Silvana Pampanini

Silvana Pampanini

Born: September 26, 1925
Died: January 6, 2016
in Roma, Italy
Pampanini became one of the most popular movie actresses in her country and was considered a sex symbol in the 1950s. In 1955 she visited New York, Denver and Hollywood but rejected job offers because she could not speak English properly and had some problems with the tax office.[citation needed] She was well-liked in France, where they nicknamed her Ninì Pampan, Spain, where she appeared in Tirma, South America, especially in Mexico, where she starred in Sed de Amor with Pedro Armendáriz, and Egypt. She worked with other internationally important actors and directors such as Buster Keaton, Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni,Alberto Sordi, Totò, Jean Gabin, Henri Vidal, Abel Gance, Vittorio De Sica. The film O.K. Nero, in which Pampanini starred, was banned in certain places because of scenes that were considered indecent.

Movies for Silvana Pampanini...

Tiburzi
Title: Tiburzi
Character: Il Destino
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
An unconventional biopic about the legendary Tuscan bandit Tiburzi, who became a peasants' hero in the late nineteenth century
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Il tassinaro
Title: Il tassinaro
Character: Silvana Pampanini
Released: December 21, 1983
Type: Movie
Pietro Marchetti, a mature Roman taxi driver, has countless and interesting meetings while he is on duty with his car "Zara 87".
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Title: Domenica In
Character: Self
Released: October 3, 1976
Type: TV
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Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
Title: Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
Character: La "marchettara"
Released: February 25, 1971
Type: Movie
During a monologue on the theme of adultery, a man reviews a series of famous and anonymous cases of conjugal betrayals ...
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Tres mil kilómetros de amor
Title: Tres mil kilómetros de amor
Character: Marcela
Released: December 7, 1967
Type: Movie
Romance, stolen jewels and sitcom humor on a bus-trip from Tijuana to Guadalajara.
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Crazy World... Crazy People!
Title: Crazy World... Crazy People!
Character: Ruth
Released: January 9, 1966
Type: Movie
italian comedy
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Napoleoncito
Title: Napoleoncito
Character: Silvana Montejo
Released: December 3, 1964
Type: Movie
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Il gaucho
Title: Il gaucho
Character: Luciana
Released: September 18, 1964
Type: Movie
An italian film producer travels to Argentina with part of the crew to a Film Festival contest.
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Mariti a congresso
Title: Mariti a congresso
Released: August 11, 1961
Type: Movie
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Guns of the Black Witch
Title: Guns of the Black Witch
Character: Delores
Released: February 24, 1961
Type: Movie
In the 17th century, a village was the refuge of several French buccaneers. One day, the Spanish under the command of Guzmán, attacked the village and killed everybody, adults and children ...
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Thirst for Love
Title: Thirst for Love
Character: Maria
Released: August 29, 1959
Type: Movie
Rosaura, a devout religious woman, lives in a fishing village with her sister María who stopped believing in God since her jealous husband was murdered. Even though Rosaura is wanted by the fisherman José, she rejects him. Pedro, a horseman, arrives at her place and begins to harass María until he manages to possess her. The man is a criminal who usually cheats with fishermen and hurts those who dare to confront him with his ax. When the evildoer tries to abuse Rosaura, José, the fisherman, does what is necessary to avenge the insult. Furthermore, other men are already looking for Pedro.
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The Year Long Road
Title: The Year Long Road
Character: Giuseppina Pancrazi (Katarina)
Released: July 11, 1958
Type: Movie
Italian director Giueseppe DeSantis was the creative force behind this Yugoslavian "slice of life" drama. The title translates as The Year-Long Road; accordingly, the plot concerns a joint, voluntary effort between Italy and Yugoslavia to construct a highway along the countries' Naturally, this animosity wreaks havoc on the various Romeo-Juliet romances in the region. All is resolved when oil is discovered on one of the islands. An American oil company is finally able to establish détente between the warring factions, smoothing the path for the long-delayed marriages of three young couples.
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Saranno uomini
Title: Saranno uomini
Character: Sara
Released: March 23, 1957
Type: Movie
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Law of the Streets
Title: Law of the Streets
Character: Wanda
Released: April 25, 1956
Type: Movie
Yves Tréguier, a young orphan, escapes from a reform school in Brittany to join "Dédé la Glace" in Paris, an old-timer with whom he has a sincere friendship. The love of Zette, a young girl he has met, and the benevolent friendship of Father Blain, the bistro owner, give him the desire for regular work. "Jo le Grec", a pimp jealous of Dédé's friendship with Yves, seduces Wanda, a prostitute he loves, and shoots Dédé dead. Blain prevents him from doing the same to Yves, and shoots him in turn. Yves can live an honest life with Zette and the baby she's expecting.
