Arnoldo Foà

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2.499

Gender

Male

Birthday

24-Jan-1916

Age

(109 years old)

Place of Birth

Ferrara, Italy

Also Known As
  • Арнольдо Фоа

Arnoldo Foà

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Ardena Ardena (1997) Character: N/A
Summer 1969 is very special for Andrea a 13 year-old boy who is about to leave, with his family, for a little village on the hills surrounding a great lake in Northern Italy. There he finds, like every year, his uncles, aunts, cousins, a fascinating mother, a father always away on business trips, a grandfather who does not want to grow old and a granny who talks to trees. During this summer he makes his first discoveries about life and love and abandons the illusions and the magic of childhood.
La figlia del forzato La figlia del forzato (1954) Character: Corrado
After many years, a widowed Countess meets a former lover who lives with his daughter and her tutor.
Sang et lumières Sang et lumières (1954) Character: Riera
Love in a Hot Climate (Spanish: Sangre y luces, French: Sang et lumières) is a 1954 Spanish-French drama film directed by Georges Rouquier and Ricardo Muñoz Suay. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.
Difendo il mio amore Difendo il mio amore (1956) Character: L'avvocato
As part of a story, a reporter goes to meet Elisa, a young woman he met a few years ago on a trial on which she was finally exonerated.
Domani è un altro giorno Domani è un altro giorno (1951) Character: Cesare
A doctor rescues a young woman who is about to throw herself into the river and takes her to the hospital. The woman learns of three very sad stories revolving around suicide.
L'eroe della strada L'eroe della strada (1948) Character: il pubblico ministero
Felice Manetti is a poor tramp in Turin who, due to his ingenuity, often finds himself in trouble.
Ettore Fieramosca Ettore Fieramosca (1938) Character: Gentiluomo alla corte di Graiano
ETTORE FIERAMOSCA was based on a widely-read literary action epic by Massimo D'Azeglio, published in 1833. Translated to the screen in 1938 by the most important director of the Italian fascist period, Alessandro Blasetti, it was intended to boost current patriotic fervor and pride in the Italian nation, and it contributed to a revival of Italian nationalism.
Manon: Finestra 2 Manon: Finestra 2 (1956) Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
At the end of the war, he was hired by Edison and in 1951 he made a film on all the important hydroeletrical plants built in that period. In the following years, Olmi directed around 40 documentaries, including La diga del ghiacciaio, Pattuglia di Passo San Giacomo, Tre fili fino a Milano, Michelino 1aB (written by Goffredo Parise), Manon finestra 2 and Grigio (whose screenplay was written by Pier Paolo Pasolini).
Il giorno della pace Il giorno della pace (1965) Character: Voce narrante
A documentary film: two generations reflect on World War II, twenty years after peace was declared in Europe.
Magia Lucana Magia Lucana (1958) Character: Narrator (voice)
Short documentary about pagan rites in the countryside.
100 anni della nostra storia 100 anni della nostra storia (2006) Character: N/A
A Donatello award nominated documentary looking at the last centenary of the CGIL - the largest trade union in Italy.
Verginità Verginità (1951) Character: Renè
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.
Cantami buongiorno tristezza Cantami buongiorno tristezza (1955) Character: Marco Salviati
A 1955 film directed by Giorgio Pastina.
Fine Secolo Fine Secolo (1999) Character: Attilio Magni
Luca Magni investigates the atrocious murder of a girl, Benedetta. The young victim was the only daughter of Bruno Corti, driver of the Rinaldi family, owner of a large industrial group.
La villa dei mostri La villa dei mostri (1950) Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Short Documentary about a garden with strange sculptures near Rome.
Excellent Cadavers Excellent Cadavers (1999) Character: Judge Antonino Caponnetto
Palermo, Sicily, 1984. Examining magistrate Giovanni Falcone allies with Tomasso Buscetta, a former mobster, to defeat the clan of Corleone, the ruthless Mafia faction that rules Cosa Nostra with an iron hand, cruelly eliminating all those who dare to oppose its immense power: other criminals, policemen, judges, even innocent civilians. One of them wants revenge, the other wants justice. But only one can survive such an unequal fight.
Il cugino americano Il cugino americano (1986) Character: Vincenzo Ammirati
An innocent American engineer is blackmailed by gangsters into a plot to assassinate his cousin, who is a judge in Sicily fighting the Mafia.
Il figlio di Cleopatra Il figlio di Cleopatra (1964) Character: Varrone
