massacre of Pacific opposers, among them, the father of the young desertor. ...
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Florestano Vancini
Cast:
Belinda Lee, Enrico Maria Salerno, Gabriele Ferzetti, Gino Cervi, Raffaella Carrà
7.3
N/A
N/A
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Three Rooms in Manhattan
(1965)
Drama
When his wife leaves him, a young French actor, François Combe, moves to New York to work for a television company. One evening, he meets an attractive young woman, Kay Larsi, in a bar.
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Marcel Carné
Cast:
Annie Girardot, Roland Lesaffre, O.E. Hasse, Gabriele Ferzetti, Margaret Nolan
6.9
N/A
N/A
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18 Years Later
(2010)
Comedy
Mirko and Genziano are two brothers trentacinquenni not seen since the day their mother, of English origin, died tragically in a car accident in which they were also involved. Since then Genziano went to live in London by his grandfather Henry and now works as a stockbroker. Mirko instead remained in Rome, to live with his father, work...
Runtime:
107 min
Director:
Edoardo Leo
Cast:
Edoardo Leo, Sabrina Impacciatore, Eugenia Costantini, Gabriele Ferzetti
6.7
N/A
N/A
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Calling All Police Cars
(1975)
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Story about a young girl, the daughter a prominent doctor. When the girl goes missing her father gets the police to jump into action because of his class status and wealth.
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
Mario Caiano
Cast:
Antonio Sabàto, Luciana Paluzzi, Enrico Maria Salerno, Gabriele Ferzetti, Elio Zamuto
6.4
N/A
N/A
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High Voltage
(1972)
Crime, Thriller
José, a young mechanic, arrives in Madrid to make it big. After being conned he loses his savings, and is taken in by Elisa, a photographer. She introduces him to Pablo and Laura. Laura makes him an offer he cant refuse and then his troubles really begin.
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
Julio Buchs
Cast:
Marisa Mell, Juan Luis Galiardo, Gabriele Ferzetti, Helga Liné, Patrizia Adiutori
7.6
N/A
N/A
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Les Misérables - Manhunt
(1948)
Drama, History
Jean Valjean, pursued through the years for a minor infraction by the implacable policeman Javert, attempts to create a life for himself and for his adopted daughter Cosette amid the revolutionary struggles of France.
Runtime:
86 min
Director:
Riccardo Freda
Cast:
Gino Cervi, Valentina Cortese, Hans Hinrich, Luigi Pavese, Gino Cavalieri
6.8
N/A
N/A
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An Opera of Violence
(2003)
Documentary
First part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Followed by The Wages of Sin.)
Runtime:
29 min
6.8
N/A
N/A
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That Splendid November
(1969)
Drama, Romance
In the most traditional Sicilian, a 18 year old is in full arousal. His relationship with breathtaking mature woman will create a great controversy in the retrograde Sicilian society.
Runtime:
95 min
6.1
N/A
N/A
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La Orca
(1976)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
A teenage girl is kidnapped by 3 guys and taken to an abandoned house in the country, and make her write her own ransom letter. She soon discovers that one of her captors is infatuated with her and she will use those feelings to stay alive.
Runtime:
90 min
6.0
N/A
N/A
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Come Play With Me
(1968)
Drama
Young Alvise's body is paralyzed, or at least he thinks so. He is infatuated by his beautiful aunt Lea. What starts as innocent therapy and care soon develops into strange erotic and psychological battle between them.
Runtime:
94 min
Director:
Salvatore Samperi
Cast:
Lisa Gastoni, Lou Castel, Gabriele Ferzetti, Luisa De Santis, Massimo Sarchielli
6.2
N/A
N/A
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A Matter of Time
(1976)
Drama, Fantasy
During a press conference, international star Nina remembers simpler times, flashing back to her days as a maid in a run-down Italian hotel. As a young woman, Nina befriends Contessa Sanziani, an elderly woman who entertains Nina with memories of her vibrant, wealthy life with Count Sanziani. Inspired by her tales of success, young Nin...
Runtime:
97 min
5.1
N/A
N/A
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Jessica
(1962)
Comedy, Romance
When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica (Angie Dickinson), angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands. As the local priest (Maurice Chevalier) tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse (Gabriele Ferzetti). An adaptation of a Flora Sandstrom ...
Runtime:
112 min
5.7
N/A
N/A
The Basileus Quartet
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The Basileus Quartet
(1983)
Drama
The lives of the surviving members of the Basileus Quartet, a chamber group that has been playing successfully around the world for more than 30 years, are turned upside down after the death of the leader, Oscar Guarneri. The three aging musicians decide to split up to pursue those pleasures they've denied themselves too long.
Runtime:
128 min
Director:
Fabio Carpi
Cast:
Héctor Alterio, Omero Antonutti, Pierre Malet, François Simon, Michel Vitold
7.4
N/A
N/A
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House of Ricordi
(1954)
Drama, History, Music
The film covers a hundred years in the lives of the Ricordi family, the Milan publishing house of the title, and the various composers and other historic personalities, whose careers intersected with the growth of the Ricordi house. It beautifully draws the parallel between the great music of the composers, the historic and social uphe...
