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Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti
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About

Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 - 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor whose career spanned more than seven decades and over 160 screen and stage credits. He rose to international prominence as the restless playboy Sandro in Michelangelo Antonioni's L'Avventura (1960), a performance widely regarded as a landmark of Italian art cinema. He is also remembered for playing the crippled railroad baron Morton in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and crime boss Marc-Ange Draco in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).

Born:
17 March 1925 (90 years)
Died:
2 December 2015
Place of birth:
Rome, Italy

Tracks

L'Avventura (1960)Antonioni's breakthrough film, Ferzetti as playboy Sandro - the most critically acclaimed performance of his career
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)Leone's western, role of lame railroad baron Morton alongside Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)Bond film with George Lazenby, Ferzetti as syndicate chief Marc-Ange Draco - his most famous role abroad
The Confession / L'Aveu (1970)Political thriller by Costa-Gavras with Yves Montand, Golden Globe nomination
The Night Porter / Il portiere di notte (1974)Controversial drama by Liliana Cavani, Ferzetti as psychiatrist Hans

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