Sandro Continenza
Encyclopedia
Sandro Continenza was an Italian
screenwriter
. He wrote for 142 films between 1949
and 1982
. He was born in Rome
, 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:...
. He wrote for 142 films between 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...
and 1982
1982 in film
-Events:* March 26 = I Ought to Be in Pictures, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff is released. Manoff would not appear in another movie until 1987's Backfire.* June = PG-rated film E.T...
. 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
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Selected filmography
- Totò cerca moglieTotò cerca moglieTotò cerca moglie is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.-Cast:*Totò ... Toto*Ave Ninchi ... La zia*Marisa Merlini ... Luisa, la modella*Aroldo Tieri ... Pippo, il pittore*Paul Muller ... Carlo...
(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...
) - Appointment for MurderAppointment for MurderAppointment for Murder is a 1951 Italian crime film drama directed by Baccio Bandini.-Cast:* Umberto Spadaro as Detective Pietrangeli* Delia Scala as Silvia Pietrangeli* Andrea Bosic as Aldo Manni* Marco Vicario as Giorgio Morelli...
(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:...
) - Neapolitan TurkNeapolitan TurkNeapolitan Turk is a 1953 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.-Cast:* Totò - Felice Sciosciammocca* Ignazio Balsamo - Luigi* Isa Barzizza - Giulietta* Primarosa Battistella - Lisetta* Liana Billi - Giuliana...
(1953) - Funniest Show on EarthFunniest Show on EarthFunniest Show on Earth is a 1953 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring May Britt.-Cast:* May Britt - Brigitte, la domatrice* Mario Castellani - Il domatore* Peppino De Filippo - Uno spettatore* Bianca Maria Fabbri...
(19531953 in filmThe year 1953 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*September 16 — The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:A...
) - Un giorno in preturaUn giorno in preturaUn giorno in pretura is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Peppino De Filippo - Judge Salomone Lorusso* Silvana Pampanini - Luisa...
(1954) - The Miller's Beautiful WifeThe Miller's Beautiful WifeThe Miller's Beautiful Wife is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Camerini.-Cast:* Vittorio De Sica - Don Teofilo* Sophia Loren - Carmela* Marcello Mastroianni - Luca* Paolo Stoppa - Gardunia* Yvonne Sanson - Donna Dolores* Mario Passante...
(19551955 in filmThe year 1955 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts.* June 27 - The last ever Republic serial, King of the Carnival, is released....
) - DonatellaDonatellaDonatella is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival Elsa Martinelli won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.-Cast:* Elsa Martinelli - Donatella* Gabriele Ferzetti - Maurizio...
(1956) - Lucky to Be a WomanLucky to Be a WomanLucky to Be a Woman is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti starring Sophia Loren and Charles Boyer.-Cast:* Sophia Loren - Antonietta Fallari* Charles Boyer - Count Gregorio Sennetti* Marcello Mastroianni - Corrado Betti...
(1956) - Totò, Peppino e la malafemminaTotò, Peppino e la malafemminaToto, Peppino, and the Hussy is an Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque in 1956. It stars the comedy duo of Antonio De Curtis and Peppino De Filippo...
(1956) - I giorni più belliI giorni più belliI giorni più belli is a 1956 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Franco Interlenghi.-Cast:* Franco Interlenghi* Vittorio De Sica* Mario Carotenuto* Valeria Moriconi* Mario Riva...
(19561956 in filmThe year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...
) - Gerusalemme liberataGerusalemme liberata (film)Gerusalemme liberata is a 1958 film about the First Crusade , based on the 16th century Italian poem, Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso.This film was directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia...
(1956) - The Day the Sky ExplodedThe Day the Sky ExplodedThe Day the Sky Exploded is a 1958 Italian science fiction film directed by Paolo Heusch. It is known as the first italian sci-fi dramatic film.It starred Paul Hubschmid and Fiorella Mari, and was also released in France and West Germany...
(1958) - Il vedovoIl vedovoIl Vedovo is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.-Plot:Alberto Nardi is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory tethers perennially on the brink of catastrophe.Alberto is married to a rich and successful businesswoman from Milan,...
(19591959 in filmThe year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters....
) - Il MattatoreIl MattatoreLove and Larceny or Il mattatore is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:*Vittorio Gassman ... Gerardo Latini*Dorian Gray ... Elena...
(19601960 in filmThe year 1960 in film involved some significant events, with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the top-grossing release in the U.S.-Events:* April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I...
