Tano Cimarosa
| Tano Cimarosa | |
|---|---|
 Cimarosa in Gang War in Milan (1973) | |
| Born |
1 January 1922 Messina, Italy |
| Died |
24 May 2008 (aged 86) Messina, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor, film director |
Tano Cimarosa (Messina 1 January 1922 – Messina 24 May 2008) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director from Sicily.[1] He participated in more than fifty movies.
He played the "Blacksmith" in the Oscar-winning film Cinema Paradiso from 1988. He is known to horror film fans for directing Reflections in Black in 1975.
Selected filmography
- Be Sick... It's Free (1968)
- Bootleggers (1969)
- Police Chief Pepe (1969)
- The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)
- A Sword for Brando (1970)
- A Girl in Australia (1971)
- In Prison Awaiting Trial (1971)
- Italian Graffiti (1973)
- Bread and Chocolate (1974)
- Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1974)
- Cinema Paradiso (1988)
- A Pure Formality (1994)
As director
- Reflections in Black (1975) aka Vice Wears Black Hose
- Death Hunt (1977, also writer)
Biography
Luigia Miniucchi, Il mondo di Tano Cimarosa. 50 anni di cinema italiano, By Bess Edizioni, 2006. 160 pages.[2]
References
- ↑ ANSA (24 May 2008). "E' morto Tano Cimarosa, volto della Sicilia al cinema" (in Italian). SiciliaInformazioni. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ↑ La Magna, Franco (26 September 2006). "Il mondo di Tano Cimarosa" (in Italian). Il nuovo soldo. Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
External links
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