Screenplay: Pasquale Festa Campanile

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Rocco and His Brothers

1960 · Movie · 170 min. · Italy

Direction Luchino Visconti

Cast Alain Delon · Renato Salvatori · Annie Girardot · Katina Paxinou

Synopsis It is the story of a poor family torn apart by lust and greed. Rocco (Alain Delon), a soft-spoken, idealistic young man who must deal with turmoil and competition when he and his three brothers set out to Milan in...

8.2

10K votes

8.2

10K votes

The Leopard

1963 · Movie · 186 min. · Italy

Direction Luchino Visconti

Cast Burt Lancaster · Claudia Cardinale · Alain Delon · Paolo Stoppa

Synopsis Set in 1860s Sicily, it portrays the decline of an aristocratic family under the crushing weight of political change. The film traces the waning of the noble home of Fabrizio Corbero, Prince of Salina (the Leopard) and the corresponding rise...

7.8

16K votes

7.8

16K votes

The Four Days of Naples

1962 · Movie · 115 min. · Italy

Direction Nanni Loy

Cast Regina Bianchi · Aldo Giuffrè · Lea Massari · Jean Sorel

Synopsis The film shows the history of the Neapolitan popular revolt against the invading Germans, during the second world war. During the four days in Naples the revolt turns over in just few hours. Neapolitans slinged on rifles and guns, and...

7.1

107 votes

7.1

107 votes

6.8

21 votes

The Conjugal Bed

1963 · Movie · 90 min. · Italy

Direction Marco Ferreri

Cast Ugo Tognazzi · Marina Vlady · Walter Giller · Linda Sini

Synopsis A 40 years old man, Alfonso, finally succeeds to marry a virgin, educate, beautiful and very catholic woman. But soon she, Regina, starts stressing him because she wants to be pregnant. When the stress is at its peak Regina at...

6.7

75 votes

6.7

75 votes

6.6

228 votes

The Assassin

1961 · Movie · 105 min. · Italy

Direction Elio Petri

Cast Marcello Mastroianni · Micheline Presle · Cristina Gaioni · Salvo Randone

Synopsis A socialite is murdered and her playboy lover, is brought in for questioning. During his stay in custody we get to see the real sneaky playboy in action via flashback. Is he guilty or just a sleaze?

6.5

178 votes

6.5

178 votes

Oh! Sabella

1957 · Movie · 85 min. · Italy

Direction Dino Risi

Cast Peppino De Filippo · Sylva Koscina · Renato Salvatori · Paolo Stoppa

Synopsis Raffaele vive a Napoli, dove studia, ma viene richiamato al paese per dare l'ultimo saluto alla nonna Sabella, morente. Appena arrivato scopre che la nonna non è morente affatto e che ha architettato lo stratagemma per fare sposare il nipote...

6.5

109 votes

6.5

109 votes

Ladro lui, ladra lei

1958 · Movie · 100 min. · Italy

Direction Luigi Zampa

Cast Alberto Sordi · Sylva Koscina · Alberto Bonucci · Mario Carotenuto

Synopsis Cencio, a roman pilferer, periodically is in prison. He meets Cesira that soon become his partner in crime. With Cesira's help Cencio try the big hit to a jewelery. But the lucky break is over.

6.3

31 votes

6.3

31 votes

A Girl in Bikini

1957 · Movie · 101 min. · Italy

6.3

93 votes

6.3

93 votes

The Magistrate

1959 · Movie · 90 min. · Italy

6.0

56 votes

6.0

56 votes

Poor Girl, Pretty Girl

1957 · Movie · 95 min. · Italy

Direction Dino Risi

Cast Renato Salvatori · Maurizio Arena · Marisa Allasio · Lorella De Luca

Synopsis Romolo and Salvatore decide to forget they party life and find a decent job.

6.0

106 votes

6.0

106 votes

Poor Millionaires

1959 · Movie · 88 min. · Italy

6.0

52 votes

6.0

52 votes

Venice, the Moon and You

1958 · Movie · 96 min. · Italy

Direction Dino Risi

Cast Alberto Sordi · Marisa Allasio · Ingeborg Schöner · Niki Dantine

Synopsis Bepi is a gondolier and he wants to marry Nina. Bepi, however, likes exotic girls. So Nina, after a fight with him, decides to marry Toni who is richer, who is liked by her family and who is the owner...

5.8

153 votes

5.8

153 votes

Toto and Marcellino

1958 · Movie · 83 min. · Italy

5.7

39 votes

5.7

39 votes

5.6

34 votes

The Girl and the General

1967 · Movie · 103 min. · Italy

Direction Pasquale Festa Campanile

Cast Rod Steiger · Virna Lisi · Umberto Orsini · Tony Gaggia

Synopsis A young woman and a soldier team up to deliver an Austrian General to Italian forces during World War I. Their quest for the 1,000 Lire reward changes their lives unexpectedly.

5.5

21 votes

5.5

21 votes

Soldier of Fortune

1976 · Movie · 95 min. · Italy

Direction Pasquale Festa Campanile

Cast Bud Spencer · Franco Agostini · Enzo Cannavale · Frédéric de Pasquale

Synopsis Medieval soldier of fortune Ettore is travelling through Europe with his partners looking for fight where they can earn some money. When they come across a Spanish castle under siege by the French army, Ettore first bides his time to...

4.8

209 votes

4.8

209 votes

Secret Fantasy

1971 · Movie · 110 min. · Italy

Direction Pasquale Festa Campanile

Cast Lando Buzzanca · Laura Antonelli · Ferruccio de Ceresa · Elsa Vazzoler

Synopsis A frustrated musician makes a career out of his wife's beautiful body.

4.8

56 votes

4.8

56 votes