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Experts on the Football Field
Title: Experts on the Football Field
Character: Silvana Pampanini
Released: March 12, 1956
Type: Movie
The everyday lives of some international football players before and after a big game.
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Roman Tales
Title: Roman Tales
Character: Maria
Released: December 21, 1955
Type: Movie
Alvaro is been in jail and so he consider himself the most fit to lead his three friends Mario, Otello and Spartaco. The four young men decide to start a business. They need only a van to start a transport company. But they lack the money. How can they get it?
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La bella di Roma
Title: La bella di Roma
Character: Nannina
Released: October 4, 1955
Type: Movie
Nannina is engaged to a sleazy, unruly boxer who ends up in jail after a fight with a traffic policeman.
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Tower of Lust
Title: Tower of Lust
Character: Marguerite de Bourgogne
Released: March 18, 1955
Type: Movie
France, the beginning of the XIV century. Every night, Queen Margaret of Burgundy and her two sisters arrange orgies, to which beautiful nobles are invited. The young men were brought blindfolded, and after a night of love they were killed and their corpses thrown into the river, because the queen was afraid that her husband would learn about her adventures. One of her lovers managed to escape death. He knows the secrets of the queen, knows that she once gave birth to a son from him, claims that he has evidence that Margarita wanted to kill her father and blackmails her.
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Songs from all over Italy
Title: Songs from all over Italy
Released: January 1, 1955
Type: Movie
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The Island Princess
Title: The Island Princess
Character: Almadena
Released: December 30, 1954
Type: Movie
1470. The Canary Islands try to resist the Spanish invaders. Their inhabitants are divided, their chief and his daughter Guayarmina (for whom a Spanish officer has fallen in love) wanting the peace, while the priest and resistance leader are for war. After several battles the islanders are chased to Tirma mountain by the Spanish army.
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The Cheerful Squadron
Title: The Cheerful Squadron
Character: Albertina, la camiera del maggiore
Released: December 5, 1954
Type: Movie
The Cheerful Squadron is a 1954 Italian war-comedy film directed by Paolo Moffa and Interpreted by movie stars like Paolo Stoppa, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Sordi and Silvana Pampanini. Based on the military environment novel The Allegro Squadron by Georges Courteline (1886), this film presents a series of sketches on military life in the late nineteenth century.
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Orient Express
Title: Orient Express
Character: Beatrice Landi
Released: October 8, 1954
Type: Movie
On December 24th the Orient Express gets snowbound near a little mountain village and its passengers are forced to spend some time there, mingling with the local people, upsetting their usually monotonous daily lives.
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The Slave of Sin
Title: The Slave of Sin
Character: Mara Gualtieri
Released: May 8, 1954
Type: Movie
A former prostitute and a little Polish girl are survivors of a train crash. The woman wishes to adopt the child, but her past makes that difficult.
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Il matrimonio
Title: Il matrimonio
Character: Elena Ivanovna Popova, la vedova
Released: February 25, 1954
Type: Movie
An Italian historical comedy film consisting of three segments, based on three stage plays by Anton Chekhov.
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Mid-Century Loves
Title: Mid-Century Loves
Character: Susanna
Released: February 18, 1954
Type: Movie
Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples.
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A Day in Court
Title: A Day in Court
Character: Luisa
Released: January 28, 1954
Type: Movie
A day at an Italian trial court, where a magistrate judges a full array of peculiar petty crimes and characters.
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Noi cannibali
Title: Noi cannibali
Character: Virginia
Released: November 25, 1953
Type: Movie
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Vortice
Title: Vortice
Character: Elena Fanti
Released: November 13, 1953
Type: Movie
Elena, after a date with his boyfriend Guido, comes home finding his father tried to kill himself with gas because he lost a lot of money due to some wrong investments.
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Cavalcade of Song
Title: Cavalcade of Song
Character: La dattilografa
Released: October 9, 1953
Type: Movie
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A Husband for Anna
Title: A Husband for Anna
Character: Anna Zaccheo
Released: August 22, 1953
Type: Movie
Anna Zaccheo is a beautiful young woman from a working class Neapolitan family. Her main concern is to find herself a suitable husband. She meets a young sailor Andrea one day and gets engaged to him. But while she is waiting for Andrea to return from the navy she gets raped by her boss. Her life suddenly takes a downward spiral.
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L'Incantevole nemica
Title: L'Incantevole nemica
Character: Silvia Albertini, la fille de M. Albertini
Released: June 14, 1953
Type: Movie
The owner of a cheese factory fears communists and mistakes a meek youth who works for him for one of them. He invites him to his house to win his confidence and the youth falls in love with his daughter.
