Giancarlo Badessi

Giancarlo Badessi

September 22, 1928 · 98 years old

Giancarlo Badessi (1928 – 2011) was an Italian actor. Born in Lecco, at the age of almost 40 Badessi gave up his daily job as an accountant to embrace the theatre, making his debut in a stage play directed by Giancarlo Cobelli. He was also active in cinema and on television, often playing character…

Known For

10 titles
1
Caligula

Caligula

1979 · 2h 36m · Movie

A dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome.

5.3
2
What Have You Done to Solange?

What Have You Done to Solange?

1972 · 1h 47m · Movie

A teacher who is having an affair with one of his students is reluctant to present an alibi when his lover witnesses the first in a series of murders connected to their school.

6.9
3
Confessions of a Police Captain

Confessions of a Police Captain

1971 · 1h 32m · Movie

In a city rife with corruption, a cynical police captain clashes with an idealistic district attorney as they attempt to nab an elusive Mafia boss.

7.2
4
Todo modo

Todo modo

1976 · 2h 10m · Movie

Party leader and power broker M. is holed up with his cronies and rivals at a monastic retreat where they plot their political fortunes while being led by a Jesuit cleric in spiritual cleansing.

7.5
5
The Conspiracy of Torture

The Conspiracy of Torture

1969 · 1h 24m · Movie

In 16th century Italy, a young noblewoman plots with her lover and her family to murder her abusive father, leading to an uproar in the community and the Catholic Church.

6.6
6
How to Kill a Judge

How to Kill a Judge

1975 · 1h 50m · Movie

A filmmaker's popular movie about a corrupt judge who is killed by the Mafia seemingly foretells the murder of a magistrate who orders the film's seizure.

6.7
7
The Swindle

The Swindle

1977 · 1h 39m · Movie

A rude Roman policeman Nico Giraldi and an English detective team up in search of a gang that has carried out an enormous fraud against the Lloyd's of London.

6.3
8
A Man Called Magnum

A Man Called Magnum

1977 · 1h 35m · Movie

Police Commissioner Dario Mauri investigates the activities of a drug ring led by Don Domenico Laurenzi.

5.9
9
Squadra antifurto

Squadra antifurto

1976 · 1h 42m · Movie

Tomas Milian as the unconventional undercover cop with a pet mouse named 'Serpico'. Still difficult for an investigation commissioner Nico Giraldi, this time struggling with a gang who commits theft in luxury apartments in Rome.

6.3
10
Innocence and Desire

Innocence and Desire

1974 · 1h 45m · Movie

A young man is temporarily home from a Seminary, but eventually falls in love with his father's young new wife.

4.9