About
Born in 1930 in Genoa. Still a young student in 1950 when director Carlo Lizzani gave him a role in the film Achtung Banditi!. Following this experience he traveled to Rome where, after acting in film and theatre, he became the Assistant Director of Lizzani, Gillo Pontecorvo, Sergio Leone, Francesco Rosi. In 1960 he made his debut as a Director with Tiro Al piccione, a film about the Partisan Resistance, on competition at the 1961 Venice Film Festival. In 1964 he directed La Moglie Svedese, an episode of the film Extraconiugale. With his second movie, Una Bella Grinta, won the special prize of the jury at the Berlin Film Festival in 1965, a film about a social climber in Italy during the time of the economic miracle. That year he also directed the second unit of Pontecorvo's masterpiece The Battle Of Algiers.
Known for
Marco PoloSeries • 1982
Cinecittà CinecittàSeries • 1985
The EntrepreneurMovie • 2011
The Battle of AlgiersMovie • 1966
Machine Gun McCainMovie • 1969
A Genius, Two Friends, and an IdiotMovie • 1975
KapoMovie • 1960
The Haunting of HelenaMovie • 2013
The Gold Rimmed GlassesMovie • 1987
Sacco & VanzettiMovie • 1971
The CaimanMovie • 2006
The Fifth Day of PeaceMovie • 1970
Everything You WantMovie • 2017
L'abbiamo fatta grossaMovie • 2016
Time to KillMovie • 1989
The AssassinMovie • 1961
Giordano BrunoMovie • 1973
Grand SlamMovie • 1967
Attention! Bandits!Movie • 1951
Chronicle of Poor LoversMovie • 1954
A Dangerous ToyMovie • 1979
AbandonedMovie • 1955