Mario Meniconi

Mario Meniconi

Born: August 14, 1912
Died: June 15, 1984
in Roma, Italy

Movies for Mario Meniconi...

1900
Title: 1900
Released: August 28, 1976
Type: Movie
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
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Illustrious Corpses
Title: Illustrious Corpses
Character: Meccanico omosessuale
Released: February 12, 1976
Type: Movie
A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.
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Trastevere
Title: Trastevere
Character: Sacristan (uncredited)
Released: November 13, 1971
Type: Movie
A retired actor's search for his stray pet strings together this episodic portrait of the ancient Roman quarter.
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Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum)
Title: Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum)
Character: Padre di Enrico
Released: February 13, 1969
Type: Movie
The sons of a music-loving insurance broker take extreme measures to find happiness for themselves and others, with some help from the power of music.
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Angelique and the Sultan
Title: Angelique and the Sultan
Released: March 13, 1968
Type: Movie
This film finds Angélique in a North African Muslim kingdom where she is now part of the Sultan's harem. The first part of the film consist of her angrily refusing to be bedded as well as their trying to literally beat some sense into her. It all seems to go on too long and I was surprised that the Sultan simply didn't have her killed. Late in the film, she finally decides to escape with the help of two Christian prisoners.
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Made in Italy
Title: Made in Italy
Character: The Doorman (segment "3 'La Donna', episode 2")
Released: December 22, 1965
Type: Movie
A group of Italians take a flight to Sweden: among them there are the tourists, and the immigrants.
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For a Few Dollars More
Title: For a Few Dollars More
Character: Train Conductor
Released: December 18, 1965
Type: Movie
Two bounty hunters are in pursuit of "El Indio," one of the most wanted fugitives in the western territories, and his gang.
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The Giant of Metropolis
Title: The Giant of Metropolis
Character: Il padre di Obro
Released: October 25, 1961
Type: Movie
Obro the muscleman goes to Atlantis and sinks a death-ray king who knows the secret of immortality.
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Akiko
Title: Akiko
Character: L'arbitro sul ring (uncredited)
Released: March 23, 1961
Type: Movie
The quaint life of Ottavia, a widow living in Rome, is turned upside down when a young and pretty Japanese girl knocks at her door, claiming to be the daughter of her late husband, an Italian military officer who went to Japan on a secret mission during WWII and reportedly killed in action there.
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Fra' Manisco cerca guai...
Title: Fra' Manisco cerca guai...
Character: Fra Abele
Released: December 30, 1960
Type: Movie
Father Pacifico is a genuine friar with a brisk manner, for this reason he is nicknamed Father Manisco. The religious finds himself grappling with a thorny case, as Don Liborio, a Neapolitan lord, dominates all local events, including the love choices of his young daughter. Father Pacifico manages to restore harmony and order despite a thousand difficulties.
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...And Suddenly It's Murder!
Title: ...And Suddenly It's Murder!
Character: Francesco
Released: December 13, 1960
Type: Movie
Three couples are involved in a murder at Montecarlo.
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Terror of the Red Mask
Title: Terror of the Red Mask
Released: January 23, 1960
Type: Movie
In 16th century Italy, mercenary Marco is hired by cruel duke Astolfo whose unjust reign is threatened by the notorious outlaw the Red Mask.
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Ben-Hur
Title: Ben-Hur
Character: Crucifixion March Guard (uncredited)
Released: November 18, 1959
Type: Movie
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
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The Big Night
Title: The Big Night
Character: Mosciarella
Released: November 12, 1959
Type: Movie
The exploits of three young Roman criminals are chronicled in this socially conscious drama. The young men commit petty crimes all day begin with arms theft, and culminating with a night with three streetwalkers. After their pleasure, the boys try to cheat the hookers, but they ladies are smarter than that and have stolen their cash ahead of time.  It's back to the city for the boys, where they continue their destructive games...
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You're on Your Own
Title: You're on Your Own
Character: Venditore di giacche (uncredited)
Released: September 4, 1959
Type: Movie
In post war Italy during the fifties it is very difficult to find a house to rent and a family ends up living in a former brothel.
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The Maids
Title: The Maids
Character: agente del buon costume
Released: June 14, 1959
Type: Movie
Gabriella, a maid, wears a jewel at a dancing party which belongs to her mistress, and when it is stolen she is accused of the theft and sent to jail. Some other maids organize a search party for the real thief who seems to be a moustached youth who continually sings a popular song.
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First Love
Title: First Love
Character: portiere del palazzo
Released: February 4, 1959
Type: Movie
Ugo meets the 18-year-old Renata in the hostel where she is staying. He falls in love with and leaves with her for several romantic places until the money ends. Ugo will try to get the girl engaged on a local TV station, but Renata falls in love with a manager.
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Captain Falcon
Title: Captain Falcon
Released: December 21, 1958
Type: Movie
Baron Oddo de Serra who is cruel to his subjects, is neighbor of the Count Gualtiero of Roccalta. The servants of the baron cross the lands of Count to escape his abuses. Baron hatches a plot to assassinate the earl.
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Mia nonna poliziotto
Title: Mia nonna poliziotto
Released: September 10, 1958
Type: Movie
Tina, an old lady, is in town for the wedding of her grandson when a medallion left to her by her late husband disappears. Dissatisfied with the police effort to find it, she sets on the tracks of the thieves herself.
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Corporal of the day
Title: Corporal of the day
Released: August 1, 1958
Type: Movie
A young woman brings a baby to some military barracks. There is a note on the child - it says that the baby is hers and a soldier called Felice.
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The Mine
Title: The Mine
Character: Barbi
Released: February 6, 1958
Type: Movie
Elsa Martinelli plays a resident of a seaside village who falls in love with rootless stranger Antonio Ciffariello. The stranger soon learns that he'll have to fight over Elsa's affections with hotheaded villager Luis Pena. Meanwhile, a fisherman who illegally uses dynamite nearly causes tragedy to the entire community.
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Love and Chatter
Title: Love and Chatter
Character: Furlani, lo spazzino
Released: January 31, 1958
Type: Movie
Maria and Paul love them, but they are very young and, moreover, Maria is the daughter of the municipal sweeper while Paul is the lawyer Bonelli, vice mayor and head of the opposition. To complicate the story there is the reconstruction of a hermitage destroyed during the war. Reconstruction would take the view of the Paseroni villa, big industrial and political traffic. Bonelli's lawyer, a great speaker, becomes a mayor for the death of his predecessor and is bought by Paseroni, while rejecting the love of Paul and Mary for social differences and why Paul should stay behind Doddy Paseroni. At this point, Paul and Mary flee to kill, just as Bonelli has to hold a talk on the radio for the inauguration of Paseroni's villa ...
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Poor Girl, Pretty Girl
Title: Poor Girl, Pretty Girl
Character: Memmo
Released: December 20, 1957
Type: Movie
Romolo and Salvatore look for jobs to impress their girlfriends, but things get complicated when their old flame Giovanna reappears.
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Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge
Title: Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge
Character: Il Guercio
Released: December 21, 1956
Type: Movie
Antonio and Peppino live in a small town in central Italy: Peppino is the barber, Totò is maintained by the rich but avaricious wife Teresa.
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The Band of Honest Men
Title: The Band of Honest Men
Character: Un finanziere
Released: April 12, 1956
Type: Movie
Italy, mid '60s. Three guys from a poor neighbourhood try to get rich by printing fake money using the fact that one of them works as a typographer. The story unravels around their embarrassed efforts to spend the money, their little family issues and ends with a surprise.
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La bella di Roma
Title: La bella di Roma
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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A Hero of Our Times
Title: A Hero of Our Times
Character: River Man
Released: September 15, 1955
Type: Movie
Alberto Menichetti lives with an aunt and an old housekeeper, Clotilde; he has a job in a firm and his boss is Mrs. De Ritis, a widow whose husband was killed during a wild boar hunt. She likes him but Alberto likes Marcella; she is under age and he is awaiting her birthday to declare his love. His greater traits are to be fearful of everything and to be selfish. This nature will get him into trouble..
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The Sign of Venus
Title: The Sign of Venus
Character: Vigile Urbano
Released: March 12, 1955
Type: Movie
Agnese has many men who woo her and live with her cousin Cesira, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her.
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Frisky
Title: Frisky
Character: Matteo
Released: December 6, 1954
Type: Movie
The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.
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Romeo and Juliet
Title: Romeo and Juliet
Character: Baldassare
Released: September 1, 1954
Type: Movie
In Shakespeare's classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry.
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Bread, Love and Dreams
Title: Bread, Love and Dreams
Character: Matteo
Released: December 22, 1953
Type: Movie
When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".
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The Lady Without Camelias
Title: The Lady Without Camelias
Character: Notariacomo
Released: February 27, 1953
Type: Movie
By a twist of fate, the photogenic Milanese shop assistant, Clara Manni, gets the leading role in Italian movie producer Gianni Franchi's romantic drama, "Addio Signora", and becomes an overnight sensation in Rome.
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Figaro qua... Figaro là
Title: Figaro qua... Figaro là
Character: Mendoza
Released: October 12, 1950
Type: Movie
In the 18th century, Figaro the Sevillian barber is likely to be arrested because he operates his shop on Sundays, which is forbidden.
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Totò cerca moglie
Title: Totò cerca moglie
Character: Alberto
Released: March 15, 1950
Type: Movie
Aunt Agatha writes to Toto, informing him that she won't send him another penny until he is married.
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Bicycle Thieves
Title: Bicycle Thieves
Character: Meniconi, the Street Sweeper (uncredited)
Released: November 24, 1948
Type: Movie
Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.