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Tano Cimarosa(1922-2008)

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Tano Cimarosa in Mafia (1968)
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Tano Cimarosa was born on 1 January 1922 in Messina, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Reflections in Black (1975), Cinema Paradiso (1988) and Uomini di parola (1981). He died on 24 May 2008 in Messina, Sicily, Italy.
BornJanuary 1, 1922
DiedMay 24, 2008(86)
BornJanuary 1, 1922
DiedMay 24, 2008(86)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Reflections in Black (1975)
Reflections in Black
5.2
  • Sgt. Pantò
  • 1975
Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano, and Philippe Noiret in Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Cinema Paradiso
8.5
  • Blacksmith
  • 1988
Uomini di parola (1981)
Uomini di parola
6.0
  • Gaetano Frasca
  • 1981
La sarrasine (1992)
La sarrasine
7.3
  • Pasquale Lopinto(as Gaetano Cisco Cimarosa)
  • 1992

Credits

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Actor

  • L'anno mille (2008)
    L'anno mille
    4.8
    • Custode
    • 2008
  • Buonanotte fiorellino (2007)
    Buonanotte fiorellino
    Short
    • 2007
  • Terence Hill and Raoul Bova in Don Matteo (2000)
    Don Matteo
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Zio Carmelo
    • 2006
  • Due amici (2002)
    Due amici
    6.6
    • Pensionato
    • 2002
  • Una milanese a Roma (2001)
    Una milanese a Roma
    • Armanduccio
    • 2001
  • Frida professione menager
    6.0
    • Richard
    • 2000
  • Una storia qualunque (2000)
    Una storia qualunque
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Romano
    • 2000
  • Spot
    • 1999
  • Polifemo
    Short
    • 1998
  • The Star Maker (1995)
    The Star Maker
    7.3
    • Grandpa Bordonaro
    • 1995
  • Italia Village (1994)
    Italia Village
    6.3
    • Bellomo
    • 1994
  • Gérard Depardieu and Roman Polanski in A Pure Formality (1994)
    A Pure Formality
    7.5
    • Servant
    • 1994
  • Anni 90 - Parte II (1993)
    Anni 90 - Parte II
    4.2
    • Mimì Cantalamessa
    • 1993
  • Man of Respect (1993)
    Man of Respect
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • padre di Nino
    • 1993
  • Quelli della speciale (1993)
    Quelli della speciale
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • 1993

Director

  • Uomini di parola (1981)
    Uomini di parola
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1981
  • No alla violenza (1977)
    No alla violenza
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Reflections in Black (1975)
    Reflections in Black
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1975

Writer

  • Uomini di parola (1981)
    Uomini di parola
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1981
  • No alla violenza (1977)
    No alla violenza
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1977

Videos4

Trailer
Trailer 3:38
Trailer
The Star Maker
Trailer 1:41
The Star Maker
The Star Maker
Trailer 1:41
The Star Maker
Cinema Paradiso
Trailer 2:02
Cinema Paradiso
A Pure Formality
Trailer 1:38
A Pure Formality

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Gaetabi Cimarosa
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • January 1, 1922
    • Messina, Italy
  • Died
    • May 24, 2008
    • Messina, Sicily, Italy(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Elder brother of Michele Cimarosa.
  • Trademark
    Frequently cast by Giuseppe Tornatore

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