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Gino Cervi

Gino Cervi

Actor · Died January 3, 1974, aged 72 · Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Gino Cervi (3 May 1901 - 3 January 1974) was an Italian actor of international fame. Cervi was born in Bologna. His father was the theatre critic Antonio Cervi. In 1928, he married Nini Gordini (one of his partners) and they had a son, Tonino Cervi. Gino Cervi later became the grandfather of actress Valentina Cervi and producer Antonio Levesi Cervi. Cervi was best known for his role of Giuseppe Bottazzi ("Peppone"), the Communist mayor in the Don Camillo movies of the 1950s and the 1960s. He shared great complicity and friendship with co-star Fernandel during the 15 years playing their respective roles in Don Camillo movies. At the end of his career, he played Commissioner Maigret for six years in the Italian version of those murder stories, which ended with a movie Maigret in Pigalle (Mario Landi, 1966), produced by his son Antonio Cervi. He died at Punta Ala in 1974. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gino Cervi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Born
May 3, 1901
Died
January 3, 1974 (aged 72)
From
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 129 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Gino Cervi's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
47%
Morality
19%
Society
18%
Self
5%
Power
5%
Survival
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 10 · Intense 2

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · 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 12 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 13 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 13
Ally
4 of 13
Threshold guardian
2 of 13
Hero
1 of 13
Herald
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
8
Joyful
7
Melancholic
7
Romantic
7
Tense
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2

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 Gino Cervi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gino Cervi'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

129 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Racconti romani di una ex-novizia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Pope Leone

  • Fratello ladro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Don Lino

  • To Kill in Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Nono Devoto

  • Il latitante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Inspector

  • Del vento tra i rami del Sassofrasso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as John-Emery Rockefeller

  • Maigret at the Pigalle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Commissaire Maigret

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

    as Chief of the Night Guard

  • Il compagno Don Camillo(1965)

    as Giuseppe 'Peppone' Bottazzi

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Una vita in gioco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Maigret

  • Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 35 episodes · as Maigret

  • Un'ombra su Maigret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Maigret

  • Becket(1964)

    as Cardinal Zambelli

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Full Hearts and Empty Pockets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Botta

  • Biblioteca di Studio Uno: I tre moschettieri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Card.Richelieu

  • Good King Dagobert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Saint Éloi

  • Gli onorevoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Sen. Rossani-Breschi

  • The Eye of the Needle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as D'Angelo, lawyer

  • The Shortest Day(1963)

    as Colonnello Daini

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Adventure at the Motel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as commendatore

  • The Changing of the Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mario Venicio

  • Crime Does Not Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as L'Inquisiteur

  • The Nun of Monza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Cardinale Borromeo

  • Roaring Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Salvatore Acquamano

  • Ten Italians for One German (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Baron Alfonso di San Severino

  • The Orderly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Maggiore Penna

  • Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo(1961)

    as Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Joy of Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Olinto Fossati

  • Un figlio d'oggi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Andrea

  • The Revolt of the Slaves(1960)

    as Fabio

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Love, the Italian Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Comm. Lemeni

  • Le Olimpiadi dei mariti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as direttore del giornale

  • Long Night in '43 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Carlo 'Sciagura' Aretusi

  • Mistress of the World - Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Professor Johanson

  • Mistress of the World(1960)

    as Professor Johanson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • L'assedio di Siracusa(1960)

    as Gerone

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Black Chapel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Polizeipräfekt Ferrari

  • Vacations in Majorca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as André Breton, industriale

  • Gangster Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Paolo

  • Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Suonatore ambulante (uncredited)

  • Sign of the Gladiator(1959)

    as Aurelianus, Emperor of Rome

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Maja(1958)

    as King Carlos IV of Spain

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • El pasado te acusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Comisario

  • Amore e chiacchiere (Salviamo il panorama)(1958)

    as Paseroni

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Sans famille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Vitalis

  • Las aeroguapas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Don Fogazza

  • Le belle dell'aria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Don Fogazza

  • Desert Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ibrahim

  • Ambush in Tangier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Bolevasco

  • Moglie e buoi... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Giovanni Cattabriga

  • Castle of the Banned Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Francesco Cenci

  • Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Maresciallo

  • Il coraggio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Comm. Aristide Paoloni

