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Valentina Cortese

'Valentina Cortese', sometimes credited as 'Valentina Cortesa' (born January 1, 1925 in Milan) is an Italian actress. In her US career she starred in The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) directed by Robert Wise, and costarring Richard Basehart and William Lundigan. Cortese married Basehart in 1951, and had one son with him before they divorced in 1960. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1975 for her performance in Francois Truffaut's Day for Night. She also appeared in Gérard Brach's The Boat on the Grass and in the Franco Zeffirelli miniseries Jesus of Nazareth.
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The Girl Who Knew Too Much
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Directed By: Mario Bava
Starring: Letícia Román , John Saxon , Valentina Cortese , Titti Tomaino , Luigi Bonos
Released: 2000
Rating: Unrated

Nora Davis (Leticia Roman) jets away to Rome to vacation with Edith, an old friend of her family. Unfortunately, her trip is anything but relaxing On the first night, Edith dies--and as Nora runs into the night for help, she becomes an eyewitness to murder as she sees a woman stabbed to death on the... more information, reviews and movie clips of The Girl Who Knew Too Much
The Mario Bava Collection, Volume 1 (Black Sunday / Black Sabbath / The Girl Who Knew Too Much / Kill Baby Kill / Knives Of The Avenger)
The Mario Bava Collection, Volume 1 (Black Sunday / Black Sabbath / The Girl Who Knew Too Much / Kill Baby Kill / Knives Of The Avenger)
Directed By: Mario Bava
Starring: Letícia Román , John Saxon , Valentina Cortese , Titti Tomaino , Luigi Bonos
Released: 2007
Rating: Unrated

Five of Mario Bava's best films are included in this box set, minus his forays into eroticism, like Blood and Black Lace. Still, the lines between sexual pathos and violence blur in these selections that influenced not only other famed directors of Giallo, such as Dario Argento and Lucio Fulc... more information, reviews and movie clips of The Mario Bava Collection, Volume 1 (Black Sunday / Black Sabbath / The Girl Who Knew Too Much / Kill Baby Kill / Knives Of The Avenger)
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