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Maurizio Arena

Maurizio Arena

Actor · Died November 21, 1979, aged 45 · Rome, Italy

Maurizio Arena was born on 26 December 1933 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for Il principe fusto (1960), Gli altri, gli altri... e noi (1967) and Terror of Oklahoma (1959). He died on 21 November 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 26, 1933
Died
November 21, 1979 (aged 45)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on Motif · 75 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 21% in 30 days

What are Maurizio Arena's films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
23%
Power
15%
Society
12%
Survival
9%
Morality
5%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Tense
2
Joyful
2
Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Maurizio Arena's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Maurizio Arena's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

75 credits, 12 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Le bon, la brute et les zombies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Zombie joueur

  • Natale in India (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Colonnello Carabinieri

  • Fists, Dollars and Spinach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    as Sammy Mannia

  • The Rip-Off (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    as Maurizio

  • Puttana galera! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    as Marpione

  • The Mistress is Served (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Domenico Cardona

  • Atti impuri all'italiana (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Gedeone, il sindaco

  • Vai col liscio (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Aldemiro

  • The Career of a Chambermaid (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Luciani

  • Romulus and Remus: The Story of Two Sons of a Wolf (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Marte

  • The Hallucinating Trip(1975)

    as Buscemi

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Dream of Zorro (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    as Friar Miguel

  • Loaded Guns(1975)

    as Padre Best

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Balloon Vendor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    as Romolo

  • To Love Ophelia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    as Spartaco Cesaroni

  • Società a responsabilità molto limitata (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    as Gateano Stipoli

  • The Assassination of Matteotti (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    as Attivista comunista

  • Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    as Nino

  • The Godfather's Godson (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    as Don Vincenzo

  • Story of Fear and a Knife (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    as Bartolo Di Lorenzo

  • Even If I Wanted to Work, What Do I Do? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    as Garrone

  • Er più: storia d'amore e di coltello(1971)

    as Bartolo Di Lorenzo

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    as Giuseppe

  • Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • They Came to Rob Las Vegas(1968)

    as Clark

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Corrupt Ones(1967)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Gli altri, gli altri e noi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · as Antonio Cecconi

  • I Spy(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Dolls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    as Massimo (segment "Il Trattato di Eugenetica")

  • La Fuga (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    as Alberto Spina

  • Via Veneto (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Shortest Day(1963)

    as Soldato nascosto nel pagliaio (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Commando (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    as Dolce Vita

  • Fists, Girls and Sailors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    as Alberto Mariani

  • I soliti rapinatori a Milano (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    as Aldo

  • Maurizio, Peppino e le indossatrici (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    as Maurizio

  • The Policeman on Horseback (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    as Renato

  • Fra' Manisco cerca guai... (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    as Giulio

  • Il principe fusto (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Composer · Producer · Writer · as Ettore

  • Terror of Oklahoma (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Editor · as Clay Norton

  • The Magistrate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as Orlando Di Giovanni

  • La duchessa di Santa Lucia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Simpatico mascalzone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mario

  • Noi siamo 2 evasi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as Brigadiere Francesco Curti

  • Poor Millionaires (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as Romolo

  • Un uomo facile (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as Romolo De Santis

  • Adventure in Capri (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mario

  • Peppino e la vecchia signora (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as Il posteggiatore suonatore di chitarra

  • Love and Troubles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    as Roberto Santucci

  • Marinai, donne e guai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    as Mario Santarelli

  • Valeria ragazza poco seria (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    as Mario Renzetti

  • Corporal of the day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    as Felice Fornari

  • The Italians They Are Crazy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    as Benedetti

  • Napoli sole mio (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    as Michele Brunati

  • Via col para... vento (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    as Alberto Pompei

  • Holiday Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    as Franco

  • Poor Girl, Pretty Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    as Romolo Toccacieli

  • Il cocco di mamma (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    as Aldo Manca

  • The Man Who Wagged His Tail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    as Alfonso

  • Buongiorno primo amore! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    as Giancarlo

  • The Black Devil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ruggero

  • Poor But Beautiful (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    as Romolo

  • Time of Vacation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    as Checco

  • Processo all'amore (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    as Dale

  • Accadde di notte (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Roman Tales(1955)

    as Mario

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Un giglio infranto (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ferdinando

  • The Sign of Venus(1955)

    as Maurice

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Toto and Carolina (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    as Il ladro Mario Tanca

  • Tripoli, bel suol d'amore (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)

    as Ferruccio

  • A Day in Court(1954)

    as Lorenzo

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • It Happened in the Park(1953)

    as Virginia's Boyfriend (segment "Incidente a Villa Borghese")

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Roman Holiday(1953)

    as Young Boy with Car (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Siamo tutti inquilini (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    as Carlo

  • The Devil's Daughter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    as Corrado

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles from 1952 to 2004; peak year 1975.

Highest rated

The Sign of Venus (1955)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

It Happened in the Park (1953)

Film career

19522004

Peak 1975 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1953Screen debut· Roman Holiday
  • 1957First top-billed film· Poor But Beautiful

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting75 of 75: 72 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thDirecting2 of 75: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 75: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 75: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic1 of 75: 0 only music, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 75: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

75 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s36 · 36 acting · 1 crew1960s16 · 16 acting · 2 crew1970s21 · acting2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 18% of 11 roles
5358

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Maurizio Arena's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 5 are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most loved · actor

Roman Holiday (1953)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Maurizio Arena work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maurizio Arena's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vittorio De Sica shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers