Antonio Modica

Movies

Lo scoiattolo
Cinematography
William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Director of Photography
A modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night".
Naked Fists
Director of Photography
A young man comes out of a reform school properly reformed, but life outside will bring him to the underworld again. His second reform will be short-lived.
Decameron 4
Cinematography
A comedy based on fourth novel out of "Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio.
Come fu che Masuccio Salernitano, fuggendo con le brache in mano, riuscì a conservarlo sano
Cinematography
The characters are two ruffians in various disguises: as false priests, they sell a rotten arm pretending it to be a relic of St. Luke; they cheat a stingy friar who abuses of the confessional to get rich and, once he finds out he's been cheated, gives himself sacramental absolution. They help the noble Filippo, disguised as a woman, in the alcove of the innkeeper's wife; they save from despair Fra Martino who had forgotten his underwear in his lover's house (one of them disguised as a cardinal retrieve the garment and expose it as a relic to the devotion of the faithful). To live with their lovers, Brother Jeronimo strives exorcisms and frà Partenope pretends to fight with the devil
Aretino's Stories of the Three Lustful Daughters
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The three daughters of Madonna Violante: Nanna, Concetta Fiorenza and have only one thought, to have a good time as much as possible with men. Learning that one of the peasants of the family, Torello, is powerful, attractive, and very handsome, Concetta he brings it into the house. Meanwhile Fiorenza, believing her husband to be out of town for penance, enjoys the favors of a friar.
Two Brothers in Trinity
Director of Photography
Charming, blithely amoral devil-may-care rogue Jesse Smith and peaceful, devout straight-arrow Mormon Lester O'Hara are estranged half brothers who are reunited after receiving a sizable inheritance from their deceased mother. The wildly contrasting mismatched duo get into all sorts of trouble while trying to claim said inheritance. Written by Woodyanders
The Devil's Lover
Cinematography
Creepy tale about a sorrowful night passed in a nightmarish castle, also the house of the demon. Many horror elements are mixed with erotic atmosphere.
Zorro the Invincible
Director of Photography
Italian-Spanish Zorro variation.
Brother Outlaw
Cinematography
A man is falsely charged with bank robbery, prompting his brother to break him out of prison. Together the pair set out to find the real culprits, and their search leads them to a gang of outlaws headed by a notorious gunfighter.
Trasplante de un cerebro
Cinematography
An affluent judge with an incurable brain disease with only months to live decides to become the guinea pig for a new brain transplant technique. The operation is a success, but the unfortunate brain donor was a young man with unfinished business, and soon the memories and desires of this young man overwhelm the judge.
Quelli belli... siamo noi
Cinematography
Amateur songwriter falls in love with a Sicilian girl, but her father has already promised her to another.
Armida, il dramma di una sposa
Cinematography
The soldier Alessio escapes from the horrors of the war. He meets a young woman and hide in her home.
King of Kong Island
Camera Operator
Eve is a jungle girl brought up by apes. She is captured with a number of apes by a mad scientist, conducting mind control experiments on them. Eventually she is liberated by a young explorer.
Vengeance Is My Forgiveness
Camera Operator
In a small western town our hero Durango (Tab Hunter) delivers his prisoner to the jailhouse and then goes to the local saloon where the lady saloon owner Joanne has eyes only for him. But Durango only has eyes for his bride-to-be Lucy. Four masked men attack Lucy's father's farm and steal Lucy's dowry. They kill Lucy and her parents after the father strips the face mask from one of the bandits. A pocket watch is stripped from one of the bandits by Lucy's father and this is the only clue that Durango will have to revenge his love... With Joanne's help can Durango avenge himself?
28 Minutes for 3 Million Dollars
Camera Operator
A billionaire hires a professional thief to steal a famous diamond.
Tecnica per un massacro
Camera Operator
Totò contro Maciste
Camera Operator
Totokamen is an entertainer and an illusionist who performs in various Egyptian nightclubs assisted by his manager, Tarantenkamen. Taking advantage of cheesy tricks, Totokamen pretends to be the son of the god Amun.
Mina... fuori la guardia
Camera Operator
A famous singer is drafted and gets the occasion of getting rid of his annoying girlfriend. He falls in love with a young student who finds out she is a singer herself.
The Railroad Man
Assistant Camera
Train operator Andrea Marcocci has to witness the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock he starts making mistakes. A check up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an alcoholic. Due to this evaluation he is degraded and must accept a salary cut.
Human Torpedoes
Camera Operator
A team of highly trained Italian seamen are taken to the island of Stampalia where there are to take their torpedo-laden attack craft on a daring attack on the port of Suda.
Funniest Show on Earth
Camera Operator
A clown named Tottons of the Togni circus, obliged to never take off his clown makeup or reveal his identity, is continually persecuted by the jealousy of three women and even by a policeman.
Neapolitan Turk
Camera Operator
Naples/Sorrento, mid 20s. A couple of small thieves conceive a scam whereby one of them dresses up as a eunuch Turk to care for the women of the family of a wealthy man. They end up messing everything up, with lots of gags and funny events in the meantime.
Poppy
Camera Operator
A high school girl, enamored by her young teacher, follows him and discovers that his home life holds many secrets.