Massimo Girotti (18 May 1918 – 5 January 2003) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades.[1]
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Massimo Girotti
Born (1918-05-18 ) 18 May 1918Died 5 January 2003(2003-01-05) (aged 84) Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Spouse Marcella Girotti
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Born in Mogliano , in the province of Macerata , Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and playing polo. While studying engineering, he attracted the attention of Mario Soldati, who offered him a small part in the film Dora Nelson Alessandro Blasetti 's La corona di ferro The Iron Crown ) (1941) and Roberto Rossellini 's Un Pilota ritorna A Pilot Returns ) (1942), that he began to make an impression as a serious actor. In 1943 came a turning point in his career when Luchino Visconti cast him opposite the torrid Clara Calamai in Ossessione Obsession ), an earlier adaptation of the same novel on which Hollywood 's The Postman Always Rings Twice Italian neo-realism . Some of his notable post-war films include Caccia tragica The Tragic Hunt ) (1946) by Giuseppe De Santis and In nome della legge In the Name of the Law ) by Pietro Germi .
In 1950, he starred opposite Lucia Bosé in Michelangelo Antonioni 's first full-length feature, Cronaca di un amore Story of a Love Affair ) (1950). In 1953, he played Spartacus in an Italian epic film known in the US as Sins of Rome Senso Lizzani , Bolognini , Vittorio Cottafavi, Lattuada , but it was not until 1968 that he once again played a role worthy of his talents - that of the father in Pasolini 's Teorema Theorem ) with Terence Stamp and Silvana Mangano . Two years later, Pasolini cast him as Creonte opposite Maria Callas in his Medea Bernardo Bertolucci 's Last Tango in Paris Baron Blood Mario Bava .
He continued to act in character roles for the next thirty years. Some of the films he appeared in have been notable, including Joseph Losey 's Monsieur Klein Alain Delon and Jeanne Moreau , Art of Love (1983) by Walerian Borowczyk , the 1985 television miniseries Quo Vadis? Roberto Benigni 's Il mostro The Monster ) (1994).
He died in Rome of a heart attack after having just completed his last film, Ferzan Özpetek 's La Finestra di fronte Facing Windows ) (2003).
Girotti in the movie Roma ore 11
Dora Nelson A Romantic Adventure Tosca La corona di ferro The Iron Crown , 1941) .... Licinio & Arminio, suo figlioPirates of Malaya The Two Tigers The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday Un Pilota ritorna A Pilot Returns , 1942) .... Il tenente Gino RossatiHarlem Ossessione Obsession ) (1943) .... Gino CostaApparition The Gates of Heaven The Ten Commandments La carne e l'anima (1945) .... AndreaUn giorno nella vita Desire Fatalità (1947) .... Vincenzo MasiCaccia tragica Tragic Hunt 1947) .... MicheleShamed (1947) .... RoccoChristmas at Camp 119 Lost Youth Difficult Years The Street Has Many Dreams In nome della legge In the Name of the Law , 1949) .... Il pretore Guido SchiaviFabiola Altura Welcome, Reverend! Cronaca di un amore Story of a Love Affair , 1950) .... GuidoLand der Sehnsucht (1950)Behind Closed Shutters Fugitive in Trieste Duello senza onore (1951) .... CarloRome 11:00 Leathernose Il segreto delle tre punte (1952) .... Massimo Del ColleLieutenant Giorgio Sins of Rome Spartaco , 1953) .... SpartacusAt the Edge of the City Sul ponte dei sospiri A Husband for Anna Torna! The Love of a Woman Senso La tua donna Marguerite de la nuit I quattro del getto tonante (1955) .... Maggiore MontanariDesperate Farewell Dimentica il mio passato (1957) .... CarlosSaranno uomini (1957) .... Don AntonioSouvenir d'Italie La Bestia humana The Goddess of Love La trovatella di Pompei The Road a Year Long Herod the Great Asphalte (1959) .... ÉricHead of a Tyrant Wolves of the Deep La cento chilometri (1959) .... ToccaceliLe notti dei Teddy Boys (1959) .... Constantinos VaterThe Cossacks Lettere di una novizia I giganti della Tessaglia (Gli Argonauti) [ it ] Cavalcata selvaggia (1960)Romolo e Remo Venere Imperiale Mafia alla sbarra (1963)Oro per i Cesari [ fr ] Marco the Magnificent Idoli controluce El misterioso señor Van Eyck (1966)La volpe e le camelie (1966)The Witches Teorema Listen, Let's Make Love Le sorelle (1969) .... Alex / Martha's husbandThe Red Tent Medea Baron Blood Last Tango in Paris Il mio corpo con rabbia (1972) .... GabrieleLes voraces (1973) .... OlmiStateline Motel La coppia (1973)The Kiss of Death Cagliostro The Suspicious Death of a Minor Mark Shoots First The Innocent Monsieur Klein And Agnes Chose to Die Passion of Love Art of Love (1983) .... OvidQuo Vadis The Berlin Affair La Bohème Rebus La Révolution française Dall'altra parte del mondo (1992) .... AurelianoL'amore dopo (1993) .... Ing. StainoIl mostro The Monster , 1994) .... Distinguished ResidentUn bel dì vedremo (1997) .... Emilio VendittiDionysios Solomos (2001)La finestra di fronte Facing Windows , 2003) .... Simone / Davide Veroli (final film role)
