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Marcello Baldi

Marcello Baldi

1923-08-01
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Telve, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Birth Date: 08/01/1923 Birth Place: Telve, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy Day of Death: 07/22/2008 Marcello Baldi was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his work in documentaries and feature films. He began his career as an assistant director, collaborating with notable filmmakers such as Alessandro Blasetti and Pietro Germi. Baldi made his directorial debut with the documentary Italia K2 (1955), which chronicled the first Italian expedition to K2. He directed over 30 films, including Goliath and the Dragon (1960) and Countdown to Doomsday (1966). Baldi's films often explored historical and adventure themes, contributing to Italian cinema's diverse landscape.

Telve, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Birth Date: 08/01/1923 Birth Place: Telve, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy Day of Death: 07/22/2008 Marcello Baldi was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his work in documentaries and feature films. He began his career as an assistant director, collaborating with notable filmmakers such as Alessandro Blasetti and Pietro Germi. Baldi made his directorial debut with the documentary Italia K2 (1955), which chronicled the first Italian expedition to K2. He directed over 30 films, including Goliath and the Dragon (1960) and Countdown to Doomsday (1966). Baldi's films often explored historical and adventure themes, contributing to Italian cinema's diverse landscape.

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The Three Thieves 1954 (6.4)

Tapioca, a small-time thief, hides out in an elegant apartment, where he is soon joined by Cascarilla, one of his apprentices who has become better than his master. When the owners arrive home, the latter offers the wife a bunch of love letters she has written to various lovers for ten million.
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Arsène Lupin is a French TV show which was co-produced with German, Canadian, Belgian, Dutch, Swiss, Italian and Austrian TV stations. It was only loosely based on Maurice Leblancs novels. Georges Descrières' portrayal of Arsène Lupin showed more similarity to Graf Yoster than to Maurice Leblanc's original. He behaved in the first place as a perfect gentleman who never got angry. He was always relaxed, because whatever could possibly had bothered him in daily life was taken care of by his butler. It wasn't questioned how he had come to his financial independence although the series sometimes discreetly implied that he was a professional criminal. Besides rescuing damsels in distress Lupin took on criminals, competing with their wit and intelligence. Either he stole paintings from rich people who had to be considered white-collar criminals or he acted as a detective who derailed criminal schemes. However, when he was attacked, he could defend himself effortlessly by using elegant jujutsu methods. Among the guest stars were German actors such as Günter Strack and Sky du Mont. Jean-Paul Salomé said in his commentary on the DVD version of his film Arsène Lupin he had like this series as a child. German TV, one the investors, would broadcast the show eventually between 18:00-20:00 o'clock because it was only allowed to show commercials within that very timeslot. For them to get a financial return on investment the show had to be appropriate for families and also for children who would watch it alone. Subsequently it was nearby to ask to defuse and flatten some of Leblanc's plots in order to avoid possible complaints that could force the station to broadcast the show beyond the "Vorabendprogramm".
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Night Train to Milan 1962 (5.75)

A thriller with Jack Palance as a nazi doctor hiding after the war. While riding on a train, he is recognized by former prisoners.