) - Hercules in the Haunted WorldHercules in the Haunted WorldHercules in The Haunted World is a 1961 Italian sword and sandal film directed by director Mario Bava and starring British-born bodybuilder Reg Park as Hercules and legendary British actor Christopher Lee as his nemesis, Lico. It is the sequel to Hercules and the Captive Women...
(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...
) - Hercules and the Conquest of AtlantisHercules and the Conquest of AtlantisHercules and the Conquest of Atlantis is a 1961 Italian / French film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Reg Park as Ercole ....
(1961) - I cuori infrantiI cuori infrantiI cuori infranti is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Vittorio Caprioli and Gianni Puccini. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:...
(1963) - Agent 077 From the Orient with FuryAgent 077 From the Orient with FuryAgent 077 From the Orient With Fury or Agent 077 Fury in the Orient or Agente 077 dall'oriente con furore is a 1965 Italian action spy adventure film of the Secret Agent 077 film series directed by Sergio Grieco...
(19651965 in filmThe year 1965 in film involved some significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
) - Agent 077 - Mission Bloody MaryAgent 077 - Mission Bloody MaryAgent 077: Mission Bloody Mary or Agente 077: Missione Bloody Mary is a 1965 Italian action spy adventure film. The first of the Secret Agent 077 film series directed by Sergio Grieco.-Cast:*Ken Clark... Dick Malloy...
(1965) - Lo scippoLo scippoLo scippo is a 1965 Italian film directed by Nando Cicero.-Cast:*Paolo Ferrari*Gabriele Ferzetti*Fiorenzo Fiorentini*Margaret Lee*Didi Perego*Mario Pisu*Maria Laura Rocca*Enrico Maria Salerno*Vinicio Sofia*Annette Vadim*Valeria Valeri...
(1965) - Los Pistoleros de ArizonaLos Pistoleros de ArizonaLos Pistoleros de Arizona known in the United States as Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace is a 1965 Spanish, Italian and West German Spaghetti Western film directed by Alfonso Balcázar.-Cast:*Robert Woods .....
(1965) - Heroes of the WestHeroes of the West (1965 film)Heroes of the West is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Steno.-Story:Two stage robbers impersonate the heirs of a gold mine but end up defending the families they intended to ripoff.-Cast:*Walter Chiari - Mike...
(1965) - Two Mafiosi Against GoldfingerTwo Mafiosi Against GoldfingerTwo Mafiosi Against Goldfinger or Due mafiosi contro Goldginger is a 1965 Italian Spanish international co-production Eurospy comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. It is a spoof of the 1964 James Bond film, Goldfinger. It was picked up by American International Pictures and dubbed into...
(1965) - Pleasant NightsPleasant NightsPleasant Nights is a 1966 Italian comedy film directed by Armando Crispino and Luciano Lucignani and starring Vittorio Gassman.-Cast:* Vittorio Gassman - Bastiano da Sangallo* Gina Lollobrigida - Domicilla* Ugo Tognazzi - Uguccione...
(19661966 in filmThe year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer...
) - Master StrokeMaster StrokeMaster Stroke is a 1967 Italian crime film directed by Michele Lupo and starring Richard Harrison.-Cast:* Richard Harrison - Arthur Lang* Adolfo Celi - Mr. Bernard* Margaret Lee - Evelyn* Gérard Tichy - Max* Antonio Casas - Col. Jenkins...
(19671967 in filmThe year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film.-Events:* December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television....
) - AlibiAlibi (1969 film)Alibi is a 1969 comedy film directed by Adolfo Celi and starring Vittorio Gassman.-Cast:* Vittorio Gassman - Vittorio* Adolfo Celi - Adolfo* Luciano Lucignani - Luciano* Tina Aumont - Filli* Franco Giacobini - Luca* Jovanna Knox - La contessa...
(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 CopThe CopThe Cop is a 1970 crime film directed by Yves Boisset and starring Michel Bouquet.-Cast:* Michel Bouquet - L'inspecteur Favenin* Françoise Fabian - Hélène Dassa* Gianni Garko - Dan Rover * Michel Constantin - Viletti...
(19701970 in filmThe year 1970 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 9 - Larry Fine, the second member of The Three Stooges, suffers a massive stroke, therefore ending his career....
) - The Things of LifeThe Things of LifeThe Things of Life is a 1970 French film directed by Claude Sautet. It was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. The film was a success in France with 2,959,682 admissions becoming the 8th highest earning film of the year...
(1970) - Il domesticoIl domesticoIl domestico is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico and Ary Fernandes. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:...
(1974) - Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (19741974 in filmThe year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.*August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J...
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