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Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Acting·1922–2000·147 films

Vittorio Gassman Knight Grand Cross OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo ˈɡazman]; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.

As Actor

Sleepers
Sleepers (1996)King Benny
Il Sorpasso
Il Sorpasso (1962)Bruno Cortona
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)Peppe il pantera
We All Loved Each Other So Much
We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974)Gianni Perego
For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold (1966)Brancaleone da Norcia
The Great War
The Great War (1959)Giovanni Busacca
War and Peace
War and Peace (1956)Anatol Kuragin
Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman (1974)Fausto Consolo
The New Monsters
The New Monsters (1977)il cardinale/il cameriere/il marito/il commissario/il padre di famiglia
Bitter Rice
Bitter Rice (1949)Walter
The Monsters
The Monsters (1963)The Actor (segment "La Raccomandazione") / Policeman (segment "Il Mostro") / Production Assistant & Movie Director (segment "Presa dalla Vita") / Nicola (segment "Che Vitaccia!") / Blonde Latin Lover (segment "Latin Lovers-Amanti latini") / Defence Layer D'Amore (segment "Testimone volontario") / Richetto (segment "I due Orfanelli") / Roberto (segment "Il Sacrificato") / Elisa (segment "La Musa") / The Road Hog (segment "La Strada è di Tutti") / The Friar (segment "Il Testamento di Francesco") / Artemio Altidori (segment "La nobile Arte")
Barabbas
Barabbas (1961)Sahak
I Knew Her Well
I Knew Her Well (1965)Vittorio Gassman - in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brancaleone at the Crusades
Brancaleone at the Crusades (1970)Brancaleone Da Norcia
The Terrace
The Terrace (1980)Mario Dorazio
A Difficult Life
A Difficult Life (1961)Self
The Family
The Family (1987)Carlo as a man / Carlo's grandfather
In the Name of the Italian People
In the Name of the Italian People (1971)Lorenzo Santenocito
Sharky's Machine
Sharky's Machine (1981)Victor Scorelli
Fiasco in Milan
Fiasco in Milan (1959)Giuseppe "Peppe er Pantera" Baiocchi
The Desert of the Tartars
The Desert of the Tartars (1976)Filimore
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)Ispettore Tuttunpezzo / Allievo
The Nude Bomb
The Nude Bomb (1980)Sauvage / Nino Salvatori Sebastiani
Quintet
Quintet (1979)Saint Christopher
Lost Soul
Lost Soul (1977)Fabio Stolz
Ghosts of Rome
Ghosts of Rome (1961)Il Caparra
1001 Nights
1001 Nights (1990)Sinbad
A Wedding
A Wedding (1978)Luigi Corelli
Woman Times Seven
Woman Times Seven (1967)Cenci
Love and Larceny
Love and Larceny (1960)Gerardo Latini
March on Rome
March on Rome (1962)Domenico Rocchetti
I'm Photogenic
I'm Photogenic (1980)Vittorio Gassman (uncredited)
Count Tacchia
Count Tacchia (1982)Prince Torquato Terenzi
Abraham
Abraham (1993)Terach
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained (2021)Self - Actor (archive footage)
La bomba
La bomba (1999)Don Vito Bracalone
The Dinner
The Dinner (1998)Maestro Pezzullo
Tempest
Tempest (1982)Alonzo
La cambiale
La cambiale (1959)Michele
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment (1961)Cimino
The Audience
The Audience (1972)Principe Donati
Life Is a Bed of Roses
Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)Walter Guarini
The Tiger and the Pussycat
The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967)Francesco Vincenzini
Ghosts, Italian Style
Ghosts, Italian Style (1967)Pasquale Lojacono
I picari
I picari (1987)Marquis Felipe de Aragona
Il gaucho
Il gaucho (1964)Marco Ravicchio
Twelve Plus One
Twelve Plus One (1969)Mario Beretti
Let's Talk About Women
Let's Talk About Women (1964)Straniero / Practical Joker / Cliente / Amante / Amante impaziente / Cameriere / Fratello timido / Rigattiere / Prigioniero
Beautiful But Dangerous
Beautiful But Dangerous (1955)Prince Sergei
Midnight Pleasures
Midnight Pleasures (1975)Andrea Sansoni
Rhapsody
Rhapsody (1954)Paul Bronte
Anna
Anna (1951)Vittorio
The Palermo Connection
The Palermo Connection (1990)Il principe
The Glass Wall
The Glass Wall (1953)Peter Kuban
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
...And Suddenly It's Murder! (1960)Remo
The Career of a Chambermaid
The Career of a Chambermaid (1976)Franco Denza
Scipio the African
Scipio the African (1971)Catone il Censore
The Prophet
The Prophet (1968)Pietro Breccia
La Tosca
La Tosca (1973)Scarpia
Il successo
Il successo (1963)Giulio Ceriani
Mortacci
Mortacci (1989)Domenico
Dear Father
Dear Father (1979)Albino Millozza
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later (1985)Peppe
Without Family
Without Family (1972)Armando Zavanatti
The Devil in Love
The Devil in Love (1966)Belfagor
I'll Be Going Now
I'll Be Going Now (1991)Augusto Scribani
Where Are You Going All Naked?
Where Are You Going All Naked? (1969)Rufus Conforti
One Million Dollars
