Gabriele Ferzetti

An Italian actor of the stage and the big screen, Gabriele Ferzetti was born in Rome, Italy in 1925. During his very long career, which includes more than 150 titles, he has worked with some of the greatest Italian directors and on many foreign productions. His acting versatility lets him successfully play roles in the most varied genres and styles.

Among his many films, his performances in Michelangelo Antonioni’s Le Amiche (1955) and L’Avventura (1960), in John Huston’s The Bible: in the beginning (1966), in Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and in Vincent Minnelli’s A Matter Of Time (1976) truly stand out. Other maestros Ferzetti has worked with include: Alessandro Blasetti, Aldo Fabrizi, Luciano Emmer, Steno, Marcel Carné, Ettore Scola, Alberto Lattuada, Liliana Cavani, Mario Soldati and Mario Monicelli.

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