Eduardo De Filippo

About

Eduardo De Filippo (Naples, 24 May 1900 - Rome, 31 October 1984), was an Italian playwright, actor, director, screenwriter and poet. Considered one of the most important Italian theatrical authors of the twentieth century, he was the author of numerous theatrical works which he himself staged and interpreted and, later, translated and performed by others also abroad. A prolific author, he also worked in the cinema with the same roles covered in the theatrical activity. For his artistic merits and contributions to culture, in 1981, he was appointed senator for life by the President of the Republic Sandro Pertini and was awarded two honorary degrees in literature from the University of Birmingham in 1977 and from the University of Rome La "Sapienza" in 1980. It was also proposed for the Nobel Prize for literature [2]. Eduardo is still today, together with Luigi Pirandello, Dario Fo and...

Known for

Marriage Italian StyleMovie • 1964Ferdinand I King of NaplesMovie • 1959Yesterday, Today and TomorrowMovie • 1963The Gold of NaplesMovie • 1954Kiss the Other SheikMovie • 1965FriskyMovie • 1954The Mayor of Rione SanitàMovie • 2019Ghosts, Italian StyleMovie • 1967The Shortest DayMovie • 1963Everybody Go Home!Movie • 1960The Stuff of DreamsMovie • 2016Christmas at the Cupiello HouseholdMovie • 1977Three Girls from RomeMovie • 1952Natale in casa CupielloMovie • 2020The Machine That Kills Bad PeopleMovie • 1952Saturday, Sunday and MondayMovie • 1990Christmas at the Cupiello HouseMovie • 1962Side Street StoryMovie • 1950Ghosts of RomeMovie • 1961The Great MagicMovie • 2023