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Storms
Title: Storms
Character: Daisy Parnell
Released: May 29, 1953
Type: Movie
A renowned surgeon becomes involved with an attractive circus trapeze artist with the relationship threatening his marriage and family life.
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Koenigsmark
Title: Koenigsmark
Character: La grande-duchesse Aurore de Lautenburg
Released: April 4, 1953
Type: Movie
A young French, Vignerte, is hired in the court of Lautenberg, an imaginary land, as the young Prince's private teacher and as the Grand Duchess' reader.
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Viva il cinema
Title: Viva il cinema
Character: herself
Released: February 5, 1953
Type: Movie
Tonino, a young, shy salesman, engaged to his neighbor Pallina, is a cinema enthusiast. He has written a film script and dreams of seeing it made on the big screen.
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La peccatrice dell'isola
Title: La peccatrice dell'isola
Character: Carla
Released: December 27, 1952
Type: Movie
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Mademoiselle Gobete
Title: Mademoiselle Gobete
Character: Gobette, la soubrette
Released: October 4, 1952
Type: Movie
A singer and operetta dancer works in a small french town where the authorities want to expel her because of her scandalous conduct and performance. When a puritan judge closes the show, the woman will take revenge involving the judge in an affair before the selfsame Justice minister. From that moment on, a series of diversions and misunderstandings will play out leading the main characters to the city of Paris.
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Girls Marked Danger
Title: Girls Marked Danger
Character: Lucia
Released: September 25, 1952
Type: Movie
A police officer meets a girl who is near to falling into the net of shady individuals. To prevent this, he invites her into the police station and tells her a story.
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The City Stands Trial
Title: The City Stands Trial
Character: Liliana Ferrara
Released: September 5, 1952
Type: Movie
Turn-of-the-century Naples. Salvatore Ruotolo and his wife are murdered and their bodies are found in different locations. Since the evidence points to a crime by the Neapolitan crime organization, the Camorra, fear and corruption cause serious hindrances to the investigation by police authorities. In charge is a young and courageous judge who, using evidence discovered by chance, tries to reconstruct the story of the double murder. The plot that the judge must unravel is very complicated.
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The Woman Who Invented Love
Title: The Woman Who Invented Love
Character: Antonella
Released: August 2, 1952
Type: Movie
The Woman Who Invented Love (Italian: La donna che inventò l'amore) is a 1952 Italian historical melodrama film
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Don Juan's Night of Love
Title: Don Juan's Night of Love
Character: Rosetta
Released: March 8, 1952
Type: Movie
Mandrin, the French army deserter, becomes the leader of a gang of smugglers in Piedmont. He is loved by the beautiful innkeeper Rosetta but draws attention to the Marquise de Montbricourt, favorite of the king, who comes from Versailles just to see him. She will saved his life and allow him to marry Rosetta.
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Half a Century of Song
Title: Half a Century of Song
Released: January 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Through a series of scenes inspired by famous songs, various episodes of Italian life in the last fifty years are recalled.
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Tizio, Caio, Sempronio
Title: Tizio, Caio, Sempronio
Released: December 15, 1951
Type: Movie
A satirical story set during the early years of the Roman Empire.
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It's Him!... Yes! Yes!
Title: It's Him!... Yes! Yes!
Character: Self
Released: November 23, 1951
Type: Movie
Fernando, owner of a large chain store, suffers from worrying dreams: he seems to successfully court saucy women, but just as he is about to win them over, a youngster comes on the scene and steals them from under his nose.
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Una bruna indiavolata!
Title: Una bruna indiavolata!
Character: Chiara
Released: November 21, 1951
Type: Movie
Carlo wins some money and decides to go to Rome to celebrate, but he gets his money stolen on the train. He tries to find a friend of his for a loan. Unfortunately, he is at his wedding at the church. When Carlo goes there he met his runaway bride...
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O.K. Nero
Title: O.K. Nero
Character: Empress Poppea
Released: November 20, 1951
Type: Movie
Two American sailors, Fiorello and Jimmy are slugged while sight-seeing in Rome and, together, they dream they are back in Rome in the days of Nero.
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La paura fa 90
Title: La paura fa 90
Character: Luisa Bonneur
Released: October 23, 1951
Type: Movie
A ghost who has spent 400 years in a trunk because of a jealous husband tries to take revenge on a descendant of the man but all in all he's a good bloke and when he gets the occasion he helps a youth wrongly accused of murder.
