This is a list of Italian films that premiered or were originally released in 1980 (see 1980 in film).
+ Italian films released in 1980 Title Director Cast Genre Notes 3 Supermen Against the Godfather Comedy science fiction Action Luc Merenda, Adriana Asti Alien 2: On Earth Belinda Mayne, Mark Bodin, Robert Barrese Science fiction, horror Antropophagus Tisa Farrow, George Eastman Horror Arrivano i bersaglieri Ugo Tognazzi, Giovanna Ralli, Pippo Franco Comedy Castellano & Pipolo Adriano Celentano, Ornella Muti, Edith Peters Comedy, romance Blow Job (Soffio erotico) Danilo Micheli, Anna Massarelli, Anna Bruna Cazzato Franco NeroCrime Café Express Nino Manfredi, Adolfo Celi, Vittorio Caprioli Comedy, crime Cannibal Apocalypse John Saxon, Elizabeth Turner, Giovanni Lombardo Radice Horror Italian-Spanish co-production Cannibal Holocaust Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen Horror Catherine and I Alberto Sordi, Edwige Fenech, Catherine Spaak comedy Ciao marziano Pippo Franco, Silvia Dionisio Science fiction, comedy City of the Living Dead Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo De Mejo Horror City of Women Marcello Mastroianni Fantasy Italian-French co-production Contamination Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Marino Masé Horror, science fiction Italian-West German co-production ContrabandFabio Testi, Ivana Monti, Marcel BozzuffiCrimeCurti, 2013. p. 276Curti, 2013. p. 277 Virna Lisi, Anthony Franciosa Drama Day of the Cobra Franco Nero, Sybil Danning Crime Lino Banfi, Nadia Cassini, Alvaro Vitali Commedia sexy all'italiana Eaten Alive! Robert Kerman, Janet Agren, Ivan Rassimov Horror Shipka, 2011. p.136 Erotic Nights of the Living Dead Laura Gemser, George Eastman erotic-horror Everything Happens to Me Bud Spencer, Cary Guffey Comedy Fantozzi contro tutti , Paolo Villaggio Paolo Villaggio, Milena Vukotic Comedy Fico d'India Steno Renato Pozzetto, Aldo Maccione, Gloria Guida Comedy Flatfoot in Egypt Steno Bud Spencer, Robert Loggia crime-comedy Fontamara Michele Placido, Ida Di Benedetto drama Fun Is Beautiful Carlo Verdone, Mario Brega, Renato Scarpa Comedy Won a Special David di Donatello Award and a Nastro d'Argento Award for Best New Actor. The Garden of Eden Ronni Valente, Leonora Fani, Antonella Lualdi, Massimo Rinaldi, Guido Mannari, Angela Goodwin, Giorgio Valente, Loris Zanchi, Massimo Seranto Comedy, Drama, Romance Italian-Japanese co-production Hell of the Living Dead Margit Evelyn Newton Horror David Hess, Annie Belle, Giovanni Lombardo Radice Horror I Hate Blondes Enrico Montesano, Jean Rochefort, Corinne Cléry comedy I Made a Splash Maurizio Nichetti Maurizio Nichetti, Angela Finocchiaro comedy I'm Getting a Yacht Sergio Corbucci Johnny Dorelli, Laura Antonelli comedy I'm Photogenic Dino Risi Renato Pozzetto, Edwige Fenech, Aldo Maccione comedy Entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy Ida Di Benedetto romance drama Inferno Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Daria Nicolodi Horror Lino Banfi, Anna Maria Rizzoli, Alvaro Vitali Commedia sexy all'italiana In the Pope's Eye Renzo Arbore Renzo Arbore, Roberto Benigni, Isabella Rossellini Comedy Enrico Montesano, Edwige Fenech, Bernadette Lafont comedy Michel Piccoli, Anouk Aimée, Michele Placido Drama Marisa Mell, Renzo Montagnani, Alvaro Vitali Commedia sexy all'italiana Adriano Celentano, Paolo Villaggio, Claudia Mori comedy Love in First Class Enrico Montesano, Sylvia Kristel, Franca Valeri comedy Tomas Milian, Michel Serrault comedy Macabre Stanko Molnar Horror Madness Joe Dallesandro Crime Vincent Mannari Jr., Sherry Buchanan, Stefano MastrogirolamoDrama Men or Not Men Flavio Bucci, Monica Guerritore Drama Mia moglie è una strega Castellano & Pipolo Renato Pozzetto, Eleonora Giorgi Comedy Lino Banfi, Pamela Prati Commedia sexy all'italiana Lino Banfi, Edwige Fenech, Barbara Bouchet Commedia sexy all'italiana Monica Vitti, Franco Branciaroli, Paolo Bonacelli Drama Nightmare City Hugo Stiglitz, Francisco Rabal, Mel Ferrer Horror Oggetti smarriti Mariangela Melato, Bruno Ganz, Renato Salvatori Comedy drama OmbreLou Castel, Monica Guerritori, Laura Belli Mario Trevi, Marc Porel Drama Patrick Still Lives Sacha Pitoëff, Mariangela Giordano Horror The Precarious Bank Teller Paolo Villaggio, Catherine Spaak, Anna Maria Rizzoli Comedy Donald Pleasence, Sydne Rome superhero Qua la mano Enrico Montesano, Adriano Celentano, Lilli Carati comedy Maurizio Merli, Jutta Speidel poliziottesco Lino Banfi, Anna Maria Rizzoli, Alvaro Vitali Commedia sexy all'italiana Anna Maria Rizzoli, Gianfranco D'Angelo Commedia sexy all'italiana Si salvi chi vuole Gastone Moschin, Claudia Cardinale Comedy drama Speed Cross Fabio Testi, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Daniela Poggi crime-action Super Fuzz Terence Hill, Ernest Borgnine, Joanne Dru Sugar, Honey and Pepper Lino Banfi, Edwige Fenech, Renato Pozzetto comedy Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Vittorio Gassman Drama Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (Carla Gravina) awards at the Cannes Film Festival. 2 Nastro d'Argento Awards To Love the Damned Flavio Bucci drama Entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival Savage Breed Saverio Marconi, Stefano Madia, Enzo Cannavale dramaEntered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival Voltati Eugenio Dalila Di Lazzaro, Saverio Marconi, Bernard Blier Comedy drama Zappatore Mario Merola, Regina Bianchi drama
Footnotes
References
Shipka, Danny. Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960-1980. McFarland, 2011. .
External links Italian films of 1980 at the Internet Movie Database