List of Italian films of 1988

A list of films produced in Italy in 1988 (see 1988 in film):

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1988
32 dicembre Luciano De Crescenzo Luciano De Crescenzo, Caterina Boratto, Enzo Cannavale comedy
Abel's Island Michael Sporn Tim try animation Emmy Award nominated
Accadde a Parma Paolo Cavara Gianni Cavina drama filmed in 1981
Adelmo Rocco Mortelliti Pietro Bontempo drama
Alan Ford e il gruppo TNT contro Superciuk Max Bunker animation based on the comic Alan Ford
Alien Terminator Nello Rossati Franco Nero, George Kennedy science fiction-action
L'altro enigma Vittorio Gassman, Carlo Tuzii Vittorio Gassman, Annie Girardot, Fanny Ardant drama television film
Un amore di donna Nelo Risi Claudine Auger drama
Amore sporco Joe D'Amato Valentine Demy erotic
Angel Hill: l'ultima missione Ignazio Dolce Richard Hatch war
Angela come te Anna Brasi Barbara De Rossi, Antonella Ponziani drama
L'appassionata Gianfranco Mingozzi Piera Degli Esposti drama
Appuntamento a Liverpool Marco Tullio Giordana Isabella Ferrari drama
Arrivederci e grazie Giorgio Capitani Ugo Tognazzi, Anouk Aimée, Ricky Tognazzi comedy
Blu elettrico Elfriede Gaeng Claudia Cardinale, William Berger Drama
La Bohème Luigi Comencini Barbara Hendricks, José Carreras romance
Una botta di vita Enrico Oldoini Alberto Sordi, Bernard Blier comedy
The Brother from Space Mario Gariazzo Martin Balsam, Agostina Belli science-fiction
Bye Bye Baby Enrico Oldoini Carol Alt, Luca Barbareschi, Brigitte Nielsen romance
I cammelli Giuseppe Bertolucci Paolo Rossi, Diego Abatantuono, Giulia Boschi comedy
Caruso Pascoski di padre polacco Francesco Nuti Francesco Nuti, Clarissa Burt, Ricky Tognazzi comedy
Cavalli si nasce Sergio Staino Paolo Hendel, Vincent Gardenia, Delia Boccardo comedy
Cinema Paradiso Giuseppe Tornatore Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi Drama
Come sono buoni i bianchi Marco Ferreri Maruschka Detmers, Michele Placido comedy
The Commander Antonio Margheriti Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence war
Compagni di scuola Carlo Verdone Carlo Verdone, Christian De Sica, Nancy Brilli comedy
Cream Train Andrea De Carlo Sergio Rubini, Carol Alt, Cristina Marsillach romance
Dear Gorbachev Carlo Lizzani Harvey Keitel Drama entered the 45th Venice International Film Festival
Disamistade Gianfranco Cabiddu Joaquim de Almeida, Massimo Dapporto drama
Delitti e profumi Vittorio De Sisti Jerry Calà, Umberto Smaila giallo
Domino Ivana Massetti Brigitte Nielsen, Tomas Arana, Kim Rossi Stuart romance
Don Bosco Leandro Castellani Ben Gazzara, Patsy Kensit biographical-drama
Evil Clutch Andrea Marfori Coralina Cataldi Tassoni, Diego Ribon Horror [1]
Fair Game Mario Orfini Trudie Styler, Gregg Henry, Bill Moseley thriller
Fantozzi va in pensione Neri Parenti Paolo Villaggio, Milena Vukotic, Gigi Reder comedy
Festa di Capodanno Piero Schivazappa Johnny Dorelli, Eleonora Giorgi, Gloria Guida comedy television film
Il frullo del passero Gianfranco Mingozzi Philippe Noiret, Ornella Muti drama
The Gamble Carlo Vanzina Matthew Modine, Faye Dunaway, Jennifer Beals, Ian Bannen comedy
Ghosthouse Umberto Lenzi Lara Wendel horror [2][3]
I giorni del commissario Ambrosio Sergio Corbucci Ugo Tognazzi, Carlo Delle Piane, Claudio Amendola, Amanda Sandrelli crime
Grandi cacciatori Augusto Caminito Harvey Keitel, Klaus Kinski adventure
Grosso guaio a Cartagena Tommaso Dazzi Franco Nero, Barbara De Rossi Adventure
Iguana Monte Hellman Everett McGill Adventure
Gli invisibili Pasquale Squitieri Giulia Fossà drama
It's Happening Tomorrow Daniele Luchetti Paolo Hendel, Margherita Buy, Nanni Moretti comedy Screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Killing Birds Claudio Lattanzi, Joe D'Amato Robert Vaughn, Lara Wendel horror [4][5]
