Eleonora Rossi Drago

Eleonora Rossi Drago

Born: September 23, 1925
Died: December 2, 2007
in Genoa, Liguria, Italia
Eleonora Rossi Drago, born Palmira Omiccioli, (23 September 1925 – 2 December 2007) was an Italian film actress. She was born in Quinto al Mare, Genoa, Italy, and had the leading role in Michelangelo Antonioni's Le amiche. She worked with Pietro Germi in Un maledetto imbroglio. In 1960, for her performance in Valerio Zurlini's Estate violenta she won the best actress prize of the Mar del Plata Film Festival and the Nastro d'argento. In 1964, she appeared in an adaptation of A. J. Cronin's novel, The Citadel. She died in Palermo, Italy.

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In the Folds of the Flesh
Title: In the Folds of the Flesh
Character: Lucille
Released: May 2, 1970
Type: Movie
Pascal Gorriot, an escaped criminal, accidentally witnesses Lucille disposing of her second husband Andre's body at sea. Thirteen years later, Andre's cousin turns up at Lucille's villa with his Alastian dog. It's not long before creepy Colin, Andre's son, strangles the unfortunate hound and Falaise, Andre's daughter, stabs their unwelcome family member to death. Another unwanted visitor friend arrives and rapidly seduces Falais. Colin is jealous and warns the Don Juan about the dangers of being a male praying mantis and it's not long before Falaise decapitates him. Pascal, the ex-convict who witnessed the murder of Andre is the next intruder. He takes the family hostage and demands blackmail money, prompting them to do away with him in an acid bath. The police investigate and a chain of deception and murder is revealed...
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Dorian Gray
Title: Dorian Gray
Character: Esther Clouston
Released: April 24, 1970
Type: Movie
London, England. Dorian Gray is a young man who somehow keeps his beauty eternally, while a mysterious portrait of himself gradually reveals his moral decay.
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Camille 2000
Title: Camille 2000
Character: Prudence
Released: July 15, 1969
Type: Movie
Marguerite, a beautiful woman of affairs, falls for the young and promising Armand, but sacrifices her love for him for the sake of his future and reputation.
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The Angels from 2000
Title: The Angels from 2000
Character: Dory
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
A drug dealer obsessed by the memory of a young woman whom he had fallen in love, is disgusted by his shameful profession. One day, as he walks through the streets of the city, he realizes that he is unable to escape.
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Love Problems
Title: Love Problems
Character: Countess
Released: November 14, 1968
Type: Movie
Italian drama.
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El último sábado
Title: El último sábado
Released: May 15, 1967
Type: Movie
José Luis is a young man from a modest family of Barcelona and he feels genuine passion for motorcycles. His dream is to buy one of a large cylinder capacity, although his economic situation does not allow him by a long shot. Watching a race in the circuit of Montjuic he meets an elegant Italian woman, manager of a team, who made advances to José Luis. But the boy thinks that accessing her wishes he could get the motorbike of his dreams.
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The Bible: In the Beginning...
Title: The Bible: In the Beginning...
Character: Lot's wife
Released: September 28, 1966
Type: Movie
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.
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Assassination in Rome
Title: Assassination in Rome
Released: June 7, 1965
Type: Movie
In this crime-thriller, Rome proves to be an unhappy destination for an American couple when the husband is kidnapped and his wife begins a desperate search for him.
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Su e giù
Title: Su e giù
Character: Violante Persici
Released: April 17, 1965
Type: Movie
A movie divided in four episodes: the arrival of the husband makes the loves of his wife to hide in the next room; an husband invites a friend while his wife is not at home; a poor man dreams about having an adventure with a beautiful girl; an impoverished nobleman wins at gambling after taking the earring of the wife of a factory owner.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Character: Mrs. Saint-Claire
Released: April 13, 1965
Type: Movie
In the pre-Civil War South, a sadistic plantation owner brutalizes his slaves to the point of rebellion. Always obedient, peaceful and honest old slave Tom plays a central role in this tragedy.
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I Kill, You Kill
Title: I Kill, You Kill
Character: Vera (segment "Il Plenilunio")
Released: March 25, 1965
Type: Movie
Six sketches with as many ways of murdering someone, and getting away with it.
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The Devil Also Cries
Title: The Devil Also Cries
Character: Ana Sandoval
Released: March 14, 1965
Type: Movie
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The Flying Saucer
Title: The Flying Saucer
Character: Clelia
Released: December 23, 1964
Type: Movie
An exasperated police inspector receives different eyewitness accounts surrounding a downed saucer and its female occupant.
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Love and Marriage
Title: Love and Marriage
Character: (segment "Ultima carta, L'")
Released: October 16, 1964
Type: Movie
An anthology comedy with segments about love and marriage.
