Alberto Negrin
Alberto Negrin (born 2 January 1940) is an Italian film director and screenwriter, known for his historical, nostalgic and political films. Negrin started his career as a fine art photographer. In 1962 he debuted as an assistant stage director, collaborating with Orazio Costa and Giorgio Strehler.
Alberto Negrin
- Name
- Alberto Negrin
- Born
- 2 January 1940
- Birthplace
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Occupation
- Director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Italy
- Education
- University of Milan
- Languages
- Italian
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Alberto Negrin (born 2 January 1940) is an Italian film director and screenwriter, known for his historical, nostalgic and political films. Negrin started his career as a fine art photographer. In 1962 he debuted as an assistant stage director, collaborating with Orazio Costa and Giorgio Strehler.
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In a career spanning over four decades, Negrin has directed over 30 films and series, including the giallo film Enigma rosso (1978), Mussolini and I (1985), starring Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins and Susan Sarandon, the TV miniseries The Secret of the Sahara (1987) (with Ben Kingsley), Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair (1989) (with Burt Lancaster), Tower of the Firstborn, Perlasca – Un eroe Italiano (2002), Il Cuore nel Pozzo (2005) and Mi Ricordo Anna Frank. Negrin is also known for his long-standing association with composer Ennio Morricone, who composed music for thirteen Negrin's feature films since 1987. The historical drama film Perlasca – Un eroe Italiano earned him a Telegatto Award for Best TV movie. Il Cuore nel Pozzo, a film about the Foibe massacres and Istrian–Dalmatian exodus, was watched by 17 million people on its first broadcast in Italy.
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Key facts
• Name — Alberto Negrin • Born — 2 January 1940 • Birthplace — Casablanca, Morocco • Occupation — Director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1965–present
Theater
Theater
• Atomo, storia di una scelta (1965) • Il bandito (1966) • Sentite, buona gente, Peppino Marotto, poeta orgolese (film-documento) (1967) • Colui che dice di sì e colui che dice di no (1969) • Operai (film per il "Piccolo") (1969) • Interrogatorio alla Avana (1972)
Filmography
Filmography
• Platero y yo (1968) • Inchieste televisive in America Latina (1968) • Il gatto con gli stivali (1969) • Kennedy contro Hoffa (1970) • La rosa bianca (1971) • Astronave Terra (1971) • La risposta di Peppino Manca (1971) • Racket (1972) • Lungo il fiume e sull'acqua (1972, TV miniseries) • Il Picciotto 1973) • L'Olandese scomparso (1974) • Processo per l'uccisione di Raffaele Sonzogno giornalista romano (1975) • Mayakowskji (1976) • La spia del regime (1976) • Il delitto Notarbartolo (1977) • Volontari per destinazione ignota (1977) • Red Rings of Fear (1978) • La promessa (1979) • Bambole: scene di un delitto perfetto (1980) • Le multinazionali (1980) • La quinta donna (1982) • Mussolini and I (1985) • The Secret of the Sahara (1987) • Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair (1989) • Missus (1994) • Tower of the Firstborn (1999) • Nanà (2001) • Perlasca – Un eroe Italiano (2001) • Ics - L'amore ti dà un nome (2003) • Il Cuore nel Pozzo (2005) • Bartali: The Iron Man (2006) • L'ultimo dei Corleonesi (2007) • Pane e libertà (2009) • Mi Ricordo Anna Frank (2009) • L'isola (2012) • Un mondo nuovo (2014), TV series • Qualunque cosa succeda (2014), TV miniseries • Tango per la libertà (2016), TV miniseries
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