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| ARMAND AS NAPOLEON | MENTOR | ||
| Shortcuts
by decade: 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 2010 - 2019 Latests news |
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| Filmography
for the american actor Armand Assante.
Now also
listed with Theatre plays and documentaries. This page is currently updated, to be sure you got the last news, you can visit The Worlds Largest Movie Data Base. Trailers or videoclips from the movies are marked with ![]() New at this place mark with ![]() Armand Assante has given many interviews through time in connection with his work. Read interviews, annoncements, reviews and articles for each decade. Or go straight to the page "Armand about Acting" |
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| 1950 | |||
| 1949
October 4 1950 - 1951 - 1952 |
Armand
is born in New York City. He already had a sister: Denise and the Family lives in Washington Heights. Shortly after his mother gets paralyzed and Armand is very often at his grandparents place. His grandfather has a restaurant i New York. His older coussins also take care of him and he has declared that they are like brothers to him. |
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1953![]() |
Armand goes to the theatre with his parents and watch "PeterPan", this experiance made an impact on him and right there, 4 years old, he knew he wanted to be up there at the stage. He was´nt quite sure what he would do up there, but he found out later. | ||
| 1957 | The whole family Assante now moves to a house in Cornwall up state New York, his father thought the invoriment in Washington Heights got to violent to live in. | ||
| 1959 | Armands younger sister: Andrea is born. | ||
| 1960 | |||
| 1966 | Armand is 17 years old and audition for New York´s American Academy of Dramatic Art, and starts his drama education here. | ||
1969 "Why I
went Crazy" ![]() |
Armand has his real stage debut in "Why I went Crazy" starring opposite Imogene Coca in Joshua Logan´s piece and the same year he wins the Charles Jehlinger Award for Best Actor at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. | ||
1971 "Lake of
the Woods" ![]() |
Armand has his Off-Broadway debut
opposite Hal
Holbrook in Steve
Tesich's "Lake of the Woods" A successful New Yorker who has put his wife, sick daughter and his houseboy (Armand Assante) into a trailer and heads West for a big vacation...that does'nt turn out the way it should..... It´s described as a comedy with a rueful undertone... |
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| 1970 - 1979 |
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1974![]() "Perciles, Prince of Tyre" |
Perciles, Prince of Tyre, DelacorteTheatre, New York City. | ||
| 1974 "The Beauty Part" ![]() |
The Beauty Part, American Place Theatre, New York City. | ||
| 1974 "The Lords of Flatbush" | "The
Lords of Flatbush"
Armand Assante and Sylvester
Stallone
gets aquainted, Armand has a very
small part here, he was a wedding guest called Armand Assanti. Is available at DVD. Movie trailer for "Lords of Flatbush" ...YouTube ![]() Armand Assante not in it. |
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1975![]() "Decameron" |
Boccaccio's "Decameron", Edison Theatre, New York City, 1975 | ||
| 1975 "How to
survive a Marrigde" TV series ![]() |
Armand performes Johnny
McGee in "How
to
survive a Marrigde" Futher information www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/How_to_Survive_a_Marriage |
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| 1975 "First Ladies Diaries, Rachel Jacson" | Armand performes Robards in "First Ladies Diaries, Rachel Jacson" a TV production. | ||
| 1975 "Little
Doctors" or "The
Doctors" TVseries ![]() |
Armand´s
TV debut in daytime
soap:
"Little Doctors" From the late 1960s until the mid-1970s, The Doctors was among the higher-rated soap operas of the day Read more about the TVseries here.... www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/The-Doctors |
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1976![]() "Comedians" |
Comedians, Music Box Theatre, New York City. | ||
1977![]() "Romeo and Juliet" |
Romeo and Juliet, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City. | ||
1977
"Kojac"![]() Guest star |
Gueststar in Kojac
"Caper on a
quiet Street"
as Tom Ryan. It was Episode 1. Leading actor Telly Savalas was known for his lollipop. Find more information about "Kojac" here.... While Armand was working with his guest star appearance in this TVseries, Sylvester Stallone contacted him about a role in his new film... |
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| 1977 "Paradise Alley" | Armand is in the Broadway
play: "Romeo
& Juliet" and he goes to Hollywood. Sylvester
Stallone gives him a part in "Paradise
Alley" He is playing Lenny Carboni. |
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| 1978 "Human Feelings" | Armand Assante is Johnny Turner in "Human Feelings" and acts with among others: Billy Crystal. | ||
| 1978 "Lady of the House". | Armand performes Ernest de Paulo and
his female
co-star is Dyan
Cannon in "Lady of the House". A dramatization of the life of Sally Stanford, who operated a bordello in the northern California town of Sausalito, and eventually went on to be elected mayor of the town. |
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| 1978 "The Pirat" | Armand
Assante performes the role of Ahmed
in "The Pirat" An Israeli
man, raised by a wealthy and powerful
Arab, is put in charge of his country's vast oil fortunes. He comes into conflict with a fanatical terrorist group--headed by his daughter. "The Pirate" |
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| 1979
"Prophecy" for sale on DVD Rent and other sales information at the linksite |
Armand Assante
performes John Hawks in "Prophecy". A Savage beast grown to monstrous size and driven mad by toxic wastes that are poisoning the waters, spreads terror and death on a Maine countryside. Movie Trailer YouTube ![]() |
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| 1979
"Mrs.
Columbo" Guest star |
Guest star as Freddie Faust in
TVseries "Mrs.