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Easy Love
Title: Easy Love
Character: Lisa Bollati (segment "Il vedovo bianco")
Released: October 3, 1964
Type: Movie
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Let's Talk About Women
Title: Let's Talk About Women
Character: Indolent Lady
Released: March 28, 1964
Type: Movie
Vittorio Gassman stars as different characters in each of the nine episodes of this unusual Italian comedy. Playing everything from a practical joker to a prisoner, he comments upon romance, love and women in general.
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Il treno del sabato
Title: Il treno del sabato
Character: Rosy Pallante
Released: February 20, 1964
Type: Movie
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Title: La Cittadella
Character: Francis Lawrence
Released: February 9, 1964
Type: TV
La Cittadella is a 1964 Italian miniseries based on A. J. Cronin's 1937 novel, The Citadel, and produced by Radiotelevisione Italiana. It was directed by Anton Giulio Majano and stars Alberto Lupo as Dr. Manson and Anna Maria Guarnieri as his wife, Christine. Other television versions include an American, another Italian, and two British adaptations.
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Scarlet Eye
Title: Scarlet Eye
Character: Maharani von Tungal
Released: May 30, 1963
Type: Movie
A valuable ruby ​​disappears during an earthquake. Professor Ferlach is tasked with excavating the buried temple. Mysterious things are happening during the excavation and strangers are trying to stop them. The archaeologist Prof. Ferlach gets unexpected help from the animal catcher Larry Stone and his daughter Helga, who actively help with the research and excavations.
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Beach Casanova
Title: Beach Casanova
Character: Jasmine
Released: December 22, 1962
Type: Movie
Mr. Edmond is a middle-aged playboy, living by his wits on the Riviera. Among the women with whom Edmond dallies are three gorgeous ladies.
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Hypnosis
Title: Hypnosis
Character: Magda Berger
Released: December 19, 1962
Type: Movie
Erik, the hypnotist Georg's assistant, is in love with Magda, Georg's fiancée, and secretly sends her roses every night. Chris, the guy delivering the flowers, who is also an amateur boxer down on his luck, takes advantage of the empty dressing room to steal the trio's bankroll, but he is caught by Georg, who is knocked out by Chris during a brief struggle.
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Dark Soul
Title: Dark Soul
Character: Alessandra
Released: August 12, 1962
Type: Movie
A man with a past gets married and it seems that he will be able to start a new life, but an unexpected inheritance gets in the way and deteriorates the relationship with his wife.
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The Carpet of Horror
Title: The Carpet of Horror
Character: Mabel Hughes
Released: July 31, 1962
Type: Movie
An evil genius uses poison gas to avenge himself on his enemies.
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Rome
Title: Rome
Character: Valentina
Released: June 22, 1962
Type: Movie
A segment of "Love at Twenty" tells the story of a tough mistress who loses her lover to an older, wealthier and more-appreciative woman.
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Love at Twenty
Title: Love at Twenty
Character: Valentina
Released: June 22, 1962
Type: Movie
Love at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the score of Georges Delerue and still photos of Henri Cartier-Bresson.
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Manhunt
Title: Manhunt
Released: December 22, 1961
Type: Movie
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Sword of the Conqueror
Title: Sword of the Conqueror
Character: Rosmunda
Released: August 24, 1961
Type: Movie
Alboino, the Lombard ruler, wants to marry the daughter of a neighboring king, but she loves another. Her father arranges the marriage to Alboino, which he believes will be beneficial to him, only to have Alboino kill him and leave Amalchi, his daughter's real love, beaten and left for dead. Amalchi recovers to lead a revolt against the murderous Alboino and reclaim his woman.
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Pigeon Shoot
Title: Pigeon Shoot
Character: Anna
Released: May 25, 1961
Type: Movie
Young man Marco Laudato, after the '8/9/1943's WW2 armistice, enlists in the Italian Social Republic army, attending the last days of the old regime in decay.
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Schlussakkord
Title: Schlussakkord
Character: Linda Valore
Released: December 23, 1960
Type: Movie
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Die rote Hand
Title: Die rote Hand
Character: Violetta Scotoni
Released: October 25, 1960
Type: Movie
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Under Ten Flags
Title: Under Ten Flags
Character: Elsa
Released: September 15, 1960
Type: Movie
"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. Atlantis, camouflaged as a merchant ship, cruised the South Seas ( Atlantic, Indian & Pacific) and sank or captured 22 merchant ships from May 1940 through November 22, 1941 when she was sunk by the British Cruiser HMS Devonshire. Rogge was one of the few German officers of flag rank who were not arrested by the Allies after the war ended. This was due to the very proper and ethical way he exercised his command of Atlantis. After the war he advanced to Rear Admiral in the West German Navy and became a high-ranking NATO commander.
