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Michele Placido

Michele Placido

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Biography

Michele Placido was born on May 19, 1946 in Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy. He is an actor, director and screenwriter, known for La piovra (1984), Romanzo Criminale (2005) and Un eroe borghese (1995).

Known For

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver

1976

The Unknown Woman

The Unknown Woman

2006

Basilicata, una regione tra due mari

Basilicata, una regione tra due mari

1978

Isolation

Isolation

2021

The Caiman

The Caiman

2006

Burning Hearts

Burning Hearts

2022

Arnoldo Mondadori - I libri per cambiare il mondo

Arnoldo Mondadori - I libri per cambiare il mondo

2022

Big Business

Big Business

1988

2061 - Un anno eccezionale

2061 - Un anno eccezionale

2007

The Goodbye Kiss

The Goodbye Kiss

2006

The Sicilian Connection

The Sicilian Connection

1985

Piano, Solo

Piano, Solo

2007

Three Brothers

Three Brothers

1981

Mary Forever

Mary Forever

1989

Focaccia Blues

Focaccia Blues

2009

Orlando

Orlando

2022

Genitori & figli - Agitare bene prima dell'uso

Genitori & figli - Agitare bene prima dell'uso

2010

La lupa

La lupa

1996

Victory March

Victory March

1976

The Pyjama Girl Case

The Pyjama Girl Case

1977

The Scent of Blood

The Scent of Blood

2004

Commediasexi

Commediasexi

2006

Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore

Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore

2021

The Roses of the Desert

The Roses of the Desert

2006

Plot of Fear

Plot of Fear

1976

The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove

1981

Come Home and Meet My Wife

Come Home and Meet My Wife

1974

Department Store

Department Store

1986

The Divine Nymph

The Divine Nymph

1975

Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences)

Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences)

1998

Just Married

Just Married

2009

Saturday, Sunday and Friday

Saturday, Sunday and Friday

1979

Lamerica

Lamerica

1994

Tigers in Lipstick

Tigers in Lipstick

1979

Art of Love

Art of Love

1983

A Leap in the Dark

A Leap in the Dark

1980

Via Paradiso

Via Paradiso

1988

La Orca

La Orca

1976

Volunteers for an Unknown Destination

Volunteers for an Unknown Destination

1979

Till Marriage Do Us Part

Till Marriage Do Us Part

1974

Del perduto amore

Del perduto amore

1998

Beach House

Beach House

1977

The Big Dream

The Big Dream

2009

Eternal Visionary

Eternal Visionary

2024

Il posto dell'anima

Il posto dell'anima

2003

Liberate i pesci!

Liberate i pesci!

2000

And Agnes Chose to Die

And Agnes Chose to Die

1976

Ages of Love

Ages of Love

2011

My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began

My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began

2011

Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno

Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno

2013

Afghan Breakdown

Afghan Breakdown

1991

Un marziano di nome Ennio

Un marziano di nome Ennio

2022

The Lookout

The Lookout

2012

Senza malizia

Senza malizia

2023

La voglia matta di vivere

La voglia matta di vivere

2022

Viva l'Italia

Viva l'Italia

2012

Un uomo perbene

Un uomo perbene

1999

Tulpa - Demon of Desire

Tulpa - Demon of Desire

2012

Giovanni Falcone

Giovanni Falcone

1993

Close Friends

Close Friends

1992

Poliziotti

Poliziotti

1995

L'ultimo padrino

L'ultimo padrino

2008

How Good the Whites Are

How Good the Whites Are

1988

The Meadow

The Meadow

1979

Lulu

Lulu

1980

Corleone

Corleone

1978

The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider

The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider

2008

SoloMetro

SoloMetro

2007

Scandal in the Family

Scandal in the Family

1975

Itaker

Itaker

2012

Teresa the Thief

Teresa the Thief

1973

Ernesto

Ernesto

1979

Padre e figlio

Padre e figlio

1994

The Nanny

The Nanny

1999

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

1986

Quattro bravi ragazzi

Quattro bravi ragazzi

1993

Fontamara

Fontamara

1980

Oedipus Orca

Oedipus Orca

1977

A Man on His Knees

A Man on His Knees

1979

The Black Hand

The Black Hand

1973

The Pisciotta Case

The Pisciotta Case

1972

Il picciotto

Il picciotto

1973

Quick Trial

Quick Trial

1974

Dirty Linen

Dirty Linen

1999

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

1992

The Choice

The Choice

2015

Portrait Of My Father

Portrait Of My Father

2010

Living Legends

Living Legends

2014

Loving Only You

Loving Only You

2015

Un eroe borghese

Un eroe borghese

1995

The Mongrel

The Mongrel

2013

Io sono mia

Io sono mia

1977

Love Returns

Love Returns

2004

Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future

Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future

2007

My Wife, A Body to Love

My Wife, A Body to Love

1973

Kleinhoff Hotel

Kleinhoff Hotel

1977

Christmas Dinner

Christmas Dinner

2016

Karol: The Pope, The Man

Karol: The Pope, The Man

2006

Il grande Torino

Il grande Torino

2005

Uomo di rispetto

Uomo di rispetto

1993

7 Minutes

7 Minutes

2016

Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1987

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

2017

Baaria

Baaria

2009

Caterina in the Big City

Caterina in the Big City

2003

Trilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesia

Trilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesia

2013

Yerma

Yerma

1978

The Man with the Flower in His Mouth

The Man with the Flower in His Mouth

1993

Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth

Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth

2000

La missione

La missione

1998

Once Upon a Time in Sicily

Once Upon a Time in Sicily

2001

I Hate Summer

I Hate Summer

2020

Blood of the Losers

Blood of the Losers

2008

Notes from a Women Salesman

Notes from a Women Salesman

2021

The True Life of Antonio H.

The True Life of Antonio H.

1994

Caliber 9

Caliber 9

2021

Caravaggio's Shadow

Caravaggio's Shadow

2022

Romanzo Criminale

Romanzo Criminale

2005

The Terrible Lovers

The Terrible Lovers

1985

Run to You

Run to You

2022

What Do You Know About Me

What Do You Know About Me

2009

Falla girare - The Last Joint

Falla girare - The Last Joint

2022

Cargo

Cargo

1981

All Star - Ritorno al cinema

All Star - Ritorno al cinema

2021

Un'Avventura Romantica

Un'Avventura Romantica

2016

Tomato

Tomato

1990

Il passo falso

Il passo falso

1983

Chopin

Chopin

1982

The Singer Stories. Journey among the Cantastorie of Puglia

The Singer Stories. Journey among the Cantastorie of Puglia

2006

Stars in the Ring

Stars in the Ring

1959

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?

1981

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

1992

The Octopus

The Octopus

1984

Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth

Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth

2000

Noi

Noi

2022

Aldo Moro - Il Presidente

Aldo Moro - Il Presidente

2008

Il sequestro Soffiantini

Il sequestro Soffiantini

2002

Karol: The Pope, The Man

Karol: The Pope, The Man

2006

Il Grande Torino

Il Grande Torino

2005

Ciao Darwin

Ciao Darwin

1998

Bambi

Bambi

1948

Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso

Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso

2022

Questo e' il mio paese

Questo e' il mio paese

2015

Joe Petrosino

Joe Petrosino

1972

In Treatment

In Treatment

2013

Racket

Racket

1997

Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso

Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso

2022

The Frenzy of Orlando

The Frenzy of Orlando

1975

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver

1974