Columbo" also
called "Kate Columbo" or "Kate loves
a Mystery" or "Kate the Detective" Official site. Armand was in the episode 1 "A chilling Surprice"( Kate Loves a Mystery) first shown november 1, 1979 Watch introduction to "Kate loves A Mystery" 1979 (Armand not in it) ![]() |
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| 1980 - 1989 |
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| 1980 "Little
Darlings" |
A
comedy/drama where Armand Assante
performed a role called Gary. The plot is: Two 15-year old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be first to lose their virginity while at camp...they of course try to seduce Armand(Gary)... |
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| 1980 "Private Benjamin" | Armands first real film
success in "Private
Benjamin",
opposite Goldie Hawn . The plot is: When her husband dies in the wedding night Judy decides to join the army. What looks like a bad decision at first, turns out not so bad at all. That is, until her superior makes sexual advances. She is transferred to NATO headquarters in Europe and (re)meets the Frenchman Henri. Judy and Henri decide to marry, but will they ? Videoclip from the movie (several clips to the right) ![]() |
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| 1980
"Sophia
Loren: Her Own Story" |
Armands
Assante is performing Sophia
Loren's father Richardo Scicolone in this Drama/Documentary. "Her own Story" |
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| December 13, 1981 "Kingdoms" |
Armand
is in a Restaurant
and spots a
woman across the room, and he think´s: "There is my wife !"
(And he was so
right !) Karen
was 23 years old. The same year he appears as Napoleon in the Broadway play: "Kingdoms" but this is not running long. December 14, 1981 a review of "Kingdoms" in New York Times. nytimes.com |
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| 1982 "Love and Money" |
A
billionaire businessman hires a man to influence a South American
dictator. He winds up having an affair with the billionaire's wife. Armand Assante performe the role Lorenzo Prado. |
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| 1982 "I, the jury" | Armand marries actress
Karen McArn He is performing Mike Hammer in "I, the jury" this series was supposed to go on but Armand drops out and another actor proceeds the role i several productions of Mike Hammer. " It is too violent !" he declaires and it all happens to quick.... Videoclip YouTube ![]() |
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1983
"Rage of Angels"![]() |
"Rage of Angels"
TV
production in 3 parts give Armand
Assante the significant role
as Michael
Moretti. Small video with the start of the TVminiseries (Armand is not shown) ![]() |
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| 1983 | Armands first daugther: Anya is born in May. | ||
| 1984 | Armands buys a 148-acre, two pond, 200 years old farm that looks like the rusty farms at Currier and Ives print. Idyllic ! He calls it "Lone Oak Farm" | ||
| 1984 "Unfaithfully
Yours" This movie is for sale on DVD Go to moviesunlimited.com and write: Armand Assante in the browser |
Armand
Assante stars with Dudley
Moore in "Unfaithfully
Yours" (Read the article from US magasin 1984 around the prepareration for his role) Several Videoclips at the YouTube
(here with spanish subtitles)Armand Assante "plays"
the violin |
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| 1984 "Why me ?" | "Why me ?"
is the title of drama
starring Armand Assante as
Dr. James
Stalling. An Air Force nurse about to leave the service is badly disfigured about her face in a car accident in which she also looses her baby. |
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1985 "Evergreen"TV-mini-series |
Armand Assante
portrayes Lesley Ann Warren's contractor husband (Joseph Friedman) in
opulent six-hour, three-part miniseries "Evergreen" (NBC),
based on Belva Plain's romantic bestseller. The Mini-series won a Prime Time Emmy for Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special |
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| 1986 "A deadly Business" | "A deadly
Business" is a movie based
only on the testimony of Harold
Kauffman.
Who was known around
New York as a small time thief
and rat ...
were Armand performes the role of Charles
Macaluso the
King of the garbage industri in New Jersey...read more
about the real story behind this movie. Read comments from the New York Times FBI archives about Harold Kauffman |
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| 1986 "Belizaire
the Cajun" released jan 85 |
Belizaire Breaux is Armand Assante's
name in his
outstanding performance in "Belizaire the Cajun" - "His attempt to act "Cajun"
and
attempt to speak the Cajun dialect underlines his acting ability."
A user comment from the IMDb, that could be said about most his roles
as the etnic-every-thing. Armand can actually
speak any languge, and still speak english ! See also this page from Wikipedia that explains about the etnic group Cajun's, Armand Assante and the movie title, is mentioned under the section for documentary films. Now with trailer ![]() |
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| 1987
"A Stranger in my Bed" |
Armand
Assante is performing Hal
Slater. We can't find much about the plot. In 1988 it was thou nominated fro Best Television Family Special, Movie of the Week or Variety Show. |
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| 1987 "Hands of Stranger" | In "Hands
of Stranger" a New York Cop
becomes obsessed with finding his
wife's rapist. Armand perfomes the leading part as Joe Hearn. Review summary by New York Times. |
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1987 "Napoleon
and
Josephine" |
Armand performes Napoleon
for the 2nd time, this time
in ABC miniseries
"Napoleon and
Josephine" allthou
this story has been remade lately, his version of Napoleon still
capetures audiens World Wide. (visit special page devoted to Armand Assante in his role as Napoleon Bonapart) |
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| 1988 "The Penitent" | The always refered to as a perculiar film: "The Penitent" shows an allmost dwarf-size Armand (as Juan Mateo) next to the tall Raul Julia. This society that relives the crucifiction of Jesus each year, exist for real i Mexico. | ||
| 1988 | Armands second daughter: Alessandra is born in May. | ||
| 1989 "Jack The Ripper" | Armand
is nominated
for a Golden Globe Award for