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David and Goliath
Title: David and Goliath
Character: Merab
Released: January 22, 1960
Type: Movie
When the Philistines attack, the Israelites are hopeless against the fierce giant Goliath and don't know what to do. King Saul takes the advice of the prophets and sends an adolescent shepherd, David, into battle to conquer the oversized Philistine. David is victorious and becomes the King of Israel.
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L'impiegato
Title: L'impiegato
Character: L'Ispettrice Jacobetti
Released: January 20, 1960
Type: Movie
Nando is dissatisfied with his repetitive and mortifying work. He manages to escape from daily mediocrity only at night, when he enters his fantasy world.
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The Apartment
Title: The Apartment
Character: Giulia Fiorini
Released: January 1, 1960
Type: Movie
A building instructor cheats on his wife with a young fashion model.
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Violent Summer
Title: Violent Summer
Character: Roberta Parmesan
Released: November 13, 1959
Type: Movie
Summer, 1943: wealthy youth in the Riccione district of Rimini play while the war gets closer. Carlo Caremoli, a young man who follows the crowd, has found ways to avoid military service. Then, on the beach, he meets Roberta, a war widow with a child. Roberta's mother warns Roberta to avoid Carlo, but to her, he seems attentive and to her daughter he is kind. Romance develops. Within a few weeks, Roberta is risking everything. Can there be a resolution between passion, on the one hand, and war, duty, and social expectation on the other?
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The Facts of Murder
Title: The Facts of Murder
Character: L'assassinata
Released: October 24, 1959
Type: Movie
A police inspector comes into contact with people of all types and dispositions during a grueling murder investigation.
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Dagli Appennini alle Ande
Title: Dagli Appennini alle Ande
Character: Marco's mother
Released: September 3, 1959
Type: Movie
A young boy travels by himself to reach his sick mother.
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The Coin
Title: The Coin
Character: Marina
Released: July 1, 1959
Type: Movie
Bob recruits Jacques, a desperate blacksmith, to "recover" smuggled diamonds from de Belar. The heist goes badly wrong. The crooks kill each other for the money, but the diamonds are gone and Jacques returns to his life as an honest man.
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Winter Holidays
Title: Winter Holidays
Character: Paola Parioli
Released: June 18, 1959
Type: Movie
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.
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The Year Long Road
Title: The Year Long Road
Character: Susanna
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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King on Horseback
Title: King on Horseback
Character: La comtesse Malvina d'Amalfi
Released: February 28, 1958
Type: Movie
Henri La Tour, a strolling player, is also a daring adventurer. So, when, after accomplishing a brilliant feat, he is awarded a title by King Louis XV, the Duke of Saint-Sever takes offense at it and challenges Henri to a duel. However, while they fight, a group of Austrian soldiers appear suddenly and the two rivals instantly unite to repel their enemies. Unfortunately, Saint-Sever is mortally wounded and, feeling he is about to die, he entreats his new friend to offer protection to Toinon, his natural daughter, whose life is being threatened...
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Anyone Can Kill Me
Title: Anyone Can Kill Me
Character: Odette, la femme du directeur
Released: December 6, 1957
Type: Movie
The holdup of the bank is a success. All happened according to plan. Now, Cyril Gad and his four accomplices must secure an alibi. What better place than a prison cell? As a result the five gangsters have themselves arrested on minor charges and start waiting until they are released. Unfortunately three of them die mysteriously, another one is openly murdered. The only man still alive, Tony, is scared. Easy to understand why...
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Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
Title: Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
Character: Countess Elena Koefeld
Released: March 4, 1957
Type: Movie
England, first half of the 19th century. Edmund Kean is a celebrated theatre actor, notorious for his tumultuous private life. He is in love with the beautiful countess Koefeld, wife of the Danish ambassador, to the consternation of his friend, the Prince of Wales. He is also hounded by Anna Damby, who wants to become an actress to escape a marriage to Lord Mewill.
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Il prezzo della gloria
Title: Il prezzo della gloria
Character: Anna
Released: October 24, 1956
Type: Movie
A destroyer departs from the port of Taranto with orders to take a load of petrol to Tobruk at all costs.
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The Awakening
Title: The Awakening
Character: Assunta
Released: October 17, 1956
Type: Movie
Directed by the incredibly prolific Mario Camerini, Suor Letizia was released in English-speaking regions as When Angels Don't Fly and The Awakening. In her first film appearance since The Rose Tattoo, Anna Magnani plays a feisty nun named Sister Letizia. Believing herself above such earthly trivialities as a maternal instinct, Sr. Letizia changes her way of thinking when an abandoned child is placed in her care. Unofficially adopting the boy, the good sister eventually comes to realize that even she cannot provide the care and guidance of a biological mother. Carefully constructed to accommodate all the surefire box-office elements inherent in Camerini's earlier films, Suor Letizia was almost guaranteed to be a hit.
