List of the best Alida Valli movies: The Long Absence(1961), The Wanton Contessa(1954), The Paper Man(1963), Il Grido(1957), The Miracle of the Bells(1948), The Paradine Case(1947), Walk Softly, Stranger(1950), The Night Heaven Fell(1958), The Castilian(1963), Killer Nun(1978), We the Women(1953), The Wide Blue Road(1956) ... ...
Drama
France|Italy
1961
85 Minutes
Thérèse Langlois
Alida Valli Georges Wilson Blavette Amédée Paul Faivre Catherine Fontenay Diane Lepvrier Nane Germon Pierre Parel
Thérèse Langlois, who runs a small café in the suburbs of Paris, lives alone, awaiting her long lost husband. One day she thinks she recognizes him in a tramp walking past her establishment... See full summary »
Drama
1954
125 Minutes
La contessa Livia Serpieri
Alida Valli Farley Granger Heinz Moog Massimo Girotti Rina Morelli Christian Marquand Sergio Fantoni Tino Bianchi
A wanton contessa (Alida Valli) loves and betrays an unscrupulous Austrian officer (Farley Granger) in 1860s Venice.
Drama
Mexico
1963
110 Minutes
La Italiana
Ignacio López Tarso Alida Valli Susana Cabrera Guillermo Orea Alicia del Lago Ferrusquilla Vitola Harapos
A dumb homeless finds a 10,000 pesos bill, with it he pretends to buy a child of his own, unfortunately everybody around him try to steal it, tragedy will come soon.
Drama
Italy|USA
1957
115 Minutes
Irma
Steve Cochran Alida Valli Betsy Blair Dorian Gray Lynn Shaw Gabriella Pallotta Mirna Girardi Guerrino Campanili Gaetano Matteucci Pietro Corvelatti Pina Boldrini
A man wanders aimlessly, away from his town, away from the woman he loved, emotionally and socially inactive.
Drama
USA
1948
120 Minutes
Olga Treskovna
Fred MacMurray Alida Valli Frank Sinatra Lee J. Cobb Charles Meredith Harold Vermilyea Jim Nolan Veronica Pataky Philip Ahn Frank Ferguson Frank Wilcox
young man actress priest tender charming inspiring heartwarming small town church united states america miracles kindness tuberculosis quest sacrifice rise love 1940s
Granting her final request, a Hollywood press agent brings the dead body of an actress, who died after making her first and only film, back to her hometown for burial. To arouse public ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1947
116 Minutes
Mrs. Maddalena Anna Paradine
Gregory Peck Alida Valli Charles Laughton Charles Coburn Ann Todd Ethel Barrymore Louis Jourdan Leo G. Carroll Joan Tetzel Isobel Elsom John Goldsworthy
lawyer murderer servant judge police officer hotel manager tense engaging gripping suspenseful brooding london courtroom hotel restaurant home murder trial marriage false accusations
A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
Crime, Drama, Romance
USA
1950
81 Minutes
Joseph Cotten Alida Valli Spring Byington Paul Stewart Jack Paar Jeff Donnell John McIntire Howard Petrie Frank Puglia Esther Dale Wilma Francis
petty criminal paraplegic partner casino owner father brooding gripping melodramatic ashton, ohio mysterious past unusual romance scam confrontation consequences discovery love escape 1940s
An ex-hood hopes to start a new life under an assumed name in a small town but his past catches up with him when an old crime-buddy asks him to help with a casino heist.
Drama
France|Italy
1958
91 Minutes
Brigitte Bardot Alida Valli Stephen Boyd José Nieto Fernando Rey Maruchi Fresno
Ursula leaves the convent where she was educated, to start living with her uncle, the count Ribera, and her aunt Florentine. When she arrives, she is confronted with a local drama: a ... See full summary »
Adventure
Spain|USA
1963
129 Minutes
Cesar Romero Alida Valli Frankie Avalon Broderick Crawford Espartaco Santoni Tere Velázquez Tomás Blanco Rafael Durán
The young leader of the Spanish kingdom of Castile tries to get the various warring kingdoms of Spain to unite and join forces against the invading Moors.
Horror
1978
80 Minutes
Anita Ekberg Alida Valli Massimo Serato Daniele Dublino Lou Castel Joe Dallesandro Alice Gherardi Laura Nucci Lee De Barriault Paola Morra Ileana Fraia
A demented nun (Anita Ekberg) tortures and kills patients while having a sexual relationship with another nun.
Comedy
1953
95 Minutes
Ingrid Bergman Roberto Rossellini Gianni Franciolini Alida Valli Anna Magnani Isa Miranda
Five directors contribute to an episodic look at the personal and professional lives of several actresses.
Romance, Drama
1956
100 Minutes
Yves Montand Alida Valli Francisco Rabal Peter Carsten Federica Ranchi Terence Hill Ronoldo Bonacchi Josip Batistic Gillo Pontecorvo Stane Potokar Janez Vrhovec
A provincial fisherman (Yves Montand) angers other villagers by using dynamite illegally to expedite his catch.
