Silla Bettini

Birth : 1923-02-28,

Death : 2003-05-15

Movies

The Adventures of Pinocchio
Assistant Director
Mastro Geppetto is a poor carpenter with no wife and no children. The man is very lonely, and when trading a piece of wood with his colleague Mastro Ciliegia, he decides to build himself a puppet to make him company.
Alfredo, Alfredo
First Assistant Director
Alfredo, a timid young Italian, lusts after and woos the beautiful Maria Rosa. But when he manages to marry her, he discovers life is not nearly so blissful as he expected.
The Scopone Game
First Assistant Director
An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia.
Love Me Strangely
Assistant Director
Alain Revent, a seductive and refined man, derives a peculiar satisfaction from debasing his wives. The first, driven to the brink of despair, throws herself out of a window. Enlisting the help of an equally perverse casual acquaintance, Dino, the "handsome brute" proceeds to emotionally torture his second wife, Nathalie. The sadistic plan is picked up on by Officer Leroy who suspects the truth. Will he be able to snatch the unfortunate woman from the evil Alain's clutches?
A Pocketful of Chestnuts
First Assistant Director
A TV producer cultivates a somewhat reserved and protective young woman after interviewing her for one of his programs.
A Pocketful of Chestnuts
A TV producer cultivates a somewhat reserved and protective young woman after interviewing her for one of his programs.
Without Knowing Anything About Her
First Assistant Director
Tells a dark story about a young lawyer that falls in love with a strange girl with an unknown past.
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
First Assistant Director
Through the childhood and the adolescence of Giacomo Casanova (from his memoirs), this is a description of how people live in the Venice of the 18th century: customs, habits, medicine, religion and most of all - the omnipresence of hypocrisy. Written by Yepok
Serafino
First Assistant Director
Serafino, a young and innocent shepherd, inherits a huge fortune. He immediately starts spending the entire sum on presents for his friends, causing the envy of his family.
Italian Secret Service
Second Assistant Director
A war hero turned unemployed is hired by a British man whose life he saved during the war, for a secret mission: to kill a neo-nazi.
The Climax
First Assistant Director
A violin player is going to be father of a sixth child by his second mistress, Marisa. Quite nervous about that, he does not leave the clinic... except to drive Giulia, his legitimate wife, along with his legitimate kids to the station as they leave for a vacation at the seaside.
Misunderstood
Andrew's brave front convinces his father that he is unaffected by his mother's death. Playmate and protector of his little brother Miles, he is often blamed when mischief goes wrong. Only when tragedy strikes does his father recognize Andrew's true qualities.
Five for Revenge
Miguel
Jim Latimore's ranch is a thorn in the side of the ruthless Gonzales brothers and his marriage to their cousin Rosaria rankles even more. Bandit chief El Matanza is hired to rid them of Latimore and his baby son is taken to be raised as a Gonzales. Three years later five of Latimore's friends arrive to reclaim the boy, replace Rosaria in her home and avenge their murdered compadre.
Don Camillo in Moscow
Bigio
Priest Don Camillo blackmails his friendly rival Peppone into letting him join a Communist delegation visiting the Soviet Union.
Italian Engagement
In this romance, a middle-aged playboy finds himself running his father's fur business after his father's death. He continues to allow his papa's mistress to run the business. The playboy's fiancee gets pregnant and he refuses to marry her. She dumps him in favor of his best friend. Soon the selfish man finds himself deserted by all his friends. He winds up involved with his father's patiently waiting lover.
Via Veneto
The Maniacs
Undertaker (segment 'L'elaborazione)
An anthology of brief comic sketches based on manias, mainly sexual, featuring several figures of Italian society.
The Changing of the Guard
Italian fascist soldier (uncredited)
During WW2, it's not wise to be a mayor chosen by the fascists with the Americans' impending arrival.
Getting Away with It the Italian Way
"Bullone"
Orazio Menicotti is a night policeman in Rome. One night he is present at a quarrel between husband and wife and he volunteers to take the wife to the Police Station. While he goes around Rome with the blonde and beautiful woman, a bank is robbed.
A Day for Lionhearts
September the 8th 1943, Rome, day of the armistice. Danilo escapes the fascist enlist, while Michele succeeded to leave his administration moving from Rome. On the way to come back Rome the two meets Gino and all together will try to pass trough the Gothic Line.
Pigeon Shoot
Gioioso
Young man Marco Laudato, after the '8/9/1943's WW2 armistice, enlists in the Italian Social Republic army, attending the last days of the old regime in decay.
Little Girls and High Finance
A low level official and a prostitute both try to commit suicide and fail, afterwards he becomes a pimp and the prostitutes take over the country.
Everybody Go Home!
When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to return to their homes.
It Happened in '43
Undocumented man
1943. The affair between Anna, unhappily married to wheelchair-bound Pino, and deserter Franco unfolds in foggy Ferrara, intertwining with the power struggle taking place within local Fascist ranks that culminates in a massacre of civilians, including Franco's father – Pino sees it all from his window, but will he tell anyone?
Run with the Devil
Stefano is a talented painter, devoted to his art but not interested in promoting himself, while many of his fellow artists are far more adept at selling their persona than creating art.
The Facts of Murder
Il brigadiere Oreste
A police inspector comes into contact with people of all types and dispositions during a grueling murder investigation.