The Kiss of Judas Paolo Benvenuti Carlo Bachi Drama
Love Dream Charles Finch Christopher Lambert, Diane Lane, Francesco Quinn Adventure
La leggenda del santo bevitore Ermanno Olmi Rutger Hauer, Anthony Quayle, Dominique Pinon 4 David di Donatello. Golden Lion winner. 2 Nastro d'Argento
The Little Devil (Il piccolo diavolo) Roberto Benigni Roberto Benigni, Walter Matthau, Stefania Sandrelli, Nicoletta Braschi Comedy David di Donatello best actor (Benigni)
The Mask Fiorella Infascelli Helena Bonham Carter romance Screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Mia moglie è una bestia Castellano & Pipolo Massimo Boldi, Eva Grimaldi comedy
Mignon Has Come to Stay Francesca Archibugi Stefania Sandrelli, Massimo Dapporto drama
Moving Target Marius Mattei Ernest Borgnine, Linda Blair, Stuart Whitman Thriller
Natura contro Antonio Climati Bruno Corazzari horror
Nightmare Beach Umberto Lenzi John Saxon, Michael Parks horror
La notte degli squali Tonino Ricci Treat Williams, Antonio Fargas Action
The Opponent / Uppercut Man Sergio Martino Daniel Greene, Giuliano Gemma, Ernest Borgnine sport
Phantom of Death Ruggero Deodato Michael York, Edwige Fenech, Donald Pleasence Giallo
Qualcuno in ascolto Faliero Rosati Vincent Spano thriller
I ragazzi di via Panisperna Gianni Amelio Mario Adorf, Ennio Fantastichini biographical-drama
Ratman Giuliano Carnimeo David Warbeck, Janet Agren, Eva Grimaldi horror
Riflessi di luce / Reflections of Light Mario Bianchi Pamela Prati, Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti erotic
Robowar Bruno Mattei Reb Brown, Catherine Hickland sci-fi-action
Rorret Fulvio Wetzl Lou Castel, Anna Galiena Thriller
Run for Your Life Terence Young David Carradine, Lauren Hutton, George Segal, Franco Nero sport-drama last film of Terence Young
Russicum / The Third Solution Pasquale Squitieri Treat Williams, F. Murray Abraham, Danny Aiello thriller
Se lo scopre Gargiulo Elvio Porta Giuliana De Sio, Richard Anconina crime-comedy
Sodoma's Ghost Lucio Fulci Al Cliver horror
The Spider Labyrinth Giagni Roland Wybenga, Paola Rinaldi, Margareta von Krauss Horror [6]
Stradivari Giacomo Battiato Anthony Quinn, Stefania Sandrelli, Valérie Kaprisky biographical
Strike Commando 2 Bruno Mattei Brent Huff, Richard Harris, Mel Davidson, Mary Stavin War, Action
Taxi Killer Stelvio Massi Chuck Connors action
Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission Ferdinando Baldi Frank Zagarino science fiction-action North Korean co-production.
Thunder Warrior Larry Ludman Mark Gregory, Raimund Harmstorf, Bo Svenson Action
Topo Galileo Francesco Laudadio Beppe Grillo, Jerry Hall comedy
Touch of Death Lucio Fulci Brett Halsey horror
Vampire in Venice Augusto Caminito Klaus Kinski, Christopher Plummer, Donald Pleasence horror
Una notte, un sogno Massimo Manuelli Sergio Rubini, Claire Nebout comedy
Via Paradiso Luciano Odorisio Michele Placido, Ángela Molina drama
La visione del sabba Marco Bellocchio Béatrice Dalle, Daniel Ezralow drama
Il volpone Maurizio Ponzi Paolo Villaggio, Enrico Montesano, Eleonora Giorgi comedy
Witchery Fabrizio Laurenti David Hasselhoff, Catherine Hickland, Linda Blair horror [7][8]
Woman in the Moon Vito Zagarrio Greta Scacchi, Tim Finn romance
Young Toscanini Franco Zeffirelli C. Thomas Howell, Elizabeth Taylor, Franco Nero biographical
Zombi 3 Lucio Fulci Deran Sarafian horror
Zoo Cristina Comencini Asia Argento comedy

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Curti 2019, p. 152.
  2. ^ Curti 2019, p. 154.
  3. ^ Curti 2019, p. 155.
  4. ^ Curti 2019, p. 159.
  5. ^ Curti 2019, p. 160.
  6. ^ Curti 2019, p. 162.
  7. ^ Curti 2019, p. 157.
  8. ^ Curti 2019, p. 158.

Sources

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  • Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
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