Gian Maria Volonté

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Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor. He is perhaps most famous outside of Italy for his roles as the main villain in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (credited in the USA as "Johnny Wels") and For a Few Dollars More. In Italy and much of Europe, he was notable for his roles in high-profile social dramas depicting the political and social stirrings of Italian and European society in the 1960s and 1970s, including four films directed by Elio Petri - We Still Kill the Old Way (1967), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1971), The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) and Todo modo (1976). He is also recognized for his performances in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle Rouge (1970) and Giuliano Montaldo's Sacco & Vanzetti (1971).

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The Moro Affair Trailer (1986)

20 November 1986

On March 16, 1978, far-left terrorists of the Red Brigades kidnap Aldo Moro, leader of the Christian Democracy, the ruling party in Italy since the end of WWII.

Face to Face Trailer (1967)

23 November 1967

History Professor Brad Fletcher heads west for his health, but falls in with Solomon Bennett's outlaw gang.

Chronicle of a Death Foretold Trailer (1987)

08 May 1987

This suspenseful Italian crime drama is set in a Colombian river town and chronicles the series of events that led up to murder.

A Fistful of Dollars Trailer (1964)

12 September 1964

The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter.

For a Few Dollars More Trailer (1965)

18 December 1965

Two bounty hunters both pursue the brutal and sadistic bandit, El Indio, who has a large bounty on his head.

Summit Trailer (1968)

16 October 1968

Paolo, a special guest of an Italian newspaper, leaves for Paris to attend an international conference, a summit meeting, the 'summit' of hope.

A Man for Burning Trailer (1962)

26 October 1962

Political activist Salvatore returns to his native Sicily and stirs up trouble among the peasants, urging them to confront the Mafia and demand the right to plough their own fields.

Many Wars Ago Trailer (1970)

17 September 1970

Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results.

Spanish Western Trailer (2015)

04 May 2015

A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible, and a walk through the landscapes that made it possible to recreate in Spain, mainly in the desert of Almería, hundreds of adventures set in the remote American Far West.

Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

After a wave of arrests in 1969, Italian anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli allegedly falls out of a police building window while being interrogated.

The Suspect Trailer (1975)

21 February 1975

Fascism has forced the leadership of the Italian Communist Party to settle in Paris. In Italy arrests of militants are decimating the organization, so Emilio is sent on a mission in the area of Turin, to put out of harm whistleblowers.

Pestalozzi's Mountain Trailer (1989)

17 March 1989

In the 1770s, Swiss farmer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi established a school for poor orphaned children in the Aargau.

Banderas, the Tyrant Trailer (1993)

19 November 1993

In Santa Fe de Tierra Firme, an imaginary Latin American country, the indigenous dictator Santos Banderas rules with an iron fist.

The Abyss Trailer (1988)

13 May 1988

The Inquisition is in full swing in 16th century Flanders. Wanted for his dissident writings, the alchemist doctor Zeno has been wandering Europe under an assumed name for twenty years.

The Terrorist Trailer (1963)

25 October 1963

In Venice in 1943, a group of partisans led by Renato Braschi organize a series of autonomous terrorist attacks against the fascists while the National Liberation Committee urges caution.

A Bullet for the General Trailer (1967)

13 January 1967

El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries. They are helped by one of the passengers, Bill Tate, and allow him to join them, unware of his true intentions.

The Seven Cervi Brothers Trailer (1968)

16 February 1968

The story of the Cervi family. Rural farmers brought up to be idealogically opposed to fascism during the era of Mussolini's rule of Italy and World War 2.

Tre colonne in cronaca Trailer (1990)

09 March 1990

Chronicle of the dark maneuvers put into practice by a politician to seize an opposition newspaper. A Lebanese terrorist receives the order to kill a stockbroker, which triggers a series of blackmail and deception.

Under Ten Flags Trailer (1960)

15 September 1960

"Under Ten Flags" is a WWII movie loosely based on the true story of the German navy commerce raider Atlantis, a converted Auxilliary Cruiser, and her Captain Bernhard Rogge.

Slap the Monster on Page One Trailer (1972)

19 October 1972

Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his bosses.

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Trailer (1970)

16 October 1970

Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.

We Are Cinema Trailer (2021)

16 December 2021

An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.

Letters from Marusia Trailer (1975)

26 December 1975

Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in Chile, whose workers decide to claim their most essential rights.

Le Cercle Rouge Trailer (1970)

19 October 1970

When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel.

We Still Kill the Old Way Trailer (1967)

24 February 1967

A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.

Rosi About Eboli Trailer (2022)

16 November 2022

An exceptional documentary filmed in 1978 by Swedish directors Björn Blixt and Peter Englesson showing the behind-the-scenes of the film Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) by Francesco Rosi.

Operation Ogre Trailer (1979)

28 September 1979

Spain, 1973. Dictator Francisco Franco has ruled the country since 1939 with an iron fist; but he is now a very old and sick man.

Journey Beneath the Desert Trailer (1961)

05 May 1961

A helicopter crashes in the desert, and the crew winds up in the underground city of Atlantis and get mixed up in a slave revolt.

Ulysses' Gaze Trailer (1995)

12 October 1995

An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.

One Way or Another Trailer (1976)

30 April 1976

Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power.

Stark System Trailer (1980)

14 March 1980

Armenia Balducci's film, featuring Gian Maria Volontè as Stark, a cop-movie actor that falls prey to paranoia because he fears his latest movie will be a failure.

