List of the best Adolfo Celi movies: Brancaleone at the Crusades(1971), Cafe Express(1981), 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York(1972), Thunderball(1965), Grand Slam(1967), Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man(1976), Hitler: The Last Ten Days(1973), Operation Kid Brother(1967), Who Saw Her Die?(1972), That Man From Rio(1964), Danger: Diabolik(1968), El Greco(1966) ... ...
Comedy
Italy|Algeria
1971
129 Minutes
Vittorio Gassman Adolfo Celi Stefania Sandrelli Gigi Proietti Gianrico Tedeschi Beba Loncar
After saving an infant of royal blood, knight Brancaleone forms a new army and sets out to return the baby to his father: a prince fighting in the Crusades.
Comedy
Italy
1981
89 Minutes
Nino Manfredi Adolfo Celi Vittorio Mezzogiorno Luigi Basagaluppi Silvio Spaccesi Vittorio Caprioli Marzio Honorato Gigi Reder
vendor train conductor train passenger bureaucrat laborer son witty amusing charming endearing lighthearted uplifting italy train travel coffee bureaucracy money father/son relationship desperation adventure
An Italian laborer (Nino Manfredi) foils anyone who tries to stop him from selling espresso on the Milan-to-Naples train.
Crime, Drama
1972
87 Minutes
Tony Anthony Adolfo Celi Lucretia Love
Action
UK
1965
130 Minutes
Emilio Largo
Sean Connery Claudine Auger Adolfo Celi Luciana Paluzzi Rik Van Nutter Martine Beswick Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Desmond Llewelyn Roland Culver Guy Doleman
james bond mastermind secret agent mistress beautiful woman spectacular witty thrilling gripping bahamas swimming pool yacht ocean floor paris hospital extortion ransom nuclear weapons terrorism espionage
James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.
Crime, Drama
Italy|Spain|West Germany
1967
121 Minutes
Mark Milford
Edward G. Robinson Janet Leigh Adolfo Celi Klaus Kinski Jorge Rigaud Robert Hoffmann Riccardo Cucciola Miguel del Castillo
professor safecracker small-time crook soldier engineer playboy confident suspenseful office building metro city city apartment safe rio de janeiro change of lifestyle unintended consequences financial scheme greed consequences get rich quick 1960s
At the suggestion of a retired professor, a motley group of criminals plans the robbery of a Brazilian diamond company but it must contend with a new alarm system and the mutual distrust among its members.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Italy
1976
100 Minutes
The Boss
Marc Porel Ray Lovelock Adolfo Celi Franco Citti Silvia Dionisio Marino Mase Renato Salvatori Bruno Corazzari Sergio Ammirata
Fred and Tony are members of an elite 'special squad' of police in Rome, Italy, who are licenced-to-kill, undercover cops who thrive on living dangerously.
Drama, History
UK|Italy
1973
106 Minutes
Gen. Krebs
Alec Guinness Simon Ward Adolfo Celi Diane Cilento Gabriele Ferzetti Eric Porter Doris Kunstmann Joss Ackland John Barron John Bennett Sheila Gish
A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of Hitler's final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun.
Action
Italy
1967
104 Minutes
Mr. Thai
Neil Connery Daniela Bianchi Adolfo Celi Agata Flori Bernard Lee Anthony Dawson Lois Maxwell Yachuco Yama Guido Lollobrigida Franco Giacobini
The civilian brother of Britain's best secret agent must use his skills in plastic surgery, hypnotism and lip-reading to prevent a crime syndicate from using a magnetic wave generator in their bid for world domination.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
1972
90 Minutes
Serafian
George Lazenby Anita Strindberg Adolfo Celi Dominique Boschero Peter Chatel Piero Vida José Quaglio Alessandro Haber Nicoletta Elmi Rosemarie Lindt Giovanni Forti Rosselli
Comedy, Drama
France|Italy
1964
114 Minutes
Señor Mario De Castro
Jean-Paul Belmondo Françoise Dorléac Jean Servais Adolfo Celi Simone Renant Milton Ribeiro Ubiracy De Oliveira Daniel Ceccaldi Roger Dumas
pilot military officer fiancée scientist tribesman thrilling amusing paris rio de janeiro rainforest brazil airplane military base chase deception kidnapping theft treasure adventure pursuit
A young man comes to the rescue of his girlfriend abducted by thieves and brought to Rio. An extravagant adventure ensues.
Sci-Fi
Italy|France
1968
98 Minutes
Ralph Valmont
John Phillip Law Marisa Mell Michel Piccoli Adolfo Celi Terry-Thomas Mario Donen Annie Gorassini Caterina Boratto
International man of mystery Diabolik and his sensual lover Eva Kant pull off heist after heist, all while European cops led by Inspector Ginko and envious mobsters led by Ralph Valmont are closing in on them.
Biography
Italy|France|Spain
1966
95 Minutes
Don Miguel de las Cuevas
Mel Ferrer Rosanna Schiaffino Franco Giacobini Adolfo Celi Mario Feliciani Renzo Giovampietro Ángel Aranda Nino Crisman
16th-century Spain, the famed Greek painter El Greco journeys to Toledo to paint an altarpiece. Trouble ensues when he falls in love with a beautiful local girl.
