Ugo Pirro
Encyclopedia
Ugo Pirro was an Italian
screenwriter
.
Born Ugo Mattone in Salerno
, he debuted as screenwriter for director Carlo Lizzani (Achtung! Banditi!, 1951, and Il gobbo, 1960).
His screenplay
s of the 1970s include film
s Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto and Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini, for which he won two Academy Awards
as Best Foreign Film. Pirro was also a literature author, his most notable works being Le soldatesse (1956), set in the Italian occupation of Greece
during World War II, and Celluloide
, adapted for cinema by Lizzani in 1996.
He died in Rome
in 2008.
Italy
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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:...
.
Born Ugo Mattone in Salerno
Salerno
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
, he debuted as screenwriter for director Carlo Lizzani (Achtung! Banditi!, 1951, and Il gobbo, 1960).
His screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
s of the 1970s include film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto and Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini, for which he won two Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
as Best Foreign Film. Pirro was also a literature author, his most notable works being Le soldatesse (1956), set in the Italian occupation of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
during World War II, and Celluloide
Celluloide
Celluloide is a 1996 Italian film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The story revolves around the making of the Roberto Rosselini film Rome, Open City...
, adapted for cinema by Lizzani in 1996.
He 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...
in 2008.
Films
- Achtung! Banditi! (1951)
- Il sole negli occhiIl sole negli occhiIl sole negli occhi is a 1953 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti....
(1953) - Uomini e lupi (1956)
- L'amore più bello (1957)
- Il momento più bello (1957)
- Cerasella (1959)
- Il gobbo (1960)
- La garçonnière (1960)
- 5 Branded Women5 Branded Women-Plot:Yugoslav partisans grimly crop the hair of a village quintet of women believed to have consorted with the occupational Nazis. Four, for various reasons, have indeed - and their seducer is a lone, swaggering sergeant whom the partisans briskly emasculate...
(1960) - La guerra continua (1962)
- Il processo di Verona (1963)
- Le soldatesse (1965)
- Svegliati e uccidi (1966)
- Navajo JoeNavajo JoeNavajo Joe is a 1966 Italian/Spanish Spaghetti Western, directed by Sergio Corbucci. It was filmed in Spain.Navajo Joe stars Burt Reynolds in his second leading role in a feature film, as the titular character, a Navajo Indian opposing a group of bandits responsible for killing his tribe.The film's...
(1966) - A ciascuno il suoWe Still Kill the Old WayWe Still Kill the Old Way is a 1967 Italian crime film directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay. It is based on the novel To Each His Own by Leonardo Sciascia.-Cast:...
(1967) - L'occhio selvaggio (1967)
- Sequestro di persona (1968)
- Il giorno della civettaIl giorno della civetta (film)Il giorno della civetta is a 1968 Italian mafia crime thriller film directed by Damiano Damiani. Inspired by Leonardo Sciascia's novel with same title, it stars Claudia Cardinale and Franco Nero. It was released in USA in 1970. The film was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film...
(1968) - L'amante di Gramigna (1969)
- Bitka na Neretvi (1969)
- MetelloMetelloMetello is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. It starred Massimo Ranieri as the title character.-Plot:...
(1970) - Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)
- Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini (1970)
- La classe operaia va in paradiso (1971)
- Imputazione di omicidio per uno studente (1972)
- Il generale dorme in piedi (1972)
- Days of Fury (1973)
- La proprietà non è più un furto (1973)
- SutjeskaSutjeskaSutjeska can refer to:* Sutjeska , a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina* Sutjeska National Park, a national park in Bosnia and Herzegovina* Sutjeska , a village in Serbia* Battle of Sutjeska, a second world war battle in Yugoslavia...
(1973) - Delitto d'amore (1974)
- I guappiI guappiI guappi is a 1974 Italian film. It stars Claudia Cardinale....
(1974) - Paolo Barca, maestro elementare, praticamente nudista (1975)
- Colpita da improvviso benessere (1975)
- San Babila ore 20 un delitto inutile (1976)
- L'eredità Ferramonti (1976)
- Il prefetto di ferroIl prefetto di ferroIl prefetto di ferro is a 1977 Italian film. It stars Claudia Cardinale....
(1977) - Signore e signori, buonanotte (1978)
- L'enfant de la nuit (1978)
- Povratak (1979)
- Operación OgroOperación OgroOperación Ogro was the name given by ETA to the assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco the Prime Minister of Spain in 1973...
(1979) - Cronaca nera (1987)
- Un ragazzo di Calabria (1987)
- Obbligo di giocare - Zugzwang (1990)
- Funes, un gran amor (1993)
- Il giudice ragazzino (1994)
- CelluloideCelluloideCelluloide is a 1996 Italian film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The story revolves around the making of the Roberto Rosselini film Rome, Open City...
(1996) - Ninfa plebea (1996)
Television
- Nucleo zero (1984)
- Mio figlio non sa leggere (1984)
- Gioco di società (1989)
- Piazza di Spagna (1993)
- La famiglia Ricordi (1993)
- Il prezzo del denaro (1995)
Novels
- Le soldatesse (1956)
- Mille tradimenti (1959)
- Jovanka e le altre (1960)
- Mio figlio non sa leggere (1981)
- Il luogo dei delitti (1991)
- Osteria dei pittori (1994)
- CelluloideCelluloideCelluloide is a 1996 Italian film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The story revolves around the making of the Roberto Rosselini film Rome, Open City...
(1995) - Soltanto un nome sui titoli di testa (1998)
- Figli di ferroviere (1999)
- Per scrivere un film (2001)
- Il cinema della nostra vita (2001)
Sources
- Obituary at BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
- Biography at Rai.itRAIRAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
- Obituary in The Times, 21 January 2008