Tanti auguri, Claudia!

Today is the birthday of our favourite film stars, Claudia Cardinale (1938). The combination of her beauty, dark, flashing eyes, explosive sexuality and genuine acting talent made her a global super star. We salute her today for her unforgettable roles in 8½ (Federico Fellini, 1963), Il Gattopardo/The Leopard (Luchino Visconti, 1963), Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968), and so many, many other films. Tanti auguri, Claudia!.


Belgian collectors card no. 25 (of 26). Claudia Cardinale in Cartouche (Philippe de Broca, 1962).


Dutch postcard by Hercules, Haarlem, no. 252.


Dutch postcard by Hercules, Haarlem, no. 262.


Dutch postcard.


Dutch postcard. Sent by mail in 1962.


Italian postcard by Ufa (Universion Film Aktiengesellschaft), Berlin-Tempelhof, no. CK 425. Photo: Herbert Fried / Ufa.


German postcard. Photo: Herbert Fried / Ufa.


Belgian postcard by Edt. Decker, Brussels, no. A. 104.


West-German postcard by Ufa/Film-Foto, Berlin-Tempelhof, no. FK 5143. Photo: Herbert Fried / Ufa.


Vintage photo.


Italian postcard by Rotalfoto, Milano (Rotalcolor), no. 240.


Italian postcard by Rotalfoto (Rotalcolor), Milano, no. N. 203.


Italian postcard by Rotalfoto, Milano, no. 922.


German postcard by Filmbilder-Vertrieb Ernst Freihoff, Essen, no. 893. Photo: Lothar Winkler.


Italian postcard by SAG, Trieste, Serie, no. 10.


Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin. Claudia Cardinale and daughter Claudia Squitieri.