Mario Amendola
Encyclopedia
Mario Amendola was an Italian
screenwriter
and film director
. He wrote for 153 films between 1941
and 1987
. He also directed 37 films between 1949
and 1975
. He directed the first Spaghetti Western
, Terror in Oklahoma in 1959.
He was born in Genova
, Italy
and died in Rome
, 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...
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 153 films between 1941
1941 in film
The 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:...
and 1987
1987 in film
-Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records....
. He also directed 37 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 1975
1975 in film
The 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....
. He directed the first Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's unique and much copied film-making style and international box-office success, so named by American critics because most were produced and...
, Terror in Oklahoma in 1959.
He was born in Genova
Génova
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, Italy
Italy
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and died 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
- Abbiamo vinto!Abbiamo vinto!Abbiamo vinto! is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle starring Paolo Stoppa.-Cast:*Paolo Stoppa as Augusto Fabriano*Camillo Pilotto as Pasquale Nardecchi*Walter Chiari as Giorgio Silvestri*Antonella Lualdi as Elsa Nardecchi...
(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:...
) - Five Paupers in an AutomobileFive Paupers in an AutomobileFive Paupers in an Automobile is a 1952 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Eduardo De Filippo.-Cast:* Eduardo De Filippo - Eduardo* Aldo Fabrizi - Cesare* Titina De Filippo - Marù Palombella* Walter Chiari - Alberto...
(19521952 in filmThe 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....
) - Prepotenti più di primaPrepotenti più di primaPrepotenti più di prima is a 1959 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Aldo Fabrizi.-Cast:* Aldo Fabrizi - Cesare Pinelli* Nino Taranto - Domenico Esposito* Ave Ninchi - Clelia Pinelli* Luca Ronconi - Gennarino Esposito...
(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 terrore dell'Oklahoma (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....
) - The Great SilenceThe Great SilenceThe Great Silence , or The Big Silence, is an Italian spaghetti western. It is widely considered by critics as the masterpiece of director Sergio Corbucci and is one of his better known movies, along with Django...
(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 :...
) - Di che segno sei?Di che segno sei?Di che segno sei? is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci.-Cast:*Mafalda Berri*Ugo Bologna ... Commendatore Bravetti*Gil Cagne ... Ballerino*Giuliana Calandra ... Maria Bompazzi*Lilli Carati...
(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....
) - Africa ExpressAfrica ExpressAfrica Express is a 1975 Italian adventure film starring Ursula Andress, Giuliano Gemma, and Jack Palance that was filmed in Rhodesia .Plot Summary: John Baxter is a freewheeling trader of goods in Africa with a pet chimpanzee and one dream: to save enough money to buy a gas station in Detroit...
(19761976 in filmThe year 1976 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film...
)