ROME — Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, who starred opposite Kirk Douglas in the 1955 Western “The Indian Fighter” and went on to gain international recognition working with such directors ...

ROME — Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, who starred opposite Kirk Douglas in the 1955 Western “The Indian Fighter” and went on to gain international recognition working with such directors ...

Italian Actress Elsa Martinelli Dies at 82 The star of European and American cinema was most famous for her role opposite Kirk Douglas in 'The Indian Fighter.' ...

Elsa was best known for her roles in Le Rouge Et Le Noir in 1954 and for The Indian Fighter the following year, in which she starred opposite Kirk Douglas.

ELSA Martinelli, who has died of cancer aged 82, got her break in movies because Kirk Douglas was finding it difficult to find someone for the female lead in his movie The Indian Fighter (1955).