Massimo Vanni

Born: 1946-07-08

A cousin of director Enzo G. Castellari and nephew of director Marino Girolami, Massimo Vanni became involved in the Italian film industry at a young age both as a bit-part player and stuntman before slowly graduating to larger more dramatic roles toward the end of the decade. A skilled acrobat and fight choreographer, Vanni himself became known as the Italian Jackie Chan of the 1980's, usually getting a good fight scene in before meeting with an inevitable demise.


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Gangs of New York

as Bar Bouncer (uncredited)
Released: 2002-12-14

In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the...

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The Inglorious Bastards

as French Resistance
Released: 1978-02-08

Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers on their way to military prison are...

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Keoma

as Man Shot off Horse
Released: 1976-11-25

Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it...

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1990: The Bronx Warriors

as Blade
Released: 1982-08-22

In post-apocalyptic New York City a policeman infiltrates the Bronx which has become a...

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Lovers and Other Relatives

as Mr. Muscle
Released: 1974-06-06

Sandro dreams about a woman older than himself. He works as a lifeguard at the beach and at the...

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Seven Beauties

as Man in Prison (uncredited)
Released: 1975-12-20

Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives...

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Black Angel

as uncredited
Released: 2002-04-12

Trapped in an unhappy marriage, the wife of a high ranking Fascist official starts a dangerous,...

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Romanzo Criminale

as Guardaspalle Gemito (uncredited)
Released: 2005-09-30

After serving prison time for a juvenile offense, Freddo gathers his old buddies Libano and...

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Zombie Flesh Eaters 2

as Bo (as Alex McBride)
Released: 1988-06-01

When a terrorist's body, infected with a stolen chemical, is recovered by the US military, the...

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A Pure Formality

as uncredited
Released: 1994-05-15

Onoff is a famous writer, now a recluse. The Inspector is suspicious when Onoff is brought into...

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Blastfighter

as Dying Police Officer
Released: 1984-07-14

Former cop Jake 'Tiger' Sharp returns to his old hometown after having been in prison for the...

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The Last Shark

as Jimmy
Released: 1981-04-02

When a 35-foot great white shark begins to wreak havoc on a seaside town, the mayor, not wanting...

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Hit Squad

as Brigadier Gargiulo
Released: 1976-10-29

A gang of thieves are robbing luxury apartments in Rome, but after emptying the villa of the...

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Shocking Dark

as First Soldier (Practicing Nunchucks)
Released: 1989-03-17

In a polluted future Venice researchers work to improve the situation. One day, unknown forces...

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The Borgia

as Soldier
Released: 2006-10-06

A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model...

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Highway Racer

as Uomo (uncredited)
Released: 1977-10-19

Maurizio Merli stars as a hot-shot police driver who has more guts than brains, often landing...

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Assassination on the Tiber

as brigadiere Gargiulo
Released: 1979-10-12

A black-out occurs during the meeting of a gang of criminals. When the light is back one of them...

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Emanuelle and Françoise

as Robi
Released: 1975-05-17

Emanuelle is out to avenge her sister, who committed suicide after escaping from her sadistic...

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Crime at the Chinese Restaurant

as brigadiere Gargiulo
Released: 1981-11-19

The officer Nico Giraldi investigates a homicide which has taken place in a Chinese restaurant...

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Escape from the Bronx

as Big Little Man
Released: 1983-08-15

A ragtag group of people have to fight extermination squads amid their ruined city.

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Vajont

as Roncacci
Released: 2001-10-12

On October 9th, 1963, at 10:39 pm, 260 million cubic meters of rock fell down from Mount Toc to...

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Rats: Night of Terror

as Taurus
Released: 1984-08-03

One hundred years after a nuclear war has devastated the planet, society has been reborn into...

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Il ritorno del Monnezza

as Gargiulo
Released: 2005-04-15

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The New Barbarians

as Mako
Released: 1983-06-10

Two mercenaries help wandering caravans fight off an evil and aimless band of white-clad bikers...

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Violent Rome

as Valli
Released: 1975-08-13

A detective sick and tired of the rampant crime and violence in his city, and constantly at odds...

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Little Italy

as Gargiulo
Released: 1978-10-10

Undercover cop Nico Giraldi travels to New York and Las Vegas to find a crooked cop who gave his...

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Street Law

as Hood #2
Released: 1974-09-17

Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own...

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Sinbad of the Seven Seas

as Man (uncredited)
Released: 1989-04-01

Sinbad returns from the sea to find his country subjected to the will of two unscrupulous sorcerers.

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The Heroin Busters

as Massimo
Released: 1977-08-13

Drug use in the city of Rome is at an all-time high. Children score from dealers in front of...

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Cry, Onion!

as Buck, Lamb Henchman
Released: 1975-08-25

Onion Jack has bought a piece of land on which to settle, but the property is still in...

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Destruction Force

as Marchetti
Released: 1977-10-01

A shoot out after a robbery ends with the death of the Chief of Police. Police detective Ghini...

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Crime at Porta Romana

as Brigadier Gargiulo
Released: 1980-10-29

A police inspector is called to Milan to investigate a murder case since he grew up in the same...

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The Wax Mask

as Victor
Released: 1997-04-04

Paris, 1900: a couple are horribly murdered by a masked man with a metal claw who rips their...

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Strike Commando 2

as Kelly Sellers
Released: 1988-08-17

A commando rescues his squad leader from heroin smugglers in Burma.

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Robowar

as Pvt. Larry Guarino
Released: 1988-01-01

A group of commandos heads into the jungles of Venezuela on a highly classified mission and...

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The Last Hunter

as Phillips
Released: 1980-08-09

During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped beind enemy lines. A squad of his...