In Roman-dominated Egypt, the corrupt administration of a governor named Petronius has sparked a revolt headed by El Kabir, a young man who learns that he's actually the son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. When Petronius' daughter, Livia, newly-arrived from Rome, falls into his hands, El Kabir uses this opportunity to win her over to his side before releasing her to her father.
Quale amore Quale amore (2006) Character: Robert Stefelmayer
A young man, Andrea, from the bourgeoisie of Lugano, with power in high finance, falls in love with a beautiful pianist, Antonia. Antonia leaves his fabulous career for the love she feels for him. Soon the beautiful women leads him in a growing state of jealousy which leads to a murderous obsession. The young man tells his passion to an unknown, in an airport while waiting for a flight.
Damon and Pythias Damon and Pythias (1962) Character: Dionysius the Tyrant
Damon is a thief who begins to question his beliefs after he meets Pythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers.
I cento cavalieri I cento cavalieri (1964) Character: Don Gonzalo Herrera y Menendez
Don Fernando rallies peasants and townspeople to overthrow Moorish occupiers in medieval Spain.
Fumeria d’oppio Fumeria d’oppio (1947) Character: N/A
A young woman is murdered and robbed in broad daylight. A young man is arrested, in possession of some of the jewels of the victim. The passionate protests of his sister arouse the compassion of Za la Mort, who promises to help the girl.
Gente di Roma Gente di Roma (2003) Character: Padre al Ristorante
Rome 2003, the camera follows citizens of Rome. Night, in a flat, a woman prepares her husband's lunch. The man takes a bus, but the camera follow another bus ... a woman cleans the mayor's office... A man interviews passengers on a bus about immigration...... the owner of a bar is racist person... a survivor woman of Holocaust remembers the Ghetto deportation... deportation that is filmed by a director... Stefania Sandrelli plays with her grand daughter in a park a man tries to seduce the bus driver...gay night life... sunrise at Piazza Navona, a noble man and a tramp are sitting together. - - - Gente di Roma is a 2003 Italian comedy mockumentary film directed by Ettore Scola. It is close to Federico Fellini's Roma. The film is dedicated to Alberto Sordi, who Scola wanted to close the film, as a noble man, but he could not film him because he died. Scola's daughters helped to co-write the script. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Barabbas Barabbas (1961) Character: Joseph of Arimathea
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. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming a follower of the man who was crucified in his place.
Salambò Salambò (1960) Character: Splendius
During the 3rd century B.C. a horde of barbarians are hired by the Phoenian city of Carthage to fight against the Roman empire, but when the city's ruler is unable to fulfill the promised payment made to the mercenaries, they attack the African settlement, where Salammbô --the king's daughter and high priestess of goddess Tanit- tries to settle the matter when the Barbarian leader who has fallen for her steals the sacred veil of Carthage from the temple, without taking into account the evil schemes of a powerful member of the council of wise men.
Lucrèce Borgia Lucrèce Borgia (1953) Character: Michelotto
In the early 16th century, Italy is ruled by the powerful Borgia family, led by César Borgia and his sister Lucrèce. In a ruthless power play, César plots to have his sister’s husband murdered. But without her brother’s knowledge, Lucrèce has taken a strong lover who will challenge the Borgias.
Le Capitan Le Capitan (1960) Character: Marshal of Ancre, Concino Concini
Le capitan is a 1960 French-Italian swashbuckler film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Jean Marais, Bourvil, Elsa Martinelli and Lise Delamare. It is based on a novel by Michel Zévaco.
Les canailles Les canailles (1960) Character: Tonioni
The director of the Rome office of an American news agency is seduced by his boss' daughter, who subsequently ends up dead at the foot of a cliff. Film adaptation of James Hadley Chase’s 1956 noir thriller novel You Find Him, I'll Fix Him.
Il vetturale del Moncenisio Il vetturale del Moncenisio (1954) Character: conte de Brissac
During the first Napoleonic expedition into Italy, Thibaud is seriously injured before being caught up in a mystery involving his wife, her rightful inheritance and his own daughter's happiness.
The Reluctant Saint The Reluctant Saint (1962) Character: Felixa- Giuseppe's Father
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. God performs a miracle through him, quite literally raising him to sainthood.
The Angel Wore Red The Angel Wore Red (1960) Character: Insurgent Major
A clergyman travels to Spain to join the Loyalist side during the Spanish Civil War and finds himself attracted to a beautiful entertainer.
La mano dello straniero La mano dello straniero (1954) Character: Commissioner
Eight-year-old Roger Court is in Venice expecting to reunite with his father, British diplomat Major Court (Trevor Howard), whom he hasn't seen in three years. Roger lives with his Aunt Rose since his mother abandoned him.
Judith Judith (1966) Character: Interrogator
A Jewish woman is recruited to help track down a German commander who was her former husband.
Destinazione Piovarolo Destinazione Piovarolo (1955) Character: Il podestà
Antonio La Quaglia becomes the railroader in Piovarolo during 1922 meanwhile the fascism is raising. Later he marries a jewish woman. He has career ambitions but can not reach them.
L'attenzione L'attenzione (1985) Character: Direttore Giornale
On the plane back to Rome, a well-known journalist indulges in an unbridled and somewhat melodramatic erotic fantasy involving his estranged wife and his stepdaughter.
A Matter of Time A Matter of Time (1976) Character: Pavelli (uncredited)
During a press conference, international star Nina remembers simpler times, flashing back to her days as a maid in a run-down Italian hotel. As a young woman, Nina befriends Contessa Sanziani, an elderly woman who entertains Nina with memories of her vibrant, wealthy life with Count Sanziani. Inspired by her tales of success, young Nina fantasizes about her own adventures and seeks to find the same excitement in her life.
Chéri-Bibi Chéri-Bibi (1955) Character: Le Kanak
Chéri-Bibi is an ex-convict who undergoes plastic surgery in order to resemble his rival for the hand of Cecily. Once he emerges from the bandages, Cheri-Bibi is plunged into a series of melodramatic misadventures.
Non c'è amore più grande Non c'è amore più grande (1955) Character: Romolo Rocca
While her new husband is away looking for work, the wife loses the child she was expecting and uses another woman's baby as a substitute so she won't have to upset her spouse when he returns.
Leo e Beo Leo e Beo (1998) Character: Anton
A man named Leo has the ability to speak to his dog, Beo. He falls in love with a single mother named Sabrina.
Imbarco a mezzanotte Imbarco a mezzanotte (1952) Character: Inspector-in-Charge
A down-and-out crook on the lam befriends a young street urchin, in an Italian port city. At first amused that the boy is a sneak thief, he tries to deflects the kid from a life of crime. Tipped off by a woman anxious to collect the reward for him (who is wanted for murder), the police pursue the two lost souls.
Los amantes del desierto Los amantes del desierto (1957) Character: N/A
Omar Sultan's army has been defeated. However, Prince Said, son of the Sultan died, encourages people to form an army and fight again to Ibrahim. The town gets excited and running quickly, while crossing the desert, they encounter the enemy caravans and raid without knowing that one of them is Fatima, daughter of Ibrahim, who poses as a singer of the harem. Said, dazzled by the beauty of the girl, released. But soon after, Fatima, who also doesn´t know the origin of the robber, sees him again, and among them born a strong attraction.
Il giocattolo Il giocattolo (1979) Character: Nicola Griffo
A meek accountant buys himself a gun and finds out he's a natural marksman. After the friend who introduced him to shooting is killed by gangsters, he seeks revenge.
冷静と情熱のあいだ 冷静と情熱のあいだ (2001) Character: The Restorer
An appassionato art student and a dispassionate college girl make a vow, saying they would meet each other again in the Florence Cathedral after 10 years.
Borsalino Borsalino (1970) Character: Marello
In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a woman. Starting with fixed horse races and boxing matches, they soon find themselves doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change.
Il sorriso del grande tentatore Il sorriso del grande tentatore (1974) Character: Monsignor Badensky
A young writer is invited to stay in a religious hostel run by a sinister, manipulative nun who plays deadly psychological games with the inhabitants.
Le sette folgori di Assur Le sette folgori di Assur (1962) Character: Zoroastro
Noble, wise King Sardanapolo and his more soft and naive younger brother Prince Sammash get into a bitter feud over the affections of sweet and alluring innocent peasant girl Mirra. Meanwhile, the treacherous and ruthlessly ambitious General Arbace plots against both siblings.
Il tradimento Il tradimento (1951) Character: Avvocato Luigi
A businessman is wrongly accused and convicted for the murder of his associate.
Bellezze in bicicletta Bellezze in bicicletta (1951) Character: Sergente
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.
Il testimone Il testimone (1946) Character: L'impiegato dell' anagrafe
A man, standing trial for robbery with murder, faces the death penalty. The testimony of an old civil servant may give him a reprieve but not peace of mind.
Cinque poveri in automobile Cinque poveri in automobile (1952) Character: Alfredo
Four poor fellows win a luxurious car in a lottery but they have not the money to keep it. Therefore they decide to have it a day each and sell it afterwards. Everyone will spend his own day with the car and get some gratification. Some will get it, others will not. And the fifth poor fellow?
La rabbia La rabbia (2008) Character: Attore
A young director years old, lives with a girl. Active part of the Intellectual society, he represents perfectly the union between fear and determination, that changes deeply his way of understanding the world that surrounds him. His only aim is to leave a footstep of his presence on this world realizing a film.
Angela Angela (1954) Character: Captain Ambrosi
Dennis O'Keefe plays a GI who falls in love with Mara Lane in postwar Rome. Lane kills her boss, forcing her to flee the law. O'Keefe goes along for the ride so that he won't be knocked off by Lane's husband. Just when it looks as though O'Keefe is willing to go to any lengths to protect the woman he loves, he discovers that she frankly isn't worth it.
Le ombre rosse Le ombre rosse (2009) Character: Massimo
An intellectual encounters a youth group that seeks social change.
I tartari I tartari (1961) Character: Ciu Lang
The Tartars and the Vikings maintain a fragile peace in the harsh landscape of the Russian Steppe. When the leader of the Vikings, Oleg, declines to accompany the Tartars on a campaign against the Slavs, there is an explosion of violence. After Oleg kills the Tartar leader and kidnaps his daughter, the dead man's brother, Burandai, retaliates by holding Oleg's wife, Helga, hostage. The stalemate can be resolved only on the battlefield.
Yvonne la Nuit Yvonne la Nuit (1949) Character: Il senatore
Carlo Rutelli falls in love with the beautiful variety singer Yvonne la Nuit, but his father opposes the wedding. World War I breaks out and Carlo is killed while Yvonne has a son, but on orders from Carlo's father, she is told he is dead. Her career descends and only Nino, an art partner, remains close to her and helps her earn her living by singing in taverns.
Le Notti di Lucrezia Borgia Le Notti di Lucrezia Borgia (1959) Character: Astorre
Federico, a virtuous nobleman from an impoverished family, is brought into service by autocrat Cesare Borgia. His promiscuous sister Lucrezia seems to have an amorous interest in Federico and wants him as her lover though Federico is in love with Diana, the Duke of Alva's daughter, whom he has saved from being raped. When he learns about Diana's feud against the Borgia clan, he becomes aware of their infamous deeds.
Cento giorni a Palermo Cento giorni a Palermo (1984) Character: Minister Virginio Rognoni
In the late 1970s and early 80s, assassinations in Sicily get the attention of Communist deputy, Pio La Torre, who appeals to General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa to become prefect in Palermo and take on the Mafia. Dalla Chiesa approaches the job with the same focus and methods he used in hunting down the Red Brigade.
Tutti gli uomini del deficiente Tutti gli uomini del deficiente (1999) Character: Pres. Leone Stella
Nearing death, videogame genius Leone Stella holds a contest to find an heir: several people named like him will compete in a live-streamed reenactment of his most famous exploits, and the winner will inherit his billion-dollar fortune.
Viva il cinema Viva il cinema (1953) Character: produttore
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.
La venganza La venganza (1958) Character: Bermejo
After spending ten years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Juan is released.
Il vedovo allegro Il vedovo allegro (1950) Character: Roy
An artist of variety, known in art with the name of Bebè, is a charlatan in Cannes, in a company with Zallos, a shady type.
Avanzi di galera Avanzi di galera (1954) Character: The boss
Three jailbirds - a surgeon, a robber and a wrongly convicted man must adjust to their lives once released from prison.
Totò e Carolina Totò e Carolina (1955) Character: Commissario
During a police raid at Villa Borghese, the agent, a widower named Antonio Caccavallo, stays to get better acquainted with the young Carolina.
Un giorno nella vita Un giorno nella vita (1946) Character: Brusan
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. When the partisans eventually leave, the Germans take a terrible revenge.
Totò sceicco Totò sceicco (1950) Character: Il matto
Antonio is the humble servant of a rich family governed by the Marquis Gastone. He is a young man madly in love with Lulu, but she betrays him, and he desperately enlist in the foreign legion.
I cadetti di Guascogna I cadetti di Guascogna (1950) Character: Un ufficiale (uncredited)
Two fellow soldiers fight for the love of the same girl, are constantly picked on by the older soldiers about to be discharged and are involved in the staging of a show in the military barracks.
Il cardinale Lambertini Il cardinale Lambertini (1954) Character: Duca di Montimar
Papal aspirant "Cardinal Lamberti" has to tread a fine line between the powerful Duke of Montimar and doing the right thing by a young couple in love in late 1730s Bologna.
Le ragazze di San Frediano Le ragazze di San Frediano (1955) Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Andrea, a young and charming florentine mechanic in the 1950s, romances five beautiful women simultaneously, enjoying life without really committing to anyone, but in the end who wants to grasp all lose all.
Adamo ed Eva Adamo ed Eva (1949) Character: Achille
Eva Bianchi, who works as a manicure in a beauty salon in Milan, falls in love with the owner Adamo Rossi. But Adam, who at first always gives her roses, now no longer seems interested in her.
Causa di divorzio Causa di divorzio (1972) Character: Maini - father of Ernesta
A couple is short of money and got marital problems. Sylverte knows Enrica and intent to marry her but before he needs divorce from his wife.
The Shoes of the Fisherman The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) Character: Gelasio (as Arnoldo Foa')
All eyes focus on the Vatican, watching for the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the election of the next Pope. This time much more is at stake. The new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world on the brink of nuclear nightmare.
Il domestico Il domestico (1974) Character: Ambrogio Perigatti
A butler for wealthy clients has a problem--he can't seem to stop getting sexually involved with the wives and daughters of his bosses.
La peccatrice del deserto La peccatrice del deserto (1959) Character: The Chaldean
A caravan guarded by Roman soldiers comes across a woman bound to a stake and left to die. A wealthy merchant who hired the caravan is against taking The Woman along, but the commander of the soldiers, Verrus, overrules him. Verrus tries to get friendly with her, promising all kinds of wealth for her favors. The caravan encounters a group of Jdean refugees fleeing from King Herod's orders to kill all male children. They are on their way to Egypt with a male child with them. The Merchant begins to ponder the reward that would be paid by the King and orders The Woman to seduce a Roman guard to enable the messenger to get away. When the King's soldiers show up, Verrus refuses to surrender the refugees. Then the sand hits the fan.
Il 7 e l'8 Il 7 e l'8 (2007) Character: padre Superiore
6th January 1975, in an infant nursery in Palermo (Italy), for a mysterious reason, a male nurse exchanges the labels of baby number 7 and 8. Thirty-one years later Tommaso (7) and Daniele (8) meet each other by accident.
The Silent Enemy The Silent Enemy (1958) Character: Tomolino
The Mediterranean, 1941/42 - Axis forces are using frogmen and manned torpedoes to attack previously impregnable harbours. The Allied forces need to come up with something to answer this threat, which they find in the form of Lt. Lionel "Buster" Crabb.
Il brigante Musolino Il brigante Musolino (1950) Character: The advocate
Beppe Musolino is falsely accused of murder. He is tried and once found guilty is imprisoned. Unexpectedly he escape from prison and to survive he start living like an outlaw brigand. He falls in love for Mara, a village girl, and with her help he hunts down all of the witnesses who lied about him at the trial.
Altri tempi - Zibaldone n. 1 Altri tempi - Zibaldone n. 1 (1952) Character: Tuscan farmer (segment "Questione d'interesse")
A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.
Primo tango a Roma... storia d'amore e d'alchimia Primo tango a Roma... storia d'amore e d'alchimia (1973) Character: Sciarra Colonna
A man and his assistant invent a powerful aphrodisiac they don't hesitate testing out on the beautiful female populace of their village.
Le Procès Le Procès (1962) Character: Inspector A
Josef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on trial but nobody tells him what he is accused of. In order to find out about the reason for this accusation and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the façade of the judicial system. But since this remains fruitless, there seems to be no chance for him to escape from this nightmare.



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