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Rossano Brazzi

Rossano Brazzi

Actor, also writer and director · Died December 24, 1994, aged 78 · Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Rossano Brazzi (18 September 1916 – 24 December 1994) was an Italian actor. Brazzi was born in Bologna to Adelmo and Maria (née Ghedini) Brazzi. He attended San Marco University in Florence, Italy, where he was raised from the age of four. He made his film debut in 1939. He was propelled to international fame with his role in the English-language film Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), followed by the leading male role in David Lean's Summertime (1955), opposite Katharine Hepburn. His other notable English-language films include The Barefoot Contessa (1954), The Story of Esther Costello (1957), South Pacific (1958), Count Your Blessings (1959),The Light in the Piazza (1962), and The Italian Job (1969). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rossano Brazzi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
September 18, 1916
Died
December 24, 1994 (aged 78)
From
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Works as
Actor, also writer and director
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 140 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Rossano Brazzi's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove 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
Bonds
32%
Morality
30%
Self
11%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 8 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 11 · Intense 5

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 5 of 17 analyzed roles.

Mentor
5 of 17
Shapeshifter
4 of 17
Hero
3 of 17
Ally
2 of 17
Shadow
2 of 17
Herald
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Romantic
10
Melancholic
12
Dread
5
Hopeful
6
Other
23

How their films linger

Bittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

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 Rossano Brazzi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rossano Brazzi's titles on MovieCove; 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

140 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Rossellini Under the Volcano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Donato (archive footage)

  • Fatal Frames(1996)

    as Dr. Lucidi

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Blaues Blut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Prof. Donelli

  • A Fine Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Castello

  • The Third Solution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Marini

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Manuel Carmargue

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Le Tiroir secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · as Charles Dutilleul

  • Formula for a Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Dr. Sernich

  • Christopher Columbus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Diego Ortiz De Vilhegas

  • Final Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Lamanna

  • Fear City(1984)

    as Carmine

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Far Pavilions(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Rana von Bhithor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Priest

  • Il paramedico(1982)

    as Augusto Pinna

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Final Conflict(1981)

    as De Carlo

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • A Time for Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Fillipo Fillici

  • Champagne... e fagioli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as voce narrante

  • Catherine and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Arthur

  • Mr. Too Little (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Zabo the Great

  • La promessa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Commissario Matthäi

  • Orient Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as André Val-Bergot

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Inspector Pastori

  • Caribia - Ein Filmrausch in Stereophonie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Villeneuve

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Signor Falzoni

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Archimede (archive footage)

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vincenti Donettelli

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Season for Assassins(1975)

    as Father Eugenio

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Political Asylum(1975)

    as Embajador Francisco Lara

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Angels with Bound Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as dottor Paluzzi

  • Giro girotondo... con il sesso è bello il mondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Salim Douad

  • Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Count Frankenstein

  • Coralba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Marco Danon

  • Mr. Kingstreet's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Italian Major

  • The Great Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Tedesco

  • Master of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Lorenzo del Cambio

  • Day of Judgment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Sheriff

  • Vivi ragazza vivi! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as padre di Barbara

  • Sex of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Andrea, the Surgeon

  • Intimità proibita di una giovane sposa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Adolfo Rogano

  • The Adventurers(1970)

    as Baron de Coyne

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Honeymoon with a Stranger(1969)

    as Capt. Sevilla

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Harold Robbins' The Survivors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 14 episodes · as Antaeus Riakos

  • The Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Writer · Actor

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Zeno Stavrik

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • W. Somerset Maugham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as The Count

  • The Italian Job(1969)

    as Beckerman

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Krakatoa: East of Java(1968)

    as Giovanni

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Psychout for Murder(1969)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Brigoli

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Ross Simpson

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Karim Lazanos

  • One Step to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Dr. Hamilton

  • Il diario segreto di una minorenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer · Actor

  • Woman Times Seven(1967)

    as Giorgio

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Soldier's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Fernando Moschino

  • Per amore... per magia... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as l'araldo

  • The Bobo(1967)

    as Carlos Matabosch

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Melissa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 6 episodes · as Guy Foster

  • The Christmas That Almost Wasn't(1966)

    Director · Writer · as Phineas T. Prune

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

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

    as Inspector General

  • Un amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Antonio Dorigo

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex Staphos

  • The Battle of the Villa Fiorita(1965)

    as Lorenzo

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Uncertain Verification (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as (archive footage)