best performing actor in a
supporting role, for his role as an american actor in "Jack The Ripper" Armand Assante's characters: Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde (Richard Mainsfield) The plot is: During the latter half of 1888 a notorious serial killer nicknamed Jack The Ripper terrorises the East End of London by murdering prostitutes in a terribly violent way. Public outrage follows. Inspector Frederick Abberline is assigned to the case but finds that it is not just a simple murder enquiry. Based on a real life event, this film claims to have had access to top secret Home Office files and believe that their ending is the correct solution to the age old mystery. Good informative french page about this movie devildead.com There are here 3 chapters of "Jack The Ripper" (you almost see all of it...if you start with chapter 1...) ![]() Chapter 13 where you see Armand Assante somewhere in the middle wearing the caot and hat ...YouTube In the end of this part 15, you see Armand Assante again as Mansfield YouTube Chapter 17 where you see Armand Assante i full armor dressed up for at theater play ...YouTube |
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| 1989 "Eternity" |
Armand
plays Romi/Sean
in "Eternity" now with trailer ![]() |
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| 1989
"Passion and
Paradise" This movie is for sale on DVD Go to moviesunlimited.com and write: Armand Assante in the browser |
The
made for movie TV film "Passion
and
Paradise" about the
still unsolved murder case of Sir
Harry ....It had it's problems, with Armand
starring
as Alfred
De Marigny. Before the film could be shown on British televison, new footage had to be shot, changing the way the Duke and Duchess of Windsor were portrayed. Read more about it here. Synopsis: This film, based on a 1943 murder case, charts the tragedy that ensues when the French Count Alfred de Marigny enters the lives of the wealthy Oakes family. The dashing Alfred seduces Nancy, the 17-year-old daughter of Sir Harry Oakes, even though he's almost twice her age. The twice-divorced playboy quickly sweeps Nancy off her feet, and they marry. One night, someone brutally murders Harry on his estate during a storm, and de Marigny becomes the prime suspect. Although the police arrest Alfred and put him on trial for the crime, Nancy refuses to believe her husband committed the crime. So, she hires private detective Raymond Schindler to investigate and get her husband off the hook. But time starts running out as the trial gets underway, and Alfred's life hangs in the balance. Videoclips from the movie ![]() Several good clips from the movie (WARNING SPOILER) YouTube ![]() |
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| 1989 "Animal Behavior" | In the romantic drama "Animal Behavior"
Armand performed: Mark
Mathias The plot is: The beautiful biologist Alex Brisco develops a new method to communicate with chimpanzees: instead of machines she uses a simple sign language. Her research and competition with ignorant colleagues lets her overlook the amorous approaches of cellist Mark. She accepts his help, but no more, because she believes he's married. Now with trailer Video.detective ![]() |
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| 1990 - 1999 |
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| 1990 "Q&A" Now with a videoclip |
The fabulous film: "A&Q"
(Sidney Lumet) is
released. Armand
as Bobby
Texador. Among others with
Nick Nolte, with whom Armand did not have one scene together ! Armand Assante was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his role in "Q&A" (Bobby Texador) Now with trailer ![]() |
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| 1991 "The
Marrying Man" |
Armand
Assante performes Bugsy Siegel
in this funny and art Love Drama. The plot is: Rich playboy Charley Pearl meets Vicki Anderson, singer at a nightclub. But she's a gangster's-moll, Bugsy Siegel's, and when he finds the two of them in bed, he forces them to marry each other. Charley was going to marry his girlfriend but when she finds out about him and Vicki, she leaves him. And Vicki doesn't seem to be his kind of woman at all... Watch how Armand Assante looked as Bugsy Siegel in the "Marrying Man" sadly no sound ! ![]() Significant scene with Armand Assante from the movie You Tube ![]() |
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1991 ![]() |
Armand wins the Golden Global Award for best supporting role in a motion picture, for his permance as Bobby Texador in "Q&A" | ||
| 1991"Fever" This movie is for sale on DVD Go to moviesunlimited.com and write: Armand Assante in the browser |
Armand
performes Ray
Wellmann up
against Sam Neill as Elliot in "Fever"
sadly
this movie did not
get much credit,
becores the camera work and lightsetting was so bad.
It was thou a good
story with an interesting
moral conflict. Absolutely
one Armand Assante
best perfomances ! Trailer for "Fever" ![]() |
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| 1992 "Mambo Kings" |
Oscar
Hijuelos novel by the same name: is filmatized to "Mambo Kings" starring
Antonio Banderes and Armand
Assante
as the two
cuban brothers Nestor
&
Cesar Castillo
that in the
50es goes to New
York to make a career. The role was suppose to give Armand his
breakthrough
but twinkled stardust only at Banderas. (read
interviews from
this filmmaking) Go to this page, shroll to the bottom, and find the soundtrack with "Beatifull Maria..."use # 10 on that list (it´s not Armand singing) Now with trailer ![]() Armand Assante sings "Beatifull Maria of My Soul" |
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| 1992 "1492
Conquest of Paradise" Vangelis wonderfull music from the movie |
Celebrating
the year 1492
as Cristopher
Columbus stepped footh on The Islands of West India´,
Armand
performed the narrow minded and ambitious Sanchez
in the amazing story by Ridley
Scott
"1492
Conquest of Paradise"
loaded with hugh stars. This movie compeeted with ""Christopher
Columbus: The Discovery" with huge stars as Tom Sellack and Marlon
Brando. But Ripleys version won great for its reality and cruel truth. Armand lived 5 month in Spain with his wife and small daugthers during the production of this historical milestone. View this page about history and the making of the film, also a scenelog. Wonderfull dialog between Sanchez and Colombus from 1492 (video) ![]() |
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| 1992 "Hoffa" |
"Hoffa".
