Mario Chiari Trailers

The Hunchback Trailer (1960)

30 November 1960

Alvaro Cosenza, also known as the Hunchback from Quarticciolo, during Rome's occupation by Nazis in 1943, decides to revolt.

House of Ricordi Trailer (1954)

01 December 1954

The film covers a hundred years in the lives of the Ricordi family, the Milan publishing house of the title, and the various composers and other historic personalities, whose careers intersected with the growth of the Ricordi house.

Son of the Red Corsair Trailer (1959)

23 June 1959

Enrico di Ventimiglia, the Son of the Red Corsair, travels through the Spanish conquests of Central America in search of the stepsister he has never met.

Casta diva Trailer (1954)

27 December 1954

As soon as he graduated from the Naples Conservatory, Vincenzo Bellini meets Maddalena Fumaroli and immediately falls in love with her.

Neapolitan Carousel Trailer (1954)

14 October 1954

Music, ballet, folk dances and mime eliciting the spirit of Naples across the ages are loosely tied together by the comedic wanderings and exploits of the Esposito family.

Gastone Trailer (1960)

26 January 1960

During the period between world wars, vaudeville sketches were popular before film showings.Gastone is one of the characters played by the famous Ettore Petrolini who figures in these sketches.

La nemica Trailer (1952)

26 November 1952

The Police Commissioner Trailer (1962)

21 April 1962

Popular Italian comic Alberto Sordi does an excellent job of creating a bumbling yet effective police inspector by the unlikely name of Dante Lombardozzi, in this entertaining comedy-murder mystery by director Luigi Comencini.

Traffic Jam Trailer (1979)

12 January 1979

A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more than 36 hours.

King Kong Trailer (1976)

08 September 1976

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.

War and Peace Trailer (1956)

21 August 1956

The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.

The Bible: In the Beginning... Trailer (1966)

28 September 1966

Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God.

High School Trailer (1954)

01 April 1954

It's the last year of highschool of a group of teenagers, and now they have to face their final exam, and the loves, happy or not, that sprung during those years of school.

Ashanti Trailer (1979)

21 February 1979

Dr. Anansa Linderby is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this moment, her husband will do anything to recover her and to punish the bad guys, but that will be not an easy task.

Yuppies Trailer (1986)

13 March 1986

Willy, Giacomo, Lorenzo and Sandro are 4 young yuppies rampant in the "Milano da bere" of the 80s, who live in the myth of Lawyer Gianni Agnelli and Silvio Berlusconi; their only purpose in life is to appear rather than be.

Winter Holidays Trailer (1959)

18 June 1959

Alberto Moretti arrives in Cortina D'Ampezzo, with daughter Marcella,who has just won a TV contest, the prize of which is a free stay in a luxury hotel.

Cavalcade of Song Trailer (1953)

09 October 1953

The Sinner Trailer (1940)

10 January 1940

Seduced and abandonned by her fiance, Maria Ferrante leaves home to avoid any scandal. She is trying0

Storm Trailer (1954)

16 April 1954

André is a loving and attentive husband, but when he agrees to plead his enamored brother's case with student Françoise Massard, he in turn becomes infatuated with the beautiful woman, who is perpetually in search of true love through a series of hazardous romantic relationships.

Barabbas Trailer (1961)

23 December 1961

Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus.

Volcano Trailer (1950)

02 February 1950

An exiled Italian prostitute shields her sister from a deep-sea diver on an island volcano.

Fortunella Trailer (1958)

14 March 1958

A poor girl is convinced she is the daughter of a prince.

Womanlight Trailer (1979)

29 August 1979

Having both suffered extreme losses, two disparate souls try to form a relationship for consolation rather than romance.

Doctor Dolittle Trailer (1967)

05 December 1967

A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.

The Betrayal Trailer (1969)

24 January 1969

A seductive and ruthless spy in the service of Germany steals state secrets- including the formula for poison gas-from England and France during World War I.

Le Notti Bianche Trailer (1957)

14 November 1957

A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.

Miracle in Milan Trailer (1951)

08 February 1951

Once upon a time a wise and kind old woman discovers a baby in her cabbage patch. She brings up the child and, when she dies, the boy, Totò, enters an orphanage.

The Reluctant Saint Trailer (1962)

02 November 1962

Cupertino, Italy, 1623: A simple-minded and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order as a hired hand, overcoming his intellectual and social challenges with a pure heart and a simple faith.

Loves of Three Queens Trailer (1954)

24 December 1954

At a wedding party involving three beautiful women, a young man should choose the most charming. But a professor intervenes to prevent the verdict, remembering the troubles caused by Paris in a similar situation.