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Weapons of Death

as Rosati - Undercover Cop
Released: 1977-02-22

When a crime boss sends out his thugs to terrorize an entire city, they do whatever they want,...

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The Loves and Times of Scaramouche

as uncredited
Released: 1976-01-23

The adventures of a cad in Napoleonic times.

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The Swindle

as brigadiere Gargiulo
Released: 1977-11-18

A rude Roman policeman Nico Giraldi and an English detective team up in search of a gang that...

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High Crime

as Killer
Released: 1973-08-12

An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer...

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I Am Santa Claus

as Nanni
Released: 2021-11-03

Ettore has spent the last five years in jail for a robbery. Once out of prison, he has nowhere...

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After Death

as David (as Alex McBride)
Released: 1990-07-27

A woman goes back to the island where her parents were killed. They had been working on a cure...

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The Big Racket

as Vanni
Released: 1976-08-12

Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian...

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Hector the Mighty

as Gang (uncredited)
Released: 1972-01-06

A pimp named Horny Hector operates a brothel on property coveted by Cardinal Giove. The Cardinal...

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Double Target

as Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Released: 1987-06-11

After several American and British military personnel are killed in suicide attacks throughout...

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My Sister and I

as Uomo nel treno
Released: 1987-12-19

Carlo is a responsible sibling who deals with his black-sheep sister Silvia in this situation...

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Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo

as uncredited
Released: 1996-04-02

Alex, a high-school boy fond of rock and punk music, falls in love with Adelaide, who shares his...

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È arrivato mio fratello

as poliziotto
Released: 1985-03-19

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John Travolto: The Face with Two Left Feet

as Paolo
Released: 1979-05-04

Also known as THE LONELY DESTINY OF JOHN TRAVOLTO, it's the first and only Travoltasploitation...

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Cop Game

as Head of the Killers
Released: 1991-12-31

In the final days of the Vietnam War, someone is killing the officers of the elite Cobra Force....

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Rome, the Other Face of Violence

as uncredited
Released: 1976-07-27

Four bandits commit a robbery in a villa. The maid calls the police and Commissioner Carli...

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Ti stramo - Ho voglia di un'ultima notte da manuale prima di tre baci sopra il cielo

as Professore
Released: 2008-11-28

Friedberg/Seltzer-like spoof about popular Italian teen romance movies of the aughts (such as...

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Segreto di Stato

as Following Hitman
Released: 1995-03-24

A bomb blows up in Milan and five people die. After only three hours Ravida, the chief of the...

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Five Moons Plaza

as Brigatista con mitra
Released: 2003-05-09

Just the night before his retirement District Attorney Saracini is given a film showing the...

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The Lieutenant of the Carabinieri

as Thief
Released: 1986-02-13

Carabinieri's lieutenant Duilio Cordelli is in charge of investigating fake banknotes traffic....

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Light Blast

as Policeman in Warehouse
Released: 1985-08-13

A policeman saves San Francisco from a mad scientist holding it hostage with a laser gun.

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Tuareg: Desert Warrior

as Corporal
Released: 1984-03-12

In a desolate section of the Sahara once ruled by the French, two thirsty men stumble into the...

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Alex the Ram

as uncredited
Released: 2000-07-21

Alessandro Corso is a special forces carabiniere. During an operation he saves a child but cause...

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A Special Cop in Action

as Fabbri
Released: 1976-11-27

A school bus with young children being kidnapped. Commissario Betti will solve the case. High...

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Nerone

as Painter
Released: 1977-01-02

Parody of real life events of the Roman emperor Nero.

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The Gorilla

as ladro baffuto
Released: 1982-01-01

Ruby has been trained in martial arts by her father and now has a job safeguarding a wide range...

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Day of the Cobra

as Beltrame
Released: 1980-08-12

An American narcotics agent is murdered in Italy. The head of the department decides to hire...

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First Action Hero

as Drake
Released: 1994-01-01

A maverick cop takes on the seedy criminal underbelly of Miami singlehanded.

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Magnum Cop

as Vinnie
Released: 1978-02-03

A low-rent private investigator and former cop is sent to Austria on a job, and while there sees...

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The House by the Edge of the Lake

as Manuel
Released: 1979-09-28

A young university student "Lillian" (Fani) returns to her family's country villa near a lake...

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Desert of Fire

as Albino
Released: 1997-01-01

A helicopter crashes in the Sahara Desert. The entire crew are killed - only a small infant...

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Born to Fight

as Prisoner #1
Released: 1989-07-17

Vietnam War veteran Sam Wood is a survivor of a vicious prison camp where he was brutally and...

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Dragonland - L'urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente

as Himself
Released: 2008-01-01

The first Italian documentary on the most extraordinary phenomenon of the 70s: the Kung-fu films!

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Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

as Self
Released: 2008-03-06

This documentary examines the life and legacy of controversial Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci...

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Bastardi

as Brasi
Released: 2008-03-01

The families Iuvara and Patene are bound by a common inherited hatred, which is further deepened...

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E guardo il mondo da un oblò

as Uomo che tradisce la moglie
Released: 2007-01-26

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Roma criminale

as Gargiulio
Released: 2013-12-06

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Solitaire

as Moriero
Released: 2008-12-08

A three-billion-lire hit. A bloody hold-up. A sole survivor. Hunted down by fate and ruthless...

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We Are No Angels

as Shark Henchman
Released: 1975-09-25

Two wannabes rig a fight with a large prize fighter to buy a car.

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Body and Soul

as Killer
Released: 1997-07-22

Ljuba, a woman who has recently become a model, gets involved with a uranium thief.

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Belle da morire 2

as Killer
Released: 2005-09-21

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