Armando Crispino
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Armando Crispino was an Italian
film director
and screenwriter
. He was born in Biella
, Piedmont
. He directed nine films between 1966 and 1975. He also wrote for nine films between 1965 and 1975. Horror fans know him as the director of two Italian cult horror films, Autopsy and The Dead are Alive.
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 was born in Biella
Biella
Biella is a town and comune in the northern Italian region of Piemonte, the capital of the province of the same name, with some 45,800 inhabitants as of 2009. It is located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 80 km west-northwest of Milan.It lies in the foothills of the Alps,...
, Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
. He directed nine films between 1966 and 1975. He also wrote for nine films between 1965 and 1975. Horror fans know him as the director of two Italian cult horror films, Autopsy and The Dead are Alive.
Selected filmography
- 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...
(1966 - director) - Commandos (1968 - director)
- The Dead Are AliveThe Dead Are Alive- Plot :Between Spoleto and Cerveteri, someone kills young couples, inspiring himself to the frescos of a grave etrusca in which the demon Tuchulca appears...- Cast :...
(1972 - director) (aka "The Etruscan Kills Again") - Autopsy (1974 - director) (aka "Macchie Solari"/ "Sunspots")