I Am Afraid Trailer (1977)

06 October 1977

During a wave of political violence in Italy, a policeman who's already survived an assassination is assigned to act as a bodyguard to a morally upright judge.

Girl with a Suitcase Trailer (1961)

09 February 1961

Lorenzo, who's 16 and born to a wealthy family in Parma, tries to make things right toward a showgirl, Aida, whom his older brother has mistreated.

Caravaggio Trailer (1967)

15 October 1967

A miniseries about Caravaggio's life.

Sacco & Vanzetti Trailer (1971)

16 March 1971

Boston, 1920. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are charged and unfairly tried for murder on the basis of their anarchist political beliefs.

Summer Night Trailer (1963)

03 June 1963

Barcelona in the early sixties: black and white chronicle of the ups and downs in the relationship of several young couples of the Catalan bourgeoisie during the time between two Saint John's eve festivals.

Hercules and the Captive Women Trailer (1961)

19 August 1961

King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle.

Lucky Luciano Trailer (1973)

19 October 1973

Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss.

For Love and Gold Trailer (1966)

07 April 1966

A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy.

The Bankers Of God: The Calvi Affair Trailer (2002)

07 March 2002

A reconstruction of the bankruptcy of the Banco Ambrosiano bank and its liaisons with the Vatican and the Masonry through its president Roberto Calvi, notoriously found dead under the Blackfriars Bridge in London in June 1982.

Giordano Bruno Trailer (1973)

29 November 1973

Fleeing from his enemies in the Catholic Church, the free thinking philosopher, poet and scientist Giordano Bruno has found some protection in Venice.

The Death of Mario Ricci Trailer (1983)

25 May 1983

A TV reporter and his assisstant go to a small Swiss village to do a programme with a reclusive scientist, an expert on world food shortages.

The Witch Trailer (1966)

16 September 1966

A historian goes to a castle library to translate some ancient erotic literature. While there he discovers what he believes to be supernatural forces at work.

The Magnificent Cuckold Trailer (1964)

19 October 1964

Andrea Artusi is a successful businessman with a beautiful wife, Maria, and a happy marriage - until he has an affair.

The Working Class Goes to Heaven Trailer (1971)

17 September 1971

After losing a finger in a work accident, an Italian worker becomes increasingly involved in political and revolutionary groups.

Lady of the Camelias Trailer (1981)

26 February 1981

A young girl from the provinces, comes to Paris with one goal: to become a part of the rich bourgeoisie.

Seasons of Our Love Trailer (1966)

25 March 1966

Vittorio is a 40-year-old journalist who reaches a mid-life crisis. His wife nags him constantly for ignoring her and their child.

The Mattei Affair Trailer (1972)

26 January 1972

Enrico Mattei helped change Italy’s future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis, then as an investor in methane gas through a public company, A.

The Assassination Trailer (1972)

04 October 1972

Darien, a left-wing police informant, is forced to lure his old friend Sadiel to Paris, allegedly to film a television special about the Third World.

The Bandit Trailer (1969)

29 January 1969

Sicily, 1865. Two peasants, Gramigna and his father are tricked by Baron Nardò and robbed of their field, which then the baron lets to Assunta, her daughter Gemma and her fiancé Ramarro.

Open Doors Trailer (1990)

29 March 1990

Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he kills his superior who sacked him, the man who replaced him and his wife.

Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté Trailer (2004)

12 January 2004

Indagine su un cittadino di nome Volonté is a documentary exploring the life and career of Italian actor Gian Maria Volonté.

Zénon the Rebel Trailer (2019)

11 December 2019

Zénon is the hero of “The Abyss”, the famous novel by Marguerite Yourcenar published in 1968. He is also the main character in André Delvaux’s film, played by Gian Maria Volonte, for the movie adaptation of the same book in 1988.

Reggio Calabria Trailer (1972)

24 December 1972

The film retraces the events of the Reggio Calabria revolt and reconstructs, with images of the protagonists and places, the atmosphere of those tragic days in the early 1970s.

Reflections on a Political Cinema Trailer (1978)

05 July 1978

This documentary addresses the challenges facing the Italian film industry in 1978 by focusing on th)

Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté Trailer (2005)

29 October 2005

A portrait of the famous italian actor and political activist Gian Maria Volonté.

Forgotten Activism Trailer (2017)

01 January 2017

Volonté, the militant. How many people know this singular and important aspect of the great Milanese actor's life? "Forgotten Activism" attempts to reconstruct a particular profile of the actor Gian Maria Volonté, the one concerning his political commitment, an aspect that is often neglected and ignored.

Under the Sign of Scorpio Trailer (1969)

04 April 1969

An island has been decimated by a volcanic eruption and the few survivors escape to a nearby island. Led by Rutolo, they know that their new home is equally susceptible to such a catastrophe via its own volcano, but they are unable to convince the current inhabitants of Island #2 to flee with them to a mainland.

Wake Up and Die Trailer (1966)

06 April 1966

A petty hoodlum pulls jewellery store heists in broad daylight. The cop on his tail knows he has accomplices and focuses on the gangster's girl friend is his attempt to catch him.

Wind from the East Trailer (1970)

19 August 1970

A politically oriented film in which images suggestive of a mock western are accompanied by an attack on all cinematic conventions to date and a debate on the nature and possibility of revolutionary cinema.