One Million Dollars (1964)Giuliano
Sombrero
Sombrero (1953)Alejandro Castillo
Snow Job
Snow Job (1965)Lucio Ridolfi
Cry of the Hunted
Cry of the Hunted (1953)Jory
Benvenuta
Benvenuta (1983)Livio
Girls Marked Danger
Girls Marked Danger (1952)Michele
What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?
What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? (1972)Guido Guidi
The Dirty Game
The Dirty Game (1965)Perego / Ferrari
The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider (1948)Giacomo Casanova, cavaliere di Seingalt
Dark Soul
Dark Soul (1962)Adriano Zucchelli
Black Crown
Black Crown (1951)Mauricio
The Miracle
The Miracle (1959)Guido
Sex Can Be Difficult
Sex Can Be Difficult (1962)L'avvocato (segment "L'avaro")
Catch As Catch Can
Catch As Catch Can (1967)Bob Chiaramonte
Tempest
Tempest (1958)Prosecutor
The Love Specialist
The Love Specialist (1957)Piero di Montalcino
Lure of the Sila
Lure of the Sila (1949)Pietro Campolo (as Vittorio Gassmann)
The Long Winter
The Long Winter (1992)Claudio, El Mayordomo
Pleasant Nights
Pleasant Nights (1966)Bastiano da Sangallo
A Maiden for the Prince
A Maiden for the Prince (1965)Principe Vincenzo Gonzaga
Let's Have a Riot
Let's Have a Riot (1970)Riccardo
Mambo
Mambo (1954)Mario Rossi
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1947)Hässlicher Fischer / Il Pescatore verde
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021)Self (archive footage)
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1957)Edmund Kean
The Divorce
The Divorce (1970)Leonardo Nenci
Rossini! Rossini!
Rossini! Rossini! (1991)Ludwig van Beethoven
Hotel Room
Hotel Room (1981)Achille Mengaroni
Summer Frenzy
Summer Frenzy (1964)Cap. Nardoni
The Dream of Zorro
The Dream of Zorro (1952)Don Juan Antonio
Double Cross
Double Cross (1951)Renato Salvi
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti (2002)Self (archive footage)
The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep (1968)Mario Agasti / Filippo Agasti
Power Of Evil
Power Of Evil (1985)Gottfried
Desert of Fire
Desert of Fire (1997)Tareq
Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian
Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian (2015)Self (archive footage)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022)Self (archive footage)
Trintignant by Trintignant
Trintignant by Trintignant (2021)Self (archive footage)
The Archangel
The Archangel (1969)Furio Bertuccia
The Amusements of Private Life
The Amusements of Private Life (1990)Marquis
Pure as a Lily
Pure as a Lily (1976)Anthony M. Wilson
The Violent Patriot
The Violent Patriot (1956)Giovanni De Medici
Lo sparviero del Nilo
Lo sparviero del Nilo (1950)Yussuf
Monicelli: La versione di Mario
Monicelli: La versione di Mario (2012)Self (archive footage)
Seduction Of The South
Seduction Of The South (1961)O Caporale
The Captain's Daughter
The Captain's Daughter (1947)Svabrin
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia (2018)Self
The Eye of the Needle
The Eye of the Needle (1963)Giorgio Mazzanò, lawyer
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore (2010)Self (archive footage)
Close Up
Close Up (2012)Self (archive footage)
Alibi
Alibi (1969)Vittorio
The Sleazy Uncle
The Sleazy Uncle (1989)Zio Luca
Di padre in figlio
Di padre in figlio (1982)Self
Il leone di Amalfi
Il leone di Amalfi (1950)Mauro
The Outlaws
The Outlaws (1950)Turi
Two Pieces of Bread
Two Pieces of Bread (1979)Pippo Mifà
Amleto
Amleto (1955)Amleto
We Are Cinema
We Are Cinema (2021)Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
Defend My Love
Defend My Love (1956)Giovanni Marchi
Il turno
Il turno (1981)Ciro Coppa
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds (2006)Self (archive footage)
Once a Year, Every Year
Once a Year, Every Year (1994)Giuseppe
E il Casanova di Fellini?
E il Casanova di Fellini? (1975)Self
Quando eravamo repressi
Quando eravamo repressi (1992)The Sexologist
Streets of Sorrow
Streets of Sorrow (1950)Giorgio Cantoni
L'ebreo errante
L'ebreo errante (1948)Mathieu Blumenthal
L'altro enigma
L'altro enigma (1988)Il padre / Sofocle
Daniele Cortis
Daniele Cortis (1947)Daniele Cortis
To Be Hamlet
To Be Hamlet (1985)Self
Kean - Genio e sregolatezza
Kean - Genio e sregolatezza (1955)Edmund Kean
Preludio d'amore
Preludio d'amore (1946)Davide
In morte di Federico Fellini
In morte di Federico Fellini (1994)
Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant
Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant (2015)Self
André Delvaux directs Benvenuta
André Delvaux directs Benvenuta (1983)Self
The Apple of My Eye
The Apple of My Eye (1976)film festival participant
Edipo Re
Edipo Re (1977)Edipo
Speaking with Gassman
Speaking with Gassman (2005)
Shakespeare secondo Gassman
Shakespeare secondo Gassman (1964)
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth (1970)L'uomo dal fiore in bocca

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As Writer