In a breathholding
exiting description of
Unionleader Hoffa´s lifestory and mysterious dissapearance,
you
meet an unrecognizeable Jack
Nicholson
as Hoffa
and a very familary Danny
de
Vito, up against the scarry
powerfull Carole
D'Allesandro (Armand Assante)
In dispaite of only 8 minutes
(precisly) performance in this almost documentarily correct
movie...Armand makes a very outstanding and exclusive unforgetable
version of the notorious mobster that got rit of Hoffas body for good ! Want to know facts about the real Jimmy Hoffa ? Now with trailer ![]() |
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| 1993 "Fatal Instinct". |
Armand shows an unexpected flair
for
farce as cop-lawyer
in "Fatal
Instinct". He reveals almost the same impression as Buster Keaton, who was accidently born at the 4th of October to ! A comedy/Crime thriller, were most people are surpriced to see how funny Armand really can be. The movie makes twisted jokes over several wellknown other movies and TVseries among theese "Basic Instinct" Armand performes Ned Ravine in "Fatal Instinct" Real funny Videoclip from the movie YouTube (several other clips) ![]() |
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| 1994 | Armand separates from Karen. | ||
| 1994 "Blind Justice" | Armand performes Cana'an in "Blind Justice" Also
called "Canaan's Way" Canaan is a mysterious gunfighter left nearly blind from Civil War combat, roams through Mexico with a baby he has sworn to protect. An art pseudo Western with an exciting plot and a mysterious symbolisme... A movie clip with Armand Assante from "Blind Justice" ![]() several clips to the right |
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| 1994 "Trial by Jury" | Armand performes Rusty Pirone in "Trial by Jury" He is a very sexy and threatening (guilty) mobster that puts pressure on a female juror to twist to jurys vote into his benefit or else....He threats her in many ways mostly to kidnap her son, if she does'nt succed. Watch Trailer, YouTube |
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| 1995 "Judge Dredd" | For the third time,
Armand performes in a
movie with Sylvester Stallone in "Judge
Dredd" that´s based
on an English sci-fic. cartoon
charachter. You can see a part of the many cartoons about Jugde Dredd here. A movie clip form "Judge Dredd" with Armand Assante as mad Rico ![]() more clips to the right ![]() |
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| 1995 "Kidnapped" | Armand Assante steps in for enjured Christopher Reeve in "Kidnapped" performing Alan Breck Stuart, based on a historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson who is known for his "Mr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" as well as "Pirates of the Treasure Island" | ||
| 1996 "Striptease" Now with trailer |
Armand
Assante is
the very polite Lt. Al
Garcia in "Striptease" The
plot is: Erin Grant loses care and custody of her daughter when she's divorced from her husband Darrell, a small-time thief. Struggling for money, she is a dancer at a nightclub, where one night Congressman Dilbeck (in disguise) attacks another member of the audience. A spectator, who recognizes Dilbeck and is fond of Erin, offers to get back her daughter by blackmailing Dilbeck. Things do not work out as planned, though. |
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1996 "Gotti"![]() |
Armand
Assante performes John Gotti in
HBOs "Gotti" John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. He is known as the Dapper Don for his expensive taste in suits, and the Teflon Don because none of the FBI charges against him will stick. Life is good, but suspicion creeps in, and greed, rule-breaking and his high public profile all threaten to topple him. (Read the Crime Library, about the real Gotti) Videoclip from the movie "Gotti" where you see Armand Assante in several
scenes |
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| 1997
"The
Odysseys" TV miniseries This movie is for sale on DVD Go to moviesunlimited.com and write: Armand Assante in the browser |
Hallmark
production "The
Odysseys" is
introduced to a TV-audience with Armand
in the leading role. (read
interviews here) Hallmark and Rockefller Center joint´s project based on the NBC miniseries attracts scholars and an ordinary audience til an outstanding educational exhibiton on the 18th of May 1997 at the 40 Rockefeller Placa in New York City. Official site for the movie "Odyssey" from RHI film Synopsis, cast, crew, stars and photos...e.t.c. Watch lovely trailer as video"Odyssey" part one ![]() A very long and fullfilling trailer |
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| 1997 | Armand is nominated
for a Golden Globe Award for
best performing actor in a
TV-Mini-series for his role as Gotti in
the movie of the same title, and same year also nominated for the same
role for a SAG
Award of the Screen
Actors Guild. Same year the amazing "Odysseus" is introduced for an american ordiance. |
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1997 september 14th![]() |
Armand
wins an Emmy Award
for his role as Gotti
as "Outstanding Lead Actor in
a Mini-Series or Special" at he 49th Annual Prometime Emmy Awards in
Pasedena, California and he was nominated for his role in "Odysseus"
but did´nt win the award. He gets nominated for a Golden Globe Award the same year for his role as Odysseus. |
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| 1997 | Armand make his own "Intimate portrait: Jacqueline Bisset" a biography/documentary. His "beloved Josephine" from "Napolen & Josephine A love Story" ! Anthony Quinn gives his contribute to here... | ||
1998 ![]() ![]() |
Armand wins Golden Sattelite Award
Press
Acedemy, Berverly Hills, for leading role in "Odysseus" Armand gives up on Hollywood and recides permanently i New York, he is soon engaged in many offers from other TV- and movie producers. |
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| 1999 "Rashi - A Light after the Dark Ages" |
Also in 1999 Armands adds his lovely voice to a production less spoken of:"Rashi - A Light after the Dark Ages" it´s mentioned here because it belongs to the kind of work Armand contribuates for it´s educational value (read more) | ||
| 1999
"The Hunley" |
Armand plays the leading
role (Lt.
George Dixon) and share the
lamplight with Donald Sutherland in this, based on reality heroic deed
story
"The Hunley", the script
for the film was finnished before
the real Hunley was recovered from the bottom of the ocean and the
sceletons and fracments found to tell their last minutes,
shows what great
intuition and reasearch the author must have made...it´s
almost
the pure thruth. Read
here about the findings inside the real Hunley and what it told... Now with trailer ![]() |
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| 1999 ? |
Armand Assante is scheduled to be Paul Gauguin in the drama of the same name, he is at Tahiti researching, this is a long wished role for him, sadly it was suddenly given to Kiefer Sutherland instead is was introduced in 2003 as "Paradise found" | ||
| 1999 "Stargate SG-1" Deadman Switch" Updated June 2010 |
In "Stargate
SG-1" Deadman Switch 1999 Armand Assante was Aris Boch in the famous TVseries about "ancient Egypt" (Sciencefiction) Stargate Atlantis www.imdb.com/title Please notice: From information from supportive fan that saw this episode in TV, Armand Assante does not have a role in it...he might have been offered a part in it and declined. Still, it is listed on IMDb, so we decided to keep the information as it is. webmaster |
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| 2000
"The
Road to Eldorado" |
Armands lovely voice can
be heard as
voice-over in this colorfull Animation: "The
Road to Eldorado"
Tzekel-Kan (Armands
charachter) is a priest with high interest in sacrifizing humans to the
Gods, lovely
music written and
performed by Elton John can
be heard
here. A beatifull and totally historically twisted encounter between
European and
South-American cultures. One would wish it was true. A trailer for "The Road to Eldorado" ![]() |
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| 2000
"On the Beach" This movie is for sale on DVD Go to moviesunlimited.com and write: Armand Assante in the browser |
Armand Assante is
performing the
very handsome "Cmdr.
Dwight Towers"
in the movie "On the
Beach" nominated
for 2 Golden Globes, and a very exciting story in two parts, we learn
what might happen if someone finally 'push the button' and the world as
we now, disappears for ever....... Ones before produced (1959) with a more sad ending with Gregory Peck in the leading part. Read all about it here (Wikipedia) and about the novel behind it. Watch Videoclip from the movie, several
options to the right YuoTube |
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| 2000 "Looking
for an Echo" This movie is for sale on DVD Go to moviesunlimited.com and write: Armand Assante in the browser |
"Looking
for an Echo" is finally introduced, Armand Assante performes the
very sweet Vinnie Pirelli. The film was 5 years in exspectation and filled with nostalgia and lovely music. Very lifeconfirming. View trailer for the movie here. ![]() The beatifull music was made by Kenny Vance & The Planotones |
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| 2001 "Last Run" |
"Last Run"
is an
exspionage movie. Frank
Banner (Armand
Assante)
used to specialize in helping Soviet spies defect safely to the West.
Banner's wife was shot to death aiding such an escape. Now, with the
Cold War over, Banner is called upon to safely escort an ex-K.G.B. man
who is wanted dead by both the CIA and the Russian Mafia. Now with trailer ![]() |
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| 2001
"After the Storm" Now with trailer |
Ernest Hemmingways book "After
the Storm"
here filmatized
with Armand Assante in the supporting male role as Jean-Pierre. Watch trailer here.... ![]() |
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| 2001 "One Eyed King" | In the Crime/drama " One Eyed King" Armand Assante is
performing the charachter of Holly.
A story about residents of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen attempt to
balance family and friendship against the harsh street life that
unfolds around them. Scene in "One Eyed King" with Armand Assante YouTube ![]() |
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| 2002 "Federal
Protection" |
"Federal
Protection"
"Chop Chop"
Frankie Carbone later Howard Akers (undercover name) (Armand Assante) has
made a career out of stealing cars for the mob in Chicago in the mvoie
"Federal Protection" Frankie agrees to testify against the mobsters and his life is suddenly worthless - unless he submits to going into federal protection. Now with trailer ![]() |
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| 2002 "Push
Nevada" Mystery TV-series ![]() |
"Push
Nevada" Season
1 episode1,"The Amount"
first shown september 17, 2002. Armand Assante acts as a guest star. Armands role not specified. A Federal agent travels to a small town in search of a missing $1 million (while the audience gets a chance to find - and win - the money first). Read all about the TVseries "Push Nevada" here.... |
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| 2002 "Partners in Action" |
In "Partners in Action" Armand
Assante performes
Jack Cunningham, an ex-cop who attempts to uncover a drug
ring involving some corrupt former co-workers. When Jack is framed for
murder, a young teenager decides to help Jack prove his innocence. Now
the two must run from the law and the dirty cops. Now with trailer ![]() |
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| 2003 "Tough Luck" | "Tough
Luck"
A tense and intricate web of deceit and betrayal entangles Archie
(Norman Reedus), a wandering grifter who is hired by a traveling
carnival owner Ike (Armand Assante)
to murder his beautiful wife,only to be seduced into acting as her
accomplice. Watch here cast interviews from this movie ![]() YouTube Movie Trailer for "Tough Luck" ![]() |
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| 2003 "Citizen Verdict" | Armand performes the good guy lawyer Charley Daines in "Citizen Verdict" with realisme TV host Jerry Springer as a realisme TV host, that creates his own version of that realisme, that sells....! The moral conflict-debate they wanted to create at the internet web.site with the same name, never brought the result they hoped for here. | ||
| 2003
"Consequence" |
Armand
Assante performes a dentist with not so much luck in life he
desides to "become" his own brother that is presumed dead in an
airplain accident many years ago. His body is never found. He gets plastic surgery to take his identety of his brother, and finds out what his brother is really like...Now he is in great danger.. Armand Assante´s roles are called Sam Tyler/Max Tyler/Sam Burns |
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| 2005
"Ennemis Publics" (Franche movie) |
Ennemis
publics stars Armand
Assante
next to
french Charles
Aznavour and Dolores
Chaplin (Sister
of actress
Carmen Chaplin) and granddaughter
of Charles
Chaplin Now with trailer (short view of Armand Assante) dailymotion.com ![]() |
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| 2005 "Children
of Wax" also called "The Killing Gounds" |
"Children
of Wax" were Armand performes
the role of Kumal is about Turkish
and Neo Nazi gangs battle over territory and drug trafficking in
Berlin, while a serial killer is on the loose. This action thriller
brings several cultures together wanting to dispose of evil and stop
the violence.(The movie is also called: "The Killing Grounds") Watch Videoclip here.... ![]() |
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| 2005 "Casanova's
Last Stand" It´s also introduced under the title"Casanova's Love Letters" |
Armand
Assante performes Sebastian
