Giancarlo Giannini: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 88
- on screen
- 1965–2024
- box office
- $145M
- average score
- 58
- Born
- August 1, 1942 (age 84)
- Birthplace
- La Spezia, Kingdom of Italy
- Citizenship
- Italian
- Occupations
- Actor, Voice Actor, Film Director, Screenwriter
- Years active
- 1961-present
- Spouses
- Livia Giampalmo, Eurilla del Bono
- Children
- 4
The Best Giancarlo Giannini Movies
The films of Giancarlo Giannini that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: A Walk in the Clouds (1995) leads with $50M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $50M A Walk in the Clouds 1995 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $29M Book Club: The Next Chapter 2023 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $20.6M Cabrini 2024 · Biography -
Worldwide box office: $10.8M New York Stories 1989 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $8.67M Once Upon a Crime... 1992 · Mystery -
Worldwide box office: $6.25M Milan – Palermo: The Return 2007 · Drama
Giancarlo Giannini's Career in Numbers
Giancarlo Giannini's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Giancarlo Giannini works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Libido (1965) to Cabrini (2024), and the 1970s were the busiest decade.
Giancarlo Giannini Movies by Decade
- 1960s 8
- 1970s 20
- 1980s 13
- 1990s 11
- 2000s 15
- 2010s 7
- 2020s 6
The 1970s were Giancarlo Giannini's busiest decade, with 20 films.
Giancarlo Giannini Movies by Genre
- Drama 32
- Comedy 23
- Music 3
- Romance 3
- Biography 2
- Documentary 2
- Adventure 2
- Crime 2
- History 2
- War 2
Drama is the genre Giancarlo Giannini has worked in most, with 32 films, ahead of comedy (23).
Giancarlo Giannini Career Milestones
- First film
- Libido 1965
- Biggest box office hit
- A Walk in the Clouds $50M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Cabrini Movie Echo Score 70
- Newest film
- Cabrini 2024
Giancarlo Giannini Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Giancarlo Giannini is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 58. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Giancarlo Giannini Movies as an Actor
80- 2024 Cabrini as Pope Leo XIII · Biography Worldwide box office: $20.6M Movie Echo Score: 70
- 2023 Book Club: The Next Chapter as Police Chief · Drama Worldwide box office: $29M Movie Echo Score: 49
- 2022
Duetto as Gino · Drama - 2021
I Fratelli De Filippo as Eduardo Scarpetta · Drama - 2021
Vitti d’arte, Vitti d’amore as Sé stesso · Documentary - 2021
Hugo in Argentina as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2018
Magical Nights as Leandro Saponaro · Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.52M - 2018
The Catcher Was a Spy Biography Worldwide box office: $954K Movie Echo Score: 55 - 2017
Pipi, Pupu & Rosemary: The Mystery of the Stolen Notes as Narratore (voice) · Comedy - 2017
Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle as Catarella · Comedy Worldwide box office: $640K - 2016
On Air: Storia di Un Successo as Presidente · Music Worldwide box office: $422K - 2013
Eurotrapped as Don Ferracane · Comedy - 2012
Omamamia as Lorenzo · Comedy Worldwide box office: $717K - 2007 Milan – Palermo: The Return as Turi Leofonte · Drama Worldwide box office: $6.25M
- 2006
Salvatore. Questa è la vita as Timpaliscia Worldwide box office: $272K - 2006
The Maidens’ Conspiracy as The Emperor · Adventure Worldwide box office: $2.74M - 2005
Shadows in the Sun as Father Moretti · Comedy Worldwide box office: $35.4K - 2004
13 at a Table as Giulio · Comedy - 2003
My House in Umbria as Inspector Girotti · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.32M - 2003
Five Moons Plaza as Branco · Drama Worldwide box office: $485K - 2002
Amnèsia as Xavier (voice) · Crime - 2002
The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair as Flavio Carboni · Drama Worldwide box office: $212K - 2002
Dracula as Dr. Enrico Valenzi - 2001
Momo as Presidente (voice) · Fantasy Worldwide box office: $928K - 2001
Francesca and Nunziata as Giordano Montorsi · Comedy Worldwide box office: $7.87K - 2001
The Whole Shebang as Pop Bazinni · Romance - 2000
A Night with Sabrina Love as Leonardo · Comedy - 2000
Frank Herbert’s Dune as Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV · Drama - 1996
Más allá del jardín as Bernardo · Drama - 1996
La lupa as Padre Angiolino · Drama - 1996
Elective Affinities as Narrator (voice) · Romance - 1996
Celluloide as Sergio Amidei · History - 1995
Palermo – Milan One Way as Turi Leofonte · Crime Worldwide box office: $2.27M - 1995 A Walk in the Clouds Drama Worldwide box office: $50M
- 1995
Like Two Crocodiles as Pietro Fraschini · Drama - 1993
Giovanni Falcone as Paolo Borsellino · History - 1992 Once Upon a Crime... Mystery Worldwide box office: $8.67M
- 1990
Dark Illness as Giuseppe Marchi · Drama - 1990
Life with the Kids as Adriano Setti · Drama - 1989
The Sleazy Uncle as Riccardo · Drama - 1989
Time to Kill as Il Maggiore · War - 1989
Blood Red as Sebastian Collogero · Western Worldwide box office: $15.5K - 1989 New York Stories as Claudio · Drama Worldwide box office: $10.8M
- 1989
’o Re as re Francesco II di Borbone · Drama - 1988
Snack Bar Budapest as Avvocato · Drama - 1987
I picari as Guzmán de Alfarache · Comedy - 1986
Saving Grace as Abalardi · Comedy - 1986
Sins as Marcello D'itri · Drama - 1985
Fever Pitch Drama Worldwide box office: $619K - 1984
American Dreamer as Victor Marchand · Romance Worldwide box office: $5.02M - 1984
Where’s Picone? as Salvatore Cannavacciuolo · Comedy - 1981
Lili Marleen as Robert · Drama Worldwide box office: $8.41K - 1979
Life Is Beautiful as Antonio Murillo · Drama - 1979
Good News as L'Innominato · Comedy - 1979
L'Innocente Drama - 1979