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Miracolo a Viggiù
Title: Miracolo a Viggiù
Character: Pinuccia
Released: August 31, 1951
Type: Movie
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Io sono il capataz
Title: Io sono il capataz
Character: Rosa de Fuego
Released: February 28, 1951
Type: Movie
The young Uguccione is mistaken for Rascelito Villa called "C6", a dangerous revolutionary, and then immediately sent to Parazuela where he leads the insurrectionist troops.
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Beauties on bicycles
Title: Beauties on bicycles
Character: Silvana
Released: February 27, 1951
Type: Movie
Two chorus girls leave Milan to get to the famous Totò's theatre company. Unfortunately the bus they are on breaks down and they ask for a lift, but the driver gets too fresh with them and they decide to continue the journey with any means of transport, including bicycles.
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Ha fatto 13
Title: Ha fatto 13
Released: January 1, 1951
Type: Movie
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Il richiamo nella tempesta
Title: Il richiamo nella tempesta
Character: Carla
Released: December 31, 1950
Type: Movie
A paralyzed young woman falls in love with her cousin's boyfriend without ever seeing him, only through his relative's descriptions. After her death, the girl comes down to earth to spend an evening with her lover. The latter promises to follow her soon.
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47 Talking Corpses
Title: 47 Talking Corpses
Character: Madame Bonbon, la canzonettista
Released: December 22, 1950
Type: Movie
Greedy Baron Antonio Peletti refuses to give to his town the heredity left by his father, a box full of precious jewels, which he keeps for himself. The major and the rest of the townspeople therefore organize a trick at his expense: they'll make him believe he is dead, and, in a fake "afterlife", they'll try to convince him to finally show them where the money is hidden to save his soul.
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È arrivato il Cavaliere
Title: È arrivato il Cavaliere
Character: Carla Colombo
Released: December 6, 1950
Type: Movie
A strange vagrant makes repeated attempts to rescue land inhabited by hawkers from being taken over by building development and a subway installation.
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La bisarca
Title: La bisarca
Character: Mirella
Released: November 4, 1950
Type: Movie
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L'inafferrabile 12
Title: L'inafferrabile 12
Character: Clara
Released: September 2, 1950
Type: Movie
Two twin brothers grew up and never met (due to the fact that the father with the couple would have had 13 children and therefore for superstition he closed one in an orphanage), the one goalkeeper of Juventus and the other employee at the state lottery.
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Lo sparviero del Nilo
Title: Lo sparviero del Nilo
Character: Leila 
Released: September 1, 1950
Type: Movie
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La forza del destino
Title: La forza del destino
Released: January 24, 1950
Type: Movie
Film version of the Verdi opera about lovers on the run after the accidental death of the girl's father.
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Marechiaro
Title: Marechiaro
Character: Silvana Di Gennaro
Released: October 5, 1949
Type: Movie
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The Firemen of Viggiù
Title: The Firemen of Viggiù
Character: Fiamma
Released: April 16, 1949
Type: Movie
In the village of Viggiù, the firemen organize various skits and performances in their theater, inviting all the celebrities known at that time.
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Antonio di Padova
Title: Antonio di Padova
Character: Anita - madre di Ferdinando
Released: March 20, 1949
Type: Movie
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Snow White and the Seven Thieves
Title: Snow White and the Seven Thieves
Character: Eleonora
Released: January 1, 1949
Type: Movie
A bizarre mechanic tells a traveler the story of a bank employee, Peppino Biancaneve, who with the help of a disc is trying to put together the words he would like to use to ask for the hand of the daughter of the jeweler Carlo Casertoni, but while he mulls over the sentences he should pronounce to his future father-in-law he comes across a strange individual who could be a bringer of bad luck: a jettatore.
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Il barone Carlo Mazza
Title: Il barone Carlo Mazza
Character: Rosa Pezza
Released: November 11, 1948
Type: Movie
Rosa Pezza, a beautiful young girl, is forced into a thousand maneuvers and subterfuges to gain possession of a rich inheritance. She is ultimately forced to marry the penniless and bizarre baron Carlo Mazza but the baron, tired of his wife's escapades, decides to divorce her...
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Arrivederci, papà!
Title: Arrivederci, papà!
Character: Chornette
Released: September 14, 1948
Type: Movie
Two little angels, a boy and a girl, come down on earth to choose their parents prior to birth. They choose the daughter of a retired general as their future mother and an opera singer as their dad. But making the two chosen ones meet, fall in love and marry will prove to be anything but easy.
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When Love Calls
Title: When Love Calls
Character: Anna Tancredi
Released: November 28, 1947
Type: Movie
Claudio and Anna Tancredi, opera singers, are husband and wife. Their married life, however, is often disturbed by small misunderstandings and Anna's burning jealousy.