  • Italian Engagement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Mario Menacci

  • Instant Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Claudio DeSantis

  • Dark Purpose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Count Paolo Barbarelli

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Luder

  • The Four Truths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Leo (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")

  • Redhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Fabio

  • Rome Adventure(1962)

    as Roberto Orlandi

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Light in the Piazza(1962)

    as Signor Naccarelli

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Battle of Austerlitz(1960)

    as Lucien Bonaparte

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • L'assedio di Siracusa(1960)

    as Archimede

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Julio Vaccarous · as Vittorio

  • Count Your Blessings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Charles Edouard de Valhubert

  • A Certain Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Luc Ferrand

  • South Pacific(1958)

    as Emile De Becque

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Lost(1957)

    as Paul Bonnard

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Story of Esther Costello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Carlo Landi

  • Interlude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Tonio Fischer

  • Loser Takes All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Bertrand

  • Il Conte Aquila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Conte Federico Confalonieri

  • Summertime(1955)

    as Renato de Rossi

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • It Happens in Roma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Dino Moriani

  • Angela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Nino

  • The Barefoot Contessa(1954)

    as Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Contessa's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Le comte de Cavour

  • Flesh and Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Giuseppe Guardini

  • Three Coins in the Fountain(1954)

    as Georgio Bianchi

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Barrier of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer · as Lt. Mario Grandi

  • Condemned to Hang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Juan Pablo de Osuna

  • La prigioniera della torre di fuoco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Cesare Borgia

  • Guilt Is Not Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Son of the Hunchback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Philippe de Lagardère

  • Eran trecento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Volpintesta

  • Milady and the Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Conte de la Fere aka Athos

  • The Woman Who Invented Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Conte Grilli

  • The Mistress of Treves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Sigfrido, conte di Treviri

  • Revenge of the Black Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Vladimir Dubrovskij

  • Tragic Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Pietro

  • Black Crown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Andrés

  • All for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Enrico Toselli

  • The Fighting Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Saro Costa

  • Vulcano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Donato

  • I contrabbandieri del mare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mario

  • Little Women(1949)

    as Professor Bhaer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The White Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • Il corriere del re (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • Il passatore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Stefano Pelloni

  • Furia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Antonio

  • The Great Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Renzo Gamba

  • La monaca di Monza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as conte Egidio

  • Aquila Nera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Vladimir Dubrowskij

  • Malìa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Cola

  • Il paese senza pace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Tita Nane

  • La casa senza tempo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Paolo Sivera

  • La resa di Titì (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Guido, il diplomatico

  • I dieci comandamenti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as (segment "Non commettere atti impuri")

  • Silenzio, si gira! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Andrea Corsi

  • Il treno crociato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • Damals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Pablo, Radrennfahrer und Clown

  • The Genius and the Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Carlo de Beriot

  • I due Foscari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Jacopo Foscari

  • The Gorgon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Lamberto Finquinaldo

  • We the Living, Part Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Leo Kovalenski

  • We the Living, Part One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Leo Kovalenski

  • Girl of the Golden West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as William

  • È caduta una donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as dottor Roberto Frassi

  • Il bravo di Venezia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Guido Fuser

  • The King's Jester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Francesco I

  • Tosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mario Cavaradossi

  • Brute Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Fred

  • Ritorno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Michele Donato

  • Il ponte di vetro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Comandante Mario Marchi

  • Processo e morte di Socrate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Simmia

  • Small Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • Il destino in tasca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Actor

  • Mort d'un zombie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 140 titles, 139 of them dated from 1938 to 1998; peak year 1968.

Biggest box office

The Final Conflict (1981)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

The Italian Job (1969)

Midcredits 87th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19381998

Peak 1968 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting140 of 140: 134 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thDirecting3 of 140: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting5 of 140: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing2 of 140: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

140 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1930s3 · acting1940s30 · acting1950s31 · 31 acting · 1 crew1960s33 · 33 acting · 5 crew1970s24 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 11% of 18 roles
495974

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 MovieCove, 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 Rossano Brazzi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 30 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Political Asylum (1975)

84th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Italian Job (1969)

Midcredits 87th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 MovieCove 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.

Is Rossano Brazzi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles21–65 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles27–41 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Rossano Brazzi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rossano Brazzi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Cardiff shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers