Oscar Andriani

In 16th century Italy, mercenary Marco is hired by cruel duke Astolfo whose unjust reign is threatened by the notorious outlaw the Red Mask.

Una joven pareja de actores de una compañía de segunda se separan cuando él se va a Roma para triunfar en el cine.

Maria, una prostituta, conoce a Cesare, un periodista dipsómano, en una comisaría de policía. Cesare se enamora de ella y quiere salvarla de su triste vida, pero ella se niega a recibir su ayuda.

A young countess is wrongly accused of adultery and shunned by her husband. She leaves and becomes a successful opera singer and when war comes returns to face her accusers, see her son and clear her name.

A doctor saves a girl from suicide and marries her out of pity. Soon the evil man who had pushed her to the limit taking advantage of her re-enters her life. The ensuing crisis will help the newlyweds overcome their differences and start a fresh, better new life.

Tras el trágico desenlace de la primera parte, "I figli di nessuno", Guido (Amedeo Nazzari) decide divorciarse, pero antes de que esto suceda, su mujer y su hija mueren en un accidente. Algunos años después, Guido conoce a Lina (Yvonne Sanson) de la que se enamora.

Adaptación de "La Odisea" de Homero. Terminada la guerra de Troya con la victoria de los griegos, Ulises (Kirk Douglas) navegará durante diez largos años, teniendo que superar terribles dificultades, antes de llegar a su palacio de Ítaca.

Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.

Confundiéndola con una enferma mental, Carla Del Poggio, es ingresada en una clínica psiquiátrica en la que un rico paciente, Aldo Fabrizzi, se hace pasar por médico. La pobre chica, tratando de hacer entender a los médicos que no está loca, termina provocando una rebelión entre el resto de pacientes.

Six episodes (adapted from as many short stories: Gozzano, D'Annunzio, Guido Rocca, Marino Moretti, Alba de Céspedes and Oreste Biancoli), six love stories set in different moments in italian recent history.

Little Luigi, the son of Guido and Elena, has a strange illness. To save him, they must inject his blood into a healthy person with his same blood type in order to create antibodies the fight off the infection.

Giacomo Puccini, el hijo de un organista de la Toscana, logra el reconocimiento mundial como compositor de óperas y muere de cáncer de garganta en medio de una crisis artística, a la edad de sólo sesenta y seis.

By a twist of fate, the photogenic Milanese shop assistant, Clara Manni, gets the leading role in Italian movie producer Gianni Franchi's romantic drama, "Addio Signora", and becomes an overnight sensation in Rome.

Italy, 15th century: Marco and Cesco, two youths from rival families are friends but become enemies when they both fall in love with the same girl, Germana, who is kept prisoner by Cesco's family in a tower. Germana is however in love with Marco and Cesco, feeling betrayed, has Marco imprisoned. During a battle Marco proves however his loyalty to his friend, who falls unfortunately deadly wounded.

In 19th century southern Italy (near Melfi, Basilicata), a small force of soldiers fight in the hills against the bandits who are holding their country to ransom.

A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.

The love story between Don Camillo's protégé and Don Violante's niece adds fuel to the rivalry between the two priests.

Three friends, a mechanic, a clockmaker, and a night warden are engaged to three sisters but are broke and cannot get married and pay the rent. They convince their future father-in-law to buy three little flats for them but the man buys them from a swindler and the friends run the risk of going to prison.

A businessman is wrongly accused and convicted for the murder of his associate.

Desaventuras en tren, coche y bicicleta de dos bailarinas que van a Bolonia donde se halla la compañía de revista de Totò.

Un inspector de policía se alía con un ex militar para acabar con una banda de traficantes de droga.

A woman takes her ill husband's place in a smuggling ring and steals the heart of his partner.

An engineer, devastated by the death of his fiance during a mountain expedition in north Italy, hopes he might forget about her by marrying a young nurse who adores him. But one day he returns to the mountain retreat where he’d had such happy days with his fiance, leaving his young bride distraught.

Grace Peterson trabaja en los grandes almacenes "Tutto per Tutti", junto a otras muchas jóvenes. Su contrato de trabajo les da derecho a vivir en una casa de hospedaje construida específicamente para ellas por la empresa pero, por otra parte, les prohíben no enamorarse ni casarse bajo amenaza de despido inmediato. Aún así, Grace se enamora de Phil Golder, un violinista sin un centavo. El director de la residencia se dará cuenta y la mejor amiga de la muchacha se hará pasar por novia del violinista para intentar salvar a Grace del despido.

Venice Film Festival 1940