Fosco Giachetti

Fosco Giachetti

1900-03-28 Sesto Fiorentino - Tuscany - Italy 65 Credits

Biography

Fosco Giachetti (28 March 1900, in Sesto Fiorentino – 22 December 1974, in Rome) was an Italian actor. Fosco Giachetti was the protagonist of Lo squadrone bianco (1936), directed by Augusto Genina. He became the leading man in Fascist propaganda films such as Tredici uomini e un cannone (1936), Sentinelle di bronzo (1937), Scipione l'Africano, Edgar Neville's Italian Carmen fra i rossi (1939), L'assedio dell'Alcazar (1940) and Bengasi (1942). In 1942, he also co-starred in Goffredo Alessandrini...

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The Inheritor

The Inheritor

1973

as Luigi Balazzi

6.3
Acting

After his father is killed in a plane crash, Bart Cordell returns back home to France to claim his inheritance: to lead the industrial empire his fath...

Scipio the African

Scipio the African

1971

as Aulio Gellio

6.8
Acting

Years after the Second Punic War, Scipio Africanus finds himself generally unliked, despite his defeat of Hannibal Barca. He and his brother, Scipio A...

The Conformist

The Conformist

1970

as The Colonel

7.7
Acting

A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.

Another Man's Wife

Another Man's Wife

1967

as Alberto

1.0
Acting

Ana and Andres meet again after many years. They are no longer two youngsters, both are married with children. Andres insists, but Ana has trouble in ...

Samba

Samba

1965

as João Fernandes de Oliveira

2.6
Acting

Singer Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira (Giachetti), who has found out her love affair with Assis ...

Jacob: The Man Who Fought with God

Jacob: The Man Who Fought with God

1963

as Abramo

4.5
Acting

Biblical figure Jacob is forced to flee for his life when an enraged Esau vows to kill him.

Giacobbe ed Esau

1963

as Isacco - Isaac

Acting

A film about twin bothers Jacob & Esau

La notte dell'innominato

La notte dell'innominato

1962

Acting

On the night of Lucia's kidnapping, the Unnamed revisits his life. Many years earlier a caravan of Andalusian gypsies arrived at the gates of Milan. A...

The Fury of Achilles

The Fury of Achilles

1962

as Priamos

5.1
Acting

In the tenth year of the Trojan War, tensions between Achilles and Agamemnon divide the Greek camp while giving hope to the Trojans.

Plains of Battle

Plains of Battle

1962

as Voivode

Acting

Despite the disagreement of their mother, the sons of old Taras Bulba are taken to the Dnieper camp on their return from a Kiev seminary, to teach the...

The Nun of Monza

The Nun of Monza

1962

as Monsignor Barca

5.0
Acting

Virginia de Leyva, daughter of a Spanish Lord, becomes a nun in Monza, in 1600s. She becomes very strict with herself and the students until she's una...

Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

1962

as Voivode

6.0
Acting

Italian adaptation of the historical novella of the same name by Nikolai Gogol.

Conqueror of the Orient

Conqueror of the Orient

1961

as Omar - Nadir's Father

7.0
Acting

Centuries ago in the Orient, the fiscal exactions on the people lead to a revolt against the usurper of the throne, and the empowerment of a new leade...

The Wastrel

The Wastrel

1961

as Captain Hugh Hardy

4.9
Acting

A wealthy and self-serving man, sets out on a perilous ocean voyage with his son. An unexpected incident with the vessel causes him to reflect on his ...

Re Lear

Re Lear

1960

Acting

An old king believes he can retire to private life, leaving his kingdom in the hands of his daughters. The two older ones don't take long to take over...

Love and Larceny

Love and Larceny

1960

as General Benito Mesci

7.2
Acting

Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy, is involved, due to his ability to mimic dialects of Italy, in...

Un uomo facile

Un uomo facile

1959

as Doctor boxing

Acting

The changing fortunes of two boxers are explored in this interesting drama by Paolo Heusch, seen from the point of view of the women the boxers love. ...

The Virtuous Bigamist

The Virtuous Bigamist

1956

as Antonio

5.7
Acting

The Provence, somewhere in the 1950's. Paul Verdier, traveling salesman, leaves his home and his quarrelsome wife for his weekly round. On the train h...

House of Ricordi

House of Ricordi

1954

as Giuseppe Verdi

6.2
Acting

The film covers a hundred years in the lives of the Ricordi family, the Milan publishing house of the title, and the various composers and other histo...

Condemned to Hang

Condemned to Hang

1953

as Lucero

5.3
Acting

Andalusia, Spain, 19th century. The roads are infested with bandits who sow panic among travelers. Although most of them are ruthless killers, Lucero ...

The Counterfeiters

The Counterfeiters

1951

as Ispettore Moroni

Acting

Producers of phony currency become the object of a crackdown by law enforcement agencies.

The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle

1950

as Laurent Bertal (Italian version)

5.6
Acting

Evelyne, a judge's young wife, falls in love with Rémy while vacationing in Italy. Upon returning home, she must decide between telling her husband an...

Romanticismo

Romanticismo

1949

as Tito Ansperti

Acting

Drama set in Milan in 1858. Dr. Antonio Ansperti from Como, implicated in the clandestine activities of the Young Italy revolutionary movement, is arr...

L'Altra

1949

as Pianista Marco de Santis

Acting

Vento d'Africa

1949

Acting
Una lettera all'alba

Una lettera all'alba

1948

as Carlo Marini

Acting
Crossroads of Passion

Crossroads of Passion

1948

as Toniani

Acting

Lisbon, the capital of Neutral Portugal, is a hotbed of spies. Mario, a cabaret singer working for the Allies is responsible for the death of an Itali...

Four Women

Four Women

1947

Acting

The entrance of a woman in a café where, gathered by chance, four men play cards, brings to the mind of each of them the memory of their past love exp...

The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov

1947

as Dimitri

Acting

When a tragedy strikes father Fyodor Karamazov, the wretched relation with his three sons reveals itself surrounded by intrigue, envy and deceit.

Nothing

Nothing

1947

5.6
Acting

When young Andrea arrives in Barcelona to begin her university studies, she stays at her aunt Angustias' house, where she lives with several relatives...

The Damned

The Damned

1947

as Garosi

6.0
Acting

A group of Nazis and sympathizers board a submarine bound for South America in the hopes of finding shelter.

Notte di tempesta

Notte di tempesta

1946

as Domenico

7.0
Acting

The story is taken from the drama "I Pescatori" (The Fishermen) by Raffaele Viviani, and is set in a fishing island off the coast of Naples (clearly i...

Farewell, My Beautiful Naples

Farewell, My Beautiful Naples

1946

as Carlo Sanna

Acting

In Naples, a local composer falls in love with an American tourist.

Life Begins Anew

Life Begins Anew

1945

as Dr. Paolo Martini

7.5
Acting

A compelling portrayal of postwar Rome

Fear No Evil

Fear No Evil

1945

as Benedetto

Acting

The life of Saint Benedict, the founder of Western Monasticism.

L'abito nero da sposa

L'abito nero da sposa

1945

as il cardinal Giovanni de' Medici

Acting
Scorned Flesh

Scorned Flesh

1943

Acting

A sailor, Paolo, falls in love with a girl named Luisa. The two decides to get married, but on the day of the marriage the woman is involved in a seri...

Labbra serrate

Labbra serrate

1942

as Ruggero D'Anzi

Acting
We the Living, Part Two

We the Living, Part Two

1942

as Andrej Taganov

9.0
Acting

After having been captured in a Crimea during a failed attempt to flee overseas, Leo returns in Petersburg for Kira.

We the Living, Part One

We the Living, Part One

1942

as Andrei Taganov

8.2
Acting

At 18, the beautiful and intelligent Kira comes to Petersburg as the Communists consolidate power. She rebuffs a cousin who rises in the Party and may...

A Pistol Shot

A Pistol Shot

1942

as Andrea Anickoff

8.0
Acting

Count Anikoff, a Russian officer, challenges his best friend, Sergei, to a duel when he finds him courting the young woman he, too, is in love with. S...

Headlights in the Fog

Headlights in the Fog

1942

as Cesare

6.2
Acting
Bengasi

Bengasi

1942

as Hauptmann Enrico Berti / Il capitano Enrico Berti

5.5
Acting

The film is set in 1941 during the Second World War, when the city of Benghazi in Italian-ruled Libya was occupied by British forces. Italian inhabita...

L'amante segreta

L'amante segreta

1941

Acting
Luce nelle tenebre

Luce nelle tenebre

1941

as Alberto Serrani

Acting

Alberto Serrani, a mining engineer, meets doctor's daughter Marina, sweet and simple, and the notorious and frivolous Clara who falls for him immediat...

Ridi pagliaccio

Ridi pagliaccio

1941

Acting

When she is in jail to defend her colleague, the secretary Anna Alessandri finds out that her man got engaged to another woman.

La figlia del corsaro verde

La figlia del corsaro verde

1940

as Carlos de la Riva

Acting
Senza cielo

Senza cielo

1940

as Mario

Acting
The Sinner

The Sinner

1940

as Salvatore, fratello di Adele

5.5
Acting

Seduced and abandonned by her fiance, Maria Ferrante leaves home to avoid any scandal. She is trying to find work and place to stay but one misfortune...

The Siege of the Alcazar

The Siege of the Alcazar

1940

as Cap. Vela

5.7
Acting

Set during the Spanish civil war, the story of a commander of a fort Alcazar in Toledo, faithful to general Franco.

Carmen and the Reds

Carmen and the Reds

1939

as Javier Navarro (Italian cut)

5.8
Acting

Javier Navarro, a Falangist, is ordered to infiltrate Republican Madrid to deliver a message to a member of the Fifth Column.

Napoli che non muore

Napoli che non muore

1939

as Mario Fusco

Acting
The Dream of Butterfly

The Dream of Butterfly

1939

as Harry Peters

5.0
Acting

Italian filmmaker Carmine Gallone was still in his "operetta" mode when he helmed 1938's Il Sogno di Butterfly (Dream of the Butterfly) Maria Cebotari...

The Life of Giuseppe Verdi

The Life of Giuseppe Verdi

1938

as Giuseppe Verdi

10.0
Acting

The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto, his studies in Milan, his first opera "Oberto, c...

The Woman of Monte Carlo

The Woman of Monte Carlo

1938

as Giorgio Duclos

Acting

An adventuress serves as bait for a swindler, who robs the naive people she brings to him with poker. A childhood friend helps him.

Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal

Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal

1937

as Captain Massinissa

5.5
Acting

A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the...

Sentinels of Bronze

Sentinels of Bronze

1937

as Capitano Negri

3.2
Acting

Directed by Romolo Marcellini.

Heart of Tramp

Heart of Tramp

1936

Acting

When an innocent young woman finds herself abandoned by the proper young man whose child she's had, she is taken in by a troupe of traveling performer...

Fiordalisi d'oro

1936

as Conte Andrea di Beaulieu

Acting

An italian film.

White Squadron

White Squadron

1936

as Il capitano Santelia

6.4
Acting

Lieutenant Mario Ludovici, an army officer, gets himself transferred to a Libyan post when his romance with society girl Cristiana goes on the rocks. ...

L'avvocato difensore

L'avvocato difensore

1934

Acting

Creature della notte

1934

Acting

Il trattato scomparso

1933

as Raythan

Acting

Ricorda con rabbia

N/A

as Colonnello Redfern

Acting
Quattro rose rosse

Quattro rose rosse

N/A

as Antonio Berti

Acting