The Star Maker

The Star Maker

1995/09/21 • Released • Italian

Drama
Romance
7.1
1h 53m

In the golden age of cinema, everyone dreams of becoming a star. One man promises to make all their dreams come true...

Overview

The adventures and deceptions of a photographer who travels through small villages of 1950s Sicily pretending to work for the big film studios in Rome.

Director : Giuseppe Tornatore

Casts
Sergio Castellitto

Sergio Castellitto

Joe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)

Tiziana Lodato

Tiziana Lodato

Beata

Franco Scaldati

Franco Scaldati

Brigadier Mastropaolo

Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Mute

Leo Gullotta

Leo Gullotta

Vito

Clelia Rondinella

Clelia Rondinella

Anna's mother

Salvatore Billa

Salvatore Billa

Prince

Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander

Princess

Tony Sperandeo

Tony Sperandeo

1st Badalamenti

Tano Cimarosa

Tano Cimarosa

Grandpa Bordonaro

Nicola Di Pinto

Nicola Di Pinto

Communal Functionary

Domenico Gennaro

Domenico Gennaro

1st Mafioso (as Mimmo Gennaro)

Luigi Maria Burruano

Luigi Maria Burruano

Flirtatious Client

Antonella Attili

Antonella Attili

Nurse

Costantino Carrozza

Costantino Carrozza

The Collector

Carmelo Di Mazzarelli

Carmelo Di Mazzarelli

Old Man in Wheelchair

Domenico Dolce

Domenico Dolce

Peasant on Bus

Stefano Gabbana

Stefano Gabbana

Photographer

Maria Rosa Parrelo

Santina

Rita Lia

Pinuccia

Alessandro Guarrera

Clapboard Kid

Spiro Scimone

1st Nasca Brother

Francesco Sframeli

2nd Nasca Brother

Tony Palazzo

Tony Palazzo

Pio Li Fusi

Emilio Scimone

2nd Mafioso

Massimo Pupella

Bordonaro Jr.

Giorgio Guerrieri

Cinema Cashier

Filippo Tarantino

2nd Badalamenti

Onofrio Ducato

Mafia Boss Realzisa

Paolo Noto

Zu' Leonardo

Turi Killer

Boy with Garabaldino

Pino Calabrese

Pino Calabrese

1st Carabiniere

Antonio Miceli

Cosimo Millelire

Aurora Quattrocchi

Aurora Quattrocchi

Prostitute (as Rori Quatrocchi)

Elia Nicosia

Barber

Simona Merito

Anna

Peppe Zarbo

Peppe Zarbo

1st Friend

Sandro Piro

2nd Friend

Vincenzo Fiorenza

3rd Friend

Filippo Spitale

1st Man in Club

Pino Pellegrino

2nd Man in Club

Rosario Lanzafame

3rd Man in Club

Pippo Provvidenti

Don Lucio

Giorgio Libassi

Innkeeper

Pasquale Palumbo

Mayor

Angelo Colajemma

Vitti Na Crozza

Antonello Puglisi

Antonello Puglisi

Man Quoting Mussolini

Daniele Ferretti

Daniele Ferretti

Village Idiot

Filippo Alesi

Young Farm Laborer

Emilio Adrisani

Peasant by the River

Francesco Guzzo

Francesco Guzzo

Tavern Boy

Giuseppe Funari

Armless Man

Bruno Torrisi

Bruno Torrisi

Carwash Man

Umberto Terranove

Band Master

Rosolino Cottone

Partisan

Giovanni Alamia

1st Warehouse Man

Corrado Solari

Corrado Solari

2nd Warehouse Man

Omero Capanna

Omero Capanna

Hitman (uncredited)

Marzio Honorato

Marzio Honorato

Architect Panebianco (uncredited)

Luigi Mezzanotte

Luigi Mezzanotte

Pimp (uncredited)

Vincent Navarra

D'Azzò the Shepherd (The Star Man) (uncredited)

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