Horror, Drama
1959
84 Minutes
Pierre Brasseur Alida Valli Édith Scob Juliette Mayniel François Guérin
doctor daughter assistant victim disturbing chilling france mansion abduction experiments madman science wretched excess transformation 1960s
A Paris surgeon (Pierre Brasseur) tries to fix his daughter's (Édith Scob) face with skin from kidnapped women.
Drama
1967
110 Minutes
Merope
Silvana Mangano Franco Citti Alida Valli Julian Beck Carmelo Bene
Based on the Greek tragedy about a man who, unaware of his true parentage, kills his father and marries his mother.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1949
104 Minutes
Anna Schmidt
Orson Welles Joseph Cotten Trevor Howard Alida Valli Paul Hoerbiger Ernst Deutsch Erich Ponto Siegfried Breuer Bernard Lee Hedwig Bleibtreu Wilfrid Hyde-White
writer friend actress love interest thief suspenseful dark vienna cemetery hospital nightclub household accident investigation murder love triangle mistaken identity betrayal mystery pursuit
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1962
88 Minutes
Duchess Blanca
Rex Harrison Rita Hayworth Joseph Wiseman Alida Valli Gregoire Aslan Virgilio Texeira Peter Illing Britt Ekland
In the final days of the Korean War, an enemy airman is captured by three American soldiers who cannot bring themselves to follow the order to execute their prisoner.
Horror
Italy|West Germany|Spain
1975
93 Minutes
Countess
Telly Savalas Elke Sommer Sylva Koscina Alida Valli Robert Alda Gabriele Tinti
A tourist spends the night in a derelict Spanish villa seemingly held in the supernatural grip of an eccentric butler, who resembles a depiction of the Devil she had seen on an ancient fresco.
Romance
UK|USA
1995
92 Minutes
Signora Fascioli
Vanessa Redgrave Edward Fox Uma Thurman Alida Valli Alessandro Gassman Carlo Cartier Natalia Bizzi Paolo Lombardi
widow soldier italian woman love interest amusing charming moving lighthearted resort italy world war ii love romance loneliness italy love pursuit adventure 1930s
At a Lake Como resort, Miss Bentley, an attractive older guest, meets a handsome, well-to-do bachelor. But when he's more interested in a beautiful young flirt, the mischievous Miss Bentley goes to outrageous lengths to reel in her catch.
Mystery & Thriller
Germany|UK|France|Italy|Spain|Denmark
2002
91 Minutes
Doña Catalina
Mira Sorvino Olivier Martinez Féodor Atkine Alida Valli Luis Tosar Jorge Bosch Peter Berling Fermin Reixach
detective cop newcomer serial killer spanish woman monk gripping chilling suspenseful seville, spain parade convent street crime scene serial murders investigation police work ritual crime cult
The most spectacular Easter celebration in the World. Hosts of hooded Penitents parade through the ancient, narrow streets
Horror
1974
96 Minutes
Irene
Carla Gravina Mel Ferrer Arthur Kennedy George Coulouris Alida Valli Anita Strindberg
An Italian nobleman seeks help after his paralyzed daughter becomes possessed by the spirit of a malevolent ancestress.
Drama
Italy
1979
144 Minutes
Giuseppe's Mother
Jill Clayburgh Matthew Barry Veronica Lazar Renato Salvatori Fred Gwynne Alida Valli Elisabetta Campeti Roberto Benigni
mother opera singer husband stepfather son lover bleak profound disturbing italy rome apartment opera house suicide family dysfunction incest mother/son relationship drug addiction troubled youth growing up
While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Italy
1996
137 Minutes
Countess Alessandra Mirafiori
Stefania Stella Rick Gianasi David Warbeck Ugo Pagliai Leo Daniel Alida Valli Geoffrey Copleston Linnea Quigley
Alex Ritt (Rick Gianasi), a music video director comes to Italy to direct a video for pop sensation Stefania Stella. He soon encounters a mysterious killer who videotapes his victims for ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Italy
1977
92 Minutes
Miss Tanner
Jessica Harper Stefania Casini Joan Bennett Eva Axén Flavio Bucci Udo Kier Alida Valli Susanna Javicoli
schoolgirl ballerina teacher witch student suspenseful disturbing frightening boarding school dorm dressing room germany apartment building forest witchcraft murder mystery conspiracy ballet discovery
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Drama
Italy|France
1964
105 Minutes
Carlo's Mother
Susan Strasberg Louis Jourdan Curt Jurgens Antonella Lualdi Tomas Milian Renato Salvatori Jean Sorel Alida Valli
Study of Milanese social life and of the people who become involved in it.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Italy|West Germany|USA
1977
126 Minutes
Sophia Loren Richard Harris Ava Gardner Burt Lancaster Martin Sheen Ingrid Thulin Lee Strasberg John Phillip Law Ann Turkel O.J. Simpson Lionel Stander
lover terrorist military officer doctor beautiful woman ex-husband suspenseful gripping intense train poland europe bridge terrorism disease runaway train smuggling impersonation isolation pursuit
Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease. Nobody will let them off the train. So what happens next?