Giorgio Capitani
Encyclopedia
Giorgio Capitani is an Italian
film director
and screenwriter
. He has directed 40 films since 1954
. He has also wrote for 12 films since 1949
.
He was born in Paris
, France
.
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He has directed 40 films since 1954
1954 in film
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda...
. He has also wrote for 12 films since 1949
1949 in film
The year 1949 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello...
.
He was born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
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.
Selected filmography
- Pane, burro e marmellataPane, burro e marmellataPane, burro e marmellata is a 1977 comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani and starring Enrico Montesano.-Cast:* Enrico Montesano - Bruno Desantis* Rossana Podestà - Simona* Claudine Auger - Betty* Rita Tushingham - Vera* Bente Szacinski...
(19771977 in filmThe year 1977 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network....
) - Sex PotSex PotSex Pot is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani.-Cast:* Sophia Loren - Pupa* Marcello Mastroianni - Charlie Colletto* Aldo Maccione - Chopin* Pierre Brice - Commissaire adjoint Salvatore Lambelli* Nazzareno Natale - Frankie Bottles...
(19751975 in filmThe year 1975 in film involved some significant events, with Steven Spielberg's thriller Jaws topping the box office.-Events:*March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premieres in London....
) - The ArchangelThe ArchangelThe Archangel is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani and starring Vittorio Gassman.-Cast:* Vittorio Gassman - Fulvio Bertuccia* Pamela Tiffin - Gloria Bianchi* Irina Demick - Sig.ra Tarocchi Roda* Adolfo Celi - Marco Tarocchi Roda...
(19691969 in filmThe year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980...
) - The Ruthless FourThe Ruthless FourThe Ruthless Four is a 1968 Italian Western film directed by Giorgio Capitani and starring Van Heflin.-Cast:* Van Heflin - Sam Cooper* Gilbert Roland - Mason* Klaus Kinski - Brent the Blonde* George Hilton - Manolo Sanchez* Sarah Ross - Anna...
(19681968 in filmThe year 1968 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts.* November 1 - The MPAA's film rating system is introduced.-Top grossing films :- Awards :...
) - Samson and His Mighty ChallengeSamson and His Mighty ChallengeSamson and His Mighty Challenge is an Italian sword and sandal film, released in 1964. Its original title was Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili .-Synopsis:...
(19641964 in filmThe year 1964 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released....
) - The ValiantThe Valiant (1962 film)The Valiant is a 1962 film directed by Roy Ward Baker, and starring John Mills, Ettore Manni, Roberto Risso, Robert Shaw, and Liam Redmond. Based on the Italian manned torpedo attack against two British battleships at the port of Alexandria in December 1941.- See also :*HMS Valiant*Luigi Durand de...
(19621962 in filmThe year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government....
) — screenplay