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Antonio Pietrangeli

Writer, Actor, Director, Additional Credits
Born January 19, 1919Died July 12, 1968 (49 years)
Antonio Pietrangeli (born 19 January 1919 in Rome, died 12 July 1968 in Gaeta) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Pietrangeli was a major practitioner of the Commedia all'italiana genre. He started writing film reviews for famous Italian cinema magazines such as Bianco e nero and Cinema. As a screenwriter, Pietrangeli's work included Ossessione directed byVisconti, Fabiola by Blasetti, Europa '51 by Rossellini, and La lupa by Lattuada. His directing debut was Il sole negli occhi (1953). Career highlights include Io la conoscevo bene (1965) and Adua e le compagne (1960). He drowned in the sea of Gaeta in 1968 while working on Come, quando, perché, which was completed by Valerio Zurlini. [wikipedia]

Known For

  • Obsession
  • I Knew Her Well
  • Journey to Italy
  • La Terra Trema
  • Adua and Her Friends
  • Europe '51
  • The Visit
  • The Magnificent Cuckold
  • Ghosts of Rome
  • The Bachelor
  • Where Is Freedom?
  • Empty Eyes
  • It Happened in Rome
  • The Queens
  • March's Child
  • La tratta delle bianche
  • Lost Youth
  • Come, quando, perché
  • Il carabiniere a cavallo
  • The World Condemns Them
  • Mid-Century Loves
  • The Island Princess
  • Last Meeting
  • La sposa non può attendere

Filmography

1969
Come, quando, perché · as Screenplay
1963
The Visit · as Screenplay
1963
La parmigiana · as Screenplay
1960
Silver Spoon Set · as Screenplay
1958
March's Child · as Screenplay
1954
The Island Princess · as Screenplay
1954
Where Is Freedom? · as Screenplay
1954
Mid-Century Loves · as Screenplay
1953
The Devil Is a Woman · as Screenplay
1953
Empty Eyes · as Screenplay
1953
The World Condemns Them · as Screenplay
1951
Last Meeting · as Screenplay
1950
Romanzo d'amore · as Screenplay
1950
Sins of Pompeii · as Screenplay
1949
Fabiola · as Screenplay
1948
La Terra Trema · as Screenplay
1948
Lost Youth · as Screenplay
1948
Amanti senza amore · as Screenplay
1943
Obsession · as Screenplay

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