Marcello Marchesi
Encyclopedia
Marcello Marchesi was an Italian
screenwriter
and film director
. He wrote for 64 films between 1939
and 1977
. He also directed six films between 1951
and 1952
.
He was born in Rome
, Italy
and died in San Giovanni in Sinis, Italy
.
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:...
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:...
and 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:...
. He wrote for 64 films between 1939
1939 in film
The year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...
and 1977
1977 in film
The 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....
. He also directed six films between 1951
1951 in film
The year 1951 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
and 1952
1952 in film
The year 1952 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 10 - Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, The Greatest Show on Earth, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City....
.
He was born in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
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and died in San Giovanni in Sinis, Italy
Italy
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.
Selected filmography
- Imputato alzatevi!Imputato alzatevi!Imputato alzatevi! is a 1939 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Erminio Macario - Cipriano Duval...
(19391939 in filmThe year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...
) - Non me lo dire!Non me lo dire!Non me lo dire! is a 1940 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario.-Cast:* Erminio Macario - Michele Colombelli, marchese di Castel Perrone * Vanda Osiris - Priscilla * Silvana Jachino - Luisella...
(19401940 in filmThe year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....
) - Schoolgirl DiarySchoolgirl DiarySchoolgirl Diary is a 1941 drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli.-Cast:* Alida Valli - Anna Campolmi* Irasema Dilián - Maria Rovani * Andrea Checchi - Il professore Marini...
(19411941 in filmThe year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:...
) - Catene invisibiliCatene invisibiliCatene invisibili is a 1942 Italian film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli.-Cast:* Alida Valli - Elena Silvagni* Carlo Ninchi - Carlo Danieli* Giuditta Rissone - La signora Matilde Silvagni...
(1942) - The Lady Is FickleThe Lady Is FickleThe Lady Is Fickle is a 1942 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini.-Cast:* Ferruccio Tagliavini - Ferruccio Landini* Fioretta Dolfi - Rosetta* Carlo Campanini - Cristoforo* Carlo Micheluzzi - Il commendator Carlo...
(1942) - Labbra serrateLabbra serrateLabbra serrate is a 1942 film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Annette Bach.-Cast:* Annette Bach - La contessa Lydia Lamsky* Andrea Checchi - Carlo Massani* Fosco Giachetti - Ruggero D'Anzi* Vera Carmi - Anna Massani...
(1942) - Stasera niente di nuovoStasera niente di nuovoStasera niente di nuovo is an Italian 1942 drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli.-Plot:...
(19421942 in filmThe year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
) - The Za-Bum CircusThe Za-Bum CircusThe Za-Bum Circus is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Galeazzo Benti.-Cast:* Galeazzo Benti - * Carlo Campanini - * Vera Carmi -...
(19441944 in filmThe year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....
) - Tutta la città cantaTutta la città cantaTutta la città canta is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Riccardo Freda. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Nino Taranto - Il maestro elementare...
(1945) - Totò al giro d'ItaliaTotò al giro d'ItaliaTotò al giro d'Italia is a 1948 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.The film features cameo's of famous cyclists of that time: Fausto Coppi, Gino Bartali, Fiorenzo Magni, Ferdi Kubler, Giordano Cottur, Gianni Ortelli, Oreste Conte, Adolfo Consolini, Louison Bobet, Briek...
(1948) - Fifa e arenaFifa e arenaFifa e arena is a 1948 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.-Cast:* Totò - Nicolino Capece* Isa Barzizza - Patricia Cotten* Mario Castellani - Cast* Franca Marzi - Carmen* Giulio Marchetti - Paquito* Cesare Polacco - Banderillero...
(19481948 in filmThe year 1948 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Laurence Olivier's Hamlet becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :...
) - SignorinellaSignorinellaSignorinella is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Gino Bechi.-Cast:* Gino Bechi - Don Cesare Balestri* Antonella Lualdi - Maria Censi* Aroldo Tieri - Un ladro* Ave Ninchi - Iris* Aldo Silvani - Ernesto De Blasi...
(1949) - The Firemen of ViggiùThe Firemen of ViggiuThe Firemen of Viggiù is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Nino Taranto.-Cast:* Nino Taranto - Himself* Totò - The Suitor - Disguises Himself as Dummy / Band Leader* Vanda Osiris - Herself* Carlo Dapporto - Himself...
(1949) - Adam and EveAdam and Eve (1949 film)Adam and Eve is a 1949 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario.-Cast:* Erminio Macario - Adamo Rossi * Isa Barzizza - Eva Bianchi* Gianni Agus - Paride* Guglielmo Barnabò - Joe* Nerio Bernardi - Agamennone...
(19491949 in filmThe 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...
) - Totò TarzanTotò TarzanTotò Tarzan is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.-Cast:* Totò - Antonio Della Buffas* Marilyn Buferd - Iva* Bianca Maria Fusari - La maestra* Alba Arnova - Sonia* Adriana Serra - Marta...
(1950) - I cadetti di GuascognaI Cadetti di GuascognaI cadetti di Guascogna is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli.-Cast:* Walter Chiari - Walter Mantoni* Carlo Campanini - Sergente Composti* Mario Riva - Mario Fantoni* Riccardo Billi - Riccardo Bolletta* Ugo Tognazzi - Ugo Bossi...
(1950) - Totò sceiccoTotò sceiccoTotò sceicco is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattòli and starring Totò.-Cast:* Totò - Antonio Sapore, il maggiordomo* Tamara Lees - Antinea, la regina di Atlantide* Laura Gore - Lulù* Lauretta De Lauri - Fatma...
(19501950 in filmThe year 1950 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:*Ambush...
) - Toto the Third ManToto the Third ManToto the Third Man is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.-Cast:* Totò - Piero / Paolo / Toto* Ughetto Bertucci - Lamberto* Liana Billi* Carlo Campanini* Mario Castellani - Alfredo* Gino Cavalieri...
(1951) - Arrivano i nostriArrivano i nostriArrivano i nostri is a 1951 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Mario Riva.-Cast:* Mario Riva* Riccardo Billi - The showman playing Carmen Miranda* Franca Marzi - Gloria Chelli — Garlandi's lover* Lisetta Nava - Lisetta Rapelli...
(19511951 in filmThe year 1951 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
) - Hercules in the Valley of WoeHercules in the Valley of WoeHercules in the Valley of Woe is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Kirk Morris. -Cast:* Kirk Morris - Maciste* Frank Gordon - Hercules* Bice Valori* Mario Carotenuto* Gianna Cobelli* Carlo Croccolo...
(19611961 in filmThe year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB...
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