Love I Haven't... But... But Trailer (1951)

07 December 1951

Gina tries to commit suicide by jumping into the river but is saved by Teodoro, an innocent young man.

This Angry Age Trailer (1957)

31 October 1957

Twenty-year-old Joseph and his sixteen-year-old sister Suzanne live in the merciless conditions of an intemperate foreign land with their widowed mother.

Morel's Invention Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

A castaway arrives on an island. He thinks it's uninhabited, but he sees a palace with also a hidden room.

The Giant of Marathon Trailer (1959)

03 December 1959

A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army.

Sins of Casanova Trailer (1954)

22 December 1954

1760 Spain provides the setting for Giacomo Casanova's romantic escapades, every woman he encounters unable to resist his disarming charm, be they single, engaged, or even married.

A Man Called Sledge Trailer (1970)

14 November 1970

James Garner is Luther Sledge, the leader of a pack of rebels who are planning to steal a stash of gold.

The Law Trailer (1959)

25 January 1959

A gorgeous housekeeper turns the tables on the men in a small Mediterranean coastal town by using their own vicious drinking game.

Ludwig Trailer (1973)

07 March 1973

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero.

The Deserter Trailer (1970)

04 December 1970

A young cavalry officer finds his woman tortured by the Apaches and blames the Army for not properly protecting the outpost, so becomes a deserter and an avenger, stalking and killing Indians without warning.

Mid-Century Loves Trailer (1954)

18 February 1954

Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities.

I Vitelloni Trailer (1953)

17 September 1953

Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright.

A Quiet Place in the Country Trailer (1968)

14 November 1968

A painter facing a creative block arranges to spend the weekend in the country at his mistress's villa.

A Day in the Life Trailer (1946)

05 April 1946

Some Italian partisans want to take refuge in a convent to escape German raids. The nuns are a little perplexed at first but then agree since one of the men is seriously wounded.

Bellissima Trailer (1952)

04 January 1952

Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star.

The Golden Coach Trailer (1952)

05 December 1952

A viceroy, a nobleman and a bullfighter court a comedy-troupe actress in 18th-century Peru.

Yuppies 2 Trailer (1986)

23 December 1986

The adventures of the Milanese yuppies continue, always polished, "at home" in via Montenapoleone or at Nepentha, impeccable in dressing and "winning" at work, a little less in private life.

A Difficult Life Trailer (1961)

19 December 1961

Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.

The Queens Trailer (1966)

21 April 1966

Four comedic shorts explore quirky relationships and misadventures: a teenage girl's journey home, a self-serving babysitter, a husband confronting infidelity, and a wealthy woman's drunken escapades with her butler.

Tempest Trailer (1958)

01 December 1958

A young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way to his new duty station at a remote outpost.

The Ghost Trailer (1963)

30 March 1963

A woman and her lover murder her husband, a doctor. Soon, however, strange things start happening, and they wonder if they really killed him, or if he is coming back from the dead to haunt them.

Too Bad She's Bad Trailer (1954)

28 December 1954

When young and attractive Lina Stroppiani, a thief like the rest of her family, tries to steal the taxi of Paolo, together with two accomplices, she can't possibly know that this will have far reaching consequences.

Ghosts of Rome Trailer (1961)

01 April 1961

An old prince lives in his ancient palace in Rome together with the ghosts of his ancestors. For years he has proudly rejected huge offers by a real estate group seeking to buy the palace and build a department store in its place, but when he suddenly dies his nephew signs the deal.

The Killer Reserved Nine Seats Trailer (1974)

21 May 1974

A rich man gathers together friends and relatives at the abandoned theatre he owns, but the party isn't fun for long since apparently one of them is a murderer.

The Third Eye Trailer (1966)

11 June 1966

Young nobleman Mino lives with his mother and Marta, the housekeeper, in an old, decaying castle. He is infantile and morbidly attached to the weird duo; his only hobby is taxidermy.

Fabiola Trailer (1949)

03 March 1949

In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a Gallic gladiator.

Sardinia Kidnapped Trailer (1968)

14 March 1968

Christina Fisher arrives in Sardinia to spend a holiday with her university friend, Francesco. As they are touring the island, they are trapped by mountain terrorists.

The Art of Getting Along Trailer (1954)

29 December 1954

In this comedy Alberto Sordi plays Rosario Scimoni, known as Sasà, an opportunistic and unscrupulous guy, nephew of the mayor of Catania, and he's always ready to take sides with anyone who can help him.