Armando Crispino
Armando Crispino (18 October 1924 – 6 October 2003) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was born in Biella, Piedmont. He directed nine films between 1966 and 1975.
Armando Crispino

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- Name
- Armando Crispino
- Born
- 18 October 1924
- Birthplace
- Biella, Italy
- Died
- 6 October 2003
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Education
- University of Turin
- Languages
- Italian
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He also wrote for nine films between 1965 and 1975. He also directed two Italian horror films, Autopsy and The Dead Are Alive.
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• Name — Armando Crispino • Born — 18 October 1924 • Birthplace — Biella, Italy • Died — 6 October 2003 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1965-1975 • Children — 2, including Gilberta Crispino
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Pleasant Nights (1966 - director) • Commandos (1968 - director) • The Dead Are Alive (1972 - director) (a.k.a. "The Etruscan Kills Again") • Autopsy (1975 - director) (a.k.a. "Macchie Solari"/ "Sunspots")
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1924
Armando Crispino born at Biella.
1975
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2003
Armando Crispino died at Rome.
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- 1.Armando Crispino. The New York Times. 2015.
- 2.Autopsy. The New York Times. 2015.
- 3.Thompson, Howard. The Dead Are Alive (1972). The New York Times. 23 June 1972.
- 4.Canales, Luis. Imperial Gina: The Very Unauthorized Biography of Gina Lollobrigida. Branden Publishing Company. 170. 1990. 9780828319324.
- 5.John Bush. Commandos. The New York Times. 2015.
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