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Carmine Gallone
Cast:
Roland Alexandre, Elisa Cegani, Danièle Delorme, Gabriele Ferzetti, Renzo Giovampietro
6.2
N/A
N/A
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Appassionata
(1974)
Drama
Two teenage friends conspire to find out how much their youthful sensuality can disrupt one of their households, headed by a dentist and his mentally-ill wife.
Runtime:
96 min
5.3
N/A
N/A
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Empty Eyes
(1953)
Drama
A young and shy girl Celestina arrives from her small home village to Rome to become a housemaid. Her inexperience and naivety causes her to change her employers quite frequently. As she is moving from one family to another she makes friends with other Roman maids and falls desperately in love with a handsome plumber Fernando. But Fern...
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Antonio Pietrangeli
Cast:
Gabriele Ferzetti, Irène Galter, Pina Bottin, Maria Pia Trepaoli, Scilla Vannucci
7.3
N/A
N/A
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Hospitals: The White Mafia
(1973)
Drama
This Italian film is a searing indictment of the greed and ambition which warp the medical profession. It focuses especially on surgeons in the persons of Professor Valiotti (Gabriele Ferzetti) and Dr. Giordani (Enrico Maria Salerno). Many of the scenes are based on Italian news stories of the period ('70s) which recount the suffering ...
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
Luigi Zampa
Cast:
Gabriele Ferzetti, Senta Berger, Enrico Maria Salerno, Claudio Gora
6.6
N/A
N/A
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Crime on a Summer Morning
(1965)
Crime, Drama
An ill-assorted group of international criminals executes a tightly-planned ransom sting in Spain. Things go along swimmingly until various tensions within the group come to the fore.
Runtime:
109 min
6.3
N/A
N/A
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Bandits in Rome
(1968)
Crime
After professional stickup man Mario Corda is jailed, his young, ambitious partner -- who covets both Corda's life and his wife -- cuts loose, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Alberto De Martino
Cast:
John Cassavetes, Gabriele Ferzetti, Anita Sanders, Nikos Kourkoulos
6.5
N/A
N/A
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The Boxer
(1972)
Drama, Thriller
Boxer Teddy Wilcox (Robert Blake) leaves his manager and relocates. He finds Nick, a manager/trainer. Before Wilcox's first fight, Nick receives a threat-- Wilcox loses, or Nick will die.
Runtime:
83 min
5.6
N/A
N/A
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La calda vita
(1964)
Drama, Romance
Attractive teenager Sergia usually hangs out with her older sister and her circle of mature friends. For a change, she is convinced by two teenage male friends to go for a beach vacation. Their main motive is to try to win her affection and get to sleep with her. Tragedy soon follows when the love triangle unravels.
Runtime:
110 min
6.9
N/A
N/A
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Cannabis
(1970)
Action, Crime, Drama
Serge Morgan is a killer working for the American Mafia. After performing a contract in New York for his employers, he takes the plane back to Paris and, during the flight, he gets to know Jane, the rich daughter of an ambassador. Once in Orly Airport he gets seriously wounded by the men of French drug kingpin Henri Emery. He manages t...
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Pierre koralnik
Cast:
Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin, Paul Nicholas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Paul Albert Krumm
5.1
N/A
N/A
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Donatella
(1956)
Comedy
Donatella is a simple and honest roman girl, daughter of a bookbinder and girlfriend of Guido, a gas station owner. One day she finds a woman's handbag containing valuables and documents, and decides to return it to her owner, a wealthy American lady, who offers Donatella a job as a secretary as a reward: she has to manage the lady's v...
Runtime:
96 min
7.6
N/A
N/A
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Oedipus Orca
(1977)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Sequel to "La Orca" which follows the life of the kidnapped girl after she returns home to her boyfriend and family. After her kidnap ordeal Alice tries to return to her normal life, but her memories still haunt her and her way to see the world has been changed forever.
Runtime:
92 min
Director:
Eriprando Visconti
Cast:
Rena Niehaus, Carmen Scarpitta, Michele Placido, Piero Faggioni, Gabriele Ferzetti
5.4
N/A
N/A
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Smiling Maniacs
(1975)
During an inquest, an ambitious judge finds out that a lot of high-rank politicians are corrupt to the core.
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
Marcello Aliprandi
Cast:
Franco Nero, Fernando Rey, Umberto Orsini, Mara Danaud, Giovanna Benedetto
5.9
N/A
N/A
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Porzus
(1997)
Drama, War
Director:
Renzo Martinelli
Cast:
Lorenzo Crespi, Gianni Cavina, Gastone Moschin, Gabriele Ferzetti, Giuseppe Cederna
5.6
N/A
N/A
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Puccini
(1953)
Drama, Music
Produced in Italy in breathtaking Technicolor, this biographical story of Puccini (played by L'avventura's Gabriele Ferzetti) spans his creative life from early student days to the height of success, including his early flop Madama Butterfly and his incomplete Turandot. Along the way he encounters three women who change his life, inclu...
Runtime:
119 min
6.7
N/A
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