Comedy
UK|USA
1967
105 Minutes
Francisco Carbonell
Peter Sellers Britt Ekland Rossano Brazzi Adolfo Celi Hattie Jacques Ferdinand Mayne Kenneth Griffith Al Lettieri
To get his big break, a singing matador must win over the most beautiful and most elusive woman in all of Barcelona, in only three days.
Horror
UK
1971
86 Minutes
Inspector Vidocq
Jason Robards Herbert Lom Christine Kaufmann Adolfo Celi Lilli Palmer Maria Perschy Michael Dunn Pepe Calvo Peter Arne Luis Rivera
murderer wife partner actor theater owner police officer eerie frightening gory tense paris theater france stage cemetery acting murder investigation marriage love triangle premonition
Paris...at the turn of the century. Inspector Vidocq investigates a series of unexplained murders at a Grand Guignol-type theatre...where the players have suddenly become real-life victims. Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1976
108 Minutes
Al Sharif
Sean Connery Cornelia Sharpe Albert Paulsen Adolfo Celi Marco St. John Ted Beniades Charles Cioffi Salem Ludwig Tom Klunis Roger Omar Serbagi Armand Dahan
Influential Arab diplomat becomes the target of numerous assassination attempts, after he announces his plan to make peace with Israel by letting them join the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (O.P.E.C.).
Drama, History
USA
1965
136 Minutes
Giovanni de' Medici
Charlton Heston Rex Harrison Diane Cilento Harry Andrews Adolfo Celi Venantino Venantini John Stacy Fausto Tozzi Maxine Audley Tomas Milian
artist pope countess passionate powerful rome mountain sistine chapel michelangelo painting renaissance religion historical events rivalry transformation 16th century
The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.
Action
Italy|France|West Germany
1968
105 Minutes
Luc Rollman
Frédérick Stafford Daniela Bianchi Curt Jurgens John Ireland Adolfo Celi Helmut Schneider Michael Constantine Faida Nicols Howard Ross Anthony Dawson Jacques Monod
soldier war hero nazi prisoner of war thief bleak emotional intense engaging suspenseful netherlands amsterdam world war ii war crime war aftermath theft adventure rivalry escape pursuit
Holland. Spring 1945. Two armies face each other in the final confrontation of World War II. On the one hand are the powerful forces of the Allies, on the other, all that remains of the ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
Italy|West Germany
1973
92 Minutes
Don Vito Tressoldi
Henry Silva Harry Kirkpatrick Mario Adorf Woody Strode Luciana Paluzzi Sylva Koscina Adolfo Celi Silvano Tranquilli Claudio Gora
A Milanese pimp is pursued by - and then pursues - a pair of New York hitmen and the gangsters who framed him for stealing a shipment of heroin.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1967
131 Minutes
Inspector Rizzi
Rex Harrison Susan Hayward Cliff Robertson Capucine Edie Adams Maggie Smith Adolfo Celi Herschel Bernardi
millionaire wealthy woman princess actress actor nurse amusing intricate venice, italy household murder investigation schemes wealth practical jokes mystery 1960s
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex-girlfriends into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
Mystery & Thriller
1971
96 Minutes
Signor Bardoni
David Hemmings Gayle Hunnicutt Flora Robson Wilfrid Hyde-White Daniel Massey Roland Culver Adolfo Celi Mona Washbourne
writer spinster aunt murder suspect murder victim amateur sleuth bleak brash disturbing gripping intense suspenseful italy amalfi, italy crime scene england city apartment murder investigation
An addict-turned-writer (David Hemmings) investigates the death of his aunt (Flora Robson), strangled in Pompeii.
Mystery & Thriller
1975
98 Minutes
Gen. Andre Salve
Oliver Reed Elke Sommer Richard Attenborough Gert Froebe Teresa Gimpera Alberto de Mendoza Stéphane Audran Adolfo Celi Herbert Lom Maria Rohm Charles Aznavour
stranger killer murder suspect thrilling intricate hotel desert iran murder plot murderous rampage murder investigation killer among us mystery 1970s
A killer lurks among dinner-party guests (Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough) at a desert hotel in Iran.
Comedy
France|Italy
1966
102 Minutes
Le Colonel Alexander MacBibenbrook
Alan Bates Geneviève Bujold Pierre Brasseur Jean-Claude Brialy Françoise Christophe Julien Guiomar Micheline Presle Michel Serrault Adolfo Celi Daniel Boulanger Palau
soldier mental patient lunatic amusing cheeky spirited france small town mental institution madness war mental illness dangerous assignment bomb quest discovery 1910s
During World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum.
Comedy
1974
104 Minutes
Jean-Claude Brialy Monica Vitti Milena Vukotic Claude Piéplu Michel Piccoli Julien Bertheau Adriana Asti Paul Frankeur Paul Le Person Bernard Verley Adolfo Celi
aunt father nurse prefect police officers monks disturbing frenetic outlandish shocking spain hotel police station incest execution sex police corruption wretched excess forbidden love 20th century
Chance encounters lead to a man who sells postcards, to a sniper, to monks playing poker and to guests at a dinner party.