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Capannelle the stage name of Carlo Piscane
Naples, 2 February 1889-Rome, 9 June 1974
He Began his career at the time of silent cinema alongside Tina Pica. Later he starred in the Thirties and seventies in more than seventy films, interpreting roles of strongly specetistic character. Although he had already worked in several films including Paisà by Roberto Rossellini of 1946, the film notoriety arrives, late, only in 1958 when the director Mario Monicelli entrusts him the role of the mythical Capannelle, the ravenous Old man Bolognese, voiced by Nico Pepe in the rickety criminal band of the usual unknown.
The nickname will remain for the whole period of the artistic career. In The following years it interprets a large series of films. He is alongside Alberto Sordi in the movie the watchful or alongside Toto, and Aldo Fabrizi, in Toto, Fabrizi and the young people of today. They Return to work with Monicelli in the Army Brancaleone, the masterpiece of the Roman director of 1966, wearing the Role Of Abacuc, the Jew converted, in spite of the ramshackled medieval army. In the wake of the success achieved by the film is called by Pasolini to interpret Branbanzio, in the reimagining that the director Friulano Makes of Othello in the episode what are the clouds?, taken from the film Italian Whim of 1968. He Concludes his career in 1972 with a brief appearance in Brother Sun, Sister Luna Of Franco Zeffirelli. He Died in Rome eighty five years.
Filmography
1932/ The table of the poor, directed by Alessandro Blasetti
1946/ Paisà, directed by Roberto Rossellini
1949/ Hammer Bells, directed by Luigi Zampa
1952/ Process to the city, directed by Luigi Zampa
1952/ a thief in Paradise, directed by Domenico Paolella
1953/... and Napoli sings!, directed by Armando Grottini
1957/ Presentiment, directed by Armando Fizzarotti
1957/ an Angel fell in Brooklyn, directed By Ladislao Vajda
1958/ The usual unsubs, directed by Mario Monicelli
1959/ men and Noblemen, directed by Giorgio Bianchi
1959/ Spavaldi and Sweethearts, directed by Giuseppe Vari
1959/ La Shhaffa, directed by Roberto Bianci Montero
1959/ The recommended Iron, directed by Marcello Baldi
1959/ Prepotent more than before, directed byMario Mattoli
1959/ One hectare of Sky, directed byAglauco Casadio
1959/ The hundred kilometers, directed by Giulio Petroni
1959/ Mafia, directed by Roberto Mauri
1959/ El Lazarillo de tormes, directed by César Fernández Ardavín
1960/ Daring shot of the usual unknown, directed by Nanni Loy
1960/ The road of the Giants, directed by Guido Malatesta
1960/ Laughter of Joy, Directed by Mario Monicelli
1960/ The pleasures of The Bachelor, Directed by Giulio Petroni
1960/ The Blue Countess, directed by Claudio Gora
1960/ The pleasures of Saturday night, directed by Daniele D'anza
1960/ Totò, Fabrizi, and the young people of today, Directed by Mario Mattoli
1961/ What a joy to live, directed by René Clément
1961/ The Scream Of the Bolidi, directed by Leo Guerrasi
1961/ The Usual robbers in Milan, directed by Giulio Petroni
1961/ Husbands in distress, directed by Mauro Morassi
1961/ I kiss... You Baci, directed by Piero Vivarelli
1961/ Fra meniscus seeks trouble..., directed by Armando W. Tamburella
1961/ The Italian brigands, directed by Mario Camerini
1962/ Toto and Peppino divided in Berlin, directed by Giorgio Bianchi
1962/ Nero ' 71, directed by Filippo Walter Ratti
1962/ My friend Benito, directed by Giorgio Bianchi
1962/ Maciste the strongest gladiator in the world, directed by Michele Lupo
1962/ The shortest day, directed by Domenico Paolella
1962/ Italian hunchback shot, directed byLucio Fulci
1963/ Gli Honourable,directed by Sergio Corbucci
1963/ The motorized, directed by Mario Girolami
1963/ The Tiger of the Seven Seas, directed by Luigi Capuano
1963/ Los Dinamiteros, directed By Juan G. Atienza
1964/ The Saturday Train, directed by Vittorio Sala
1964/ The Boys Of hully Gully, directed by Marcello Giannini
1964/ Le call Connies, episode The Screw, directed by Marino Girolami and Javier Setó
1964/ Napoleon in Florence, directed by Piero Pierotti
1964/ Songs, bullies and pupae, directed by Carlo Infascelli
1964/ The last Rififì, directed by Juan Garcìa
1964/ Spuit Elf, directed by Paul Cammermans
1965/ This crazy, Crazy world of the song, directed by Bruno Corbucci, and Giovanni Grimaldi
1965/ Made in Italy, directed by Nanni Loy
1966/ Venus in College, directed by Marino Girolami
1966/ The 7 Golden Monks, directed by Moraldo Rossi
1966/ The Husband of Attilia, episode of Our Husbands, directed by Dino Risi
1966/ The Brancaleone Army, directed by Mario Monicelli
1966/ For a few dollars less, directed by Mario Mattoli
1966/ Fox hunting, directed by Vittorio De Sica
1966/ The Saint takes the aim ( Le Saint tease L'affût ), directed by Christian-Jaque
1966/ Operation San Gennaro, directed by Dino Risi
1967/ Operation San Pietro, directed byLucio Fulci
1967/ Ballad by a Billion, directed by Gianni Puccini
1967/ Wanted, directed by Giorgio Ferroni
1967/ Once Upon a time..., directed by Francesco Rosi
1967/ From man to man, directed by Giulio Petroni
1967/ Italian Caprice, episode What are the Clouds?, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
1968/ Franco, Ciccio, and the Merry Widows, directed by Marino Girolami
1968/ Women, Botte and Bersaglieri, directed by Ruggero Deodato
1969/ The Archangel, directed by Giorgio Capitani
1969/ Zenabel, directed by Ruggero Deodato
1970/ In the Day of the Lord, directed by Bruno Corbucci
1970/ I Clowns, directed by Federico Fellini
1971/ Room 17 -17, Palazzo delle tax, office of Taxation, directed by Michele Lupo
1972/ Brother Sole, Sister Luna, directed By Franco Zeffirelli
Voice actors
Lauro Gazzolo in: The Sheriff, the tiger of the seven Seas, Maciste the strongest gladiator in the world
Nico Pepe in: The usual Unknowns, daring blow of the usual Unknown, Operation St. Peter
Amilcare Pettinelli in: My friend Benito, Between Manisco seeks trouble...
Mario Corte in: Hammer Bells
Pietro De Vico in: What a joy to live
Alighiero Noschere in: Juliet of Spirits
Franco Latini in: The Brancaleone Army, the tardons
Fiorenzo Fiorentini in: The watchful