  • Don Camillo e l'on. Peppone(1955)

    as Peppone

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Non c'è amore più grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Andrea

  • Frou-Frou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Prince Vladimir Bilinsky

  • Wild Love(1956)

    as Sir Cesare

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Free Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Massimo Marchi

  • Il cardinale Lambertini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Cardinale Lambertini

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

    as Don Vincenzo

  • La grande avventura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Royal Affairs in Versailles(1954)

    as Cagliostro

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • La Dame aux camélias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Monsieur Duval

  • Dappled Mare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Ruggero Pascoli

  • Farewell, My Beautiful Lady! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Conte Riccardo Salluzzo

  • The Three Musketeers(1953)

    as Porthos

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Nero and the Burning of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Nero

  • The Return of Don Camillo(1953)

    as Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Stazione Termini(1953)

    as Police Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Lady Without Camelias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Ercole 'Ercolino' Borra

  • The Queen of Sheba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as King Solomon of Jerusalem

  • Three Forbidden Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Prof. Aragona

  • Wife for a Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Count D'Origo

  • The Little World of Don Camillo(1952)

    as Giuseppe Bottazzi "Peppone"

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • O.K. Nero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Nero

  • Position Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Filiberto 'Berto' Morucchi

  • The Forbidden Christ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Küster

  • Il caimano del Piave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Colonel of Torrebruna

  • Sigillo rosso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Story of a Love Affair(1950)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Women Without Names (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Pietro Zanini

  • Yvonne of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Baretti

  • La sposa non può attendere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Anselmo

  • The Flame that Never Dies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Luigi Manfredi

  • Fabiola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Quadratus

  • Islands in the Lagoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Narrator(voice)

  • William Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Guglielmo Tell

  • Anna Karenina(1948)

    as Enrico

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Jean Valjean

  • Les Misérables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Jean Valjean

  • Romantici a Venezia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Daniele Cortis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Marito di Elena

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

    as Oreste

  • Cronaca nera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

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

    as Kirila Petrovic

  • L'angelo e il diavolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Giulio Serra

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

    as Don Alfonso

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

    as Sergio Tibaldi

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

    as Jack

  • The Misery of Mr. Travet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Il commandatore Francesco Battilocchio

  • Lo sbaglio di essere vivo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as signor Guglielmi

  • Che distinta famiglia! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Michele Montischi

  • Crazy Quartet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Roberto

  • Vivere ancora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • I'll Love You Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mario Fabbrini

  • Tristi amori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Giulio Scarli

  • Gente dell’aria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Il capitano Pietro Sandri

  • The Bigamist(1942)

    as Paolo Bianchi

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Quarta pagina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Ex detenuto

  • Acque di primavera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Francesco

  • Don Cesare of Bazan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Don Cesare di Bazan

  • La regina di Navarra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • L'ultimo addio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Dottor Gino Landi

  • The Betrothed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Renzo Tramaglino

  • The Iron Crown(1941)

    as Sedemondo

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Il sogno di tutti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as il padre del neonato

  • Eternal Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  • A Romantic Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Luigi Ferrero

  • The Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Alberto

  • An Adventure of Salvator Rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Salvador Rosa, il "Formica"

  • I figli del marchese Lucera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Ermanno

  • Inventiamo l'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Carlo Morelli

  • Ettore Fieramosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Ettore Fieramosca

  • L'argine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Zvanì

  • Gli uomini non sono ingrati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ferencz Korvath

  • Voglio vivere con Letizia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Bebe

  • Amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Paolo Venieri

  • The Two Sergeants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Commander Federico Martelli / sergent Guglielmo Salvoni

  • Aldebaran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Corrado Valeri

  • The Blue Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 129 titles from 1932 to 1973; peak year 1962.

Biggest box office

Becket (1964)

$149K worldwide

Highest rated

Becket (1964)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19321973

Peak 1962 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

  • 1942Screen debut· Four Steps in the Clouds
  • 1942First top-billed film· Four Steps in the Clouds
  • 1952Breakout· The Little World of Don Camillo

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting129 of 129: 129 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1930s11 · acting1940s38 · acting1950s45 · acting1960s32 · acting1970s3 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 5% of 20 roles
4257

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 Gino Cervi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 21 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most loved · actor

Becket (1964)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. 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.

Who does Gino Cervi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gino Cervi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alessandro Cicognini shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles