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Francesco Columbu was an Italian actor, author, chiropractor, and former Amateur Boxer, Professional Bodybuilder and World's Strongest Man competitor. Franco was a longtime friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger, whom he met in 1965. He often appeared in small cinematic roles alongside Schwarzenegger at the height of his fame. He made his Pro Bodybuilding Debut in 1968, and was regularly competing at he top end of the under 200lbs category. This was documented in the 1977 Documentary Pumping Iron (1977). He went on to win the 1981 IFBB Mr. Olympia competition, becoming the first under 200lbs winner, retiring shortly after. Franco was considered one of the world's strongest men. He held a number of power lifting world records. He performed a strongman act of breaking a hot water bottle by inflating it orally, lifting vehicles onstage while another performer changed a tire, and dead lifted over 320 kg (700 lbs). These were documented in the 2002 Documentary 'Raw Iron: The Making of Pumping Iron', celebrating the 25th anniversary of 'Pumping Iron'.- Actor
- Editor
- Director
Luigi Batzella was born on 27 May 1924 in San Sperate, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor and editor. He died on 18 November 2008 in San Sperate, Sardinia, Italy.- Itaco Nardulli was born on 14 September 1974 in Rome, Italy. He was an actor, known for Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987), Secret of the Sahara (1988) and L'angelo custode (1984). He died on 26 August 1991 in Sardinia, Italy.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Berto Pisano was born on 13 October 1928 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was a composer, known for Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971), Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973) and The Big Blackout (1966). He died on 29 January 2002 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.- Salvatore Cantalupo was born on 8 July 1959 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for Gomorrah (2008), Sabato, domenica e lunedì (2004) and Perez. (2014). He died on 13 August 2018 in Jerzu, Sardinia, Italy.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Paganini's musical talent was recognized at an early age, and his ambitious father drove him hard to succeed, even withholding food if his son did not perform to his satisfaction on the violin. Escaping his father's domineering influence in his late teens by fleeing to Lucca, Paganini came to the attention of Princess Elisa Baciocchi, Napoléon Bonaparte's sister. He was employed as her court solo violinist for several years before deciding to freelance around Europe. He was an immediate sensation, and gained the attention and admiration of both concert goers and other composers. An electrifying performer whose skill with the violin and guitar was almost supernatural, Paganini was rumored to have sold his soul to the Devil in return for his artistic abilities. Plagued by ill health since childhood, he retired to France, where he died in the spring of 1840.- Mirko Ellis was born on 4 September 1923 in Locarno, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Buffalo Bill (1964), The Ten Gladiators (1963) and The Revolt of the Pretorians (1964). He was married to Ester Masing. He died on 11 September 2014 in Alghero, Sardinia, Italy.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
Elia Pietschmann was born on 4 August 1989 in Viareggio, Italy. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Tuscan Wedding (2014), Freaks Out (2021) and Blood & Treasure (2019). He died on 22 April 2019 in Olbia, Sardinia, Italy.- Actress
- Producer
Isa Barzizza was born on 22 November 1929 in Sanremo, Liguria, Italy. She was an actress and producer, known for Figaro qua, Figaro là (1950), I pompieri di Viggiù (1949) and Bellezze in moto-scooter (1952). She was married to Carlo Alberto Chiesa. She died on 28 May 2023 in Palau, Sardinia, Italy.- Producer
- Director
- Cinematographer
William K. McClure was born on 8 September 1922 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. William K. was a producer and director, known for For All the World's Children (1950), Sunday Night (1965) and CBS Reports (1959). William K. was married to Jane Gittins. William K. died on 2 July 2004 in Sardinia, Italy.- Actress
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Marisa Sannia was born on 15 February 1947 in Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy. She was an actress and composer, known for I ragazzi di Bandiera Gialla (1968), Help Me Dream (1981) and Stasera mi butto (1967). She died on 14 April 2008 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Marcello Marchesi was born on 4 April 1912 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Milano miliardaria (1951), Sette ore di guai (1951) and Era lui, sì, sì! (1951). He was married to Enrica Sisti and Olga Barberis. He died on 19 July 1978 in San Giovanni di Sinis, Cabras, Oristano, Sardinia, Italy.- Serafino Spiggia was born in 1925 in Orgosolo, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Sonetàula (2008) and Sos Laribiancos - I dimenticati (2000). He died on 21 January 2010 in Olbia, Sardinia, Italy.
- Pietro Zardini was born on 11 March 1901 in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. He was an actor, known for Fantozzi (1975), Fantozzi contro tutti (1980) and Fantozzi 2 (1976). He died on 18 November 1987 in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Manlio De Angelis was born on 9 January 1935 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Arachnophobia (1990), Joyeux Noel (2005) and Mister Zehn Prozent - Miezen und Moneten (1968). He died on 3 July 2017 in Olbia, Sardinia, Italy.- Gianni Baghino was born on 25 June 1919 in Carloforte, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963), Giant of the Evil Island (1965) and Samson and the Slave Queen (1963). He died on 23 April 1995 in Carloforte, Sardinia, Italy.
- Felix Grönfeldt was born on 12 October 1899 in Ramsberg, Örebro län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Drottningen av Pellagonien (1927) and Hennes lilla majestät (1925). He died on 8 July 1972 in Santa Teresa di Gallura, Sardinia, Italy.
- Gunnar Nordahl was born on 19 October 1921 in Hörnefors, Västerbottens län, Sweden. He died on 15 September 1995 in Alghero, Sardinia, Italy.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Göran Gentele (1917-1972) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, stage and screen director, and opera manager. He studied at The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in Stockholm 1944-46, acted on stage and screen, assisted film director Rune Carlsten, and made his feature film debut as director with "Ballongen/The Balloon" (1946). Producer Lorens Marmstedt first recruited Gentele to Terrafilm, Stockholm, for "Crime in the Sun" (1947), a crime drama directed by a comedy/music Theatre director. Later Gentele arrived at Europa Film to make a series of comedies. In 1963 Göran Gentele became the artistic and managing director of the Royal Opera House in Stockholm. He introduced a modern b'view and feel of the opera genre and connected with the Swedish National Television who recorded some of his many productions. In 1971 Gentele was elected artistic and managing director of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. During a vacation trip with his family to Sardinia in July 1972 he was killed in car accident when he collided with a truck driving on the wrong side of a serpentine road.- Soundtrack
Henry F. Lyte was born on 1 June 1793 in Ednam, Scotland, UK. Henry F. died on 20 November 1847 in Nice, Kingdom of Sardinia [now Alpes-Maritimes, France].- Lia Origoni was born on 20 October 1919 in La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy. She died on 26 September 2022 in La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy.
- Anna D'Offizi was an actress, known for La cittadella (1964), Processo a Gesù (1963) and Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno (1969). She died on 19 June 1994 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
- Andrea Parodi was born on 18 July 1955 in Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy. He died on 17 October 2006 in Quartu Sant'Elena, Sardinia, Italy.
- Writer
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dino Hobbes Cecchini was born on 10 May 1906 in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. Dino Hobbes was a writer and director, known for Vi saluto dall'altro mondo (1944), Fiori d'arancio (1944) and Peccatori (1945). Dino Hobbes died on 23 June 1986 in Alghero, Sardinia, Italy.- Rino Sudano was born on 19 May 1940 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Rappresentazione della terribile caccia alla balena bianca Moby Dick (1973), Sotto il placido Don (1974) and Giochi per Claudio (1964). He died on 18 January 2005 in Quartu Sant'Elena, Sardinia, Italy.