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Le Amiche
Title: Le Amiche
Character: Clelia
Released: November 18, 1955
Type: Movie
Clelia, a self-made woman coming from humble means, travels back to Turin, her hometown, to scout locations for the successful Roman atelier she works for. At the hotel, she encounters some upper middle-class women and she finds herself drawn into their friendships.
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A Woman Alone
Title: A Woman Alone
Character: Luisa
Released: January 1, 1955
Type: Movie
Three women share the same apartment and the same goal, to find a wealthy husband and settle down.
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On Trial
Title: On Trial
Character: Anna Jahn
Released: June 4, 1954
Type: Movie
Prosecutor Etzel discovers that his father has sentenced a man, Leonardo Maurizius, on mere presumptions. He then makes it a point of honor to trace the sources of the case to uncover the truth.
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Clothing the Naked
Title: Clothing the Naked
Character: Ersilia Drei
Released: February 25, 1954
Type: Movie
Ersilia Drei, after a suicide attempt recounts her vicissitudes: hired as governess to the daughter of Consul Grotti she is wooed by Franco but soon after seduced by the very consul who drives her away after his daughter loses her life due to Ersilia's distraction. Because of economic difficulties she falls lower and lower until she meets Ludovico with whom she can perhaps hope for sincere love again. The consul's return, however, will lead her toward a tragic ending.
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Daughters of Destiny
Title: Daughters of Destiny
Character: Angela Ascari / Farmgirl (segment "Elisabeth")
Released: January 21, 1954
Type: Movie
Three stories, very different in space and time. Lysistrata, a dancer from ancient times, Jeanne d'Arc, medieval warrior and Elisabeth, American war widow who comes on pilgrimage in Italy.
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The Slave
Title: The Slave
Character: Elena Landa
Released: September 2, 1953
Type: Movie
A young composer is forced to work as a bar pianist. One night he gets hit by a car and is brought to a hospital. Severely injured he is injected with morphine. He becomes addicted.
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Hell Raiders of the Deep
Title: Hell Raiders of the Deep
Character: Marion
Released: January 16, 1953
Type: Movie
A crack team of Italian naval divers plan to attach high explosives to the hulls of Royal navy warships anchored in Gibraltar harbour.
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Three Forbidden Stories
Title: Three Forbidden Stories
Character: Gianna Aragona
Released: October 29, 1952
Type: Movie
While recuperating from their injuries in a hospital, three young women flash back to the events leading up to the catastrophe. Remata (Lia Amando) has spent her entire life trying to overcome a childhood rape. Annamaria (Antonella Lualdi) has recently come out of an unfortunate marriage to a wealthy but insensitive boor. And Gianna (Eleanore Rossi Drago), the daughter of a college professor, has ruined her life with narcotics.
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La fiammata
Title: La fiammata
Character: Monica
Released: October 18, 1952
Type: Movie
Just before the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, a party is held in the castle of the Stettin's Counts.
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Girls Marked Danger
Title: Girls Marked Danger
Character: Alda
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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Sensualità
Title: Sensualità
Character: Franca Gabrie
Released: June 28, 1952
Type: Movie
Refugee Franca Gabre comes to the Po Valley with intent to use her obvious attributes and man-swaying talents to gain some security. She targets farm-owning brothers Riccardo and Carlo Sartori and uses the latter in an attempt to reach Riccardo, the older brother.
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The Last Sentence
Title: The Last Sentence
Character: Marisa
Released: November 15, 1951
Type: Movie
Piero is the leader of a group of university students who lead a carefree life. Finding himself in trouble and in need of money, he turns to criminal means—receiving aid from Daniela, the daughter of a rigid magistrate.
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Verginità
Title: Verginità
Character: Mara Sibilia
Released: September 4, 1951
Type: Movie
Gina is the daughter of a provincial newsstand dealer and spends her time reading pulp magazines and dreaming of a glamorous vocation on the big city. She enters a beauty contest in a nearby city, without her father's permission, and, en route, meets Franco, a salesman.
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Behind Closed Shutters
Title: Behind Closed Shutters
Character: Sandra
Released: March 8, 1951
Type: Movie
Sandra searches her missing sister. For this, she enters the morally degraded seaside of Genoa.
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Altura
Title: Altura
Character: Grazia
Released: January 12, 1949
Type: Movie