Marr in a TV mini-series called: "Casanova's Last Stand" "...."Casanovas last Stand" tells stories of Casanova's life and is based on the memoirs he wrote towards the end of his life. Drama featuring reproductions of some of the adventure, he went out on, and several of the scandals and performance, which came to characterize him. It also covers the battle that Sebastian Marr (Armand Assante) after Casanovas death took up with the church to get his memoirs published. Debate focused on censorship and whether Casanova should be celebrated or condemned. The film tells the elderly Casanova (Patrick Bergin) about her life, and the young Casanova (Tom Frederic) releasing stories....." Read about it at this page, at Britfilms |
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| 2005 "The Commuters" | Without much introduction Armand performed Donald in "The Commuters" made for TV (last year) It's drama. There is no information about the plot ! | ||
| 2005
"Dot. Kill" "Digital Jesus" |
Armand Assante
is executive producer and performes the leading role as Charlie
Daines in Dot.kill (also
known as Digital Jesus) He is a very human good guy. The movie ends all
assanteish...dual....A heroic looser ? or an underdog winner ? Acusing
this movie of being uplifting will be an understatement ! It is thou,
one of his best ! Produce by himself and Philippe Martinez. Now with trailer....Videodetective.com ![]() |
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| 2005 "Third Wish" | Armand
Assante is the Benefactor
in this romantic movie. The Plot is The rags to riches story of Maggie Malone, an aspiring author who finds a rare edition of Great Expectations in the bookstore where she works. A seemingly magical book, Maggie is granted three wishes...or so she thinks. The true magic is actually being orchestrated by a mysterious benefactor, who has commissioned a handsome Oxford lawyer to guide her through a Cinderella-like transformation. The cynical Maggie soon finds herself spellbound by her dashing escort...and believing in the very fairy tales she writes about. Third Wish Trailer but no sign of Armand ![]() |
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| 2005
september "Mirror Wars" |
The
movie:
"Zerkalnie voyni:
Otrazhenie pervoye" ("Mirror Wars: Reflection One" (International: English title)) Starring Armand as CIA agent York, directed by Vasily Chiginsky has allready had it´s premier i Moscow, Russia. Read about it at this page ! Now with trailer ![]() |
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| 2005 "Two
for the Money" Now with trailer |
Armand has a supporting
role in "Two
for the Money" with
another
master villian actor: Al Pacino. Watch trailer here, Armand is only shown half a split sec ![]() |
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| 2006 "Confessions
of a Pit Fighter" DVD is released 2008 |
Armand performes Argento
in "Confessions
of a Pit Fighter"
with another underrated american actor James
Russo...it´s about
tough illegal underground fights based on a true story. About the life of Eddie Castillo who seeks revenge and redemtion in illegal underground fights, Castillio's younger brother David gets killed in an underground fight and this sets Castillo on a collision course with destiny. Having no other choice, Castillo goes back into the underground fight game to find his brother's killer....... Official Movie trailer at the YouTube ![]() |
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| 2006 "Dead Lenny" | "Dead
Lenny" is a crime/comedy and Armand
has the role as Mobster Tony
Thick
directed and written by
Serge
Rodnunsky . Watch
the officiel site for that movie: Trailer from "Dead Lenny" 2min ![]() |
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| 2006
"Funny Money" Now with trailer and featurette |
Armand performes Genero in "Funny
Money". Hollywood Reporter about: "Funny Money" All in all, Armand get's many compliments for his role in this movie, they say "he is so grimmy you can smell him".. The movie was a low budgetmovie, allthou it´s about 5 mill. Dollars,..... they actually built Hoboken there, (In Romania) Chevy Chase got bitten by a dog, Armands stunt collapsed..most actors spoke romanien...No, look for yourself....Movietrailer, featurette´s from "Funny Money" ![]() |
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| 2006 "Surveillance" | Armand
performes the charachter of Harley
Waters in "Surveillance"
a movie about an obsessive department store security guard whose
spotless record at crime prevention marks the horrifying reality of
blackmail, deception and murder. More about Surveilance at IMDb. Trailer can be watch here ![]() |
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| 2006 "Soul's
Midnight" The film won an award at the Salem Horror Film Festival in 2006 and came in as Third Place Winner in the cathegori: Feature Film Winners. Warning ! Spoiler ! A further review of the movie on a blog, with pretty good photos from the movie |
To the first time in his
life Armand
Assante performes a wampire: Simon.
The filming took place in
Oklahoma (nov.) in 2005. "Souls
Midnight" a wampire/horor
movie The plot is: Vampire horror based on a historic cult who delves into ancient rituals revolving around the legend of St. George. The Eve of St. Georige is upon them and they must find the perfect sacrifice, a child with an untainted ancestry to St George, to resurrect their ancient leader. The leading charachter talks about the filming of Souls midnight Link to House of Horor, about "Souls Midnight" Now wih trailer ![]() |
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2006 "ER"TVseries ![]() Now with direct links to info about the very episodes and the right episode numbers, the numbers at the IMDb are wrong !!! What is ER ? A true reality series, Trauma: Life in the E.R. followed real life doctors and nurses as they cared for patients brought to the emergency room for care. The series was filmed at different hospitals capturing the lives of medical personnel across the US. Patient injuries, conditions and treatment were explained by staff and a voiceover narration. |
Armand
has a guest appearance in "ER"
a TV-series that´s
been running since 1994, he is perfoming Richard Elliot.
"ER" is about the
work and lives of a group of emergency room doctors in Chicago. Here is the official site for the TV-series ! Armand was in the folowing episodes: "Graduation Day" Episode No 269 Season No 13 "Strange Bedfellows" Episode No 263 Season No12 "Lost In America" Episode No 262 Season No 12 "Out on a Limb" Epsode No 261 Season No 12 |
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| 2006, released in 2007 "Mexican Sunrise" ![]() |
Armand Assante is
performing the role of Salvidar in
the true story based movie called "Mexican
Sunrise" The Plot:".... MEXICAN SUNRISE is a tale about the wages of sin, the bond of friends, and the gift of redemption. Two stories intertwine... Story One... The Angel of Death arrives in Texas to collect the wages for one man’s horrible sin. Story Two... Five buddies travel to a Mexican border town for a reckless bachelor party. Having experienced genocide in Darfur and the Branch Davidian mayhem in Waco, Salvidar (Armand Assante), the “Angel of Death”, becomes furious when he learns that he must go to a Mexican border town to take care of a young man at a bachelor party. Salvidar decides to mix things up and combines these two assignments. The man in Texas is a morally corrupt priest who has become complacent with his oath and plays God. So, Salvidar forces the priest to play God for him. The priest must choose one of the five guys at the bachelor party to die. As for the priest, his fate is at the hands of God...or not...." Cinepropictures....with poster showing Armand Assante in his role. Mexican Sunrise Trailer ![]() |
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| 2007
"California Dreamin'" (Nesfarsit) Lovely photos from the Movie Premier of "California Dreamin'" at the Romanian (Bucharest) Cinema Pro cinemapro.ru |
A
railway chief delays a NATO train transporting military equipment
during the war in Kosovo in 1999. Armand Assante performes Cpt. Doug Jones in (Nesfarsit) "California Dreamin' " Movietrialer here... ![]() In 2006 he was six weeks in Romania making this role. Marco Assante was as many times before, Armands assistent, as well as he has a minor role in the movie. The director, very young Christian Nemescu was killed in a traffic accident shortly after the filming ended. Read about that at the Noticeboard. May (2007) the 26th "California Dreamn' " recieved the top prize in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Movie Festival. |
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| 2007 "When
Nietzsche Wept" |
Armand
performes Nietzsche in "When Nietzsche
wept". The is movie is released. The plot is: Viennese doctor Josef Bruer meets with philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to help him deal with his despair. The director is Pinchas Perry, who also instructed "Children of Wax" If you like to learn more about the famous german philosopher there is alot to find about him here... "When Nietzsche wept" is originally a novel written by Irvin Yalom. Videoclip form the movie, with several clips to the right. ![]() Viennese doctor Josef Bruer meets with philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to help him deal with his despair. |
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2007![]() TVseries: NAVY CSI: ![]() Burry Your Dead Angel of Dead Trojan Horse Blow Back Music by: Disturbed Monster |
Comming up: Armand Assante as guest star in NCIS February 6...to the first time. Official site for NAVY CSI Armand Assante is performing a weapondealer with the name La Grenouille (The Frog) in 4 Episodes called: Burry your Dead (watch long videoclip with Armand/La Grenouille), ![]() Angel of Dead, Trojan Horse and Blow Back. Good ratings from TV critics |
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2007 June
7 "American
Gangster""American Gangster" is a romanticized story of the real gangster world...declares Assante, go to interview.... "American Gangster" nominated (2008) with an Oscar for Best Artdirection at the 80th Annual Oscar Nomination At the "Screen Actors Guild Award 2008" Armand Assante was nominated: for outstanding performance by a cast in a motionpicture ) in his role in "American Gangster" |
Armand
has the part: Dominic Catano in Ridley Scott's "American Gangster" The plot: In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country in the coffins of soldiers returning from the Vietnam War. A trailer for the "American Gangster" ![]() A conversation between Lucas and Cattano |
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| 2008
"The Man
Who Came Back" Read interview Armand gave about his role in this movie and working with Pitre. Red Carpet Premier "The Man Who Came Back" glimse of Armand is seenYouTube ![]() Movie release december 9, 2008 and be on DVD |
"The Man
Who Came Back" had
Premier February 8, 2008. Armand Assante is performing the characther Amos. The director is the same as at the "Belizaire The Cajun" .....Glen Pitre. Here is a link about the production of the movie. The story in this movie, revolves around a tale of revenge in 1870 against the backdrop of a violent labor strike. Armand had a painful injury that very nearly kept him out of the saddle on a permanent basis, while working with this movie. It has been called the second-bloodiest labor dispute in U.S. history.......from the dailycomet.com Trailer with "The Man Who came Back" ![]() |
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2007 TV-series
"October Road"![]() What is: "October Road" "October Road" TVcom´s official site release day (episodes) october 30, 2007 |
Armand Assante performes a role in the
TV-series "October Road" he performes Gabriel Diaz who is
the father of
the charachter Aubrey Diaz. So fare he has been in two parts: "Danzing days are here again" and "We lived like Giants" EW.com Some of you might be able to watch some Episodes from "October Road" here VideoTVguide |
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2008, Maj 25
"Shark Swarm"![]() On the Hallmark Channel TV PREMIER |
A Hallmark Production with Armand Assante as
the eco-terrorist Hamilton
Lux. Poster and full synopsis. More synopsis from RHIfilms Pay attention to the photos from above site The story revolves around a group of tame sharks that turn into mutant killer fish. These rabid flesh eaters begin to swarm a small coastal town near the infamous Red Triangle. Two fisherman come to the town's rescue when they discover that deadly toxins have been poured into the water and are the cause of the shark outbreak. Now with trailer ![]() |
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| 2009,
october "La Linea" "The Line" Trailer for "La Linea" You Tube, very few spots of Armand Assante as a priest |
From Cinematical we learn that a
poster for the movie "La
Linea" is
released. ".............The plot: Ray Liotta stars as Mark Shields, a veteran assassin who is hunting down Pelon (Esai Morales), the head of the Salazar Cartel, while also getting close to a local gal named Olivia (Valerie Cruz). Set in Tijuana, the film has got these men to back up the action: Andy Garcia, Armand Assante, Bruce Davison, the Machete himself, Danny Trejo, and last but certainly not least -- Joe Morton........" October 22, 2008 Santa Monica-based sales and distribution company Lightning Entertainment has acquired international rights to the crime thriller La Linea screen.daily.com Now with trailer ![]() |
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| 2009 "The
LOST" |
Armand
Assante has been in Spain
performing Kevin in "The Lost". Taline: Thriller "The Lost" has now ended the shooting...(exsactly the 4th of august 2006) Completed and released spring 2007. The Plot: "....Kevin (Armand Assante) is an American psychologist who is also a successful writer. Having worked with marketing his latest book he gets a visit from an ex-patient's sister. She asks him to go back to Barcelona to resume her sister's treatment. His sister is incarcerated in a mental hospital and has been in an almost katatonisk state ever since Kevin diagnosed her 3 years earlier. Reunion with the city, where he worked and lived, produce shadows of a past which he had supplanted. The Press about "The Lost" in spanish ! (Opens in PDF) You can also find it here: Drimtim_Entertainment You Tube trailer for "Lost" ![]() |
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| 2009 "The Chaos Experiment" "The Steam Experiment" DVD released |
Armand Assante id peforming detective
Mancini. The plot is: A deranged scientist locks 6 people in a steam room and threatens to turn up the heat if the local paper doesn't publish his story about global warming Now with trailer ![]() |
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| May 2009 "Breaking Point" "Order of Redemption" Shown in Cannes May 14 2009 DVD is released USA www.prlog.org |
"Order
of Redemption" is a dramatic tale of corruption and
self-realization, in which one man has to overcome a deep seeded
conspiracy and his own lingering past in order to gain the redemption
he desires. Armand Assante performes the role of Marty Berlin. PHOTOS from the making af the movie: "Order of Redemtion" MusettaWander.com You can watch this very exciting Movie Trailer from "Order of Redemption" |
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| August
28, 2009 "Smile" (2) Premier in Italy aug. 28, 2009 |
Several
students on a school holiday discover a mysterious camera, but after
several of them start showing up dead after having their picture taken,
they start to realize this camera is much more than they bargained for.
In looking at the photos that have been taken of everyone, they find that the deaths correlate to the image. As time runs out, they must piece together the puzzle before they become the next victims. Armand Assante performes the role of Tollinger. Movie trailer in italian... trovacinema.repubblica.it/film/trailer/smile/ ![]() Now with trailer ![]() Here are some more photos with Armand Assante from that movie...scroll down a bit and click on the photos to get them in a higher solution. www.cineblog.it/galleria/smile a few more pictures from same movie... www.zapster.it/biografia/Armand-Assante |
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| 2009 "Chicago Overcoat" |
The
movie "Chicago Overcoat"
has besides Armand
Assante..other interesting aspects.
to ex. Stacey Keach and Al Capones
relative Dominic Capone
is in it... Watch this clip at the You Tube ![]() Armand Assante's charahcter is Stefano D'Agnostino beverlyridgepictures.com/chicago (The comagny that made the movie) Photos from the "Chocago Overcoat" Poster from the movie and link to an official trailer beverlyridgepictures.com/films/chicago-overcoat Here they are filming the opening scene for "Chicago Overcoat" Here at FaceBook there are several uploaded videos from the movie. One of the the locations Armand was filemd: the Joliet prison, |
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| 2009, september "The Bleeding" production finished but movie not yet released Release date exspected to be some time in 2009 |
Armand
Assante
performs the role of Jack
Plummer in the horror movie "The
Bleeding" The plot: Surrounded by carnage, slaughter, brutal crashes and total mayhem, Shawn Black is in a race to save the world from pure evil. From Fangoria we learn a little about making the movie "Bleeding". Visit this page for the "Bleeding" movie: www.aceshowbiz.com/movie/bleeding Now with Trailer ![]() |
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| April
2, 2009 "MagicMan" Completed Short notice about Armand Assante performing in "Magic Man" ![]() |
Armand
Assante as Ben Taper in
a motion picture called: "Magic Man".About
a Magician who becomes a serial-killer. Armand Assante is performing a Las
Vegas police lieutenant. The Plot is: In order to see magic idol Krell Darius perform his world-famous magic act, a beautiful aspiring young-magician, Tatiana, travels from New York to Las Vegas with her closest friends, BFFs, Elena and Vera. As the layers of illusion unfold, so too do the dark windows into Tatiana's past. The mystery finally leads to the decisive question: is the ultimate illusion magic, or murder? Here at Joblo.com it's called a "ScareFlick" More about the plot from yahoomovies.com Movie trailers: www.dreadcentral.com ![]() www.americanworldpictures.com |
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| December, 2009 "Yulia" Documentary Armand Assante as Narrator |
World Premier of "Yulia" was held on
december 11, 2009 at the SVA theatre. New York City A documentary about the controversial Yulia Tymoshenko Ukraine's first female Prime Minister Produced by Full House Studios N.Y. www.fullhouseny.com |
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| 2010
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| 2010 "Killer by Nature" Armand Assante as Eugene Branch |
Location
for this
filming is Los Angeles, California. The director of this movie Douglas S. Younglove (who is also the producer) is only known to have produced one other movie: "Whiplash" (comedy) in 2002 Armand Assante stars with (among others), Ron Perlman "....The movie is a thriller/drama/adventure/romance/crime about a copy-cat killer. The plot is about a young mans nightmares about horrific murders that suddenly becomes real and takes place in his own hometown...." New comments on the movie here from Joblo.Com You can here see a poster and further information about the plot and the schoking ending... 28dayslateranalysis.com |
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| January 2010 "Chuck" TV-series ![]() First aired January 11, 2010 |
Armand Assante appaered as Guest
star in "Chuck" as dictator Premier Alejandro Goya from Costa
Garvas (fictional) Chuck Episode 3 Guide Season 3, episode 3, "Chuck versus the Angel de la Muerte" Further Episodes will be posted... |
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| January 2010 "Shadows in Paradise" |
Armand
Assante is performing the role Ghost
in the action movie "Shadows
in Paradise" The plot is: During a rescue operation in Iraq, Special Forces member Max Forester is devastated when Sasha, his squad mate and fiancée goes missing. Two years later... Max now out of the military, receives a call from his ex-commander, Captain Dyer, informing him Sasha has been seen alive and moving freely about on a place called Paradise Island. He also informs Max the military is preparing to go in and extract her with possible charges of desertion or worse. Max sets off on his own to Paradise Island to find Sasha and learn the truth before Shadow Company gets to her first. Max eventually finds Sasha and learns she is working undercover as part of Al-Qaeda and is about to expose a weapons deal that will have a heavy impact on their organization. The story culminates in a battle where in we learn Shadow Company, led by their leader Ghost (Armand Assante), are in fact the weapons dealers who were using Sasha as an alibi to come to the island. Max and Sasha foil the weapons deal and recover the weapons in a spectacular showdown. Now with trailer (small glimses of Armand Assante) YouTube ![]() |
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| April 14,
2010 "Human Target" TV-Series Episode: "Christopher Chance" Episode 1, 2010 Armand Assante as the old boss Joubert |
![]() Leading character Christopher Chance performed by Mark Valley thinks back and we see who he really is and meets with his old boss, Armand Assante. TV Series based on comic books named "Human Target". Human Target Comic Books Human Target TV series "Human Target" might not proceed...it´s future hanging in the air... Read more about this episodes plot: tvovermind.com/human-target/recap |
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