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Luigi Magni (21 March 1928 – 27 October 2013) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Born in Rome , Italy, Magni started his career as a screenwriter, in 1956, with Tempo di villeggiatura. In 1968 he collaborated with Mario Monicelli in creating a real "event" of the Italian cinema by transforming Monica Vitti into a comedic actress with The Girl with the Pistol , and the critical and commercial success of the film pushed him into directing. After the directorial debut with Faustina (which was also the debut film of Vonetta McGee ), in 1969 Magni achieved an extraordinary success with Nell'anno del Signore , which was the highest-grossing Italian film of the year, so as to require for the first time in Italy nighttime screenings to meet the demands of the audience. The film marked the encounter with Nino Manfredi , with whom Magni had a long-standing association on the set...
Known for
Cinecittà CinecittàSeries • 1985
Goodnight, Ladies and GentlemenMovie • 1976
The ConspiratorsMovie • 1969
The Girl with a PistolMovie • 1968
The WitchesMovie • 1967
Strange OccasionMovie • 1976
'o ReMovie • 1989
State buoni se poteteMovie • 1983
The DollsMovie • 1965
Scipio the AfricanMovie • 1971
In nome del popolo sovranoMovie • 1990
In the Name of the Pope KingMovie • 1977
The MandrakeMovie • 1965
La cambialeMovie • 1959
Between MiraclesMovie • 1971
La ToscaMovie • 1973