Gian Maria Volontè

Born: 1933-4-9

Birthplace: Milan, Italy

Height: 5' 11¾" (1.82 m)

Profession: Actor, screenwriter

Nationality: Italy

Representative Works: Mort de Mario Ricci, La 、For a Few Dollars More

Gian Maria Volonté (1933.4.9-1994.12.6), born in Milan, is an Italian actor and screenwriter.

He has starred in the movies " For a Few Dollars More ", " Le cercle rouge ", " A Fistful Of Dollars ", " Il caso Mattei " and so on. In 1983, he won the Cannes actor with the French film "Mort de Mario Ricci, La", and in 1987 he won the Berlin actor with the Italian film "Il caso Moro".

In 1991, the Venetian filmmakers awarded Volante the Lifetime Achievement Award. Unfortunately, three years later, he died of a heart attack when he was shooting the film " Ulysses' Gaze " in Greece at the age of 61. The director of the film was Theo Angelopoulos , and his role was later starred by Erlan Jofson ^[1] .

Early Experience

Gian Maria Volonté was born in Milan, Italy in 1933, and graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Rome in 1957. He first spent time in theater and television.

Performing Experience

In the 4th year of entering the film industry, he starred in the classic Western film "A Fistful Of Dollars", which was unexpectedly successful. He took over the work of Sergio Leone , who was not well-known at the time, just to make ends meet . He then appeared in the director's "For a Few Dollars More". While fans all over the world remembered Clint Eastwood, they were also deeply impressed by Volonte's villain role. In the following ten years, he left many classic works. In 1966, the comedy "Golden Knight" was the most profitable film in Italy, and in 1967, the political thriller "Each Oneself" directed by Elio Petri won the Best Screenplay Award in Cannes. Volante won the Silver Ribbon Best Actor Award for the first time with it. In 1970, he cooperated with the director again in "Investigation of an Undoubted Citizen", and won the Oscar, the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the Jury Award of the Cannes Film Festival, the International Film Critics Faipci Award, and Volont even more. At the same time, he won the most authoritative Silver Ribbon and David awards. In 1972 he starred in Elio Petri's "La classe operaia va in paradiso" and Francisco Rossi 's "Il caso Mattei". The latter won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, and Volante was also awarded Cannes for outstanding success. Special Mention". These works make him the most representative actor for political satire in Italy, and he is also known for his left-leaning political views in real life. In addition, in 1970, he starred in Jean-Pierre Melville's classic police film "Le cercle rouge" with French actors such as Alain Delon .

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