
Romolo Valli
Actor · Died February 1, 1980, aged 54 · Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Romolo Valli (7 February 1925 – 1 February 1980) was an Italian actor. Valli was born in Reggio Emilia. He was one of the best known Italian actors from the 1950s to his death. He worked for both the stage and the silver screen. Among the directors he collaborated with were Vittorio De Sica, Sergio Leone, Roman Polanski, Roger Vadim, and Luchino Visconti, who cast Valli in three feature films (Il Gattopardo, Morte a Venezia, Gruppo di famiglia in un interno) and the episode Il lavoro of Boccaccio '70. Valli died in a car accident, less than one week before his 55th birthday. Source: Article "Romolo Valli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 7, 1925
- February 1, 1980 (aged 54)
- Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Actor
- 20 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
What are Romolo Valli's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 14
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 9
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5
Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 10
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Mentor: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Mentoras Don Pietro Introna in Girl with a Suitcase (1961)
- Mentoras Lawyer Zacchi in Boccaccio '70 (1962)
- Heraldas Father Pirrone in The Leopard (1963)
- Shadowas Father Baldini in I complessi (1965)
- Shapeshifteras Dr. Villega in Duck, You Sucker! (1971)
- Threshold guardianas Uncle Luigi in Bobby Deerfield (1977)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous4
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 Romolo Valli's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Romolo Valli'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
46 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Memories of a Young Pianist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Womanlight(1979)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Henry IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

The Chosen(1977)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Devil's Advocate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Bobby Deerfield(1977)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
An Average Little Man(1977)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
1900(1976)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Conversation Piece(1974)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Silence the Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

My Dear Nephews (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Right You Are (if you think so) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

What?(1972)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Paulina 1880 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Duck, You Sucker!(1971)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Death in Venice(1971)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Rules of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Check to the Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Boom!(1968)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Don't Sting the Mosquito(1967)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Mandrake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Six Characters in Search of an Author (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

I complessi(1965)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Constancy of Reason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

The Visit(1964)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Outlaws of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Sweet and Sour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

The Leopard(1963)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Shortest Day(1963)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Una storia milanese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Peccati d'estate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Boccaccio '70(1962)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Benito Mussolini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

In Search of Marcel Proust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Un metro lungo cinque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

A Day for Lionhearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

The Lovemakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Girl with a Suitcase(1961)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
I piaceri del sabato notte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Five Branded Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

The Great War(1959)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

La fiera della vanità (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles, 45 of them dated from 1959 to 2009; peak year 1971.

Biggest box office
Bobby Deerfield (1977)

Highest rated
The Great War (1959)

Most popular right now
Duck, You Sucker! (1971)
Film career
Peak 1971 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 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.
- 1959Screen debut· The Great War
- 1971Career best· Duck, You Sucker
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 Romolo Valli's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up12
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 45. 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 Romolo Valli's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Romolo Valli work with?
People who share at least 2 of Romolo Valli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luchino Visconti shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Luchino ViscontiShared titles: Conversation Piece (1974), Death in Venice (1971), The Leopard (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962)See all 4 shared titles with Luchino Visconti

- Mario MonicelliShared titles: An Average Little Man (1977), Boccaccio '70 (1962), The Great War (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Mario Monicelli

- Vittorio De SicaShared titles: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970), Boccaccio '70 (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Vittorio De Sica

Writers
- Enrico MedioliShared titles: Conversation Piece (1974), The Leopard (1963), Girl with a Suitcase (1961)See all 3 shared titles with Enrico Medioli
- Suso Cecchi D'AmicoShared titles: Conversation Piece (1974), The Leopard (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Suso Cecchi D'Amico

- Sergio DonatiShared titles: The Chosen (1977), Duck, You Sucker! (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Sergio Donati

- Luciano VincenzoniShared titles: Duck, You Sucker! (1971), The Great War (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Luciano Vincenzoni

Actors
- Alberto SordiShared titles: An Average Little Man (1977), I complessi (1965), The Great War (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Alberto Sordi

- Silvana ManganoShared titles: Conversation Piece (1974), Death in Venice (1971), The Great War (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Silvana Mangano

- Romy SchneiderShared titles: Womanlight (1979), Boccaccio '70 (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Romy Schneider

- Burt LancasterShared titles: Conversation Piece (1974), The Leopard (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Burt Lancaster

Cinematographers and editors
- Ruggero MastroianniShared titles: An Average Little Man (1977), Conversation Piece (1974), Death in Venice (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Ruggero Mastroianni

- Pasqualino De SantisShared titles: Conversation Piece (1974), Death in Venice (1971), Er più: storia d'amore e di coltello (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Pasqualino De Santis

- Adriana NovelliShared titles: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970), Boccaccio '70 (1962), The Great War (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Adriana Novelli
- Giuseppe RotunnoShared titles: The Leopard (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), The Great War (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Giuseppe Rotunno

Producers
- Gianni Hecht LucariShared titles: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970), I complessi (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Gianni Hecht Lucari

