Silla Bettini
Know for: Directing
Born: 1923-02-28
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Getting Away with It the Italian Way (1962)
Orazio Menicotti is a night policeman in Rome. One night he is present at a quarrel between husband and wife and he volunteers to take the wife to...
It Happened in '43 (1960)
1943. The affair between Anna, unhappily married to wheelchair-bound Pino, and deserter Franco unfolds in foggy Ferrara, intertwining with the power...
Little Girls and High Finance (1960)
A low level official and a prostitute both try to commit suicide and fail, afterwards he becomes a pimp and the prostitutes take over the country.
Day by Day, Desperately (1961)
The mental illness affecting young Dario, one of the two sons of the Dominici family living in a council building in Rome, disrupts the lives of all...
Don Camillo in Moscow (1965)
Priest Don Camillo blackmails his friendly rival Peppone into letting him join a Communist delegation visiting the Soviet Union.
The Criminals of the Metropolis (1967)
A group of drug dealers clashes with the police several times between December 28th and New Year's Eve.
Everybody Go Home! (1960)
When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to return to their homes.
A Day for Lionhearts (1961)
September the 8th 1943, Rome, day of the armistice. Danilo escapes the fascist enlist, while Michele succeeded to leave his administration moving...
Five for Revenge (1966)
Jim Latimore's ranch is a thorn in the side of the ruthless Gonzales brothers and his marriage to their cousin Rosaria rankles even more. Bandit...
The Changing of the Guard (1962)
During WW2, it's not wise to be a mayor chosen by the fascists with the Americans' impending arrival.
Italian Engagement (1964)
In this romance, a middle-aged playboy finds himself running his father's fur business after his father's death. He continues to allow his papa's...
Run with the Devil (1960)
The trials and tribulations of a group of artist friends and a gay gallery owner living in the Via Margutta neighbourhood of Rome. Stefano is a...
Via Veneto (1964)
A young man who lives on scams and deceptions manages to convince a wealthy industrialist who has come from the province to finance a film. Having...
The Facts of Murder (1959)
A police inspector comes into contact with people of all types and dispositions during a grueling murder investigation.
The Maniacs (1964)
An anthology of brief comic sketches based on manias, mainly sexual, featuring several figures of Italian society.
Pigeon Shoot (1961)
Young man Marco Laudato, after the '8/9/1943's WW2 armistice, enlists in the Italian Social Republic army, attending the last days of the old...
Misunderstood (1967)
Andrew's brave front convinces his father that he is unaffected by his mother's death. Playmate and protector of his little brother Miles, he is...
A Pocketful of Chestnuts (1970)
A TV producer cultivates a somewhat reserved and protective young woman after interviewing her for one of his programs.
Di mamma non ce n'è una sola (1974)
Marcello, the scion of a noble and rich family, is morbidly obsessed with his mother, Countess Elisabetta di Tarcento. When she dies, things go...
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
Mastro Geppetto is a poor carpenter with no wife and no children. The man is very lonely, and after trading a piece of wood with his colleague Mastro...
Italian Secret Service (1968)
A war hero turned unemployed is hired by a British man whose life he saved during the war, for a secret mission: to kill a neo-nazi.
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
Through the childhood and adolescence of Signor Giacomo Casanova (from his memoirs), this is a description of how people lived in 18th-century...
The Scopone Game (1972)
An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his...
Unknown Woman (1969)
When an old lady dies two hours before her life insurance expires, the insurance lawyer suspects something dubious. He begins to investigate and he...
The Climax (1967)
A violin player is going to be father of a sixth child by his second mistress, Marisa. Quite nervous about that, he does not leave the clinic......
Serafino (1968)
Serafino, a young and innocent shepherd, inherits a huge fortune. He immediately starts spending the entire sum on presents for his friends, causing...
A Pocketful of Chestnuts (1970)
A TV producer cultivates a somewhat reserved and protective young woman after interviewing her for one of his programs.
Alfredo, Alfredo (1972)
Alfredo, a timid young Italian, lusts after and woos the beautiful Maria Rosa. But when he manages to marry her, he discovers life is not nearly so...
Love Me Strangely (1971)
Alain Revent, a seductive and refined man, derives a peculiar satisfaction from debasing his wives. The first, driven to the brink of despair, throws...