Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

April 9, 1933 · 93 years old

Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor. He is perhaps most famous outside of Italy for his roles as the main villain in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (credited in the USA as "Johnny Wels") and For a Few Dollars More. In Italy and much of Europe, he was notabl…

Known For

18 titles
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For a Few Dollars More

For a Few Dollars More

1965 · 2h 12m · Movie

Two bounty killers with similar intentions but different motivations team up to take down a psychotic Mexican outlaw before he and his gang can carry out an audacious bank robbery.

8.2
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A Fistful of Dollars

A Fistful of Dollars

1964 · 1h 39m · Movie

A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.

7.9
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Le cercle rouge

Le cercle rouge

1970 · 2h 20m · Movie

After leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.

7.9
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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

1970 · 1h 55m · Movie

A high-ranking police inspector murders his mistress and - in a sardonic test to prove that he is above suspicion - deliberately plants clues that indicate his responsibility for the crime.

8.0
5
A Bullet for the General

A Bullet for the General

1967 · 1h 55m · Movie

A band of Mexican gunrunners employed by a revolutionary General accept an American mercenary into their gang, unaware of his true intentions.

7.0
6
The Working Class Goes to Heaven

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

1971 · 2h 5m · Movie

A conscientious factory worker becomes embroiled in political activism after accidentally cutting off his finger while working a machine.

7.6
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Christ Stopped at Eboli

Christ Stopped at Eboli

1979 · 2h 30m · Movie

A doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.

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Sacco & Vanzetti

Sacco & Vanzetti

1971 · 2h 5m · Movie

In 1920s Boston, Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are scrutinized for their anarchist beliefs while on trial for robbery and murder.

7.8
9
Face to Face

Face to Face

1967 · 1h 51m · Movie

A history professor has a chance meeting with an infamous outlaw and eventually assumes leadership of his gang.

7.1
10
The Mattei Affair

The Mattei Affair

1972 · 1h 56m · Movie

An Italian industrialist died in a plane crash. An accident or an assassination?

7.6
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Girl with a Suitcase

Girl with a Suitcase

1961 · 1h 36m · Movie

A girl pursues a guy who fooled her, but fascinates his younger brother instead.

7.4
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We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way

1967 · 1h 39m · Movie

In Sicily, a leftist professor investigates the "honor killings" of two friends, uncovering a tangled web involving politicians, the Mafia, the Church, and the widow of one of the victims.

7.0
13
Lucky Luciano

Lucky Luciano

1973 · 1h 45m · Movie

Biopic of Mafia boss Lucky Luciano, covering his life from 1946 to 1962 with occasional flashbacks.

6.4
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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
15
Hercules and the Captive Women

Hercules and the Captive Women

1961 · 1h 34m · Movie

Strong yet sleepy Hercules discovers that the Queen of Atlantis is plotting to take over the world with superhuman warriors.

4.4
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Wind from the East

Wind from the East

1970 · 1h 35m · Movie

A filmic essay on class struggle which draws on images from westerns but has no plot and is both an experiment in making a revolutionary film and an interrogation of how successfully such a film can be revolutionary.

5.8
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Wake Up and Die

Wake Up and Die

1966 · 1h 42m · Movie

Luciano Lutring is a dangerous fugitive in Italy, he meets Candida, a nightclub singer and they fall in love. On their back is Candida's lover Franco Magni, a two-bit gangster. Powered by his new-found fame and reputation, Lutring...

6.2
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The Death of Mario Ricci

The Death of Mario Ricci

1983 · 1h 40m · Movie

The tragic accident of an Italian laborer ,working on the Mont Blanc tunnel.

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