Portrait of Gian Maria Volonté

Acting

Gian Maria Volonté

Career

Active from 1957 to 1993, busiest in 1966 and 1972 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
55
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gian Maria Volonté Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 11
  • Italian Cinema 8
  • Historical Drama 8
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Class Struggle 4
  • Spaghetti Western 3
  • Political Thriller 3
  • Italian Political Thriller 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Character Study 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Spanish Western
Spanish Western (2015)

as The Indian (archive footage)

2000s

1 title · average score 62
The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair
The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

Thanks

1990s

6 titles · average score 66
Ulysses' Gaze
Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
GoodWatch score 53

In Memory Of

Funes, a Great Love
Funes, a Great Love (1993)

as El tano Bérgami

Banderas, the Tyrant
Banderas, the Tyrant (1993)

as Tirano Banderas

A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

as Carmelo Franzò

Open Doors
Open Doors (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

as Giudice Vito Di Francesco

Tre colonne in cronaca
Tre colonne in cronaca (1990)

as Alberto Landolfi

1980s

11 titles · average score 63
Pestalozzi's Mountain
Pestalozzi's Mountain (1989)

as Pestalozzi

The Abyss
The Abyss (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

as Zenone

Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. Cristo Bedoya

A Boy from Calabria
A Boy from Calabria (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

as Felice

The Moro Affair
The Moro Affair (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

as Aldo Moro

The Death of Mario Ricci
The Death of Mario Ricci (1983)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bernard Fontana

The Charterhouse of Parma
The Charterhouse of Parma (1982)

TV show · as Count Mosca

Lady of the Camelias
Lady of the Camelias (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Plessis

La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie
La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie (1981)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Plessis

Stark System
Stark System (1980)

as Stark

Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (1980)

TV show · as Carlo Levi

1970s

19 titles · average score 74
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
GoodWatch score 83

as Carlo Levi

Operation Ogre
Operation Ogre (1979)
GoodWatch score 71

as Izarra

One Way or Another
One Way or Another (1976)
GoodWatch score 80

as M.

Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano (1973)
GoodWatch score 61

as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Giordano Bruno
Giordano Bruno (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

as Giordano Bruno

Slap the Monster on Page One
Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

as Bizanti

The Mattei Affair
The Mattei Affair (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

as Enrico Mattei

The Working Class Goes to Heaven
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)
GoodWatch score 81

as Lulù Massa

Sacco & Vanzetti
Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)
GoodWatch score 74

as Bartolomeo Vanzetti

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
GoodWatch score 88

as Dottore

Le Cercle Rouge
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
GoodWatch score 88

as Vogel

Wind from the East
Wind from the East (1970)
GoodWatch score 62

as The Northern Ranger

1960s

32 titles · average score 68
The Seven Cervi Brothers
The Seven Cervi Brothers (1968)
GoodWatch score 69

as Aldo Cervi

The Violent Four
The Violent Four (1968)
GoodWatch score 69

as Piero Cavallero

A Bullet for the General
A Bullet for the General (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

as Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'

Face to Face
Face to Face (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

as Professor Brett Fletcher

We Still Kill the Old Way
We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)
GoodWatch score 69

as Professore Paolo Laurana

Wake Up and Die
Wake Up and Die (1966)
GoodWatch score 63

as Inspector Moroni

The Witch
The Witch (1966)
GoodWatch score 65

as Fabrizio

For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold (1966)
GoodWatch score 77

as Teofilatto dei Leonzi

For a Few Dollars More
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

as El Indio

A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
GoodWatch score 81

as Ramón Rojo

The Four Days of Naples
The Four Days of Naples (1962)
GoodWatch score 79

as Stimolo

Girl with a Suitcase
Girl with a Suitcase (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

as Piero Benotti

1950s

3 titles
The Idiot
The Idiot (1959)

TV show · as Parfen Rogozin

Saul
Saul (1959)

as David

Phaedra
Phaedra (1957)

as Ippolito