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Vittorio Gassman Knight Grand Cross OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo ˈɡazman]; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions as well as dozens of divertissements. Gassman's debut was in Milan, in 1942, with Alda Borelli in Niccodemi's La Nemica (theatre). He then moved to Rome and acted at the Teatro Eliseo joining Tino Carraro and Ernesto Calindri in a team that remained famous for some time; with them he acted in a range of plays from bourgeois comedy to sophisticated intellectual theatre. In 1946, he made his film debut in Preludio d'amore, while only one year later he appeared in five films. In 1948 he played in Riso amaro. It was with Luchino Visconti's company that Gassman achieved his...
Known for
SleepersMovie • 1996
We All Loved Each Other So MuchMovie • 1974
Scent of a WomanMovie • 1974
War and PeaceMovie • 1956
Il SorpassoMovie • 1962
Big Deal on Madonna StreetMovie • 1958
Sharky's MachineMovie • 1981
The Nude BombMovie • 1980
Life Is a Bed of RosesMovie • 1983
I Knew Her WellMovie • 1965
BarabbasMovie • 1961
1001 NightsMovie • 1990
Bitter RiceMovie • 1949
The Great WarMovie • 1959
AbrahamMovie • 1993
Goodnight, Ladies and GentlemenMovie • 1976
QuintetMovie • 1979
Woman Times SevenMovie • 1967
Brancaleone at the CrusadesMovie • 1970
The FamilyMovie • 1987
The New MonstersMovie • 1977
For Love and GoldMovie • 1966
The Desert of the TartarsMovie • 1976
In the Name of the Italian PeopleMovie • 1971