Portrait of Giancarlo Giannini

Acting

Giancarlo Giannini

Career

Active from 1965 to 2026, busiest in 2002 and 2008 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
107
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Casino Royale
Casino Royale
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Giancarlo Giannini Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.6, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 11
  • Italian Cinema 11
  • Character Study 10
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Melancholy 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Class Conflict 5
  • Intrigue 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Political Satire 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

178
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

20 titles · average score 63
Albatross
Albatross (2025)

as Vito

Tonight in Turin
Tonight in Turin (2025)

as Fred Buscaglione

Rise of the Raven
Rise of the Raven (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Pope Eugene IV.

Cabrini
Cabrini (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

as Pope Leo XIII

Tonight in Paris
Tonight in Paris (2023)

as commissario Maigret

Book Club: The Next Chapter
Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)
GoodWatch score 51

as Police Chief

The Great Game
The Great Game (2022)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Dino De Gregorio

Duetto
Duetto (2022)

as Gino

Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi (2021)

as Buoso Donati

Hugo in Argentina
Hugo in Argentina (2021)

as Narrator (voice)

Leonardo
Leonardo (2021)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Verrocchio

Starman
Starman (2020)

as Se stesso

2010s

29 titles · average score 52
Sand and Fire
Sand and Fire (2019)

as Talleyrand

Catch-22
Catch-22 (2019)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Marcello

A Family Tale
A Family Tale (2018)

TV show · as Gian Pietro Liegi

Diminuta
Diminuta (2018)

as Marco Aurelio

Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle
Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle (2017)
GoodWatch score 63

as Catarella

The Good Italian III - The Magic of Naples
The Good Italian III - The Magic of Naples (2017)

as Principe

Caruso presents: The Good Italian II - The Prince goes to Milan
Caruso presents: The Good Italian II - The Prince goes to Milan (2016)

as Principe

Caruso presents: The Good Italian I - The Farmhouse of Wonders
Caruso presents: The Good Italian I - The Farmhouse of Wonders (2015)

as Principe

The First Line
The First Line (2014)
GoodWatch score 42

as Petros

Eurotrapped
Eurotrapped (2013)
GoodWatch score 33

as Don Ferracane

The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die
The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die (2013)

as Nikita

Un angelo all'inferno
Un angelo all'inferno (2013)

as Pietro Bardelli

2000s

44 titles · average score 57
Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mathis

Casino Royale
Casino Royale (2006)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mathis

Man on Fire
Man on Fire (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

as Miguel Manzano

13 at a Table
13 at a Table (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

as Giulio

Francesca and Nunziata
Francesca and Nunziata (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

as Giordano Montorsi

Five Moons Plaza
Five Moons Plaza (2003)
GoodWatch score 58

as Branco

The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair
The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

as Flavio Carboni

Darkness
Darkness (2002)
GoodWatch score 28

as Albert Rua

Momo
Momo (2001)
GoodWatch score 70

as Presidente (voice)

The Whole Shebang
The Whole Shebang (2001)
GoodWatch score 49

as Pop Bazinni

Hannibal
Hannibal (2001)
GoodWatch score 56

as Insp. Renaldo Pazzi

CQ
CQ (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

as Enzo

1990s

31 titles · average score 59
The Dinner
The Dinner (1998)
GoodWatch score 69

as Professore

Mimic
Mimic (1997)
GoodWatch score 58

as Manny

Heaven Before I Die
Heaven Before I Die (1997)

as Thief

Palermo - Milan One Way
Palermo - Milan One Way (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

as Turi Leofonte

Celluloide
Celluloide (1996)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sergio Amidei

A Walk in the Clouds
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

as Alberto Aragón

Once Upon a Crime
Once Upon a Crime (1992)
GoodWatch score 36

as Inspector Bonnard

Toys
Toys (1992)
GoodWatch score 41

Prop Designer

Life with the Kids
Life with the Kids (1991)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Adriano Setti

Life with the Kids
Life with the Kids (1990)
GoodWatch score 48

as Adriano Setti

The Amusements of Private Life
The Amusements of Private Life (1990)

as Charles Renard

Dark Illness
Dark Illness (1990)
GoodWatch score 58

as Giuseppe Marchi

1980s

16 titles · average score 54
Blood Red
Blood Red (1989)
GoodWatch score 39

as Sebastian Collogero

New York Stories
New York Stories (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

as Claudio

Brown Bread Sandwiches
Brown Bread Sandwiches (1989)

as Alberto

'o Re
'o Re (1989)

as Francis II of the Two Sicilies

The Sleazy Uncle
The Sleazy Uncle (1989)

as Riccardo

Snack Bar Budapest
Snack Bar Budapest (1988)
GoodWatch score 45

as Avvocato

I picari
I picari (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

as Guzmán de Alfarache

Ternosecco
Ternosecco (1987)

as Domenico

Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch (1985)
GoodWatch score 23

as Charley

American Dreamer
American Dreamer (1984)
GoodWatch score 50

as Victor Marchand

Where's Picone?
Where's Picone? (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

as Salvatore Cannavacciuolo

Lili Marleen
Lili Marleen (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

as Robert

1970s

28 titles · average score 63
Lovers and Liars
Lovers and Liars (1979)
GoodWatch score 34

as Guido Massacesi

Blood Feud
Blood Feud (1978)
GoodWatch score 57

as Nicola Sanmichele detto 'Nick'

The Innocent
The Innocent (1976)
GoodWatch score 76

as Tullio Hermil

Seven Beauties
Seven Beauties (1975)
GoodWatch score 72

as Pasqualino Frafuso aka Settebellezze

Swept Away
Swept Away (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

as Gennarino Carunchio

Love and Anarchy
Love and Anarchy (1973)
GoodWatch score 81

as Antonio Soffiantini 'Tunin'

How Funny Can Sex Be?
How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973)
GoodWatch score 59

as Domenico ('Signora sono le 8') / Cesaretto ('Due cuori e una baracca') / Enrico ('Non è mai troppo tardi') / Lello ('Viaggio di nozze') / Giansiro ('Torna piccina mia') / The Donor ('Lavoratore italiano all'estero') / Michele Maccò ('La vendetta') / Saturnino ('Un amore difficile') / Dottor Bianchi ('L'ospite')

Indian Summer
Indian Summer (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

as Giorgio Mosca aka 'Spider'

The Seduction of Mimi
The Seduction of Mimi (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

as Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí

The Black Belly of the Tarantula
The Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
GoodWatch score 59

as Inspector Tellini

The Secret of Santa Vittoria
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)
GoodWatch score 75

as Fabio

A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)
A Drama of Jealousy (and other things) (1970)
GoodWatch score 75

as Nello

1960s

10 titles · average score 60
The Sisters
The Sisters (1969)

as Dario

Fraulein Doktor
Fraulein Doktor (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hans Ruppert

Anzio
Anzio (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

as Pvt. Cellini

Don't Sting the Mosquito
Don't Sting the Mosquito (1967)

as Paolo Randi

Tonight I'll Throw Me
Tonight I'll Throw Me (1967)

as Carlo Timidoni

Arabella
Arabella (1967)

as Saverio

The Criminals of the Metropolis
The Criminals of the Metropolis (1967)

as Gerard Lemaire

Rita the Mosquito
Rita the Mosquito (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

as Paolo Randi

Libido
Libido (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

as Christian

David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1965)

TV show · as David Copperfield