Lovers and Liars as Guido Massacesi · Comedy - 1978
Blood Feud as Nicola Sanmichele detto 'Nick' · Drama - 1978
A Night Full of Rain as Paolo · Drama - 1976
The Innocent as Tullio Hermil · Drama - 1975
Swept Away as Gennarino Carunchio · Adventure Worldwide box office: $33.4K - 1975
Seven Beauties as Pasqualino Frafuso aka Settebellezze · War Worldwide box office: $12.6K - 1974
The Murri Affair as Tullio Murri · Drama - 1974
The Beast as Nino Patrovita · Comedy - 1973
The Sensual Man as Paolo Castorini · Drama - 1973
Love and Anarchy as Antonio Soffiantini 'Tunin' · Drama Worldwide box office: $965 - 1972
Indian Summer as Giorgio Mosca aka 'Spider' · Drama Worldwide box office: $3.72K - 1972
Don Camillo and the Contestants as fratello di "Veleno" · Comedy - 1972
The Seduction of Mimi as Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí · Comedy - 1972
Hector the Mighty as Ulisse, il drittone · Comedy - 1971
The Black Belly of the Tarantula as Inspector Tellini · Horror - 1971
Mazzabubù… quante corna stanno quaggiù? as Il neoammogliato · Comedy - 1970
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A Drama of Jealousy (and other things) as Nello · Comedy - 1969
The Secret of Santa Vittoria as Fabio · Comedy - 1969
The Sisters as Dario · Drama - 1969
The Betrayal as Hans Ruppert · Drama - 1967
Arabella as Saverio · Comedy - 1967
Tonight I’ll Throw Me as Carlo Timidoni · Comedy - 1967
Don’t Sting the Mosquito as Paolo Randi · Music - 1966
Rita the Mosquito as Paolo Randi · Music - 1965
Libido as Christian · Thriller
Giancarlo Giannini in Documentaries & Specials
8- 2021
We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage) · Tv movie - 2018
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia as Self · Documentary - 2016
Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story as Himself - Narrator (voice) · Documentary Worldwide box office: $1.18M - 2006
A Beautiful Vacation as Self · Documentary - 2005
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker as Self · Documentary - 2005
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing ‘Man on Fire’ as Self · Documentary - 2001
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal as Self · Documentary - 1990
Anthony Quinn: An Original as Self · Documentary
Who Is Giancarlo Giannini?
Giancarlo Giannini was born in La Spezia, Kingdom of Italy in 1942 and is 84 years old. Credited on films since 1965, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Giancarlo Giannini, born on August 1, 1942, is a renowned Italian actor, voice actor, film director, and screenwriter. He holds prestigious accolades such as the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in Love and Anarchy (1973) and an Academy Award nomination for Seven Beauties (1975). He is a four-time recipient of the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor. Giannini began his artistic journey on stage, starring in Franco Zeffirelli's productions of Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, before transitioning to television in the early 1960s. His breakout lead role in a film came with Rita the Mosquito (1965), marking the first of many collaborations with filmmaker Lina Wertmüller. Subsequently, he rose to international fame with Wertmüller's films such as The Seduction of Mimi (1972), Love and Anarchy (1973), and Seven Beauties (1975).
Well-versed in voice dubbing, Giannini has contributed to Italian-language versions of numerous films since the 1960s. He has been the official Italian voice-over for Al Pacino since 1975 and has also vigorously lended his voice for Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas, and Helmut Berger. His English expertise has brought him many roles in Hollywood productions, including as Inspector Pazzi in Hannibal. His filmography also includes Man on Fire (2004), A Walk in the Clouds (1995), and the James Bond films Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008). Beyond his acting career, Giannini has pioneered in inventing gadgets and written a memoir in collaboration with Gabriella Greison, published by Longanesi in 2014.
Who Giancarlo Giannini Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Giancarlo Giannini shares the most films with. Caterina Boratto comes first, with 4 films together, followed by Sophia Loren (4).
Giancarlo Giannini: Questions & Answers
How many movies Giancarlo Giannini has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Giancarlo Giannini been in?
Giancarlo Giannini is credited on 88 films, from 1965 to 2024. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Giancarlo Giannini's highest-grossing movie?
A Walk in the Clouds (1995) is Giancarlo Giannini's biggest box office hit, with $50M worldwide, ahead of Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023) ($29M). Across every film with box office figures, Giancarlo Giannini's movies have made $145M.
Giancarlo Giannini's biggest hits What is the best Giancarlo Giannini movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Giancarlo Giannini's best-rated film is Cabrini (2024) with a score of 70, followed by The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) (55).
Best Giancarlo Giannini movies, ranked How old is Giancarlo Giannini?
Giancarlo Giannini is 84 years old, born on August 1, 1942 in La Spezia, Kingdom of Italy.
What is Giancarlo Giannini's newest movie?
The most recent film on Giancarlo Giannini's filmography is Cabrini (2024), in the role of Pope Leo XIII.
Who does Giancarlo Giannini work with most often?
Giancarlo Giannini shares the most films with Caterina Boratto (4 films), Sophia Loren (4 films) and Massimo Girotti (3 films).
The Best Giancarlo Giannini Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 88 credits.
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