Leonardo Cortese
Actor
Leonardo Cortese appears in 20 titles on CineTonight, including Verginità and L'isola del tesoro. Known on screen for roles such as Prof. Franco Bresci.
20Titles
1939Earliest
6.5Avg. rating
IndiaBased in
Known For
4.3Verginità
1951 4.3
Gina is the daughter of a provincial newsstand dealer and spends her time reading pulp magazines and dreaming of a glamorous vocation on the big city. She enters a beauty contest in a nearby city, without her father's permission, and, en route, meets Franco, a salesman.
Verginità
1951
9.0L'isola del tesoro
1959 9.0
No synopsis available yet.
L'isola del tesoro
1959
7.0Papà per una notte
1939 7.0
No synopsis available yet.
Papà per una notte
1939
0.0Felicità perduta
1946 0.0
No synopsis available yet.
Felicità perduta
1946
6.6A Garibaldian in the Convent
1942 6.6
An old woman's poignant reminiscence of her youth in a convent school, the happy moments and the sad, and her tragic love for a Garibaldian.
A Garibaldian in the Convent
1942
6.5La freccia nel fianco
1945 6.5
A married woman fights her strange attraction to an aristocratic young pianist from her past.
La freccia nel fianco
1945
8.3The Valiant
1962 8.3
Having placed mines on the hull of a British warship whilst it is safe in harbour during the second World War , the two man crew of an Italian miniature submarine are captured and held prisoner whist the crew try and discover the nature of their mission!
The Valiant
1962
10.0Incontri di notte
1943 10.0
No synopsis available yet.
Incontri di notte
1943
0.0Alessandro, sei grande!
1940 0.0
No synopsis available yet.
Alessandro, sei grande!
1940
7.0Il diavolo va in collegio
1944 7.0
No synopsis available yet.
Il diavolo va in collegio
1944
5.8The Flame that Never Dies
1949 5.8
Inspired to the real story of the Carabiniere Salvo D'Acquisto. We see how, to save 22 hostages from dead sentence by Nazi, he decided to sacrifice himself.
The Flame that Never Dies
1949
10.0Cab Number 13
1948 10.0
To secure her fortune with Monsieur Vaudieu de la Tour, the Machiavellian Claudia kills her lover's elder brother and steals his child. The boy is adopted by a coachman, and later, as secretary to the Minister of Justice, discovers the truth, punishes the bad guys, rewards the good ones and marries the daughter of another innocent man, unjustly accused by Claudia.
Cab Number 13
1948
7.0Cavalleria rusticana
1939 7.0
This film was not based on the famous one-act opera of Pietro Mascagni but rather on the original story by the Sicilian writer Giovanni Verga. It's the story of Santuzza, her love Turiddu, and his passion for the married Lola that leads to his death in a duel when Lola's husband Alfio exacts satisfaction.
Cavalleria rusticana
1939
9.0Giuliano de' Medici
1941 9.0
No synopsis available yet.
Giuliano de' Medici
1941
9.0Primo amore
1941 9.0
An Italian emigrant, who found fame and success in America, comes back to his hometown after over twenty years.
Primo amore
1941
8.0Giorni felici
1943 8.0
No synopsis available yet.
Giorni felici
1943
8.5Il fidanzato di mia moglie
1943 8.5
Enrico breaks up his marriage to Renata because he discovers that in the registry office she is already married to a certain Giulio, an inhabitant of a country town. The couple leaves in search of the mysterious Giulio who is about to marry Marcella, but her wedding also ends.
Il fidanzato di mia moglie
1943
7.0Spring song
1951 7.0
No synopsis available yet.
Spring song
1951
0.0La regina di Navarra
1942 0.0
No synopsis available yet.
La regina di Navarra
1942
6.1A Romantic Adventure
1940 6.1
At the end of the 19th century, a middle-class woman explains why she cannot get along with her husband, a good man but a little rough around the edges: she cannot forget that during the Risorgimento she fell in love with a noble conspirator. Now, however, she realizes that her true love is her husband.
A Romantic Adventure
1940