Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura (1919-1987)

Lino Ventura as police commissioner Le Goff with the Smith & Wesson Model 36 in The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens)(1969).

Lino Ventura was an Italian actor who starred in French movies. Born 14 July 1919 as Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura in Parma, Italy. He arrived in France at the age of 7 years. Forcibly incorporated into the Italian army during World War II, but deserted because he was newly married. He has worked various occupations, and finally started to professional sports match in freestyle. In 1950 he won the European Championships in Lausanne, European Champion in the middle weight. Due to a foot injury but had to leave the sport and became the manager of games. Director Jacques Becker in the movie needed someone who speaks French and Italian, and Lina remembered his friend from youth, who had started working at filmu. Lino thrown into the role of the type and the casting was a very convincing performance, so he offered the part. But he did not want to play in the film. In order to give him room, he thought absurdly high fee for one million francs, which originally was to get one hundred tisíc.Linův natural but dramatic appearance with Becker so popular that he really gave them a fee and so in his thirty-four years he became an actor and played right alongside Jean Gabin. With him, he then starred in famous film The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens). Other famous movies where he played include The Valachi Papers (1972), L'emmerdeur (1973) or The Medusa Touch (1978). Lino Ventura during his acting career he made over seventy films October 22, 1987 in Saint-Cloud this great actor died of a heart attack.

Lino Ventura can be seen using the following firearms in the following films:

Film

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Smith & Wesson Model 36	Le Goff	The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens)	.	1969
Single Action Army	Cornelius von Zeelinga	Rum Runners (Boulevard du Rhum)	.	1971