Luciano Salce
Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, television host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film Le pillole di Ercole was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. During World War II, he was a prisoner in Germany.
Also recorded as Pilantra
Luciano Salce

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- Name
- Luciano Salce
- Born
- 25 September 1922
- Birthplace
- Rome, Italy
- Died
- 17 December 1989
- Occupation
- Film director, actor, lyricist, comedian, film producer
- Spouse
- Diletta D'Andrea
- Nationality
- Italy and Kingdom of Italy.
- Education
- Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico.
- Known for
- Floradas na serra.
- Languages
- Italian and Portuguese.
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Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, television host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film Le pillole di Ercole was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. During World War II, he was a prisoner in Germany.
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Biography
Biography
He later worked for several years in Brazil.
Luciano Salce studied at Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. The recorded working language is Italian and Portuguese. Residence is recorded at Rome. Works named in the authority record are Floradas na serra. Work by Luciano Salce is recorded in the collections of Harvard Film Archive.

Italian director Luciano Salce
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• Name — Luciano Salce • Born — 25 September 1922 • Birthplace — Rome, Italy • Died — 17 December 1989 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Other Names — Pilantra • Occupation — Film director, actor, lyricist, comedian, film producer • Style — Comedies, Comedy drama, Epic movies • Years Active — 1961–1988 • Spouse — Diletta D'Andrea • Children — 1
Director
Director
• A Flea on the Scales (1953) • Floradas na serra (1954) • The Fascist (1961) • Le pillole di Ercole (1962) • La voglia matta (1962) • La cuccagna (1962) • Le ore dell'amore (1963) • Alta infedeltà (1964) • El Greco (1964) • Slalom (1965) • The Man, the Woman and the Money (1965) • Le fate (1966) • Come imparai ad amare le donne (1967) • Ti ho sposato per allegria (1967) • La pecora nera (1968) • Colpo di stato (1969) • Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste, convenzionata con le mutue (1969) • Basta guardarla (1970) • Il provinciale (1971) • Il sindacalista (1972) • Io e lui (1973) • Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno (1974) • L'anatra all'arancia (1975) • Fantozzi (1975) • L'affittacamere (1976) • Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976) • La presidentessa (1977) • Il... Belpaese (1977) • Dove vai in vacanza? (1978) • Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania (1978) • Riavanti... marsch! (1979) • Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario (1980) • Vieni avanti cretino (1982) • The Innocents Abroad (1983, TV film) • Vediamoci chiaro (1984) • Quelli del casco (1988)
Actor
Actor
• A Yank in Rome (1946) − L'ufficiale americano • Caiçara (1950) − (voice) • Terra É Sempre Terra (1951) • Ângela (1951) • Floradas na Serra (1954) • Angela (1954) − (uncredited) • Piccola posta (1955) − Dog Wotan's Owner • Toto in the Moon (1958) − Von Braun • Maid, Thief and Guard (1958) − Il Conte tedesco • Tipi da spiaggia (1959) − Ionescu − the psychoanalyst • I baccanali di Tiberio (1960) − Coronel • Il carabiniere a cavallo (1961) − Il prete • The Fascist (1961) − German officer (uncredited) • La ragazza di mille mesi (1961) − La Psicanalista • La voglia matta (1962) − Bisigato (uncredited) • La cuccagna (1962) − Il colonnello (uncredited) • Le ore dell'amore (1963) − (uncredited) • Gli onorevoli (1963) − Un invitato (uncredited) • The Man, the Woman and the Money (1965) − Arturo Rossi (segment "L'ora di punta") • Anyone Can Play (1967) − Psychiatrist Dr. Stelluti • Colpo di stato (1969) − Himself • Oh dolci baci e languide carezze (1970) − Carlo Valcini • The Swinging Confessors (1970) − Monsignor Torelli • Basta guardarla (1970) − Farfarello • Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? (1971) − Il critico d'arte • Man of the Year (1971) − Achille Lampugnani • Do Not Commit Adultery (1971) − Damiano • Hector the Mighty (1972) − Mercurio • Anche se volessi lavorare, che faccio? (1972) − Maresciallo Dorigo • Hospitals: The White Mafia (1973) − Enrico • The Lady Has Been Raped (1973) − The bishop • Three Tough Guys (1974) − The bishop • Commissariato di notturna (1974) − On. Luigi Colacioppi • Il domestico (1974) − The director • Don't Hurt Me, My Love (1974) − Carlo Foschini • City Under Siege (1974) − Paolo Ferrero • Nipoti miei diletti (1974) − Don Vittorio • Son tornate a fiorire le rose (1975) − Carlo Foschini • Di che segno sei? (1975) − Leonardo • I prosseneti (1976) − Giorgio • Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe (1976) − Barone Alfonso Lamìa • Maschio latino cercasi (1977) − colonnello (segment "L'amnistia") • Ride bene... chi ride ultimo (1977) − Maresciallo (segment "Sedotto e violentato") / Bepi Pastorino (segment "La visita di controllo") • La presidentessa (1977) − Bortignon • Voglia di donna (1978) − Il matto • Tanto va la gatta al lardo... (1978) − Dino Chini / Amilcare Severi • Ridendo e scherzando (1978) − Lucio Sartori • Belli e brutti ridono tutti (1979) − Santucci • Riavanti... marsch! (1979) − Prof. Eduardo Settebeni • Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario (1980) − Paolo Lavetti • Vieni avanti cretino (1982) − Himself (uncredited)
Life and career
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Life and career
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1989
Luciano Salce died at Rome.
2018
Luciano Salce prigioniero no 120842 (2018) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
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- 1.Italian Comedy - The State of Things. labiennale.org.
- 2.Review: The Fascist (film), nytimes.com; accessed 3 July 2017.
- 3.Review: The Fascist (film), nytimes.com; accessed 3 July 2017.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Andrea Pergolari, Verso la commedia. Momenti del cinema di Steno, Salce, Festa Campanile, Firenze Libri, Rome, 2002.
- Andrea Pergolari, Emanuele Salce, Luciano Salce: Una vita spettacolare, Edilazio, Rome, 2009.
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He also worked under the name Pilantra. The authorities additionally record the heading Pilantra. His recorded languages were Italian and Portuguese. He married Diletta D'Andrea. One child is recorded: Emanuele Salce. Recorded as actor, screenwriter, television presenter, lyricist and radio personality.
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